Horse profile
Speechman (USA)
by Kingman (GB) out of Not Ready (USA) (More Than Ready)
37 runs · 18 courses · from Sep 2022
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Deauville (FR) & Chantilly (FR)
Ran 12 days ago
KTB Profile
Speechman won two of 37 starts, both over 1m – 1m1f on Standard (AW) at Chantilly (FR) in Mar 2023 and at Deauville (FR) in Apr 2024. He has never won on turf from 19 starts. The gelding was held up in his races and last ran at Sedgefield in Oct 2026 in the Mowden Park Rfc Maiden Hurdle Race, a Class 4 event. He has reached an official rating of 95.
Based on 37 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on AW
OR ↓ 51lb off peak
- 2–37Wins / Runs
- 5.4%Strike rate
- 10 (27%)Placed
- −29.50£1 level staken=37 at SP
- 0.52Fair A/E n=37 · 0.43 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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.
Official rating44↓ 51lb off peak
44
44–95
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 87
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 109B | 74 | 5 · 109 / 81 |
| Good | 4 | 87A | 78.5 | 3 · 87 / 74 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 99C | 76.5 | 3 · 99 / 92 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 12 | 109B | 67 | 7 · 109 / 67 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 99C | 90 | 5 · 99 / 90 |
Of 18 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 18 runs · as at 15 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 from 7 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (43%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 2 (29%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 7,470 runs since Jan 2008 (775 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 11.1% from 959. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9.1% from 121.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −6.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,201 | 201 | 16.7% | +2.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 1,683 | 240 | 14.3% | −0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 911 | 123 | 13.5% | −1.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 959 | 106 | 11.1% | −3.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 288 | 35 | 12.2% | −2.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,415 | 382 | 15.8% | +1.2 | 2 from 18 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 274 | 39 | 14.2% | −0.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,619 | 386 | 14.7% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,571 | 396 | 15.4% | +0.8 | 2 from 10 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,489 | 218 | 14.6% | 0 | 0 from 19 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 362 | 36 | 9.9% | −4.7 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 121 | 11 | 9.1% | −5.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 2 | 6.3% | −8.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −14.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Not Ready (USA) (More Than Ready)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allset (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 18 | 2 | 11% | −10.50 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ripon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Moulins (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Vichy (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Marseille Borely (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 0 | 0% | −19.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 2 | 20% | −2.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Guyon | 12 | 2 | 17% | −4.50 |
| Cam Hardie | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Mme Mickaelle Michel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tom Kiely-Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss Natasha Cookson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Joe Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Pyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rowan Scott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aiden Brookes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dale Swift | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Benjamin Marie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mme Manon Germain | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ioritz Mendizabal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dorian Provost | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 17 | 1 | 6% | −11.50 |
| None | 11 | 1 | 9% | −9.00 |
| Visor | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| BP | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 36 | 2 | 6% | −28.50 |
| Hurdle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Oct 26+8d | Sedgefield | Mowden Park Rfc Maiden Hurdle Race (gbb Race) Raced at the back - detached by the fourth - eased and pulled up | PU/9 | — | 11-4 | — | — | — | Joe Williamson | 250/1 |
| 29 Sep 26+33d | Ayr | Racing TV Handicap Stakes Pulled hard through the middle of the pack - pushed along over 3f out and soon beaten - tailed off to finish 7th | 7/7 | 1¾ | 8-8 | 44 | 79C | 44C | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 80/1 |
| 27 Aug 26+23d | Carlisle | Racing Again Wednesday 9th Sept Handicap Stakes (Div I) Sluggish start leaves in the back markers - loses touch two out - fades inside the closing furlong to finish sixth | 6/7 | 1¼ | 8-7 | 45 | 87A | 45A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 20/1 |
| 04 Aug 26+4d | Catterick | Jacky Rylance 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Stakes settled in the pack - pushed along with 3f left and edged up into third turning for home - then dropped away quickly to finish well beaten | 8/9 | 1½ | 8-11 | 48 | 99C | 51C | Cam Hardie | 28/1 |
| 31 Jul 26+23d | Newcastle (AW) | quinnbet.com Handicap Stakes Tracked the pace - moved into second 3f out before losing that spot inside the final 2f - dropped away in the last furlong to finish 7th | 7/9 | 1 | 8-7 | 48 | 81A | 51A | Cam Hardie | 16/1 |
| 08 Jul 26+5d | Catterick | Bet At racingtv.com Handicap handy with the pace early - off the bridle passing the three-furlong marker - slipped to last around the two pole - responded to fight back and claimed second close home | 2/5 | 13 | 8-9 | 49 | 92C | 54B | Cam Hardie | 12/1 |
| 03 Jul 26+15d | Beverley | Your Weekend Starts Here Apprentice Handicap Sluggish start - settled towards the back - given a nudge into gear with over 3f left - third from a furlong out but unable to close and held that spot to the line | 3/5 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 49 | 51C | 56B | William Pyle | 12/1 |
| 18 Jun 26+16d | Ripon | Ripon Racecourse Ladies' Derby Handicap (Female Amateur Jockeys) Held up towards back - shaved off a little ground from 1f out - stayed on to finish 8th | 8/12 | 3½ | 9-13 | 50 | 74A | 51A | Miss Natasha Cookson | 40/1 |
| 02 Jun 26+16d | Newcastle (AW) | Living North Christmas Fair Handicap Towards the back - nudged along and made some ground approaching the final furlong - faded to finish 8th | 8/11 | 2 | 9-3 | 54 | 109B | 54A | Mikey Sheehy | 9/1 |
| 17 May 26+159d | Ripon | Napoleons Casino And Restaurant Leeds Handicap Held up in the pack throughout - never landed a blow - finished well held in 9th | 9/11 | 1¾ | 8-9 | 56 | 67A | 58A | Rowan Scott | 25/1 |
| 09 Dec 25+21d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap Sent to front early - urged for effort before losing command 3f out - faded rapidly from there to finish well beaten in 11th | 11/12 | 1 | 9-8 | 59 | 55C | 50C | Aiden Brookes | 11/2 |
| 18 Nov 25+17d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Settled towards the rear - nudged forward approaching the final 2f before finding some traction a furlong out - faded inside the last to finish 7th | 7/13 | 3¾ | 9-12 | 61 | 90B | 68A | Dale Swift | 12/1 |
| 01 Nov 25+23d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Sat close to the front pack early - nudged for effort with two furlongs left - lost ground inside the final furlong - eventually came home 11th | 11/13 | ½ | 9-12 | 63 | 58B | 62A | Cam Hardie | 10/1 |
| 09 Oct 25+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 519 Handicap Settled in the pack early - moved onto the front group 2f out - edged up into third a furlong out - pushed out to finish fourth staying on late | 4/9 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 63 | 108A | 74A | Cam Hardie | 25/1 |
| 25 Sep 25+21d | Newcastle (AW) | Download The QuinnBet App Handicap Handy in the pack early - driven approaching final two furlongs with a real shot approaching the last furlong - faded late to drop back two spots | 4/8 | ½ | 10-1 | 64 | 33A | 75A | Cam Hardie | 12/1 |
| 04 Sep 25+152d | Haydock | Tank Bar & Live Lounge Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Sat close to the pace early - held a midfield position before losing ground with 2f left - dropped away to finish 13th | 13/14 | ¾ | 10-11 | 68 | 83C | 61A | Miss Natasha Cookson | 50/1 |
| 05 Apr 25+12d | Moulins (FR) | Prix des Soupirs (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) | 13/13 | 5½ | 9-11 | — | — | — | Mme Mickaelle Michel | 18/1 |
| 24 Mar 25+33d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix de la Rue des Potagers (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 13/15 | 3½ | 8-4 | — | — | — | Benjamin Marie | 45/1 |
| 19 Feb 25+9d | Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) | Prix Henri Rossi (Handicap) (4yo+) (Polytrack) | 12/16 | ¾ | 8-11 | — | — | — | Mme Mickaelle Michel | 58/1 |
| 10 Feb 25+11d | Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) | Prix de Vintimille (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) | 13/13 | 30 | 9-11 | — | — | — | Mme Manon Germain | 84/1 |
| 30 Jan 25+154d | Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) | Prix du Col du Clapier (Handicap) (5yo+) (Polytrack) | 8/11 | 2½ | 9-12 | — | — | — | Mme Mickaelle Michel | 24/1 |
| 29 Aug 24+14d | Southwell (AW) | tote.co.uk Who'll Take The Crown Racing League Race 41 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Sat close to pace early wide - dropped from second spot with 8f left - stayed in touch with front group - urged on the rail into the straight before fading fast 2f out | 11/12 | 9 | 10-0 | 92 | 67C | 66C | Ben Robinson | 150/1 |
| 15 Aug 24+29d | Windsor | Tote We've Run Out Of Legs Racing League Race 28 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Sluggish start - settled at the back - under pressure and losing touch from over 2f out - eventually well held in 9th | 9/9 | 3½ | 9-2 | 95 | 61A | 64A | Cam Hardie | 50/1 |
| 17 Jul 24+27d | Vichy (FR) | Grand Prix de Vichy (3yo+) (Turf) | 9/9 | 3 | 9-3 | — | — | — | Ioritz Mendizabal | 35/1 |
| 20 Jun 24+72d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix du Chateau de Vanves (Claimer) (4yo+) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) | 2/5 | ¾ | 8-6 | — | — | — | Dorian Provost | 6/4 |
| 09 Apr 24+40d | Deauville (FR) | Prix de l'Operation Overlord (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 1/15 | 9-5 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 9/2J | |
| 29 Feb 24+141d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix de Montsoult (Conditions) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 3/13 | nk | 8-11 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 13/2 |
| 11 Oct 23+27d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix du Mont Griffon (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 6/7 | 1¼ | 9-1 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 12/5 |
| 14 Sep 23+44d | Marseille Borely (FR) | La Coupe de Marseille () (3yo) (Turf) | 6/6 | 5 | 9-0 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 4/1 |
| 01 Aug 23+64d | Deauville (FR) | Prix de la Grande Villa (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 2/10 | ½ | 9-3 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 14/5J |
| 29 May 23+39d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix d'Escoville (Conditions) (3yo) (Grande Course) (Turf) | 4/7 | ½ | 9-0 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 51/10 |
| 20 Apr 23+30d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix Machado (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) | 5/8 | ½ | 9-0 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 76/10 |
| 21 Mar 23+20d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix du Belvedere (Conditions) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 2/5 | ¾ | 9-0 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 11/10F |
| 01 Mar 23+132d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix de la Broutillerie (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 1/9 | 9-2 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | EvensF | |
| 20 Oct 22+31d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Arazi (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 2/7 | nk | 8-10 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 27/10 |
| 19 Sep 22+18d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Ramsin (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) | 2/9 | 2 | 9-2 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 2/1F |
| 01 Sep 22 | Longchamp (FR) | Prix de Fontenoy (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) | 3/9 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | — | — | Maxime Guyon | 48/10 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Speechman (USA) won?
- Speechman (USA) won 2 of 37 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.4%. Placed 10 times in total (27% of starts).
- Who trains Speechman (USA)?
- Speechman (USA) is trained by Philip Kirby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 October 2026.
- Who is Speechman (USA)'s sire?
- Speechman (USA) is by Kingman (GB) out of Not Ready (USA), whose sire is More Than Ready.
- What going does Speechman (USA) prefer?
- Speechman (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 18 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Speechman (USA)'s official rating?
- Speechman (USA)'s highest official rating on record is 95.
- What is Speechman (USA)'s sire's record?
- Kingman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 7,470 runs since Jan 2008 (775 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.1% from 959. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9.1% from 121.
- Who are Speechman (USA)'s siblings?
- Out of Not Ready (USA), Speechman (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.