Victory Speech (IRE)
Victory Speech is a lightly raced colt with one win from two starts since Jul 2026. He led to win the Whiriskey Refrigeration Irish EBF Maiden at Galway over 1m – 1m1f on soft ground in Aug 2026. By Wootton Bassett, whose progeny have won 13.1% of 5,481 runs since Jan 2008. His dam has produced four winners from five runners to date, the best being Library with two wins.
- 1–2Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 2 (100%)Placed
- +0.10£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 14dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 55
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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 13.1% of 5,650 runs since Jan 2008 (789 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.1% from 161.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 556 | 73 | 13.1% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,300 | 191 | 14.7% | +1.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 835 | 99 | 11.9% | −1.2 | — |
| Soft | 1,011 | 152 | 15% | +1.9 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 354 | 48 | 13.6% | +0.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,590 | 175 | 11% | −2.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 161 | 26 | 16.1% | +3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,932 | 302 | 15.6% | +2.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,903 | 219 | 11.5% | −1.6 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,270 | 152 | 12% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 281 | 36 | 12.8% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 94 | 3 | 3.2% | −9.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −13.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
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)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Library (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 7½f–1m2f | Listed |
| Beautify (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 6f | Group 2 |
| Victory Speech (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 1m½f | — |
| Vice President (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Grenadine (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 26+14d | Galway (IRE) | Whiriskey Refrigeration Irish EBF Maiden 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 | 69C | 87A | Wayne Lordan | 11/10F | |
| 18 Jul 26 | Curragh (IRE) | Juddmonte 'Lead Artist' Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden 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 | 55A | 81A | Wayne Lordan | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Victory Speech won?
- Victory Speech (IRE) won 1 of 2 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 2 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains Victory Speech?
- Victory Speech (IRE) is trained by A P O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 August 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 sire's record?
- Wootton Bassett (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 5,650 runs since Jan 2008 (789 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.1% from 161.
- 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.