Soft Spoken Guy (IRE)
Soft Spoken Guy (IRE) is 4 from 32. Hasn't won since Apr 2011. Last raced off 105, 27lb below the career-high mark.
- 4–32Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 9 (28.1%)Placed
- +12.10£1 level staken=32 at SP
- 1.20Fair A/E n=32 · 1.06 incl. margin
- 132Highest OR
- 53dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 7.7% of 4,861 runs since Jan 2008 (460 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 59 | 6 | 10.2% | +2.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 482 | 40 | 8.3% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,351 | 114 | 8.4% | +0.7 | 0 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 693 | 54 | 7.8% | +0.1 | 3 from 10 |
| Soft | 1,317 | 91 | 6.9% | −0.8 | 1 from 8 |
| Heavy | 940 | 70 | 7.4% | −0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 19 | 1 | 5.3% | −2.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −3.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,059 | 77 | 7.3% | −0.4 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,723 | 113 | 6.6% | −1.1 | 1 from 11 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,597 | 146 | 9.1% | +1.4 | 1 from 12 |
| Over 3m | 455 | 39 | 8.6% | +0.9 | 1 from 6 |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Point Of Rescue (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 3m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Of Rescue (IRE) | 22 | 1 | 3m | — |
| Let The Hare Sit (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Wee Milly (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 10 | 3 | 30% | +21.10 |
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | +5.00 |
| Good | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 14 | 3 | 21% | +17.10 |
| Class 3 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 2 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso | 5 | 2 | 40% | +5.10 |
| Carlisle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wetherby | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Haydock | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sedgefield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Perth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Taunton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 1 | 8% | −9.90 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 1 | 9% | +10.00 |
| Over 3m | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael McAlister | 25 | 3 | 12% | +6.10 |
| Tom O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr P G Murphy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Stephen Mulqueen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darren O'Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 22 | 3 | 14% | +9.10 |
| None | 8 | 1 | 13% | +5.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2011 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.00 |
| 2010 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.90 |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +14.00 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 21 | 2 | 10% | +2.10 |
| Chase | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Soft Spoken Guy won?
- Soft Spoken Guy (IRE) won 4 of 32 archived starts between 2008 and 2013, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 9 times in total (28.1% of starts).
- Who trained Soft Spoken Guy?
- Soft Spoken Guy (IRE) was trained by Maurice Barnes on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 26 February 2013.
- Who is Soft Spoken Guy's sire?
- Soft Spoken Guy (IRE) is by Saddlers' Hall (IRE) out of Pisa (IRE), whose sire is Carlingford Castle.
- What going does Soft Spoken Guy prefer?
- Soft Spoken Guy (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Soft Spoken Guy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 26 February 2013. The highest on record is 132.
- What is Soft Spoken Guy's sire's record?
- Saddlers' Hall (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 4,861 runs since Jan 2008 (460 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Soft Spoken Guy's siblings?
- Out of Pisa (IRE), Soft Spoken Guy (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Point Of Rescue (IRE) (1). The wins came over 3m. As at Oct 2026.