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Dubai Is Great (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2020) · Last trainer Peter McCreery · Last owner Martin Gerard Mcguane
by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Scatina (IRE) (Samum)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Sep 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Feb 2020 — 2,461 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2020 · 19th of 25 First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Dubai Is Great (GB) is yet to win from 8 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 4 at Roscommon (Sep 2017).

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 →

Jumps 2 figures · best 70C · median 42.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m270C42.5—
Flat 6 figures · best 87C · median 56
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft252C44.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m287C62—
6f – 7f260C49.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 97C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Naas, 8 Feb 2020

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 45C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 7 Sep 2019 Official rating 45 at the last flat run, 3 Jan 2020

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 2 figures · best 97C · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m297C93—
Flat 6 figures · best 63C · median 43
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft263C52—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m245C43—
6f – 7f252A44.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
Cape Cross (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1412215.6%+2.3—
Good to Firm2,36735314.9%+1.60 from 1
Good2,86638213.3%00 from 1
Good to Soft1,3781359.8%−3.50 from 1
Soft1,61817210.6%−2.70 from 3
Heavy477408.4%−4.90 from 1
Standard (AW)3,90558815.1%+1.80 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2453112.7%−0.6—
6f – 7f2,81735712.7%−0.60 from 2
1m – 1m1f3,29245513.8%+0.50 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f3,81254414.3%+10 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,69922413.2%−0.10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f629619.7%−3.6—
2m5f – 3m230187.8%−5.5—
Over 3m30310%−3.3—

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
Scatina (IRE) (Samum)

9 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Eagle Fang (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–2m6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Augmentarium (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Eagle Fang (IRE)2441m6f–2m6f—
Saburo (IRE)115f—
Augmentarium (IRE)817fClass 5
Blue Dune (GB)1012mClass 6
Justinian (IRE)10——
Loch Long (IRE)110——
Scouting (IRE)50——
Little Scarlet (IRE)20——
Night Moon (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paddy Kennedy 2 0 0% −2.00
Gary Halpin 2 0 0% −2.00
Nathan Crosse 1 0 0% −1.00
Alan Persse 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Hoban 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Manning 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2020 · 3 runs
08 Feb 20+11d Naas O'Driscoll O'Neil Supporting Kill GAA Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good To Yielding · 25 ran 19/25 ½ 11-11 —70C97C Paddy Kennedy 100/1
28 Jan 20+25d Down Royal Molson Coors Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Soft · 19 ran 18/19 4¾ 11-2 —15C89C Paddy Kennedy 100/1
03 Jan 20+72d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 1¾ 8-5 4567C38C Nathan Crosse 40/1
2019 · 4 runs
23 Oct 19+46d Navan www.navanracecourse.ie Handicap (45-65) 1m6f · Yielding To Soft · 23 ran 22/23 14 8-3 4537C41C Alan Persse 50/1
07 Sep 19+24d Navan DnmClub.com Handicap (45-65) 1m6f · Good To Firm · 21 ran 21/21 ½ 8-9 4687C45C Conor Hoban 33/1
14 Aug 19+15d Gowran Park Irish EBF Supporting Irish Champions Weekend Maiden 1m1½f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 12/17 10 9-13 —52C63C Gary Halpin 100/1
30 Jul 19+694d Galway Caulfield Industrial Irish EBF Maiden 7f · Good · 15 ran 14/15 1 9-12 —60C52A Gary Halpin 50/1
2017 · 1 run
04 Sep 17 Roscommon Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Maiden 7½f · Heavy · 4 ran 3/4 9½ 9-5 —39C37B Kevin Manning 1/3F

Quick answers

How many races has Dubai Is Great won?
Dubai Is Great (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2017 and 2020.
Who trained Dubai Is Great?
Dubai Is Great (GB) was trained by Peter McCreery on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 8 February 2020.
Who is Dubai Is Great's sire?
Dubai Is Great (GB) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Scatina (IRE), whose sire is Samum.
What is Dubai Is Great's official rating?
Dubai Is Great (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 46.
What is Dubai Is Great's sire's record?
Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
Who are Dubai Is Great's siblings?
Out of Scatina (IRE), Dubai Is Great (GB) has 9 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Eagle Fang (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Augmentarium (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2017. 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.