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Ireland 5yo

Whispering Royal (IRE)

T: Barry Brennan · O: David Gibbons

By Gustav Klimt (IRE) out of Wild Academy (IRE)

Form 4-745364P43

2/22 W/R

Resting

22 runs
2 wins
placed
9% strike
310 d off

Recent form

Form figures 4-745364P43 310 days off

3 4 P 4 6 3

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 22 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 40
Win %: 9%
Placed %: 41%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

17 venues

Career strike 41%; best at Doncaster (50% from 2 runs).

Doncaster 50% 1-0-2
Newton Abbot 50% 0-1-2
Sandown 50% 0-1-2
Uttoxeter 50% 0-1-2
Worcester 0% 0-0-2
Bath 100% 0-1-1
Dundalk (AW) 100% 1-0-1
Ripon 100% 0-1-1
Wincanton 100% 0-1-1
Windsor 100% 0-1-1
Chester 0% 0-0-1
Fakenham 0% 0-0-1
Huntingdon 0% 0-0-1
Kempton 0% 0-0-1
Southwell 0% 0-0-1
Warwick 0% 0-0-1
Wolverhampton (AW) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

14 jockeys · 3 trainers

Jockeys

Tom Cannon 50% 1-1-4
Isabelle Ryder NOW 25% 0-1-4
James Best 0% 0-0-3
David Probert 100% 0-1-1
Jason Hart 100% 0-1-1
Luke McAteer 100% 1-0-1
Oisin Murphy 100% 0-1-1
Rossa Ryan 100% 0-1-1
Tom Broughton 100% 0-1-1
Andrea Atzeni 0% 0-0-1
Benoit de la Sayette 0% 0-0-1
Brandon Wilkie 0% 0-0-1
Hollie Doyle 0% 0-0-1
Oscar Palmer(3) 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Alan King 50% 1-5-12
Barry Brennan NOW 22% 0-2-9
Barry J Fitzgerald 100% 1-0-1

Going Record

22 classifiable runs

Softspecialist Loves the dig — 75% in-the-money on softer ground vs 50% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 50% 0-1-2
Good 29% 1-3-14
Good to Soft 50% 1-0-2
Soft 75% 0-3-4
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

22 classifiable runs

Leaning Best at middle trips (50% itm) but capable elsewhere.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f 100% 1-0-1
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 50% 0-2-4
Staying ≥ 1m4f 35% 1-5-17

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

27 Nov 2025 Signs 2000 Handicap Hurdle Uttoxeter Class 5 P 3rd/8 12 Soft 1m7f168y Isabelle Ryder OR 85 5/1

14 Nov 2025 Join Southwell Golf Club Novices' Handicap Chase Southwell Class 5 4th/6 14 Soft 1m7f182y Oscar Palmer OR 88 9/1

15 Oct 2025 PJ Nicholls KGM Korea Genuinely Made Handicap Chase Worcester Class 5 PU - Good 2m110y James Best OR 92 16/1

26 Sep 2025 BetWright Bet The Wright Way Handicap Chase Worcester Class 5 4th/11 2.75 Good 2m110y James Best OR 94 20/1

21 Aug 2025 South West Rail Solutions Ltd. Handicap Hurdle Newton Abbot Class 5 6th/13 .75 Good 2m2f110y James Best OR 95 25/1

4 Jun 2025 Book Our Winning Post Restaurant Handicap Hurdle Newton Abbot Class 5 3rd/10 3.5 Good 2m167y Tom Broughton OR 95 16/1

17 May 2025 QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle Uttoxeter Class 5 5th/8 19 Good 2m3f207y Isabelle Ryder OR 99 17/2

1 Apr 2025 Download The Racing TV App Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Kempton Class 4 4th/6 14 Good 2m Isabelle Ryder OR 104 80/1

9 Mar 2025 Barbers Flooring Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Warwick Class 4 7th/7 61 Good 2m Isabelle Ryder OR 108 40/1

16 Aug 2024 Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Wolverhampton (AW) Class 5 P 4th/6 2 Standard 1m5f219y Hollie Doyle OR 68 7/1

Connections

Trainer: Barry Brennan 8%
Owner: David Gibbons
Sire: Gustav Klimt (IRE)
Dam: Wild Academy (IRE)
Dam sire: Royal Academy
Country: Ireland
Age: 5yo

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