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Horse profile

Whisper A Word (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Mar 2019) · Last trainer Lucinda Egerton · Last owner Jonathan Gill
by Bated Breath (GB) out of Affability (IRE) (Dalakhani)
9 runs · 8 courses · from May 2016
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Mar 2019 — 2,780 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2019 · 13th of 14 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Whisper A Word (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 45.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating45At career-high mark
45 42–45

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 89 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 8 Mar 2019

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 7 figures · best 89B · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)389B61—
Good to Firm286C72—
Good283A80.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
6f – 7f383A58—
1m – 1m1f289B75—
1m2f – 1m4f286C82—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 53C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 1 Mar 2019 Official rating 45 at the last run, 27 Mar 2019

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 9 figures · best 53C · median 38
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)353C47—
Good to Firm344A33—
Good340A38—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
6f – 7f440A35.5—
1m – 1m1f253C50—
1m2f – 1m4f236A34—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,173 runs since Mar 2016 (670 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 7.6% from 855.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34720.6%+9.8—
Good to Firm1,29514911.5%+0.70 from 3
Good1,67020112%+1.20 from 3
Good to Soft817819.9%−0.9—
Soft855657.6%−3.2—
Heavy268238.6%−2.2—
Standard (AW)3,23435410.9%+0.10 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,02411811.5%+0.70 from 1
6f – 7f4,06347511.7%+0.90 from 4
1m – 1m1f1,8801799.5%−1.30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f880819.2%−1.60 from 2
1m5f – 2m259259.7%−1.1—
2m1f – 2m4f6011.7%−9.1—
2m5f – 3m7114.3%+3.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2016 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Affability (IRE) (Dalakhani)

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Zain Blue (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Zain Blue (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Zain Blue (IRE)1731m–1m2½fClass 3
My Lord And Master (IRE)1211m½fClass 5
Aura Blue (IRE)711m½fClass 5
Koduro (IRE)517fClass 5
Rock Of Candy (IRE)911m3f—
Spritzin' (IRE)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rachel Richardson 3 0 0% −3.00
Victor Santos 1 0 0% −1.00
Mirko Sanna 1 0 0% −1.00
Faye McManoman 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Hart 1 0 0% −1.00
Duran Fentiman 1 0 0% −1.00
Cam Hardie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2019 · 3 runs
27 Mar 19+19d Southwell (AW) Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 ¾ 8-0 4527C17C Victor Santos 100/1
08 Mar 19+7d Newcastle (AW) Sunracing.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 1½ 8-9 4589B47A Mirko Sanna 125/1
01 Mar 19+601d Newcastle (AW) Follow Top Tipster Templegate At Sunracing Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 hd 9-4 4261C53C Faye McManoman 150/1
2017 · 4 runs
08 Jul 17+11d Leicester Tap'n'Shower Showroom Products At Trade Prices Handicap Class 5 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 11/12 3¼ 7-13 4586C32C Rachel Richardson 66/1
27 Jun 17+10d Beverley Racing UK On Sky 432 Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 1m2f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 ½ 7-13 4578A36A Rachel Richardson 40/1
17 Jun 17+48d Musselburgh Madeleine Cup Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 11/11 nk 8-6 4558A33A Jason Hart 22/1
30 Apr 17+300d Thirsk Visit The Start Today Maiden Auction Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 2¾ 8-4 —83A40A Rachel Richardson 66/1
2016 · 2 runs
04 Jul 16+35d Ripon Kirkgate Maiden Auction Fillies' Stakes (Plus 10) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 2¾ 9-0 ——38C Duran Fentiman 25/1
30 May 16 Redcar racinguk.com Novice Auction Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 1¼ 8-7 ——44A Cam Hardie 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Whisper A Word won?
Whisper A Word (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2016 and 2019.
Who trained Whisper A Word?
Whisper A Word (IRE) was trained by Lucinda Egerton on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 27 March 2019.
Who is Whisper A Word's sire?
Whisper A Word (IRE) is by Bated Breath (GB) out of Affability (IRE), whose sire is Dalakhani.
What is Whisper A Word's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 27 March 2019. That is also the highest on record.
What is Whisper A Word's sire's record?
Bated Breath (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,173 runs since Mar 2016 (670 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.6% from 855.
Who are Whisper A Word's siblings?
Out of Affability (IRE), Whisper A Word (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Zain Blue (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Zain Blue (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m3f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2016. 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.