The Whistle Blower (IRE)
The Whistle Blower is a Flemensfirth gelding who was yet to win from seven starts on turf. He showed his best effort when third of seven at Leicester in Feb 2024. All seven runs came between 2m1f and over 3m, with five on good ground. He last ran when held in the Golf And Gallop Novices Handicap Chase at Southwell in May 2025, off a mark of 78.
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 81Highest OR
- 47dBetween runs (median)longest 409 d
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
Best recent Speed 88
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 →
Of 7 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 7 runs · as at 3 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 11.9% of 17,287 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 38 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 522 | 50 | 9.6% | −2.3 | — |
| Good | 4,057 | 443 | 10.9% | −1 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 2,935 | 354 | 12.1% | +0.2 | — |
| Soft | 5,876 | 751 | 12.8% | +0.9 | — |
| Heavy | 3,817 | 449 | 11.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | −7.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 25 | 1 | 4% | −7.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,486 | 548 | 12.2% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,082 | 724 | 11.9% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5,260 | 623 | 11.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 1,432 | 153 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Sanilam (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Haute Estime (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanilam (IRE) | 10 | 4 | 2m–2m4½f | Class 2 |
| Haute Estime (IRE) | 24 | 3 | 2m–2m4f | Listed |
| An Taibhse (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 2m3½f | — |
| French Highlands (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Monastic (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 May 25+31d | Southwell | Golf And Gallop Novices' Handicap Chase Wide early and awkward over fences to the right - went to front spot 12th - sat behind pace - blundered 13th and dropped to third - stayed in touch with front group - faded 4 out then dropped away and was withdrawn before 3 out | PU/8 | — | 9-13 | 78 | — | — | Mr Paddy Barlow | 9/1 |
| 11 Apr 25+409d | Huntingdon | Buy General Admission In Advance Novices' Handicap Chase Handy early - clipped fence 11th then pushed along and slipped back on the home turn - dropped away and faded through the run-in | 4/6 | 7 | 10-7 | 81 | 88B | 81B | Mr Paddy Barlow | 5/1 |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 27 Feb 24+280d | Leicester | Quorn Maiden Hunters' Chase | 3/7 | 1 | 11-7 | 75 | — | 96B | Mr Paddy Barlow | 13/2 |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 May 23+18d | Huntingdon | Racing TV Novices' Hunters' Chase | 4/7 | 9½ | 11-5 | — | — | 85C | Mr Paddy Barlow | 4/1 |
| 05 May 23+47d | Cheltenham | Remembering Gabe Mahon Open Hunters' Chase | PU/12 | — | 11-5 | — | — | — | Mr Paddy Barlow | 18/1 |
| 19 Mar 23+324d | Carlisle | Cocklakes Open Hunters' Chase | PU/11 | — | 11-5 | — | — | — | Mr Paddy Barlow | 9/2 |
| 2022 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 29 Apr 22 | Cheltenham | Join Racing TV Now Intermediate Point-To-Point Hunters' Chase | PU/12 | — | 11-5 | — | — | — | Mr Paddy Barlow | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Whistle Blower won?
- The Whistle Blower (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2022 and 2025.
- Who trained The Whistle Blower?
- The Whistle Blower (IRE) was trained by Jonathan Barlow on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 12 May 2025.
- Who is The Whistle Blower's sire?
- The Whistle Blower (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Terre Haute (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
- What is The Whistle Blower's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 12 May 2025. The highest on record is 81.
- What is The Whistle Blower's sire's record?
- Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,287 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are The Whistle Blower's siblings?
- Out of Terre Haute (IRE), The Whistle Blower (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Sanilam (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Haute Estime (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.