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Horse profile

The Speaker (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2009) · Last trainer Seamus Mullins · Last owner F W K Griffin
by Nikos (GB) out of Ostenne (FR) (Rose Laurel)
17 runs · 8 courses · from Nov 2006
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Mar 2009 — 6,435 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2009 Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

The Speaker (FR) is yet to win from 17 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 5 at Plumpton (Feb 2008). Last raced off 85, 21lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 21lb off peak
Official rating85↓ 21lb off peak
85 77–106

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 87C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 5 Nov 2008 Official rating 85 at the last run, 9 Mar 2009

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 13 figures · best 118C · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft498B92—
Soft393B87—
Good393B89—
Heavy3118C81—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Over 3m598B87—
2m5f – 3m593B87—
1m5f – 2m2118C99.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 17 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 17 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
Nikos (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 628 runs since Jan 2008 (57 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 17.7% from 130. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.8% from 147.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−12.9—
Good to Firm60813.3%+0.4—
Good2082612.5%−0.40 from 4
Good to Soft1302317.7%+4.80 from 6
Soft1511610.6%−2.30 from 3
Heavy63711.1%−1.80 from 4
Standard (AW)1516.7%−6.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f700%−12.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2913.4%−9.5—
1m5f – 2m1762715.3%+2.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2343615.4%+2.50 from 1
2m5f – 3m147138.8%−4.10 from 6
Over 3m35411.4%−1.50 from 8

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
Ostenne (FR) (Rose Laurel)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Jaffonnien (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jaffonnien (FR)1712m—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Warwick 4 0 0% −4.00
Plumpton 3 0 0% −3.00
Chepstow 3 0 0% −3.00
Lingfield 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 8 0 0% −8.00
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wayne Kavanagh 15 0 0% −15.00
Kevin Jones 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Tizzard 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 10 0 0% −10.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 0 0% −10.00
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
09 Mar 09+14d Plumpton Win £10 000 With skybet.com Gold Cup Challenge Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-4 85— Wayne Kavanagh 12/1
23 Feb 09+90d Hereford Racing Post 'Hands And Heels' Series Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 11/14 4 11-7 9573C Kevin Jones 20/1
25 Nov 08+20d Lingfield Burstow Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 17 11-1 10180C Wayne Kavanagh 12/1
05 Nov 08+11d Chepstow Plumbase Ltd Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 3/12 20 11-4 10587C Wayne Kavanagh 33/1
25 Oct 08+184d Chepstow Bet On Breeders' Cup Call 0800 221 221 Handicap Chase Class 3 · 23.5f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 30 10-4 10685C Wayne Kavanagh 40/1
24 Apr 08+14d Fontwell Fullers London Pride Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25.5f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 30 11-6 10689C Wayne Kavanagh 11/1
10 Apr 08+23d Towcester James King (Plant) Ltd. Novices' Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 1¼ 10-9 10693B Wayne Kavanagh 9/1
18 Mar 08+12d Warwick Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Novices' Chase Class 3 · 24.5f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 8 10-11 10693B Wayne Kavanagh 25/1
06 Mar 08+24d Lingfield betdaqpoker.co.uk Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 10 ran UR/10 — 10-11 106— Wayne Kavanagh 14/1
11 Feb 08+18d Plumpton Chris Poole And George Ennor Celebration Novices' Chase Class 3 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 3 10-9 9898B Wayne Kavanagh 50/1
24 Jan 08+22d Warwick Warwickshire Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-10 106— Joe Tizzard 33/1
02 Jan 08+38d Folkestone Zendrill Scaffolding (Kent) Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 25f · Good To Soft · 10 ran UR/10 — 10-11 106— Wayne Kavanagh 50/1
25 Nov 07+259d Plumpton totepool 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 hd 10-9 —97C Wayne Kavanagh 50/1
11 Mar 07+45d Warwick Quality Racing Gifts At racing4all.co.uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 25f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 30 10-12 7778C Wayne Kavanagh 8/1
25 Jan 07+25d Fontwell Crown Racing Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 25.5f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 2 10-7 —87C Wayne Kavanagh 20/1
31 Dec 06+39d Warwick Banbury Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Heavy · 19 ran 2/19 5 10-9 —118C Wayne Kavanagh 66/1
22 Nov 06 Chepstow 32red Online Casino Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 9/14 16 10-11 —81C Wayne Kavanagh 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Speaker (FR) won?
The Speaker (FR) has yet to win, from 17 archived starts between 2006 and 2009. Placed 3 times in total (17.6% of starts).
Who trained The Speaker (FR)?
The Speaker (FR) was trained by Seamus Mullins on the most recent run on record, at Plumpton on 9 March 2009.
Who is The Speaker (FR)'s sire?
The Speaker (FR) is by Nikos (GB) out of Ostenne (FR), whose sire is Rose Laurel.
What is The Speaker (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 9 March 2009. The highest on record is 106.
What is The Speaker (FR)'s sire's record?
Nikos (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 628 runs since Jan 2008 (57 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 17.7% from 130. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.8% from 147.
Who are The Speaker (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Ostenne (FR), The Speaker (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Jaffonnien (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2006. 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.