Simple Verse (IRE)
Simple Verse (IRE) is 6 from 15 in our archive, including 2 wins at Group 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Ladbrokes St Leger Stakes at Doncaster (Sep 2015). Hasn't won since Sep 2016. 4 of 7 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 1 from 5 on softer.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Simple Verse (IRE) has 3 produce in the archive, 2 winners — most wins Queen Of The Pride (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Queen Of The Pride (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Of The Pride (GB) | 7 | 3 | 1m2f–1m4f | Group 2 |
| Delta (GB) | 11 | 1 | 1m4f | — |
| Steamroller (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
- 6–15Wins / Runs
- 40%Strike rate
- 11 (73.3%)Placed
- +33.25£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 2.97Fair A/E n=15 · 2.53 incl. margin
- 116Highest OR
- 61dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 128
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 128A | 96 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 3,539 runs since Jan 2008 (307 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | +1.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 489 | 58 | 11.9% | +1.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 825 | 72 | 8.7% | −1.8 | 3 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 371 | 39 | 10.5% | 0 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 622 | 64 | 10.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 217 | 21 | 9.7% | −0.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 996 | 116 | 11.6% | +1.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 37 | 4 | 10.8% | +0.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 604 | 50 | 8.3% | −2.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 721 | 65 | 9% | −1.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,055 | 118 | 11.2% | +0.7 | 3 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 721 | 93 | 12.9% | +2.4 | 3 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 242 | 24 | 9.9% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 122 | 14 | 11.5% | +1 | — |
| Over 3m | 37 | 5 | 13.5% | +3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Maxentius (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Even Song (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxentius (IRE) | 11 | 2 | 6f–7f | Class 5 |
| Even Song (IRE) | 7 | 2 | 1m–1m4f | Group 2 |
| Orange Suit (IRE) | 20 | 2 | 6f–1m2f | Class 4 |
| Lord Jim (IRE) | 24 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Marc De Savoie (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 3 | 60% | +20.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 10 | 4 | 40% | +21.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 2 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 3 | 33% | +14.25 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 3 | 60% | +20.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 8 | 2 | 25% | +11.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 6 | 3 | 50% | +11.25 |
| Harry Bentley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| 2015 | 8 | 5 | 63% | +36.25 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Simple Verse (IRE) won?
- Simple Verse (IRE) won 6 of 15 archived starts between 2015 and 2017, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 11 times in total (73.3% of starts).
- Who trained Simple Verse (IRE)?
- Simple Verse (IRE) was trained by Ralph Beckett on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 22 June 2017.
- Who is Simple Verse (IRE)'s sire?
- Simple Verse (IRE) is by Duke Of Marmalade (IRE) out of Guantanamera (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
- What going does Simple Verse (IRE) prefer?
- Simple Verse (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Simple Verse (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 22 June 2017. The highest on record is 116.
- What is Simple Verse (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Duke Of Marmalade (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 3,539 runs since Jan 2008 (307 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Simple Verse (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Guantanamera (IRE), Simple Verse (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Maxentius (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Even Song (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Simple Verse (IRE) produced winners?
- As a dam, Simple Verse (IRE) has 3 produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Queen Of The Pride (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Queen Of The Pride (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.