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Horse profile

Sure Listen (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2023) · Last trainer Fiona Shaw · Last owner Miss Mandie Fletcher
by Diamond Boy (FR) out of Califea (FR) (Nikos)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2021
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Feb 2023 — 1,333 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2023 Won at Taunton Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile

Sure Listen (FR) is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2022. Last raced off a career-high mark of 79.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 →

Jumps 4 figures · best 92C · median 70.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good392C86—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m292C73.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 99A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 8 Dec 2022 Official rating 79 at the last run, 26 Feb 2023

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 99A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good399A80—
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m299A89.5—
1m5f – 2m290C85.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 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 12% of 2,271 runs since Jan 2008 (284 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm26830.8%+18.8—
Good6638012.1%+0.11 from 5
Good to Soft4785411.3%−0.70 from 2
Soft7407910.7%−1.3—
Heavy3475014.4%+2.4—
Standard (AW)1715.9%−6.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f700%−12—
1m – 1m1f1600%−12—
1m2f – 1m4f18211.1%−0.9—
1m5f – 2m84311213.3%+1.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f97810510.7%−1.30 from 2
2m5f – 3m3544512.7%+0.71 from 4
Over 3m55814.5%+2.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Califea (FR) (Nikos)

5 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rambling Rector (FR)40——
Pond Road (FR)90——
Little Mix (FR)20——
Bonny Dazzler (FR)40——
Whatsgoingon (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 1 20% +36.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 1 20% +36.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Taunton 2 1 50% +39.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% +37.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Best 4 1 25% +37.00
Rex Dingle 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Godfrey 1 0 0% −1.00
Stan Sheppard 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 4 1 25% +37.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 1 17% +35.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
26 Feb 23+80d Fontwell Phone Betting At Goodwin Racing 08000 421321 Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-4 79—— Ben Godfrey 10/1
08 Dec 22+21d Taunton Christmas Meeting 21st December Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 10-3 7492C99A James Best 40/1
17 Nov 22+180d Wincanton Evelyn Partners Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 20f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 28 10-5 7786C73C James Best 33/1
21 May 22+43d Stratford Mid-Warwickshire Cleaning Supplies Ltd 50th Anniversary Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Good · 7 ran F/7 — 10-13 77—— Stan Sheppard 12/1
08 Apr 22+99d Fontwell Download The At The Races App Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 3 ran 3/3 34 11-0 —55C80C James Best 100/1
30 Dec 21+27d Taunton Newton King Estate Agents Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-12 ——— James Best 300/1
03 Dec 21+24d Exeter Martin Jones Decorative Specialists EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 15/18 2 10-12 —53C90C Rex Dingle 200/1
09 Nov 21 Lingfield (AW) Free Tips On attheraces.com Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (AWT) Class 5 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 9/9 1¾ 11-0 ——81A Rex Dingle 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sure Listen (FR) won?
Sure Listen (FR) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2021 and 2023, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Sure Listen (FR)?
Sure Listen (FR) was trained by Fiona Shaw on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 26 February 2023.
Who is Sure Listen (FR)'s sire?
Sure Listen (FR) is by Diamond Boy (FR) out of Califea (FR), whose sire is Nikos.
What going does Sure Listen (FR) prefer?
Sure Listen (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sure Listen (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 26 February 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Sure Listen (FR)'s sire's record?
Diamond Boy (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 2,271 runs since Jan 2008 (284 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Sure Listen (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Califea (FR), Sure Listen (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2021. 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.