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Whisper (FR)

12yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2020) · Last trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies · Last owner Walters Plant Hire Ltd
by Astarabad (USA) out of Belle Yepa (FR) (Mansonnien)
28 runs · 9 courses · from Apr 2012
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Dec 2020 — 2,150 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2020 11 wins · 5 courses New yard Last raced off OR 150
KTB Profile

Whisper (FR) is 11 from 28 in our archive, including 2 wins at Grade 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Silver Cross Stayers' Hurdle at Aintree (Apr 2015). Hasn't won since Nov 2017. 3 of 4 starts at Ffos Las have ended in wins. Last raced off 150, 19lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 28 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Official rating150↓ 19lb off peak
150 132–169

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 115 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newbury, 2 Dec 2017

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 9 figures · best 126C · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft395B81—
Good3126C89—
Good to Soft3115B110—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5126C101—
2m1f – 2m4f289C85—
Over 3m2115B101—

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 129C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 11 May 2019 Official rating 150 at the last run, 2 Dec 2020

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 26 figures · best 165A · median 141.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good9154A142—
Good to Soft6165A145.5—
Heavy6145B136.5—
Soft5147B124—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m13154A145—
2m1f – 2m4f10145B136.5—
Over 3m2165A157—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 28 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 · 26 figures from 28 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
Astarabad (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 1,601 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 18.3% from 377.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−13.2—
Good to Firm3712.7%−10.5—
Good2403414.2%+14 from 9
Good to Soft1692213%−0.23 from 6
Soft7517910.5%−2.71 from 5
Heavy3776918.3%+5.13 from 8
Standard (AW)25520%+6.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−13.2—
1m2f – 1m4f60813.3%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m2844114.4%+1.21 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f86211413.2%05 from 11
2m5f – 3m3494512.9%−0.35 from 13
Over 3m4436.8%−6.40 from 3

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
Belle Yepa (FR) (Mansonnien)

12 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Chuchoteuse (FR) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m4½f–3m; the highest grade won is Listed (Chuchoteuse (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Chuchoteuse (FR)2071m7f–2m3fListed
Palacio (FR)1332m–2m½fClass 3
Zoutoise (FR)821m4½f–1m7½fClass 4
Witness (FR)4222m7½f–3mClass 4
Tazzarine (FR)512mClass 5
Africaners (FR)512m7f—
Femme En Or (FR)512m1½f—
Mont Lachaux (FR)311m7½f—
La Hulpe (FR)50——
La Pagerie (FR)40——
Mexcala (FR)10——
Dotchenka (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 4 44% +16.67
Heavy 8 3 38% −2.27
Good to Soft 6 3 50% +7.25
Soft 5 1 20% −1.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 14 4 29% +15.75
Class 2 9 4 44% +3.54
Class 4 3 2 67% +0.11
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 1 100% +2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 10 4 40% +17.00
Ffos Las 4 3 75% +2.11
Newbury 3 1 33% −0.38
Aintree 3 2 67% +8.00
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 2 1 50% −0.33
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 13 5 38% +21.75
2m1f – 2m4f 11 5 45% −0.35
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 1 100% +2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nico de Boinville 7 2 29% +14.00
Davy Russell 6 3 50% +4.42
Barry Geraghty 6 2 33% +2.25
Andrew Tinkler 6 4 67% +2.73
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
James Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 6 2 33% −0.58
2016 3 1 33% +2.00
2015 4 1 25% +2.00
2014 3 2 67% +17.00
2013 7 3 43% +0.31
2012 2 2 100% +2.67

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 17 7 41% +17.98
Chase 10 3 30% +0.42
NH Flat 1 1 100% +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
02 Dec 20+417d Haydock My Odds Boost On Betfair Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 25.5f · Heavy · 7 ran UR/7 — 11-12 150—— Sam Twiston-Davies 16/1
12 Oct 19+154d Chepstow John Ayres Memorial Handicap Chase Class 2 · 19.5f · Soft · 10 ran 10/10 2¼ 11-12 15881A124A James Bowen 20/1
11 May 19+501d Haydock Pertemps Network Long Distance Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 23f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 7 11-12 163126C129C Nico de Boinville 10/1
26 Dec 17+24d Kempton 32Red King George VI Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 16 11-10 16995B124A Aidan Coleman 7/1
02 Dec 17+19d Newbury Ladbrokes Trophy Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 26f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 2/20 nk 11-8 157115B165A Davy Russell 8/1
13 Nov 17+220d Kempton Weatherbys General Stud Book Online Graduation Chase Class 2 · 20.5f · Good · 2 ran 1/2 11-9 15789C140C Davy Russell 4/6F
07 Apr 17+23d Aintree Betway Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 25f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 2 11-4 15587C149B Davy Russell 9/4
15 Mar 17+73d Cheltenham RSA Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 nse 11-4 151101A151B Davy Russell 9/2
01 Jan 17+22d Cheltenham BetBright Dipper Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 21f · Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-7 —79C147B Davy Russell 11/4
10 Dec 16+268d Cheltenham Ryman Novices' Chase Class 2 · 21f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-0 —110A144B Davy Russell 4/1
17 Mar 16+76d Cheltenham Ryanair World Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 ¾ 11-10 164—128C Nico de Boinville 9/1
01 Jan 16+34d Cheltenham Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 20.5f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-8 167—— Nico de Boinville 6/1
28 Nov 15+231d Newbury bet365 Long Distance Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 5 ran 5/5 24 11-8 167—116C Nico de Boinville 6/4F
11 Apr 15+30d Aintree Silver Cross Stayers' Hurdle (Registered As The Liverpool Hurdle) (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-7 163—154A Nico de Boinville 5/1
12 Mar 15+70d Cheltenham Ladbrokes World Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24f · Good · 16 ran 5/16 3¾ 11-10 164—142A Barry Geraghty 8/1
01 Jan 15+271d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 3¼ 10-11 ——135B Nico de Boinville 2/5F
05 Apr 14+24d Aintree Silver Cross Stayers' Hurdle (Registered As The Liverpool Hurdle) (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-7 159—146A Barry Geraghty 4/1
12 Mar 14+39d Cheltenham Coral Cup (Grade 3 Handicap Hurdle) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 28 ran 1/28 11-6 153—149A Nico de Boinville 14/1
01 Feb 14+35d Ffos Las Burns Pet Nutrition Welsh Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap) Class 2 · 20f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 hd 10-13 147—145B Andrew Tinkler 6/4F
28 Dec 13+21d Newbury Betfred Racing Follow Us On Facebook Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20.5f · Heavy · 5 ran 1/5 11-8 140—137B Andrew Tinkler 13/8F
07 Dec 13+22d Sandown Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (series Qualifier) Class 2 · 22f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 3/16 1¼ 11-10 140—145A Barry Geraghty 5/2F
15 Nov 13+212d Cheltenham David Johnson Memorial Intermediate Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Good · 20 ran 3/20 2½ 11-12 137—147A Barry Geraghty 11/2
17 Apr 13+39d Cheltenham Citipost Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-4 133—145B Barry Geraghty 9/4
09 Mar 13+20d Sandown European Breeders' Fund paddypower.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Grade 3) Class 1 · 20f · Heavy · 16 ran 4/16 ¾ 11-8 132—136A Andrew Tinkler 9/2J
17 Feb 13+22d Ffos Las E.b.f./sun Trade Windows 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (qualifier) Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 12 ran 1/12 11-8 132—141B Andrew Tinkler 4/9F
26 Jan 13+31d Cheltenham Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Classic Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 20.5f · Heavy · 5 ran 4/5 8 11-9 ——128B Barry Geraghty 12/1
26 Dec 12+255d Ffos Las IWEC Electrical Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 10-12 ——125A Andrew Tinkler 4/6F
15 Apr 12 Ffos Las Walters UK Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 10-12 ——137A Andrew Tinkler 2/1F

Quick answers

How many races has Whisper (FR) won?
Whisper (FR) won 11 of 28 archived starts between 2012 and 2020, a strike rate of 39.3%. Placed 19 times in total (67.9% of starts).
Who trained Whisper (FR)?
Whisper (FR) was trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies on the most recent run on record, at Haydock on 2 December 2020.
Who is Whisper (FR)'s sire?
Whisper (FR) is by Astarabad (USA) out of Belle Yepa (FR), whose sire is Mansonnien.
What going does Whisper (FR) prefer?
Whisper (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Whisper (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 150, from the run on 2 December 2020. The highest on record is 169.
What is Whisper (FR)'s sire's record?
Astarabad (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 1,601 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 18.3% from 377.
Who are Whisper (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Belle Yepa (FR), Whisper (FR) has 12 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Chuchoteuse (FR) (7). Highest grade won: Listed (Chuchoteuse (FR)). The wins came over 1m4½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2012. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.