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Victory Speech (IRE)

2yo colt · Trainer Aidan O'Brien · Owner Mme J Magnier/m Tabor/d
by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Words (IRE) (Dansili)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Jul 2026
As at 31 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Galway (IRE) Last run 25 Oct 2026 · 7th of 7 Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Victory Speech (IRE) is 1 from 4.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Jul 2026 · updated 31 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 55 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Curragh (IRE), 18 Jul 2026

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 →

Flat 3 figures · best 69C · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 31 Oct 2025
Good1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 31 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f269C682 runs · 69 / 68
6f – 7f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway (IRE), 1 Aug 2026 Official rating 95 at the last run, 25 Oct 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 3 figures · best 87A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 31 Oct 2025
Good1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 31 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f287A772 runs · 87 / 77
6f – 7f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 from 3 analysed runs since Jul 2026

  • Prominent 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (33%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Wootton Bassett (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 5,670 runs since Jan 2008 (789 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−13.1—
Good to Firm5567313.1%00 from 1
Good1,30019114.7%+1.60 from 1
Good to Soft8369911.8%−1.3—
Soft1,02315415.1%+21 from 2
Heavy3584813.4%+0.3—
Standard (AW)1,59517511%−2.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1622616%+2.9—
6f – 7f1,94030315.6%+2.50 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,90921911.5%−1.61 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,27515312%−1.10 from 1
1m5f – 2m2813612.8%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f9433.2%−9.9—
2m5f – 3m900%−13.1—

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

Dam
Words (IRE) (Dansili)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Library (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Beautify (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Library (IRE)1227½f–1m2fListed
Beautify (IRE)1116fGroup 2
Vice President (IRE)1111m2f—
Victory Speech (IRE)211m½f—
Grenadine (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 1 50% +0.10
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway (IRE) 1 1 100% +1.10
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 2 1 50% +0.10
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wayne Lordan 2 1 50% +0.10
W. M. Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Ryan 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
25 Oct 26+43d Saint-Cloud (FR) Criterium de Saint-Cloud (Group 1) Class 1 · 10f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 1¼ 8-13 95—— W. M. Lordan 80/1
12 Sep 26+42d Leopardstown (IRE) HKJC World Pool Golden Fleece Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 9f · Good · 9 ran Prominent early - lost position entering the straight and faded to the back - well held 9th 9/9 13 9-5 —67C67C Gavin Ryan 40/1
01 Aug 26+14d Galway (IRE) Whiriskey Refrigeration Irish EBF Maiden 8.5f · Yielding · 4 ran Set the pace from the off - clear by a length at halfway - driven into the straight and stayed on strongly before edging out late to prevail 1/4 9-7 —69C87A Wayne Lordan 11/10F
18 Jul 26 Curragh (IRE) Juddmonte 'Lead Artist' Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden 7f · Good To Firm · 6 ran drifted left from the stalls - restrained handy on the outside pulling hard - mildly hampered after 1 1/2f - 4th at halfway - driven into 3rd 2f out - soon nearly level with the front pair - under continued pressure when looking inexperienced 1f out - 2nd but unable to reel in the winner in the final 100 yards - stayed on strongly near the line 2/6 ½ 9-5 —55A81A Wayne Lordan 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Victory Speech won?
Victory Speech (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Victory Speech?
Victory Speech (IRE) is trained by Aidan O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 October 2026.
Who is Victory Speech's sire?
Victory Speech (IRE) is by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Words (IRE), whose sire is Dansili.
What is Victory Speech's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 25 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Victory Speech's sire's record?
Wootton Bassett (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 5,670 runs since Jan 2008 (789 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Victory Speech's siblings?
Out of Words (IRE), Victory Speech (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Library (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Beautify (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2026. 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.