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Waterford Whispers (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer Henry De Bromhead · Owner John P Mcmanus
by Westerner (GB) out of Tara Belle (IRE) (Kayf Tara)
14 runs · 8 courses · from Apr 2023
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Fairyhouse & Galway Last run 6 Apr 2026 Last raced off OR 134
KTB Profile

Waterford Whispers is a gelding who has won two of 14 starts on turf, both on soft ground. He took a maiden hurdle at Galway over 1m5f – 2m in Oct 2023 and a rated novice hurdle at Fairyhouse over 2m1f – 2m4f in Dec 2023. He has been held up in all five of his analysed runs. His last run, at Fairyhouse in Apr 2026, was off an official rating of 134.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
Official rating134↓ 3lb off peak
134 123–137

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 63 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown, 22 Nov 2025

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 →

Jumps 10 figures · best 143B · median 68.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft7143B74—
Heavy2103B831 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6143B92—
1m5f – 2m263B56.5—
Over 3m1——1 run · —
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

Of 14 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 142A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 1 Feb 2026 Official rating 134 at the last run, 6 Apr 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 →

Jumps 12 figures · best 142A · median 135
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft8142A1361 run · —
Heavy3141A1361 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7141A139—
2m5f – 3m2142A129.52 runs · 142 / 129.5
1m5f – 2m2133A126.5—
Over 3m1——1 run · —

Of 14 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 · 12 figures from 14 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 8 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Prominent 3 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 3 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Westerner (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,861 runs since Jul 2009 (945 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+2.2—
Good to Firm2342711.5%−0.6—
Good3,41843112.6%+0.50 from 1
Good to Soft2,12225412%−0.1—
Soft3,78345312%−0.12 from 10
Heavy2,10925912.3%+0.20 from 3
Standard (AW)188168.5%−3.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f4948.2%−3.9—
1m – 1m1f1241310.5%−1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f267259.4%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m3,37339611.7%−0.41 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f4,29753912.5%+0.41 from 8
2m5f – 3m2,98337612.6%+0.50 from 2
Over 3m7688811.5%−0.60 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2009 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tara Belle (IRE) (Kayf Tara)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cosmic Blizzard (IRE)200——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 10 2 20% −1.25
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 3 1 33% +2.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Galway 2 1 50% +1.75
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 1 13% −3.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +1.75

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Walsh 7 2 29% +1.75
Brian Hayes 2 0 0% −2.00
Darragh O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Alan O'Sullivan 1 0 0% −1.00
Simon Torrens 1 0 0% −1.00
Mike O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Brassil 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 4 2 50% +4.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 8 0 0% −8.00
Hurdle 6 2 33% +2.75

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 · 3 runs
06 Apr 26+25d Fairyhouse BOYLE Sports Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) 3m5f · Yielding To Soft · 30 ran Settled in the pack early - driven for effort but found nothing approaching 4 out - dropped to the rear and pulled up before 3 out PU/30 — 10-6 134—— Darragh O'Keeffe 18/1
12 Mar 26+39d Cheltenham Rosconn Group Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 3m2½f · Good · 23 ran Held up in the pack - error at the 12th - impeded after the 18th - ridden approaching 2 out - kept on from the last to finish 8th 8/23 nk 11-3 13755B134A Mr Alan O'Sullivan 9/2
01 Feb 26+71d Leopardstown O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Leopardstown Handicap Chase (Grade 3) 2m5½f · Soft · 23 ran Settled just behind the front group early - through midfield by halfway - stumbled two out and driven on - into 4th approaching the final fence - improved to 2nd inside the last furlong - stayed on to finish 3rd 3/23 nk 10-4 130—142A Mark Walsh 7/1
2025 · 3 runs
22 Nov 25+28d Punchestown Ryans Cleaning Handicap Chase 2m5½f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran Settled towards rear early - error 8th and driven up momentarily - knocked about after 4 out - unable to threaten leaders into straight - up to 7th 2 out - stayed on to finish sixth 6/8 3¾ 10-7 13063A117A Mark Walsh 11/8F
25 Oct 25+34d Galway SANSERV Rated Novice Chase 2m2f · Yielding · 10 ran Settled close to the pace early - still third at halfway and unable to close the gap approaching two out - stayed on past the last but never got competitive finishing third 3/10 2½ 11-5 13047A139A Mark Walsh 11/4
21 Sep 25+267d Listowel Kerrymaid Rated Novice Chase 2m1½f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran Towards the back of the pack early - moved forward approaching 4 out - left 3rd after that fence then dropped to 4th at the next - never landed a blow from 2 out where also jumped untidily - stayed on into 4th on the run-in but well held 4/8 2 11-2 —81B124A Simon Torrens 3/1J
2024 · 4 runs
28 Dec 24+21d Limerick Guinness 00 Faugheen Novice Chase (Grade 1) 2m3½f · Yielding To Soft · 7 ran Held up at back - still down in 6th at halfway - hit third-last and made no headway after - eventually well held in 7th 7/7 4¾ 11-12 —74A120A Brian Hayes 6/1
07 Dec 24+217d Navan QuinnBet Beginners Chase 2m4½f · Soft · 18 ran Sat close behind front group early - pushed along into 3rd after three out then moved up to 2nd but couldn't threaten winner near last - stayed on at same gear to finish second 2/18 9 11-12 —122B141A Brian Hayes 3/1
04 May 24+50d Punchestown SBK Gold Trophy Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 2m4½f · Soft · 23 ran PU/23 — 11-3 135—— Mark Walsh 2/1F
15 Mar 24+77d Cheltenham Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m4½f · Heavy · 21 ran 2/21 1½ 11-0 133103B141A Mike O'Connor 10/3F
2023 · 4 runs
29 Dec 23+27d Leopardstown Timeless Sash Windows Irish EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-130) 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 1¼ 11-7 123—136A Mark Walsh 5/2
02 Dec 23+35d Fairyhouse Close Brothers Rated Novice Hurdle 2m4f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-4 —143B140A Mark Walsh 4/1
28 Oct 23+202d Galway Corrib Oil Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-12 —50B133A Mark Walsh 11/4
09 Apr 23 Fairyhouse Ryan's Cleaning Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 21 ran 7/21 1¼ 11-7 —63B120A Conor Brassil 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Waterford Whispers won?
Waterford Whispers (IRE) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 7 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Waterford Whispers?
Waterford Whispers (IRE) is trained by Henry De Bromhead, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 April 2026.
Who is Waterford Whispers's sire?
Waterford Whispers (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Tara Belle (IRE), whose sire is Kayf Tara.
What going does Waterford Whispers prefer?
Waterford Whispers (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Waterford Whispers's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 134, from the run on 6 April 2026. The highest on record is 137.
What is Waterford Whispers's sire's record?
Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,861 runs since Jul 2009 (945 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
Who are Waterford Whispers's siblings?
Out of Tara Belle (IRE), Waterford Whispers (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.