Speak Of The Devil (IRE)
Speak Of The Devil (IRE) is 2 from 25. Hasn't won since Jun 2021. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 20 on softer). Last raced off 102, 12lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–25Wins / Runs
- 8%Strike rate
- 8 (32%)Placed
- −14.50£1 level staken=25 at SP
- 0.53Fair A/E n=25 · 0.47 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 64dAvg 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 117
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 84C | 80 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 114C | 62 | — |
| Good | 3 | 117B | 75 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 105C | 102 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 114C | 75 | — |
| Over 3m | 5 | 117B | 80 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 25 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (6) · did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 25 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 10.8% of 8,825 runs since Jan 2008 (782 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 119 | 18 | 15.1% | +4.3 | — |
| Good | 2,954 | 375 | 12.7% | +1.9 | 2 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,796 | 177 | 9.9% | −0.9 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 2,733 | 257 | 9.4% | −1.4 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 1,213 | 124 | 10.2% | −0.6 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,037 | 199 | 9.8% | −1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,193 | 321 | 10.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,808 | 337 | 12% | +1.2 | 2 from 16 |
| Over 3m | 766 | 95 | 12.4% | +1.6 | 0 from 8 |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite Beneficial (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Letsfacethemusic (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 5 | 2 | 40% | +5.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 16 | 1 | 6% | −11.50 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexham | 7 | 2 | 29% | +3.50 |
| Carlisle | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Newcastle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 2 | 13% | −5.50 |
| Over 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Mulqueen | 22 | 2 | 9% | −11.50 |
| Derek Fox | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Alan Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 12 | 1 | 8% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.50 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 22 | 2 | 9% | −11.50 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 Speak Of The Devil (IRE) won?
- Speak Of The Devil (IRE) won 2 of 25 archived starts between 2019 and 2023, a strike rate of 8%. Placed 8 times in total (32% of starts).
- Who trained Speak Of The Devil (IRE)?
- Speak Of The Devil (IRE) was trained by Lucinda Russell on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 28 March 2023.
- Who is Speak Of The Devil (IRE)'s sire?
- Speak Of The Devil (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of A Fine Romance (IRE), whose sire is Air Display.
- What going does Speak Of The Devil (IRE) prefer?
- Speak Of The Devil (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Speak Of The Devil (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 28 March 2023. The highest on record is 114.
- What is Speak Of The Devil (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,825 runs since Jan 2008 (782 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
- Who are Speak Of The Devil (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of A Fine Romance (IRE), Speak Of The Devil (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.