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Horse profile

City Meaning (USA)

5yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2009) · Last trainer Mrs John Harrington · Last owner Whathappenedtomurphy Syndicate
by Johannesburg (USA) out of Substance (USA) (Diesis)
9 runs · 8 courses · from Jan 2008
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Dec 2009 — 6,180 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2009 Won at Listowel Last raced off OR 119
KTB Profile

City Meaning (USA) is 1 from 9. Hasn't won since Sep 2008.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

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 140A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Listowel, 20 Sep 2008 Official rating 119 at the last run, 3 Dec 2009

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 8 figures · best 140A · median 119.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft5140A121—
Good2119A116—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6140A120.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2105C104.5—

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 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
Johannesburg (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,562 runs since Jan 2008 (191 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 244. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.8% from 104.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4124.9%−4.9—
Good to Firm557529.3%−0.5—
Good5607012.5%+2.70 from 2
Good to Soft248187.3%−2.5—
Soft295268.8%−11 from 5
Heavy8889.1%−0.70 from 2
Standard (AW)773769.8%0—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2443916%+6.2—
6f – 7f8269511.5%+1.7—
1m – 1m1f604416.8%−3—
1m2f – 1m4f452429.3%−0.5—
1m5f – 2m320319.7%−0.11 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f10443.8%−60 from 2
2m5f – 3m1100%−9.8—
Over 3m100%−9.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Substance (USA) (Diesis)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Moratorium (USA) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Risk Challenge (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Moratorium (USA)1131m4f–2m—
Risk Challenge (USA)4832m–2m4fClass 5
Changeisgonacome (IRE)50——
Horticulture (USA)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 1 20% −1.75
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 1 100% +2.25
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 1 14% −3.75
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr M Fahey 5 0 0% −5.00
Barry Geraghty 2 1 50% +1.25
Andrew Leigh 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 1 13% −4.75
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 7 1 14% −3.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 5 0 0% −5.00
Hurdle 4 1 25% −0.75

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
2009 · 2 runs
03 Dec 09+5d Naas Event Hire At Naas Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 2m · Heavy · 21 ran PU/21 — 11-12 119— Barry Geraghty 10/1
28 Nov 09+412d Fairyhouse Ryans Cleaning Event Specialists Hurdle 2m2f · Heavy · 4 ran 3/4 30 11-6 119105C Andrew Leigh 16/1
2008 · 7 runs
12 Oct 08+22d Limerick Michael Punch & Partners Hurdle 2m2f · Soft · 12 ran 8/12 nk 11-0 —104A Andrew Leigh 13/2
20 Sep 08+49d Listowel McElligotts Tralee Rover/Landrover Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m · Soft · 15 ran 1/15 11-5 —140A Barry Geraghty 9/4F
02 Aug 08+105d Galway Kerrymaid Festival INH Flat Race 2m · Good · 20 ran 3/20 1½ 11-4 —119A Mr M Fahey 7/2
19 Apr 08+28d Cork Killetra (Pro/Am) INH Flat Race 2m · Good · 14 ran 3/14 ¾ 10-13 —113A Mr M Fahey 7/2
22 Mar 08+32d Fairyhouse Fighting Blindness INH Flat Race 2m · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 ¾ 11-2 —120A Mr M Fahey 10/3F
19 Feb 08+23d Punchestown Visit Our New Website INH Flat Race 2m · Yielding · 17 ran 2/17 1½ 10-9 —123A Mr M Fahey 4/1
27 Jan 08 Leopardstown Robert Clarkson Memorial (Pro-Am) Flat Race 2m · Yielding · 26 ran 2/26 hd 10-5 —121A Mr M Fahey 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has City Meaning won?
City Meaning (USA) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 5 times in total (55.6% of starts).
Who trained City Meaning?
City Meaning (USA) was trained by Mrs John Harrington on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 3 December 2009.
Who is City Meaning's sire?
City Meaning (USA) is by Johannesburg (USA) out of Substance (USA), whose sire is Diesis.
What going does City Meaning prefer?
City Meaning (USA) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is City Meaning's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 119, from the run on 3 December 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is City Meaning's sire's record?
Johannesburg (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,562 runs since Jan 2008 (191 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 244. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.8% from 104.
Who are City Meaning's siblings?
Out of Substance (USA), City Meaning (USA) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Moratorium (USA) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Risk Challenge (USA)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2008. 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.