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Word For Word (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero · Owner Malcolm B Jones
by Harzand (IRE) out of Washington Belle (IRE) (Duke Of Marmalade)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Jun 2025
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Kelso Beaten favourite LTO Last run 2 Apr 2026 · 5th of 10
KTB Profile

Word For Word is a gelding who has won one of five starts, the success coming in the bet365 Juvenile Hurdle at Kelso in Feb 2026 over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft. All his wins are at Class 3. He has raced twice at Kelso for one win. His last run, at Kelso in Apr 2026, was a held 5 of 10 in the Every Race Live On Racing TV Novices' Hurdle and he was beaten favourite.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Jun 2025 · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up Win at Class 3

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 76 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Killarney, 14 Jul 2025

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 2 figures · best 43B · median 30
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good to Soft243B302 runs · 43 / 30
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m243B302 runs · 43 / 30
Flat 2 figures · best 76A · median 69.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f276A69.5—

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 131B the best of the last 2 rated runs · Kelso, 28 Feb 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 76A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Killarney, 14 Jul 2025

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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best 131B · median 121.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good to Soft2131B121.52 runs · 131 / 121.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2131B121.52 runs · 131 / 121.5
Flat 3 figures · best 76A · median 60
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Soft276A67—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f376A60—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 from 5 analysed runs since Jun 2025

  • Held up 3 (60%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Harzand (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 1,104 runs since Jul 2020 (139 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.8% from 101. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.1% from 126. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 16.5% from 248. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 9% from 122.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm601016.7%+3.4—
Good3384814.2%+0.90 from 1
Good to Soft1842815.2%+1.91 from 2
Soft2953511.9%−1.40 from 2
Heavy1011716.8%+3.5—
Standard (AW)12697.1%−6.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−13.3—
6f – 7f69710.1%−3.2—
1m – 1m1f122119%−4.3—
1m2f – 1m4f2592810.8%−2.50 from 3
1m5f – 2m3255115.7%+2.41 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2484116.5%+3.2—
2m5f – 3m72912.5%−0.8—
Over 3m500%−13.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2020 · as at 6 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Washington Belle (IRE) (Duke Of Marmalade)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +10.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 1 100% +11.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kelso 2 1 50% +10.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +10.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Dunne 1 0 0% −1.00
Craig Nichol 1 1 100% +11.00
Mr Finian Maguire 1 0 0% −1.00
Nathan Crosse 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Caffrey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Hood 2 1 50% +10.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 1 50% +10.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Hurdle 2 1 50% +10.00

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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
02 Apr 26+33d Kelso Every Race Live On Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 10 ran Held up mid-pack - made progress on the front-runners 3 out - pressed for effort approaching last two - lost ground on the run-in 5/10 2 11-2 43B112A Robert Dunne 13/8F
28 Feb 26+213d Kelso bet365 Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m · Good To Soft · 7 ran Held up towards the back - took a strong hold early - jumped poorly 3 out - swept wide on the turn and again less than smooth 2 out - pushed to the front before the last - blundered at the last - responded under pressure on the run-in and stayed on to win 1/7 11-0 17A131B Craig Nichol 11/1
2025 · 3 runs
30 Jul 25+16d Galway Download The Tote App (Q.R.) Maiden 1m4f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran Held up towards the back of the pack - urged into contention entering the straight but unable to make ground inside final furlong - stayed on same speed to finish seventh 7/18 4½ 11-1 —58C Mr Finian Maguire 9/2
14 Jul 25+17d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 1m3½f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran Slow to begin - fought for control early while handy on the rail - lost pace two out - stayed on inside final furlong to finish 4th 4/8 ¾ 9-8 76A76A Nathan Crosse 66/1
27 Jun 25 Curragh Diageo Luxury Spirits Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden 1m2f · Good · 19 ran Sluggish start - settled towards the back of the pack - unable to make ground under pressure from over 2f out - held no more finishing 15th 15/19 nk 9-8 63C60C Adam Caffrey 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Word For Word won?
Word For Word (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trains Word For Word?
Word For Word (IRE) is trained by Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 April 2026.
Who is Word For Word's sire?
Word For Word (IRE) is by Harzand (IRE) out of Washington Belle (IRE), whose sire is Duke Of Marmalade.
What is Word For Word's sire's record?
Harzand (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 1,104 runs since Jul 2020 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.8% from 101. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.1% from 126. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 16.5% from 248. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 9% from 122.

Record shown from June 2025. 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.