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Shepherd's Purse (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2020) · Last trainer Ruth Carr · Last owner The Chancers And Mrs R Carr
72 runs · 29 courses · from Aug 2014
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Nov 2020 — 2,164 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2020 · 7th of 11 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile

Shepherd's Purse (GB) is 4 from 72. Hasn't won since Oct 2019. Last raced off 49, 59lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 72 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 59lb off peak
Official rating49↓ 59lb off peak
49 49–108

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 87 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 24 Oct 2020

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 56 figures · best 117A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)29117A96—
Good12112C92—
Good to Firm9113A83—
Good to Soft492C81—
Soft294A78.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f33117A93—
Under 6f23112C86—

Of 57 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 56 figures from 57 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 71A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chelmsford City (AW), 24 Oct 2020 Official rating 49 at the last run, 24 Nov 2020

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 71 figures · best 105A · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)3293A78—
Good1699A82—
Good to Firm11101A78—
Good to Soft784A73—
Soft4105A73.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f46101A78.5—
Under 6f24105A74—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 71 figures from 71 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 7,218 runs since Jan 2008 (437 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 17.4% from 109. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1.5% from 133.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1091917.4%+7.9—
Good to Firm1,4581439.8%+0.30 from 11
Good1,4721339%−0.53 from 16
Good to Soft772759.7%+0.20 from 7
Soft7527810.4%+0.90 from 5
Heavy1751810.3%+0.80 from 1
Standard (AW)2,4802188.8%−0.71 from 32
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,87823312.4%+2.92 from 24
6f – 7f3,6003389.4%−0.12 from 47
1m – 1m1f1,084767%−2.50 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f475336.9%−2.6—
1m5f – 2m13321.5%−8—
2m1f – 2m4f3525.7%−3.8—
2m5f – 3m1000%−9.5—
Over 3m300%−9.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Neyraan (GB) (Lujain)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Tahchee (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Tahchee (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tahchee (GB)1736f–7fClass 6
Shepherds Crook (GB)140——
Outran (GB)50——
House Of Cards (GB)130——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 32 1 3% −25.00
Good 16 3 19% +17.00
Good to Firm 11 0 0% −11.00
Good to Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 15 2 13% −3.50
Class 6 12 0 0% −12.00
Class 4 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 11 1 9% −4.00
Curragh 11 1 9% +10.00
Dundalk (AW) 11 0 0% −11.00
Newcastle (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Pontefract 3 0 0% −3.00
Beverley 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Redcar 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 2 1 50% +2.50
Thirsk 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Laytown (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 1 100% +6.50
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 47 2 4% −18.50
Under 6f 24 2 8% −12.50
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Sullivan 19 2 11% −7.50
Gary Carroll 19 2 11% +9.50
W J Lee 4 0 0% −4.00
Ben Curtis 3 0 0% −3.00
Jamie Gormley 2 0 0% −2.00
Trevor Whelan 2 0 0% −2.00
David Egan 2 0 0% −2.00
Edward Greatrex 2 0 0% −2.00
Stevie Donohoe 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrew Mullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Garritty 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Emily Bullock 1 0 0% −1.00
Laura Coughlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Cameron Noble 1 0 0% −1.00
Charles Bishop 1 0 0% −1.00
Leigh Roche 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
P J McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J C Barry 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Davis 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Foley 1 0 0% −1.00
Killian Leonard 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor King 1 0 0% −1.00
Colm O'Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Smullen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 48 3 6% −15.00
Cheekpieces 11 0 0% −11.00
Blinkers 7 1 14% +0.00
Visor 5 0 0% −5.00
E/S 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 8 0 0% −8.00
2019 21 2 10% −9.50
2018 12 0 0% −12.00
2017 11 0 0% −11.00
2016 11 1 9% −3.50
2015 6 0 0% −6.00
2014 3 1 33% +18.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2020 · 8 runs
24 Nov 20+18d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Supporting Safer Gambling Week Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 ½ 9-1 4974A60A James Sullivan 9/1
06 Nov 20+13d Newcastle (AW) Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 13 ran 9/13 ½ 8-7 5184B56A Jamie Gormley 22/1
24 Oct 20+35d Chelmsford City (AW) Bet tote Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 1¾ 9-5 5387A71A James Sullivan 11/1
19 Sep 20+17d Wolverhampton (AW) Sky Sports Racing Hd Virgin 535 Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 5/9 1¼ 8-10 5479A66A Andrew Mullen 6/1
02 Sep 20+41d Wolverhampton (AW) Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 5/10 hd 8-10 5677A75A James Sullivan 16/1
23 Jul 20+20d Pontefract New Sporting Life App Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 10/13 nk 9-2 5875C54A James Sullivan 12/1
03 Jul 20+16d Wolverhampton (AW) Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 7 ran 3/7 1½ 9-2 6083A76A James Sullivan 9/2
17 Jun 20+208d Beverley tote Quadpot The Saver Bet To Your Placepot Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 5f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 ½ 9-9 6278A75A James Sullivan 12/1
2019 · 21 runs
22 Nov 19+6d Newcastle (AW) Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 1 8-9 6391A66A James Sullivan 18/1
16 Nov 19+23d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 nk 9-0 6396A76A Jack Garritty 8/1
24 Oct 19+7d Wolverhampton (AW) Betway Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 ½ 9-4 5877A73A James Sullivan 15/8F
17 Oct 19+10d Wolverhampton (AW) Wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 8-9 58107A79A James Sullivan 6/1
07 Oct 19+12d Newcastle (AW) SCE Electrical Ltd Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 ¾ 9-0 5886B78A James Sullivan 10/1
25 Sep 19+14d Kempton (AW) Wise Betting At racingtv.com Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 5/11 1 9-4 6093A78A Tom Marquand 6/1
11 Sep 19+11d Carlisle Andersons 'Denton Holme' Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 ¾ 9-2 6275A79A James Sullivan 9/1
31 Aug 19+14d Beverley Constant Security Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 15 ran 9/15 ¾ 8-12 6354C68A Jamie Gormley 18/1
17 Aug 19+7d Ripon William Hill Silver Trophy Handicap (Consolation Race For the Great St Wilfred Stakes) Class 2 · 6f · Soft · 19 ran 15/19 hd 8-0 6363C45A James Sullivan 33/1
10 Aug 19+13d Redcar Market Cross Jewellers Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 hd 8-9 6393A73A James Sullivan 15/2
28 Jul 19+15d Pontefract Fly High Faye Nickels Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 1 9-6 6463A56A James Sullivan 4/1
13 Jul 19+7d Hamilton Darren Hoey Memorial Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 hd 9-8 65106A81A James Sullivan 6/1
06 Jul 19+15d Beverley D&P Warehousing Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 ½ 8-10 6693A71A James Sullivan 7/2
21 Jun 19+3d Ayr Gordon's Pink Gin Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 9-4 62102C86A James Sullivan 7/2F
18 Jun 19+8d Thirsk Scouting For Girls - Live At thirskraces 16th August Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 10/17 ¾ 9-9 6287C71A James Sullivan 3/1F
10 Jun 19+13d Pontefract Bradford Bulls Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 hd 8-8 6294A105A James Sullivan 9/1
28 May 19+21d Redcar Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 5/12 nse 10-9 6472A78A Miss Emily Bullock 3/1
07 May 19+8d Wolverhampton (AW) Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Racecourse Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 1¼ 8-12 64115B80A Trevor Whelan 11/1
29 Apr 19+19d Southwell (AW) Bloomfields Horse Boxes Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 1¾ 9-4 6746A69A Trevor Whelan 6/1
10 Apr 19+29d Lingfield (AW) Betway Classified Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran 5/7 5 9-0 7078A64A Laura Coughlan 6/1
12 Mar 19+125d Wolverhampton (AW) Like Sun Racing On Facebook Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 9/12 nk 9-2 73103B68A Cameron Noble 20/1
2018 · 12 runs
07 Nov 18+20d Newcastle (AW) Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 10/12 2½ 9-7 7574A62A David Egan 8/1
18 Oct 18+16d Wolverhampton (AW) attheraces.com Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 nk 9-4 7596A87A Edward Greatrex 14/1
02 Oct 18+25d Kempton (AW) 32Red.com Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran 9/12 ½ 9-4 77100A73A David Egan 14/1
07 Sep 18+20d Ascot Sodexo Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 19 ran 17/19 1¾ 9-6 7977C60A Charles Bishop 16/1
18 Aug 18+14d Doncaster Sun Racing Top Tips And Previews Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 9/10 ¾ 8-12 8286A61A Stevie Donohoe 5/1
04 Aug 18+14d Goodwood Qatar Stewards' Sprint Handicap (Consolation Race for The Stewards' Cup) Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 13/19 hd 9-6 8478C78A Ben Curtis 14/1
21 Jul 18+37d Curragh Tote Scurry Handicap (Premier Handicap) 6.5f · Good · 17 ran 6/17 hd 8-5 8495C87A Leigh Roche 20/1
14 Jun 18+10d Haydock Silk Mill Bar Ripponden Welcomes You Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 hd 10-0 8372B82A Ben Curtis 10/3
04 Jun 18+9d Ayr Racing Uk Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 2¼ 9-12 83113A91A Ben Curtis 4/1
26 May 18+14d York MansionBet Sprint Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good · 19 ran 6/19 ½ 8-4 83112C84A Edward Greatrex 20/1
12 May 18+12d Ascot Leo Bancroft Signature Haircare Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 2/17 nk 9-7 7783C101A Stevie Donohoe 14/1
30 Apr 18+135d Thirsk Racing UK HD On Sky 432 Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 9/15 2¼ 9-0 7873C72A Jim Crowley 8/1
2017 · 11 runs
16 Dec 17+102d Wolverhampton (AW) sunbets.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 ¾ 9-0 78109A78A P J McDonald 12/1
05 Sep 17+18d Laytown (AW) O'Neills Sports (Q.R.) Handicap (50-80) 7f · Standard · 10 ran 4/10 nk 11-12 79—92A Mr J C Barry 9/2
18 Aug 17+11d Dundalk (AW) Bar One Racing Mourne Handicap 6f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 ¾ 8-0 81105B76A Sean Davis 10/1
07 Aug 17+23d Curragh Luke & Nellie Comer Memorial Handicap 6f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 hd 9-10 8291A83A Gary Carroll 6/1
15 Jul 17+20d Curragh Tote Scurry Handicap (Premier Handicap) 6.5f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 10/17 1 8-10 8384C75A Shane Foley 16/1
25 Jun 17+35d Gowran Park (IRE) www.gowranpark.ie Handicap 7f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 2½ 9-3 8493A87A Gary Carroll 8/1
21 May 17+27d Naas Kildare Post & Kildare Now Handicap 7f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 8/13 shd 9-7 8692C78A Gary Carroll 16/1
24 Apr 17+66d Navan Slane Handicap 6f · Good · 14 ran 12/14 hd 9-1 8691C78A Gary Carroll 10/1
17 Feb 17+14d Dundalk (AW) GAIN Handicap 6f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 1¼ 9-2 86114A92A Gary Carroll 6/1
03 Feb 17+14d Dundalk (AW) Download The Award-Winning At The Races App Handicap 6f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 ½ 9-9 87108A93A Killian Leonard 7/2
20 Jan 17+28d Dundalk (AW) Ramada Resort, Dundalk Handicap 7f · Standard · 11 ran 7/11 1¼ 10-0 87102A83A Gary Carroll 7/2
2016 · 11 runs
23 Dec 16+7d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Awards 2016 Handicap 7f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 1 9-0 86117A88A W J Lee 9/2
16 Dec 16+21d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Awards 2016 Handicap 6f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 1 9-1 86107B92A W J Lee 7/1
25 Nov 16+21d Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 7f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 ¾ 10-0 8796B93A Gary Carroll 5/1F
04 Nov 16+14d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Handicap 6f · Standard · 7 ran 4/7 ¾ 9-1 89101A86A Gary Carroll 6/1
21 Oct 16+68d Dundalk (AW) Book Your Christmas Party At Dundalk Handicap (70-100) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 9/14 nk 9-9 9491B80A Connor King 12/1
14 Aug 16+29d Dundalk (AW) Bar One Racing Mourne Handicap 6f · Standard · 12 ran 4/12 nk 9-6 94—91A Gary Carroll 20/1
16 Jul 16+20d Curragh Evoke.ie Scurry Handicap 6.5f · Good To Yielding · 19 ran 15/19 1½ 9-4 95—73A Gary Carroll 33/1
26 Jun 16+20d Curragh (IRE) Tote Rockingham Handicap (Premier Handicap) 5f · Yielding · 13 ran 10/13 1½ 9-3 95—76A Gary Carroll 14/1
06 Jun 16+16d Gowran Park Coral.ie Handicap 7f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 9-4 90—96A Gary Carroll 13/2
21 May 16+13d Curragh Bam Handicap 6f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 11/12 nk 9-13 94—71C Gary Carroll 16/1
08 May 16+210d Leopardstown John R Fitzpatrick Agricultural Contractor Handicap 7f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 1¼ 9-10 95—87A Gary Carroll 20/1
2015 · 6 runs
11 Oct 15+9d Curragh Waterford Testimonial Stakes For The Defence Forces Cup (listed) 6f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 1¼ 9-5 101—78A Colm O'Donoghue 33/1
02 Oct 15+75d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Race 6f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 ¾ 9-5 103—78A Pat Smullen 8/1
19 Jul 15+22d Curragh Friarstown Stud Minstrel Stakes (Group 3) 7f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 8/9 5 9-2 106—58C Gary Carroll 25/1
27 Jun 15+9d Curragh Dubai Duty Free Full Of Surprises Celebration Stakes (Listed) 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 hd 8-13 107—75A W J Lee 9/1
18 Jun 15+45d Leopardstown Ballycorus Stakes (group 3) 7f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 hd 9-0 104—82A W J Lee 14/1
04 May 15+181d Curragh Power European Breeders Fund Tetrarch Stakes (Listed) 7f · Heavy · 7 ran 6/7 1 9-3 108—68A Gary Carroll 16/1
2014 · 3 runs
04 Nov 14+65d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Criterium De Maisons-Laffitte (2yo) (Turf) 6f · Very Soft · 10 ran 7/10 1¼ 9-0 ——— Gary Carroll 8/1
31 Aug 14+8d Curragh Nestle Supporting Irish Autism Action Round Tower Stakes (group 3) 6f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 4/7 nk 9-3 ——84A Gary Carroll 11/2
23 Aug 14 Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden 6f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 9-5 ——99A Gary Carroll 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shepherd's Purse won?
Shepherd's Purse (GB) won 4 of 72 archived starts between 2014 and 2020, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 16 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Shepherd's Purse?
Shepherd's Purse (GB) was trained by Ruth Carr on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 24 November 2020.
Who is Shepherd's Purse's sire?
Shepherd's Purse (GB) is by Pastoral Pursuits (GB) out of Neyraan (GB), whose sire is Lujain.
What going does Shepherd's Purse prefer?
Shepherd's Purse (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 16 starts (18.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Shepherd's Purse's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 24 November 2020. The highest on record is 108.
What is Shepherd's Purse's sire's record?
Pastoral Pursuits (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 7,218 runs since Jan 2008 (437 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 17.4% from 109. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1.5% from 133.
Who are Shepherd's Purse's siblings?
Out of Neyraan (GB), Shepherd's Purse (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Tahchee (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Tahchee (GB)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.