Horse profile
Viva Voce (IRE)
by Intense Focus (USA) out of Moonbi Haven (IRE) (Definite Article)
44 runs · 18 courses · from Dec 2019
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Jan 2025 — 640 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2025 · 8th of 9
7 wins · 6 courses
Last raced off OR 53
KTB Profile
Viva Voce won seven of 44 starts with all wins in handicaps. Four of those came over 1m – 1m1f and four on standard AW. He also won twice at Redcar. The gelding, aged 8 at his last run in Jan 2025, finished 8 of 9 at Wolverhampton in a Class 6 handicap. His last win came at Dundalk in Dec 2024 off an official rating of 50. He last raced off OR 53, 15lb below his highest ever mark of 68.
Based on 44 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 15lb off peak
- 7–44Wins / Runs
- 15.9%Strike rate
- 14 (31.8%)Placed
- +16.00£1 level staken=44 at SP
- 1.50Fair A/E n=44 · 1.28 incl. margin
- 68Highest OR
- 43dAvg between runs
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.
Official rating53↓ 15lb off peak
53
50–68
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 97
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 120A | 87 | — |
| Soft | 9 | 102C | 80 | — |
| Good | 7 | 97A | 74 | — |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 98B | 83 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 103B | 78 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 26 | 120A | 79.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 98B | 86.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 44 figures from 44 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.
Run style from 8 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 4 (50%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (25%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 2 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 3,630 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 11.5% from 349. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.5% from 384.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | 0 | — |
| Good to Firm | 514 | 39 | 7.6% | −0.7 | 2 from 6 |
| Good | 811 | 65 | 8% | −0.3 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 349 | 40 | 11.5% | +3.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 686 | 39 | 5.7% | −2.6 | 1 from 9 |
| Heavy | 240 | 21 | 8.8% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,017 | 97 | 9.5% | +1.2 | 4 from 17 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 384 | 44 | 11.5% | +3.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,388 | 122 | 8.8% | +0.5 | 3 from 26 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 780 | 61 | 7.8% | −0.5 | 4 from 16 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 621 | 48 | 7.7% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 328 | 21 | 6.4% | −1.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 93 | 4 | 4.3% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 30 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 2 | 33.3% | +25 | — |
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
Moonbi Haven (IRE) (Definite Article)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Areyousure (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 4 | 24% | +9.50 |
| Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | +8.00 |
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 2 | 33% | +10.50 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 19 | 5 | 26% | +27.00 |
| Class 5 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −5.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.50 |
| Redcar | 4 | 2 | 50% | +17.50 |
| Southwell (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 26 | 3 | 12% | +2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 4 | 25% | +16.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Halpin | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Gianluca Sanna | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Miss Alice Keighley | 4 | 2 | 50% | +9.50 |
| Robbie Downey | 4 | 1 | 25% | +13.00 |
| Jack Cleary | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Joe Fanning | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Killian Leonard | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rory Mulligan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Christian Howarth | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Terry Casey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Kirrane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rowan Scott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ray Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phil Dennis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 42 | 7 | 17% | +18.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −5.50 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +13.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +4.00 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.50 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +11.00 |
| 2019 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 25+2d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Boost Your Acca With BetMGM Handicap Settled towards the back - pushed along and edged closer inside the last furlong - unable to get on terms - finished 8th beaten 5 lengths | 8/9 | ½ | 8-13 | 53 | 92A | 58A | Jack Cleary | 11/1 |
| 18 Jan 25+36d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Div 1) Held up towards the back - never got involved in the finish | 8/8 | ¾ | 9-2 | 53 | 82A | 49A | Jack Cleary | 6/1 |
| 13 Dec 24+16d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) Settled just behind pace - second at halfway before edging in front early in the straight - driven out and stayed on strongly to win | 1/14 | 9-3 | 50 | 97B | 78A | Jack Cleary | 11/2 | |
| 27 Nov 24+26d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Sat close to the front pair early - 5th at halfway - into 4th with a furlong left but squeezed for space and asked for effort - stayed on at one speed in the closing stages to finish 3rd | 3/14 | nk | 9-1 | 50 | 90B | 74A | Gary Halpin | 22/1 |
| 01 Nov 24+66d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) Settled towards the back of the pack - pushed along in the straight but made no headway - well held throughout | 8/11 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 51 | 85A | 59A | Gary Halpin | 18/1 |
| 27 Aug 24+10d | Bellewstown | Gibneys Malahide Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Racing on outside in the pack and 8th at halfway - pushed along to improve into 5th with a furlong left but unable to gain further ground - stayed on to finish 4th late | 4/15 | 1½ | 9-3 | 52 | 86C | 77A | Killian Leonard | 22/1 |
| 17 Aug 24+12d | Curragh | Tote.ie Handicap (47-65) Settled in the pack - pushed along in 10th with 2f left - finished without gaining much ground - eventually 9th | 9/28 | nk | 9-3 | 52 | 83C | 78A | Killian Leonard | 28/1 |
| 05 Aug 24+12d | Naas | Curragh To Curragh Cycle On 31st August Apprentice Handicap (47-65) Held up towards the back and asked for effort by halfway - improved into 5th with a furlong left - stayed on strongly under pressure to snatch second close home | 2/11 | ½ | 8-9 | 51 | 97A | 80A | Rory Mulligan | 20/1 |
| 24 Jul 24+14d | Naas | O'Neill & Co. Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 3/14 | 2½ | 8-10 | 52 | 93C | 64A | Terry Casey | 40/1 |
| 10 Jul 24+27d | Fairyhouse | Chill & Grill Handicap (47-65) | 14/17 | 1¼ | 8-10 | 52 | 74C | 47A | Rory Mulligan | 28/1 |
| 13 Jun 24+14d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Golf And Driving Range Handicap (47-70) | 11/15 | nk | 9-2 | 56 | 70C | 59A | Gary Halpin | 100/1 |
| 30 May 24+21d | Fairyhouse | See You Next Friday Handicap (47-65) | 11/18 | hd | 9-10 | 59 | 71C | 64A | Gary Halpin | 100/1 |
| 09 May 24+10d | Gowran Park | Goresbridge Handicap (47-65) | 11/11 | hd | 10-1 | 62 | 41C | 54C | Seamie Heffernan | 80/1 |
| 29 Apr 24+272d | Naas | Best Of Luck To Our Neighbours Punchestown Ahead Of The 2024 Festival Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 15/19 | 1 | 10-0 | 63 | 61C | 55A | Gary Halpin | 80/1 |
| 01 Aug 23+29d | Beverley | Lady Jane Bethell Memorial Amateur Jockeys' Handicap | 8/11 | nk | 10-12 | 64 | 103B | 67A | Miss Alice Keighley | 12/1 |
| 03 Jul 23+20d | Musselburgh | Visit Racingtv.Com Handicap | 6/11 | 1¾ | 8-13 | 65 | 98B | 69A | Joe Fanning | 14/1 |
| 13 Jun 23+10d | Ayr | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap | 8/9 | shd | 9-9 | 65 | 83A | 71A | Joe Fanning | 9/2 |
| 03 Jun 23+18d | Musselburgh | Edinburgh Gin Seaside Handicap | 1/6 | 9-8 | 64 | 78A | 78B | Joe Fanning | 11/1 | |
| 16 May 23+29d | Wetherby | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap | 10/11 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 66 | 78A | 51A | Gianluca Sanna | 18/1 |
| 17 Apr 23+17d | Redcar | Yorkshire Wonder Horse Handicap | 5/11 | 1½ | 8-13 | 67 | 95A | 70A | Gianluca Sanna | 12/1 |
| 31 Mar 23+17d | Newcastle (AW) | Spreadex Sports Get 40 In Bonuses Handicap | 9/11 | ½ | 8-8 | 67 | 87A | 62A | Gianluca Sanna | 8/1 |
| 14 Mar 23+183d | Southwell (AW) | Spreadex Sports Cheltenham Festival Offers Amateur Jockeys' Handicap (Div 1) | 1/8 | 10-12 | 63 | 81A | 94A | Miss Alice Keighley | 8/1 | |
| 12 Sep 22+37d | Thirsk | Happy 25th Anniversary Lee And Kerry Handicap (Div 2) | 9/10 | ½ | 8-10 | 64 | 62A | 59A | Gianluca Sanna | 11/1 |
| 06 Aug 22+10d | Ayr | Tennent's Lager Lady Riders' Handicap (Professional And Amateur Female Jockeys) | 4/4 | 2¾ | 10-6 | 64 | 6C | 64B | Miss Alice Keighley | 9/4 |
| 27 Jul 22+16d | Redcar | AJA Novice Flat Amateur Jockeys' Handicap | 1/8 | 11-3 | 61 | 94A | 86A | Miss Alice Keighley | 7/2 | |
| 11 Jul 22+24d | Ayr | Ayr Racecourse Sunday Market Handicap | 4/10 | ¾ | 9-4 | 62 | 66B | 68A | Gianluca Sanna | 3/1 |
| 17 Jun 22+108d | Ayr | Book For Scottish Sun Ladies Night Handicap | 3/6 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 63 | 68A | 71B | Sean Kirrane | 11/2 |
| 01 Mar 22+18d | Newcastle (AW) | MansionBet Beaten By A Head Handicap | 8/12 | 1½ | 9-5 | 63 | 90B | 70A | Connor Beasley | 4/1 |
| 11 Feb 22+7d | Southwell (AW) | MansionBet Beaten By A Head Handicap (Div 2) | 3/9 | ¾ | 8-9 | 60 | 79A | 65A | Christian Howarth | 5/2F |
| 04 Feb 22+88d | Newcastle (AW) | MansionBet Beaten By A Head Apprentice Handicap | 1/9 | 8-8 | 60 | 120A | 85A | Christian Howarth | 13/2 | |
| 08 Nov 21+32d | Wolverhampton (AW) | MansionBet Proud Partners Of AWC Handicap | 1/10 | 9-4 | 57 | 112A | 87A | Connor Beasley | 5/2J | |
| 07 Oct 21+121d | Ayr | Download The Virgin Bet App Handicap | 2/13 | ¾ | 9-5 | 56 | 94C | 82A | Connor Beasley | 7/2F |
| 08 Jun 21+7d | Wetherby | Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Handicap | 9/13 | 1 | 8-9 | 58 | 83C | 59A | Rowan Scott | 7/1 |
| 01 Jun 21+7d | Redcar | Join Racing TV Now Handicap | 6/20 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 59 | 95C | 81A | Kevin Stott | 3/1F |
| 25 May 21+42d | Newcastle (AW) | Equine Products In Saudi Arabia At Ramz-Al-Sharq Handicap | 6/14 | 1 | 9-1 | 59 | 87B | 73A | Connor Beasley | 11/2J |
| 13 Apr 21+97d | Newcastle (AW) | QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap | 3/14 | shd | 9-7 | 58 | 89B | 81A | Connor Beasley | 6/1 |
| 06 Jan 21+58d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Read Katie Walsh On Betway Insider Handicap | 6/12 | 1½ | 9-7 | 60 | 94A | 72A | Andrew Mullen | 9/1 |
| 09 Nov 20+21d | Southwell (AW) | Betway Casino Handicap | 6/6 | 3¼ | 8-10 | 62 | 60A | 46B | Ray Dawson | 5/2F |
| 19 Oct 20+11d | Pontefract | Racing TV On Sky Channel 426 Handicap (Div 2) | 5/10 | 7 | 9-3 | 64 | 59A | 59A | Robbie Downey | 13/2 |
| 08 Oct 20+28d | Ayr | QTS Handicap | 4/7 | 1½ | 9-5 | 68 | 60A | 70A | Robbie Downey | 4/1 |
| 10 Sep 20+12d | Haydock | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap | 6/14 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 68 | 102C | 79A | Robbie Downey | 9/2F |
| 29 Aug 20+206d | Redcar | Bakers Tailoring And Formal Hire Handicap | 1/9 | 9-3 | 59 | 80A | 91A | Robbie Downey | 16/1 | |
| 05 Feb 20+53d | Southwell (AW) | Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Novice Stakes | 3/8 | 3½ | 9-2 | — | 63A | 69A | Phil Dennis | 9/2 |
| 14 Dec 19 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ladbrokes 'Play 1-2-Free' On Football Maiden Auction Stakes | 4/6 | 1 | 9-3 | — | 64A | 57B | Hollie Doyle | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Viva Voce (IRE) won?
- Viva Voce (IRE) won 7 of 44 archived starts between 2019 and 2025, a strike rate of 15.9%. Placed 14 times in total (31.8% of starts).
- Who trained Viva Voce (IRE)?
- Viva Voce (IRE) was trained by Tom McGuinness on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 20 January 2025.
- Who is Viva Voce (IRE)'s sire?
- Viva Voce (IRE) is by Intense Focus (USA) out of Moonbi Haven (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
- What going does Viva Voce (IRE) prefer?
- Viva Voce (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Viva Voce (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 53, from the run on 20 January 2025. The highest on record is 68.
- What is Viva Voce (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Intense Focus (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 3,630 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 11.5% from 349. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.5% from 384.
- Who are Viva Voce (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Moonbi Haven (IRE), Viva Voce (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.