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Horse profile

The Listener (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2011) · Last trainer Nick Mitchell · Last owner Lt R W Humphreys
by Roselier (FR) out of Park Breeze (IRE) (Strong Gale)
26 runs · 13 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Feb 2011 — 5,730 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2011 · 7th of 9 9 wins · 8 courses Last raced off OR 156
KTB Profile

The Listener (IRE) is 9 from 26 in our archive, including 4 wins at Grade 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown (Feb 2008). Hasn't won since Nov 2009. 9 of 23 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 0 from 3 on quicker. Last raced off 156, 14lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 26 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating156↓ 14lb off peak
156 113–170

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 143A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 7 Nov 2009 Official rating 156 at the last run, 12 Feb 2011

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 21 figures · best 148C · median 131
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Heavy8148C133.5—
Soft6143A129.5—
Good to Soft6136C130.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m11143A132—
2m1f – 2m4f7148C133—
Over 3m3121C121—

Of 26 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 26 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
Roselier (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 374 runs since Jan 2008 (71 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−9.1—
Good to Firm2713.7%−5.4—
Good9277.6%−1.50 from 3
Good to Soft8678.1%−12 from 7
Soft9066.7%−2.44 from 7
Heavy761317.1%+83 from 9
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m700%−9.1—
2m1f – 2m4f811113.6%+4.54 from 8
2m5f – 3m163127.4%−1.74 from 15
Over 3m123118.9%−0.21 from 3

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
Park Breeze (IRE) (Strong Gale)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Offshore Account (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Offshore Account (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Offshore Account (IRE)4172m2f–3m1fGrade 1
Dooneys Gate (IRE)1752m–3mClass 1
Distant Thunder (IRE)2432m5f–3mGrade 2
Moving Earth (IRE)1413m1½fClass 3
Fork Lightning (IRE)110——
Cloud Nine (IRE)130——
Distant ThunderI (IRE)10—Grade 2

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 9 3 33% +4.50
Soft 7 4 57% +15.50
Good to Soft 7 2 29% −3.02
Good 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 8 2 25% −4.02
Class 3 3 2 67% +5.00
Class 2 2 1 50% +5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 8 2 25% +3.00
Cheltenham 4 1 25% −2.27
Down Royal 3 1 33% +5.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 1 100% +1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 1 100% +1.25
Exeter 1 1 100% +6.00
Warwick 1 1 100% +2.50
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 1 100% +3.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 15 4 27% +5.73
2m1f – 2m4f 8 4 50% +7.75
Over 3m 3 1 33% +0.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daryl Jacob 11 3 27% +2.00
Andrew Thornton 10 5 50% +8.98
Andrew J McNamara 5 1 20% +3.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 25 9 36% +14.98
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 3 1 33% +5.00
2008 5 1 20% −2.00
2007 5 1 20% −3.00
2006 5 2 40% +4.73
2005 6 4 67% +11.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 22 7 32% +9.98
Hurdle 4 2 50% +4.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
12 Feb 11+46d Leopardstown Hennessy Gold Cup (Grade 1) 24f · Heavy · 9 ran 7/9 29 11-10 156112C Andrew J McNamara 9/1
28 Dec 10+416d Leopardstown Lexus Chase (Grade 1) 24f · Heavy · 12 ran 5/12 4½ 11-10 167134A Andrew J McNamara 10/1
07 Nov 09+219d Down Royal Jnwine.com Champion Chase (grade 1) 24f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-10 164143A Andrew J McNamara 7/1
02 Apr 09+46d Aintree totesport Bowl Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 25f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 30 11-10 164121C Andrew J McNamara 66/1
15 Feb 09+49d Leopardstown Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (Grade 1) 24f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 24 11-10 164118C Andrew J McNamara 11/2
28 Dec 08+19d Leopardstown Lexus Chase (Grade 1) 24f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 11-10 170— Daryl Jacob 13/2
09 Dec 08+38d Punchestown (IRE) John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase 20f · Heavy · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 11-10 —138A Daryl Jacob 9/2
01 Nov 08+233d Down Royal JNwine.com Champion Chase (Grade 1) 24f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 30 11-10 164110C Daryl Jacob 3/1
13 Mar 08+32d Cheltenham Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 ½ 11-10 170124A Daryl Jacob 10/3F
10 Feb 08+44d Leopardstown Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (Grade 1) 24f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-10 170132A Daryl Jacob 2/1F
28 Dec 07+19d Leopardstown Lexus Chase (Grade 1) 24f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 3/6 hd 11-10 170130C Daryl Jacob 4/1
09 Dec 07+36d Punchestown John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase (Grade 1) 20f · Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 11-10 170148C Daryl Jacob EvensF
03 Nov 07+232d Down Royal James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion Chase (Grade 1) 24f · Good · 6 ran UR/6 — 11-10 170— Daryl Jacob 11/4
16 Mar 07+34d Cheltenham totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 26.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 11/18 2½ 11-10 170117C Daryl Jacob 14/1
10 Feb 07+44d Leopardstown Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (Grade 1) 24f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 ¾ 11-12 170133C Daryl Jacob 9/10F
28 Dec 06+27d Leopardstown Lexus Chase (Grade 1) 24f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-10 170136C Daryl Jacob 7/1
01 Dec 06+261d Sandown John Smith's Future Stars Chase (Intermediate Race) Class 2 · 24f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 2/4 1¼ 11-10 150136C Andrew Thornton 7/2
15 Mar 06+25d Cheltenham Royal & SunAlliance Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good · 15 ran F/15 — 11-4 —— Andrew Thornton 6/1
18 Feb 06+48d Lingfield Reynoldstown Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 24f · Heavy · 5 ran F/5 — 11-10 —— Andrew Thornton 5/4F
01 Jan 06+16d Cheltenham Dipper Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 21f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-11 —131C Andrew Thornton 8/11F
16 Dec 05+14d Windsor Arena Leisure plc Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-10 —133C Andrew Thornton 5/4F
02 Dec 05+265d Exeter Harry Dutfield Memorial Novices' Chase Class 2 · 19f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-4 —135C Andrew Thornton 6/1
12 Mar 05+15d Sandown NH Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 18 ran SU/18 — 11-10 128— Andrew Thornton 6/1
25 Feb 05+23d Warwick Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 25f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 11-9 119121C Andrew Thornton 5/2
02 Feb 05+16d Leicester NH Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Heavy · 3 ran 2/3 hd 11-10 115117C Andrew Thornton 10/11F
17 Jan 05 Plumpton NH Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-5 113127C Andrew Thornton 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has The Listener (IRE) won?
The Listener (IRE) won 9 of 26 archived starts between 2005 and 2011, a strike rate of 34.6%. Placed 11 times in total (42.3% of starts).
Who trained The Listener (IRE)?
The Listener (IRE) was trained by Nick Mitchell on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 12 February 2011.
Who is The Listener (IRE)'s sire?
The Listener (IRE) is by Roselier (FR) out of Park Breeze (IRE), whose sire is Strong Gale.
What going does The Listener (IRE) prefer?
The Listener (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 7 starts (57.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Listener (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 156, from the run on 12 February 2011. The highest on record is 170.
What is The Listener (IRE)'s sire's record?
Roselier (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 374 runs since Jan 2008 (71 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Listener (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Park Breeze (IRE), The Listener (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Offshore Account (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Offshore Account (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.