The Captain's Word (IRE)
The Captains Word is a lightly raced gelding with one win from two starts since May 2026. He won the Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Maiden Hurdle at Gowran Park in Oct 2026 over 1m5f to 2m on good to soft ground, having raced prominently. His sire Poets Word has produced a 10.2 percent strike rate from 668 runs since Jan 2008. His dam has had one winner from three runners to date.
- 1–2Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 2 (100%)Placed
- −0.09£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 153dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 94
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 94B | 86.5 | 2 runs · 94 / 86.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 10 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 742 runs since May 2022 (141 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 51 | 8 | 15.7% | +5.9 | — |
| Good | 213 | 17 | 8% | −1.8 | — |
| Good to Soft | 138 | 11 | 8% | −1.8 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 165 | 13 | 7.9% | −1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 66 | 9 | 13.6% | +3.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 107 | 15 | 14% | +4.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 79 | 8 | 10.1% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 65 | 8 | 12.3% | +2.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 97 | 9 | 9.3% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 259 | 25 | 9.7% | −0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 195 | 19 | 9.7% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | −2.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +23.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2022 · as at 5 Nov 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 Barranco Valley (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Barranco Valley (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barranco Valley (GB) | 4 | 1 | 2m4f | Class 4 |
| Sandaroc (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Marangu Pass (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 26+153d | Gowran Park (IRE) | Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland Maiden Hurdle prominent in second place at halfway and moved to the front 2 out - two lengths up before the last where a small error cost momentum and drifted right - collared on the run-in - fought back to win on the line | 1/20 | 11-12 | 94B | 136A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 10/11F | |
| 02 May 26 | Punchestown | Sebden Steel Celebrating 30 Years In Business (Pro/Am) Flat Race Settled midfield early on a tight rein - 7th with 3f remaining - urged forward entering the straight - into 5th inside the final furlong without threatening the leaders - stayed on at one gear - finished third but well behind at the line | 3/16 | 1¾ | 11-7 | 79B | 126A | Mr R James | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Captain's Word won?
- The Captain's Word (IRE) won 1 of 2 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 2 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains The Captain's Word?
- The Captain's Word (IRE) is trained by Henry de Bromhead, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 October 2026.
- Who is The Captain's Word's sire?
- The Captain's Word (IRE) is by Poet's Word (IRE) out of Shali San (FR), whose sire is Saint Des Saints.
- What is The Captain's Word's sire's record?
- Poet's Word (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 742 runs since May 2022 (141 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14% from 107.
- Who are The Captain's Word's siblings?
- Out of Shali San (FR), The Captain's Word (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Barranco Valley (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Barranco Valley (GB)). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Nov 2026.