Talking Hands (GB)
Talking Hands (GB) is 3 from 13, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Andrex Winkfield Stakes at Ascot (Jul 2008). Hasn't won since Jul 2008. All 3 wins have come over 6f – 7f. Last raced off 94, 12lb below the career-high mark.
- 3–13Wins / Runs
- 23.1%Strike rate
- 4 (30.8%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 1.80Fair A/E n=13 · 1.49 incl. margin
- 106Highest OR
- 41dAvg 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 Sep 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 9.7% of 2,375 runs since Jan 2008 (131 horses).
Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.3% from 333.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 39 | 6 | 15.4% | +5.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 470 | 54 | 11.5% | +1.8 | 1 from 3 |
| Good | 535 | 44 | 8.2% | −1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 242 | 20 | 8.3% | −1.4 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 263 | 19 | 7.2% | −2.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 84 | 3 | 3.6% | −6.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 742 | 84 | 11.3% | +1.6 | 1 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 199 | 16 | 8% | −1.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 702 | 72 | 10.3% | +0.6 | 3 from 9 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 543 | 62 | 11.4% | +1.7 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 333 | 21 | 6.3% | −3.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 334 | 29 | 8.7% | −1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 199 | 23 | 11.6% | +1.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 58 | 6 | 10.3% | +0.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +4.6 | — |
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
7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them The Craftymaster (GB) (12 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Palladius (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Craftymaster (GB) | 49 | 12 | 1m6f–2m½f | Class 5 |
| Herbert Crescent (GB) | 39 | 2 | 7f–1m | Class 6 |
| Palladius (GB) | 13 | 1 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Royal Distinction (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| World Without End (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Rose Zafonic (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Talking Back (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.50 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 1 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.50 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 3 | 2 | 67% | +7.50 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.50 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 3 | 33% | +3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Spencer | 4 | 2 | 50% | +6.50 |
| George Baker | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ted Durcan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seb Sanders | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Hadden Frost | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2008 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +2.00 |
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 Talking Hands (GB) won?
- Talking Hands (GB) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 4 times in total (30.8% of starts).
- Who trained Talking Hands (GB)?
- Talking Hands (GB) was trained by Sylvester Kirk on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 19 September 2009.
- Who is Talking Hands (GB)'s sire?
- Talking Hands (GB) is by Mujahid (USA) out of With Distinction (GB), whose sire is Zafonic.
- What going does Talking Hands (GB) prefer?
- Talking Hands (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Talking Hands (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 19 September 2009. The highest on record is 106.
- What is Talking Hands (GB)'s sire's record?
- Mujahid (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 2,375 runs since Jan 2008 (131 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.3% from 333.
- Who are Talking Hands (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of With Distinction (GB), Talking Hands (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: The Craftymaster (GB) (12). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Palladius (GB)). The wins came over 5f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.