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Horse profile

The Spieler (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2009) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner The Terrible Business Partnership
by Un Desperado (FR) out of Mettle Kettle (GB) (Cut Above)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Dec 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jun 2009 — 6,355 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2009 Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

The Spieler (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 10 at Worcester (Jul 2008). Last raced off 100, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating100↓ 9lb off peak
100 100–109

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 110B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 29 Jul 2008 Official rating 100 at the last run, 4 Jun 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 6 figures · best 110B · median 98.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good5110B98—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4110B103.5—
2m1f – 2m4f298A97—

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 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
Un Desperado (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 377 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 106.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−8—
Good to Firm5911.7%−6.30 from 1
Good130118.5%+0.50 from 6
Good to Soft6457.8%−0.20 from 1
Soft751013.3%+5.3—
Heavy4237.1%−0.9—
Standard (AW)300%−8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f600%−8—
1m5f – 2m6868.8%+0.8—
2m1f – 2m4f10654.7%−3.30 from 3
2m5f – 3m121129.9%+1.90 from 5
Over 3m7679.2%+1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Mettle Kettle (GB) (Cut Above)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Wednesday Country (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m4½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Wednesday Country (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wednesday Country (IRE)1322m4½f–3mClass 4
Dunkettle (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew Tinkler 5 0 0% −5.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Scudamore 1 0 0% −1.00
Mick Fitzgerald 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 4 0 0% −4.00
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2005 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 6 0 0% −6.00
Hurdle 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
2009 · 4 runs
04 Jun 09+45d Uttoxeter Big Gill's Aromatic Bloomers Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Firm · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-7 100— Andrew Tinkler 8/1
20 Apr 09+34d Kempton Betlive & In-running at Williamhill.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 7 11-0 10296A Andrew Tinkler 13/2
17 Mar 09+18d Kempton Panoramic Bar And Restaurant Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-8 108— Andrew Tinkler 9/2
27 Feb 09+213d Newbury Arkell's Brewery Novices' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 22.5f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 2¼ 10-12 10889C Barry Geraghty 8/1
2008 · 3 runs
29 Jul 08+35d Worcester Ladbrokes Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 23f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 1 11-0 108110B Andrew Tinkler 2/1F
24 Jun 08+60d Newton Abbot Langage Farm Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 nk 11-0 105108A Andrew Tinkler 4/1
25 Apr 08+862d Chepstow Dunraven Windows 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 3½ 10-13 10998A Tom Scudamore 25/1
2005 · 1 run
15 Dec 05 Exeter Christine Loze Birthday Beginners' Chase Class 3 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 20 11-6 —99C Mick Fitzgerald 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Spieler won?
The Spieler (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2005 and 2009. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained The Spieler?
The Spieler (IRE) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 4 June 2009.
Who is The Spieler's sire?
The Spieler (IRE) is by Un Desperado (FR) out of Mettle Kettle (GB), whose sire is Cut Above.
What is The Spieler's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 4 June 2009. The highest on record is 109.
What is The Spieler's sire's record?
Un Desperado (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 377 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 106.
Who are The Spieler's siblings?
Out of Mettle Kettle (GB), The Spieler (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Wednesday Country (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Wednesday Country (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 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.