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Horse profile

Exploration (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, May 2008) · Last trainer John Joseph Murphy · Last owner Mrs John J Murphy
by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of Looking For Gold (USA) (Mr Prospector)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Aug 2007
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 May 2008 — 6,734 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2008 · 16th of 17 Last raced off OR 62
KTB Profile

Exploration (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.

Based on 4 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 52C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tipperary, 13 Sep 2007 Official rating 62 at the last run, 28 May 2008

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 52C · median 42
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm1———
Standard (AW)1———
Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f352C50—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Danehill Dancer (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm911011%−0.20 from 1
Good to Firm1,74022312.8%+1.60 from 1
Good2,4992489.9%−1.30 from 1
Good to Soft1,08912011%−0.2—
Soft1,73322412.9%+1.7—
Heavy6567811.9%+0.7—
Standard (AW)2,2852249.8%−1.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4035313.2%+2—
6f – 7f2,71033112.2%+10 from 3
1m – 1m1f2,71531211.5%+0.30 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,31123710.3%−0.9—
1m5f – 2m1,27013410.6%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f533519.6%−1.6—
2m5f – 3m13086.2%−5—
Over 3m2214.5%−6.7—

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
Looking For Gold (USA) (Mr Prospector)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cheyenne's Spirit (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny Grant 2 0 0% −2.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Curtis 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 1 0 0% −1.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2008 · 1 run
28 May 08+236d Leopardstown Rochestown Handicap (50-80) 7f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 16/17 11 8-6 6234C Chris Hayes 33/1
2007 · 3 runs
05 Oct 07+22d Dundalk (AW) Fingal Independent EBF (C & G) Maiden 1m · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 9 8-7 —30C Ben Curtis 33/1
13 Sep 07+14d Tipperary Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden 7½f · Firm · 9 ran 7/9 ¾ 9-0 —52C Danny Grant 7/1
30 Aug 07 Tipperary Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden 7½f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 nk 9-3 —50C Danny Grant 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Exploration won?
Exploration (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2007 and 2008.
Who trained Exploration?
Exploration (IRE) was trained by John Joseph Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 28 May 2008.
Who is Exploration's sire?
Exploration (IRE) is by Danehill Dancer (IRE) out of Looking For Gold (USA), whose sire is Mr Prospector.
What is Exploration's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 28 May 2008. That is also the highest on record.
What is Exploration's sire's record?
Danehill Dancer (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 10,094 runs since Jan 2008 (783 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 130.
Who are Exploration's siblings?
Out of Looking For Gold (USA), Exploration (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2007. 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.