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Horse profile

Circle (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Sep 2012) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor Derrick Smith
by Galileo (IRE) out of Winning Sequence (FR) (Zafonic)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Sep 2012 — 5,162 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2012 · 4th of 5 Won at Leopardstown Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Circle (IRE) is 1 from 7. Hasn't won since Aug 2012. Last raced off a career-high mark of 82.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Circle (IRE) has 2 produce in the archive, 2 winners — most wins Circles (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Circles (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Circles (IRE)4947fClass 5
Falcon Cliffs (IRE)2631m2f–2m½fClass 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 92A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 16 Aug 2012 Official rating 82 at the last run, 1 Sep 2012

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 7 figures · best 92A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Heavy488A69.5—
Soft392A84—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f488A81.5—
1m2f – 1m4f271A60—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.5—
Good5,30779014.9%+0.4—
Good to Soft2,34232814%−0.5—
Soft3,84457515%+0.51 from 3
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.70 from 4
Standard (AW)2,48230412.2%−2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.71 from 1
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.60 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.80 from 2
1m5f – 2m4,23755413.1%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1,64917010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.2—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Winning Sequence (FR) (Zafonic)

7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them El Hayem (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5½f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (El Hayem (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
El Hayem (IRE)1021mClass 2
Lord Cherry (IRE)1427fClass 6
Forest Of Dreams (IRE)715½f—
Fair's Fair (IRE)30——
Cabalgata (IRE)130——
King Billy (IRE)20——
Calitor (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 1 33% +3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 2 1 50% +4.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 1 100% +5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joseph O'Brien 4 1 25% +2.00
Colm O'Donoghue 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss S O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 1 100% +5.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
01 Sep 12+9d Killarney Seamus Weldon www.mowers.ie Race 8.5f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 nk 9-4 8279B Joseph O'Brien 4/1
23 Aug 12+7d Tipperary Meadowview Stables Handicap 9f · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 1¼ 9-12 7388A Joseph O'Brien 5/1
16 Aug 12+15d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 7f · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 9-0 7392A Joseph O'Brien 5/1
01 Aug 12+11d Galway Bet 10, Get 10 At The Tote Marquee (Q.R.) Maiden 12f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 6/16 4½ 10-3 —49C Miss S O'Brien 9/2
21 Jul 12+18d Curragh Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show Maiden 10f · Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 4½ 9-0 —71A Colm O'Donoghue 5/1
03 Jul 12+12d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden 9.5f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 1¼ 9-0 —68B Joseph O'Brien 4/5F
21 Jun 12 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden 8f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 nk 9-0 —84A Colm O'Donoghue 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Circle (IRE) won?
Circle (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts in 2012, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 4 times in total (57.1% of starts).
Who trained Circle (IRE)?
Circle (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Killarney on 1 September 2012.
Who is Circle (IRE)'s sire?
Circle (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Winning Sequence (FR), whose sire is Zafonic.
What going does Circle (IRE) prefer?
Circle (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Circle (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 1 September 2012. That is also the highest on record.
What is Circle (IRE)'s sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
Who are Circle (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Winning Sequence (FR), Circle (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: El Hayem (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (El Hayem (IRE)). The wins came over 5½f–1m. As at Oct 2026.
Has Circle (IRE) produced winners?
As a dam, Circle (IRE) has 2 produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Circles (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Circles (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2012. 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.