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Speechman: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Speechman is a 6-year-old gelding by Kingman, trained by Philip Kirby. He has won 2 of 35 starts and placed in 9 more, for £76,901 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 1.5f, where 1 win from 4 is a 25% strike rate against 3% at every other distance. He runs next in the 5:13 at Ayr on 29 September. His best performance rating is 74, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 35
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 11
  • Strike rate 6%
  • Prize money £76,901
  • Best rating 74
  • Official rating 45

Where Speechman runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:13 Ayr Racing TV Handicap Stakes —

Speechman form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
27 Aug 26 Carlisle Racing Again Wednesday 9th Sept Handicap Stakes (Div I) Class 6 1m 3f Good 6 10.25 20/1 Tom Kiely-Marshall 45
4 Aug 26 Catterick Jacky Rylance 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Stakes Class 6 2m Good To Firm 8 18.5 28/1 Cam Hardie 48
31 Jul 26 Newcastle (AW) quinnbet.com Handicap Stakes Class 6 2m 0.5f Standard / Slow 7 11.5 16/1 Cam Hardie 48
8 Jul 26 Catterick Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Class 6 2m Good To Firm 2 13 12/1 Cam Hardie 49
3 Jul 26 Beverley Your Weekend Starts Here Apprentice Handicap Class 6 1m 4f Good To Firm 3 5.5 12/1 William Pyle 49
18 Jun 26 Ripon Ripon Racecourse Ladies' Derby Handicap (Female Amateur Jockeys) Class 6 1m 4f Good 8 9 40/1 Miss Natasha Cookson 50
2 Jun 26 Newcastle (AW) Living North Christmas Fair Handicap Class 6 1m 4.5f Standard 8 9.75 9/1 Mikey Sheehy 54
17 May 26 Ripon Napoleons Casino And Restaurant Leeds Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Good 9 8.75 25/1 Rowan Scott 56
9 Dec 25 Newcastle (AW) Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap Class 6 1m 4.5f Standard 11 48 11/2 Aiden Brookes 59
18 Nov 25 Newcastle (AW) Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap Class 6 2m 0.5f Standard 7 8.5 12/1 Dale Swift 61
1 Nov 25 Newcastle (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Class 6 1m 2f Standard 11 9.25 10/1 Cam Hardie 63
9 Oct 25 Newcastle (AW) Sky Sports Racing Virgin 519 Handicap Class 5 1m 4.5f Standard 4 1.5 25/1 Cam Hardie 63
25 Sep 25 Newcastle (AW) Download The QuinnBet App Handicap Class 6 1m 4.5f Standard 4 1 12/1 Cam Hardie 64
4 Sep 25 Haydock Tank Bar & Live Lounge Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 5 1m 3.5f Good 13 10 50/1 Miss Natasha Cookson 68
5 Apr 25 Moulins (FR) Prix des Soupirs (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 1m 4f Very Soft 13 29.75 18/1 Mme Mickaelle Michel –
24 Mar 25 Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Rue des Potagers (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 1m 1.5f Standard 13 11.5 45/1 Benjamin Marie –
19 Feb 25 Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Prix Henri Rossi (Handicap) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 1m 2f Standard 12 5.75 58/1 Mme Mickaelle Michel –
10 Feb 25 Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Prix de Vintimille (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 1m 4f Very Soft 13 58.25 84/1 Mme Manon Germain –
30 Jan 25 Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Prix du Col du Clapier (Handicap) (5yo+) (Polytrack) 1m 2f Standard 8 8 24/1 Mme Mickaelle Michel –
29 Aug 24 Southwell (AW) tote.co.uk Who'll Take The Crown Racing League Race 41 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Class 3 1m 3f Standard 11 17.5 150/1 Ben Robinson 92
15 Aug 24 Windsor Tote We've Run Out Of Legs Racing League Race 28 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) Class 2 1m 2f Good To Firm 9 11.75 50/1 Cam Hardie 95
17 Jul 24 Vichy (FR) Grand Prix de Vichy (3yo+) (Turf) 1m 2f Good To Soft 9 8.75 35/1 Ioritz Mendizabal –
20 Jun 24 Longchamp (FR) Prix du Chateau de Vanves (Claimer) (4yo+) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) 1m 2.5f Soft 2 .75 6/4 Dorian Provost –
9 Apr 24 Deauville (FR) Prix de l'Operation Overlord (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 1m 1.5f Standard 1 — 9/2J Maxime Guyon –
29 Feb 24 Chantilly (FR) Prix de Montsoult (Conditions) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 1m 1f Standard 3 2.25 13/2 Maxime Guyon –
11 Oct 23 Chantilly (FR) Prix du Mont Griffon (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 1m 1.5f Standard 6 6 12/5 Maxime Guyon –
14 Sep 23 Marseille Borely (FR) La Coupe de Marseille () (3yo) (Turf) 1m 2f Good To Soft 6 7.5 4/1 Maxime Guyon –
1 Aug 23 Deauville (FR) Prix de la Grande Villa (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 1m 1.5f Standard 2 .5 14/5J Maxime Guyon –
29 May 23 Longchamp (FR) Prix d'Escoville (Conditions) (3yo) (Grande Course) (Turf) 1m Good To Soft 4 3 51/10 Maxime Guyon –
20 Apr 23 Longchamp (FR) Prix Machado (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) 1m Soft 5 2.25 76/10 Maxime Guyon –
21 Mar 23 Chantilly (FR) Prix du Belvedere (Conditions) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 1m Standard 2 .75 11/10F Maxime Guyon –
1 Mar 23 Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Broutillerie (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 1m Standard 1 — EvensF Maxime Guyon –
20 Oct 22 Deauville (FR) Prix Arazi (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7.5f Standard 2 0.3 27/10 Maxime Guyon –
19 Sep 22 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Ramsin (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 7f Good To Soft 2 2 2/1F Maxime Guyon –
1 Sep 22 Longchamp (FR) Prix de Fontenoy (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) 1m Good To Soft 3 3.75 48/10 Maxime Guyon –

Last time out

Finished 6 in the Racing Again Wednesday 9th Sept Handicap Stakes (Div I) at Carlisle on 27 August 2026. Sluggish start leaves in the back markers - loses touch two out - fades inside the closing furlong to finish sixth.

Speechman by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
10f 7 0 0% —
8f 5 1 20% —
12f 4 0 0% —
12.5f 4 0 0% —
9.5f 4 1 25% —
11f 2 0 0% —
16f 2 0 0% —
16.5f 2 0 0% —
11.5f 1 0 0% —
10.5f 1 0 0% —
9f 1 0 0% —
7.5f 1 0 0% —
7f 1 0 0% —

Speechman by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Standard 17 2 12% —
Good To Soft 5 0 0% —
Good 4 0 0% —
Good To Firm 4 0 0% —
Very Soft 2 0 0% —
Soft 2 0 0% —
Standard / Slow 1 0 0% —

Speechman by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Newcastle (AW) 7 0 0% —
Chantilly (FR) 5 1 20% —
Longchamp (FR) 4 0 0% —
Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) 3 0 0% —
Deauville (FR) 3 1 33% —
Catterick 2 0 0% —
Ripon 2 0 0% —
Carlisle 1 0 0% —
Beverley 1 0 0% —
Haydock 1 0 0% —

Speechman breeding

  • Sire Kingman (GB)
  • Dam Not Ready (USA)
  • Damsire More Than Ready (USA)
  • Breeder Wertheimer & Frere
  • Foaled 2 March 2020

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