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Horse profile

Whispering Hills (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2013) · Last trainer D T Hughes · Last owner P Aspell
by Tiger Hill (IRE) out of Wells Whisper (FR) (Sadler's Wells)
21 runs · 10 courses · from Jan 2009
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Sep 2013 — 4,787 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2013 3 wins · Kilbeggan, Tipperary & Fairyhouse Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile

Whispering Hills (IRE) is 3 from 21. Hasn't won since Jun 2012.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating127↓ 1lb off peak
127 123–128

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 133A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 9 Jan 2013 Official rating 127 at the last jumps run, 19 Sep 2013

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 83B the best of the last 1 rated run · Leopardstown, 11 Jan 2009

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 17 figures · best 136A · median 124
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft8136A126.5—
Heavy6133A118.5—
Good2134A130—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m7135A124—
1m5f – 2m6136A117.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4134A132—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 21 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 21 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
Tiger Hill (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 3,823 runs since Jan 2008 (360 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2627.7%−1.8—
Good to Firm539499.1%−0.4—
Good931737.8%−1.70 from 3
Good to Soft5175210.1%+0.61 from 1
Soft6276810.8%+1.32 from 11
Heavy221209%−0.50 from 6
Standard (AW)9619710.1%+0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3239.4%−0.1—
6f – 7f435296.7%−2.8—
1m – 1m1f678588.6%−0.9—
1m2f – 1m4f1,11811910.6%+1.1—
1m5f – 2m1,02110810.6%+1.11 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f386297.5%−20 from 4
2m5f – 3m1391410.1%+0.62 from 10
Over 3m14214.3%+4.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Wells Whisper (FR) (Sadler's Wells)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Whispered Secret (GER) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Whispered Secret (GER)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Whispered Secret (GER)2452m½f–2m5½fClass 1
Wellington Hall (GER)240——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 11 2 18% −6.00
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +1.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 5 0 0% −5.00
Fairyhouse 4 1 25% −1.50
Leopardstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 1 50% +0.50
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 1 100% +1.25
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 10 2 20% −5.25
1m5f – 2m 7 1 14% −4.50
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
B J Cooper 11 2 18% −6.25
Roger Loughran 2 0 0% −2.00
Paddy Kennedy 2 1 50% +0.50
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P Roche 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms N Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Maxwell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 15 3 20% −7.75
Blinkers 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 5 0 0% −5.00
2012 10 2 20% −5.25
2010 2 0 0% −2.00
2009 4 1 25% −1.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 14 2 14% −9.25
NH Flat 6 1 17% −3.50
Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 5 runs
19 Sep 13+108d Listowel Devon Inn Hotel Handicap Hurdle 24f · Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-10 127— B J Cooper 20/1
03 Jun 13+64d Listowel John J. Galvin Handicap Hurdle 24f · Good · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-10 127— Barry Geraghty 9/1
31 Mar 13+52d Fairyhouse I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Novice Handicap Hurdle Series Final (grade B) 24f · Soft · 20 ran UR/20 — 11-10 127— B J Cooper 14/1
07 Feb 13+29d Clonmel Surehaul Mercedes-benz Novice Hurdle (grade 3) 22f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 5½ 11-5 128122A B J Cooper 10/1
09 Jan 13+11d Fairyhouse Buy Tickets On-Line At fairyhouse.ie Rated Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 11 ran 3/11 2½ 11-9 123133A B J Cooper 9/1
2012 · 10 runs
29 Dec 12+21d Leopardstown Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (qualifier) 24f · Soft · 30 ran 9/30 ¾ 10-7 123124A B J Cooper 12/1
08 Dec 12+128d Navan Proudstown Handicap Hurdle (grade C) 23f · Heavy · 19 ran 5/19 hd 10-6 123124A Mark Enright 16/1
02 Aug 12+11d Galway Arthur Guinness Fund Novice Hurdle 20.5f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 5½ 11-9 123129A B J Cooper 8/1
22 Jul 12+27d Tipperary Ballykisteen Hotel & Golf Resort Hurdle 24f · Soft · 8 ran 8/8 5 11-10 —105C B J Cooper 7/4
25 Jun 12+18d Kilbeggan T & V Novice Hurdle 24f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 1/14 11-10 —127A B J Cooper 5/4F
07 Jun 12+30d Tipperary Tipperary Racecourse Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle 24f · Soft · 18 ran 1/18 11-12 —135A B J Cooper 6/4F
08 May 12+12d Punchestown Kids Go Free Maiden Hurdle 24f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 2¼ 11-12 —124A B J Cooper 7/2
26 Apr 12+89d Punchestown Kildare Post Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 12 ran 6/12 12 12-0 —113C Robbie McNamara 20/1
28 Jan 12+17d Leopardstown I.T.B.A. Expo 2012 Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 12 ran 2/12 3¼ 11-12 —131A B J Cooper 16/1
11 Jan 12+630d Fairyhouse Racegoer's Package 25 Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 6/16 2 11-12 —93C Roger Loughran 6/1
2010 · 2 runs
21 Apr 10+11d Punchestown Paddy Power Champion I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 1) 16f · Good · 17 ran 6/17 hd 12-0 —126A Mr P Roche 14/1
10 Apr 10+345d Aintree John Smith's Champion Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) Class 1 · 17f · Good · 20 ran 3/20 8 11-4 —134A Roger Loughran 20/1
2009 · 4 runs
30 Apr 09+15d Punchestown Orbis (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 5/15 1¾ 11-4 —115A Ms N Carberry 5/1
15 Apr 09+73d Fairyhouse Dunshaughlin Flat Race 16f · Soft · 23 ran 1/23 11-0 —136A Paddy Kennedy 6/4F
01 Feb 09+21d Punchestown Rockview (q.r.) Flat Race 16f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 shd 11-0 —120B Paddy Kennedy 5/2
11 Jan 09 Leopardstown Leopardstown Annual Seats (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Yielding · 15 ran 3/15 3 11-0 —83B Conor Maxwell 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Whispering Hills won?
Whispering Hills (IRE) won 3 of 21 archived starts between 2009 and 2013, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 10 times in total (47.6% of starts).
Who trained Whispering Hills?
Whispering Hills (IRE) was trained by D T Hughes on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 19 September 2013.
Who is Whispering Hills's sire?
Whispering Hills (IRE) is by Tiger Hill (IRE) out of Wells Whisper (FR), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What going does Whispering Hills prefer?
Whispering Hills (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 11 starts (18.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Whispering Hills's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 19 September 2013. The highest on record is 128.
What is Whispering Hills's sire's record?
Tiger Hill (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 3,823 runs since Jan 2008 (360 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Whispering Hills's siblings?
Out of Wells Whisper (FR), Whispering Hills (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Whispered Secret (GER) (5). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Whispered Secret (GER)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2009. 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.