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Horse profile

Al Riffa (FR)

6yo colt · Trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Owner Australian Bloodstock Two
by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Love On My Mind (IRE) (Galileo)
15 runs · 6 courses · from Jul 2022
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Curragh Beaten favourite LTO Last run 19 Jul 2026 · 3rd of 6 Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile

Al Riffa won the Comer Group International Irish St. Leger at Curragh in Sep 2025 and the Michael John Kennedy Curragh Cup at the same track in Jul 2025, both over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft and good ground. He has four wins from 15 runs on turf, all at Curragh, and has been placed on ten of those starts. The colt won two Group 1 races in our archive only. He finished third of six as beaten favourite at Curragh in Jul 2026, last raced off OR 118.

Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Jun 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up
Official rating118↓ 2lb off peak
118 112–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 124 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Curragh (IRE), 19 Jul 2026

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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 124A · median 105.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good4119A91—
Good to Firm3124A1112 runs · 124 / 109
Soft2117A107.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3124A1221 run · —
1m2f – 1m4f3117A111—
6f – 7f3100A98—
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 108A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 14 Sep 2025 Official rating 118 at the last run, 19 Jul 2026

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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 114B · median 97.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good498A96.5—
Good to Firm3105A942 runs · 94 / 92
Soft2114B106.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3108A981 run · —
1m2f – 1m4f3114B105—
6f – 7f399B97—
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 4 (80%) · 2 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Wootton Bassett (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 5,649 runs since Jan 2008 (788 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.1% from 161.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−13.1—
Good to Firm5567313.1%00 from 3
Good1,30019114.7%+1.62 from 4
Good to Soft8359911.9%−1.21 from 3
Soft1,01115215%+1.91 from 5
Heavy3544813.6%+0.5—
Standard (AW)1,58917511%−2.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1612616.1%+3—
6f – 7f1,93130215.6%+2.52 from 3
1m – 1m1f1,90321911.5%−1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1,27015212%−1.10 from 7
1m5f – 2m2813612.8%−0.32 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f9433.2%−9.90 from 1
2m5f – 3m900%−13.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Love On My Mind (IRE) (Galileo)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Superficial (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Superficial (FR)1511m4f—
My Mind (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 1 20% +5.00
Good 4 2 50% −0.70
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 6 4 67% +11.30
Longchamp (FR) 4 0 0% −4.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 4 2 50% +1.80
6f – 7f 3 2 67% +8.50
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dylan Browne McMonagle 13 4 31% +4.30
Yutaka Take 1 0 0% −1.00
Christophe Soumillon 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 8 2 25% −2.20
None 6 2 33% +5.50
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 4 2 50% +1.80
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 3 2 67% +8.50

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
19 Jul 26+31d Curragh (IRE) 1xBet.ie Proud Supporters Of Irish Racing Curragh Cup (Group 2) Class 1 · 14f · Good To Firm · 6 ran started towards the back - settled at the tail of the pack after 1f - 4th at halfway - angled right over 2f out - made ground to be 3rd inside 2f out and held a steady gear to the finish 3/6 ¾ 9-11 118124A94B Dylan Browne McMonagle 4/6F
18 Jun 26+28d Ascot Gold Cup (Group 1) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Firm · 11 ran Slow to begin - settled towards back before making progress two out - stayed on steadily to finish fourth beaten 10¾ lengths 4/11 1½ 9-4 12094A90A Dylan Browne McMonagle 8/1
21 May 26+249d Longchamp (FR) Prix Vicomtesse Vigier (Turf) 15.5f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 shd 9-0 120—— Dylan Browne McMonagle 5/1
2025 · 4 runs
14 Sep 25+57d Curragh Comer Group International Irish St. Leger (Group 1) 14f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran Settled off the back early - moved into contention 2 1/2f out - third and going smoothly 2f out - chased the front-runner 1 1/2f out - driven into the front a furlong out - drove clear to assert late and win going away 1/9 9-10 118122A108A Dylan Browne McMonagle 3/1
19 Jul 25+28d Curragh Michael John Kennedy Curragh Cup (Group 2) 14f · Good · 7 ran Held up towards back of pack - into 5th by halfway - moved through on the outside to be 3rd with 2f left - sent on to hit front inside final furlong and stayed on strongly to win 1/7 9-11 118119A98A Dylan Browne McMonagle 4/5F
21 Jun 25+55d Ascot Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Firm · 12 ran Settled midfield early - urged forward to move up outside three furlongs out and into second past a furlong from home - kept responding but couldn't reach the winner 2/12 1¾ 9-3 117111A105A Dylan Browne McMonagle 4/1
27 Apr 25+203d Longchamp (FR) Prix Ganay (4yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) 10.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 ¾ 9-2 ——— Dylan Browne McMonagle 23/5
2024 · 3 runs
06 Oct 24+92d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (3yo+ No Geldings) (Grande Course) (Turf) 12f · Very Soft · 16 ran 11/16 ¾ 9-5 ——— Yutaka Take 9/1
06 Jul 24+69d Sandown Coral-Eclipse (Group 1) (British Champions Series) Class 1 · 10f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 1 9-9 112117A114B Dylan Browne McMonagle 11/1
28 Apr 24+257d Longchamp (FR) Prix Ganay (4yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) 10.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran 4/9 hd 9-2 ——— Dylan Browne McMonagle 37/10
2023 · 2 runs
15 Aug 23+45d Deauville (FR) Prix Guillaume d'Ornano (3yo) (Round Course) (Turf) 10f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 ¾ 9-2 ——— Christophe Soumillon 11/2
01 Jul 23+293d Curragh Paddy Power International Stakes (Group 3) 10f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 4¾ 9-4 11469C96B Dylan Browne McMonagle 5/6F
2022 · 3 runs
11 Sep 22+36d Curragh Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes (Group 1) 7f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 9-5 —98A99B Dylan Browne McMonagle 9/1
06 Aug 22+21d Curragh John Ormonde Wexford Sand Irish EBF Maiden 7f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 9-7 —82A97A Dylan Browne McMonagle 1/2F
16 Jul 22 Curragh Juddmonte Farms Expert Eye Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden 7f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 1¾ 9-5 —100A94A Dylan Browne McMonagle 17/2

Quick answers

How many races has Al Riffa won?
Al Riffa (FR) won 4 of 15 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 26.7%. Placed 10 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trains Al Riffa?
Al Riffa (FR) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 July 2026.
Who is Al Riffa's sire?
Al Riffa (FR) is by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Love On My Mind (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
What going does Al Riffa prefer?
Al Riffa (FR) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Al Riffa's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 19 July 2026. The highest on record is 120.
What is Al Riffa's sire's record?
Wootton Bassett (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 5,649 runs since Jan 2008 (788 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.1% from 161.
Who are Al Riffa's siblings?
Out of Love On My Mind (IRE), Al Riffa (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Superficial (FR) (1). The wins came over 1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2022. 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.