Horse profile
Giant's Quest (AUS)
10yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2016) · Last trainer H Rogers · Last owner Anthony Vaughan O B P Carroll L P Mccormack
by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Rushing Wind (IRE) (Danehill)
33 runs · 18 courses · from Feb 2011
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Aug 2016 — 3,730 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2016
7 wins · 7 courses
Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile
Giant's Quest (AUS) is 7 from 33. Hasn't won since Jul 2014. Last raced off 71, 58lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 33 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 58lb off peak
- 7–33Wins / Runs
- 21.2%Strike rate
- 17 (51.5%)Placed
- −9.05£1 level staken=33 at SP
- 1.43Fair A/E n=33 · 1.11 incl. margin
- 129Highest OR
- 63dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating71↓ 58lb off peak
71
71–129
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
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
Giant's Causeway (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | −3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 605 | 83 | 13.7% | +2.1 | 2 from 7 |
| Good | 655 | 67 | 10.2% | −1.4 | 3 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 290 | 22 | 7.6% | −4 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 394 | 28 | 7.1% | −4.5 | 0 from 10 |
| Heavy | 158 | 20 | 12.7% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 877 | 126 | 14.4% | +2.8 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 5 | 18.5% | +6.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 595 | 73 | 12.3% | +0.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 736 | 89 | 12.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 846 | 107 | 12.6% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 422 | 35 | 8.3% | −3.3 | 5 from 24 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 202 | 19 | 9.4% | −2.2 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 123 | 11 | 8.9% | −2.7 | 1 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 67 | 10 | 14.9% | +3.3 | — |
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
Rushing Wind (IRE) (Danehill)
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 3 | 23% | −0.25 |
| Soft | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 2 | 29% | −0.88 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| Curragh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Bellewstown | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.25 |
| Killarney | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Cork | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 24 | 5 | 21% | −8.80 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.25 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Smullen | 7 | 3 | 43% | +2.58 |
| A E Lynch | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mr M Fahey | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Colm O'Donoghue | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| R Walsh | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.37 |
| Sam James | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Davy Russell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Connor King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Shortall | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Danny Grant | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew P Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie McNamara | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 28 | 7 | 25% | −4.05 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.25 |
| 2013 | 9 | 3 | 33% | −0.13 |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2011 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.83 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 18 | 3 | 17% | −8.42 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 3 | 27% | −0.63 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Aug 16+18d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Godolphin Student Initiative Handicap | PU/8 | — | 8-13 | 71 | — | Pat Smullen | 14/1 |
| 17 Jul 16+10d | Curragh | Download The Ladbrokes App Handicap | 4/8 | 3¼ | 8-7 | 75 | 67A | Chris Hayes | 14/1 |
| 07 Jul 16+7d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Summer Pass Handicap | 8/9 | nk | 9-3 | 78 | 70A | Pat Smullen | 14/1 |
| 30 Jun 16+7d | Bellewstown | Mccabes Mitsubishi Motors Handicap (60-90) | 6/7 | 3¾ | 9-4 | 80 | 66C | Wayne Lordan | 12/1 |
| 23 Jun 16+14d | Leopardstown | Dublin Horse Show 20-24 July Handicap | 8/9 | 3½ | 9-4 | 80 | 55A | Wayne Lordan | 25/1 |
| 09 Jun 16+382d | Leopardstown | Coral.ie Handicap | 7/9 | 4¾ | 9-1 | 81 | 68A | Chris Hayes | 16/1 |
| 24 May 15+248d | Curragh | Irish Tatler Celebrating 125 Years Handicap | 4/19 | nk | 8-13 | 83 | 84A | Connor King | 25/1 |
| 18 Sep 14+25d | Listowel | Behans Horseshoe Bar & Restaurant Handicap | 4/8 | 3½ | 9-10 | 85 | 83A | Pat Smullen | 9/4F |
| 24 Aug 14+39d | Curragh (IRE) | Mongey Communications Handicap | 2/15 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 82 | 88A | Colm O'Donoghue | 7/1 |
| 16 Jul 14+4d | Killarney | Larkins Pub & Restaurant Miltown Handicap Hurdle | 1/14 | 11-2 | 129 | 133A | Shane Shortall | 5/1 | |
| 12 Jul 14+36d | Dundalk (AW) | Matthews.ie Handicap | 1/5 | 8-13 | 78 | 85B | Pat Smullen | 9/4J | |
| 06 Jun 14+236d | Leopardstown | Backes & Strauss Handicap | 5/10 | ½ | 8-13 | 78 | 74A | Colm O'Donoghue | 13/2 |
| 13 Oct 13+33d | Curragh | Tote Super Trifecta Irish Cesarewitch | 6/30 | shd | 8-11 | 79 | 84A | Danny Grant | 20/1 |
| 10 Sep 13+19d | Galway | Easyfix Rubber Products Novice Hurdle | 3/7 | 4 | 11-12 | 128 | 126A | A E Lynch | 2/1 |
| 22 Aug 13+14d | Bellewstown | Bellewstown On Course Bookmakers Mullacurry Cup Handicap Hurdle | 1/14 | 11-2 | 122 | 140A | R Walsh | 7/4F | |
| 08 Aug 13+34d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Club Members Handicap | 1/8 | 9-4 | 73 | 83A | Pat Smullen | 7/2 | |
| 05 Jul 13+12d | Bellewstown | Fast Shipping Bellewstown Handicap Hurdle | 2/15 | 4½ | 10-5 | 118 | 135A | Andrew P Thornton | 5/1 |
| 23 Jun 13+25d | Gowran Park | Follow Gowran Park On Facebook Maiden Hurdle | 1/16 | 11-12 | 118 | 135A | R Walsh | 8/13F | |
| 29 May 13+20d | Punchestown | Punchestown Handicap Hurdle | 3/19 | 1¾ | 10-10 | 116 | 136A | A E Lynch | 14/1 |
| 09 May 13+5d | Clonmel | Tipperary Perpetual Cup Handicap (60-90) | 6/14 | nk | 8-11 | 73 | 74A | Chris Hayes | 13/2 |
| 04 May 13+181d | Limerick | June 15th & 21st Twilight Racing Maiden Hurdle | 2/17 | 2½ | 11-12 | 115 | 126A | A E Lynch | 9/4 |
| 04 Nov 12+10d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown November Handicap | 13/18 | ¾ | 8-7 | 77 | 63C | Sam James | 16/1 |
| 25 Oct 12+26d | Thurles | Cashel Maiden Hurdle | 3/18 | 1¼ | 11-12 | — | 132A | Davy Russell | 5/1 |
| 29 Sep 12+15d | Navan | Navan Maiden Hurdle | 2/23 | 7½ | 11-12 | — | 128A | Davy Russell | 2/1F |
| 14 Sep 12+123d | Down Royal | Victoria Square Ulster Cesarewitch Handicap | 5/16 | 2¼ | 9-10 | 78 | 86A | Sam James | 12/1 |
| 14 May 12+22d | Killarney | Laurels Bar (c & G) Maiden Hurdle | 7/16 | 20 | 11-12 | — | 99C | A E Lynch | 6/4F |
| 22 Apr 12+35d | Curragh | 3 For 2 Ticket Offer At curragh.ie Handicap (50-85) | 9/13 | 1¾ | 9-12 | 82 | 80A | Pat Smullen | 8/1 |
| 18 Mar 12+244d | Navan | Follow Navan On Facebook Maiden Hurdle | 3/15 | hd | 11-12 | — | 135A | A E Lynch | 5/1 |
| 18 Jul 11+52d | Ballinrobe | Paddy Smyth Memorial Maiden | 1/7 | 9-7 | — | 79A | Pat Smullen | 5/6F | |
| 27 May 11+22d | Cork | Mallow.ie Flat Race | 1/22 | 12-0 | — | 133A | Robbie McNamara | 3/1F | |
| 05 May 11+49d | Punchestown | Irish Sun Flat Race | 12/21 | 9 | 11-2 | — | 94C | Mr M Fahey | 16/1 |
| 17 Mar 11+33d | Down Royal | Winged Love Flat Race | 2/9 | 3½ | 11-9 | — | 122A | Mr M Fahey | 11/8F |
| 12 Feb 11 | Leopardstown | Kilternan (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 2/9 | ¾ | 11-8 | — | 117A | Mr M Fahey | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Giant's Quest (AUS) won?
- Giant's Quest (AUS) won 7 of 33 archived starts between 2011 and 2016, a strike rate of 21.2%. Placed 17 times in total (51.5% of starts).
- Who trained Giant's Quest (AUS)?
- Giant's Quest (AUS) was trained by H Rogers on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown (IRE) on 4 August 2016.
- Who is Giant's Quest (AUS)'s sire?
- Giant's Quest (AUS) is by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Rushing Wind (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
- What going does Giant's Quest (AUS) prefer?
- Giant's Quest (AUS) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Giant's Quest (AUS)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 4 August 2016. The highest on record is 129.
- What is Giant's Quest (AUS)'s sire's record?
- Giant's Causeway (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.