Way With Words (IRE)
Way With Words is a lightly raced gelding with two placed efforts from two starts since Mar 2026. Both runs came over 1m5f – 2m on soft and heavy ground, the best of them when he finished prominent and second of eight at Galway in Oct 2026. He was beaten favourite on that occasion. By Poet's Word, whose progeny have won 10.2% of 668 runs since Jan 2008.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (100%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 218dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 122
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 122A | 100 | 2 runs · 122 / 100 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 14 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 6 Oct 2026: fastest on KTB Speed in 1 run (won 0) · to 6 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 725 runs since May 2022 (138 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 51 | 8 | 15.7% | +5.8 | — |
| Good | 207 | 16 | 7.7% | −2.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 130 | 11 | 8.5% | −1.4 | — |
| Soft | 162 | 13 | 8% | −1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 66 | 9 | 13.6% | +3.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 107 | 15 | 14% | +4.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 79 | 8 | 10.1% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 65 | 8 | 12.3% | +2.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 97 | 9 | 9.3% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 246 | 24 | 9.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 191 | 19 | 9.9% | 0 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | −2.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +23.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2022 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
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 | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 26+218d | Galway (IRE) | Race In Pink On October 25th Flat Race Prominent early - 6th at halfway - gained ground over 3f out to sit 4th and driven 2f out - moved into third approaching the final furlong - snatched second 150 yards out and kept on to finish 2nd | 2/8 | 1 | 11-10 | 78A | 128C | Mr Derek O'Connor | 10/11F |
| 02 Mar 26 | Leopardstown | QuinnBet (Pro/Am) Flat Race Held up at back - still 8th at halfway - began to make progress from 3f out - moved through on the outside turning in - up to 2nd inside the final furlong - stayed on but couldn't reach winner | 2/8 | 2 | 11-3 | 122A | 119A | Mr Finian Maguire | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Way With Words won?
- Way With Words (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026. Placed 2 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains Way With Words?
- Way With Words (IRE) is trained by J P Dempsey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 October 2026.
- Who is Way With Words's sire?
- Way With Words (IRE) is by Poet's Word (IRE) out of Sheisdiesel (GB), whose sire is Harbour Watch.
- What is Way With Words's sire's record?
- Poet's Word (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 725 runs since May 2022 (138 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14% from 107.