Word For Word (IRE)
Word For Word (IRE) is 2 from 30. Hasn't won since May 2012. Both wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 9 on turf.
- 2–30Wins / Runs
- 6.7%Strike rate
- 12 (40%)Placed
- −18.00£1 level staken=30 at SP
- 0.56Fair A/E n=30 · 0.41 incl. margin
- 60Highest OR
- 16dBetween runs (median)longest 229 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 4,143 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −0.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 620 | 42 | 6.8% | −1.7 | — |
| Good | 1,015 | 95 | 9.4% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Soft | 538 | 60 | 11.2% | +2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 706 | 58 | 8.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 253 | 22 | 8.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 962 | 72 | 7.5% | −1 | 2 from 21 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 53 | 9 | 17% | +8.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 774 | 67 | 8.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 840 | 59 | 7% | −1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 972 | 88 | 9.1% | +0.6 | 2 from 25 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 894 | 77 | 8.6% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 435 | 42 | 9.7% | +1.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 143 | 8 | 5.6% | −2.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 32 | 3 | 9.4% | +0.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 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.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 21 | 2 | 10% | −9.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 21 | 2 | 10% | −9.00 |
| Sligo | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 25 | 2 | 8% | −13.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Smullen | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.00 |
| Shane Foley | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.00 |
| W J Lee | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Miss S Lynam | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael Hussey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ray Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P B Beggy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fran Berry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 14 | 2 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −10.00 |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.00 |
| 2009 | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Word For Word won?
- Word For Word (IRE) won 2 of 30 archived starts between 2009 and 2012, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 12 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Word For Word?
- Word For Word (IRE) was trained by Edward Lynam on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 26 October 2012.
- Who is Word For Word's sire?
- Word For Word (IRE) is by Barathea (IRE) out of Echoes (GB), whose sire is Rainbow Quest.
- What going does Word For Word prefer?
- Word For Word (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 21 starts (9.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Word For Word's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 59, from the run on 26 October 2012. The highest on record is 60.
- What is Word For Word's sire's record?
- Barathea (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 4,143 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses), Flat and jumps together.