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Horse profile

Girandola (GB)

3yo colt (at last run, Oct 2006) · Last trainer R F Johnson Houghton · Last owner C W Sumner
by Observatory (USA) out of Honeyspike (IRE) (Chief's Crown)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Oct 2006 — 7,317 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2006 · 6th of 12 Last raced off OR 50
KTB Profile

Girandola (GB) is yet to win from 11 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 7 at Yarmouth (Aug 2006). Last raced off 50, 14lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating50↓ 14lb off peak
50 50–64

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 48C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Windsor, 16 Oct 2006 Official rating 50 at the last run, 23 Oct 2006

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 10 figures · best 78C · median 47.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)344C42—
Good to Soft267C57.5—
Good278C67—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f778C47—
1m – 1m1f248C42.5—
Under 6f1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 11 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
Observatory (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 2,276 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 11.5% from 330.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2600%−8.4—
Good to Firm417327.7%−0.70 from 1
Good5625810.3%+1.90 from 2
Good to Soft281207.1%−1.30 from 2
Soft3303811.5%+3.10 from 2
Heavy11697.8%−0.60 from 1
Standard (AW)544356.4%−20 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5423.7%−4.70 from 1
6f – 7f464408.6%+0.20 from 8
1m – 1m1f421419.7%+1.30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f530489.1%+0.7—
1m5f – 2m418317.4%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f273248.8%+0.4—
2m5f – 3m10665.7%−2.7—
Over 3m1000%−8.4—

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
Honeyspike (IRE) (Chief's Crown)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mount Vettore (GB)140——
Dulcet Spear (GB)150——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Windsor 4 0 0% −4.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 8 0 0% −8.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Steve Carson 7 0 0% −7.00
Dane O'Neill 4 0 0% −4.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 9 0 0% −9.00
2005 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2006 · 9 runs
23 Oct 06+7d Kempton (AW) Collingwood Team Service Maiden Claiming Stakes Class 7 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 2 8-12 5044C Dane O'Neill 9/1
16 Oct 06+11d Windsor Windsor Fireworks Saturday 28th October Maiden Stks (Div 1) Class 5 · 1m · Good To Soft · 13 ran 8/13 ½ 9-3 5248C Dane O'Neill 33/1
05 Oct 06+3d Lingfield (AW) Jumping Here On November 8th Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m · Standard · 11 ran 11/11 2 9-3 5437C Dane O'Neill 11/1
02 Oct 06+30d Windsor Bishop Metal Recycling Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 1¼ 9-3 5567C Dane O'Neill 12/1
02 Sep 06+8d Thirsk RJF Homes Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 6f · Heavy · 12 ran 5/12 1½ 9-3 5538C Steve Carson 11/2
25 Aug 06+4d Newmarket Renault Trafic Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 15 ran 6/15 2½ 9-4 6058C Steve Carson 33/1
21 Aug 06+51d Yarmouth visitnorfolk.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 5 9-3 60— Steve Carson 20/1
01 Jul 06+28d Windsor Toteplacepot Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 10/16 nk 9-3 6047C Steve Carson 16/1
03 Jun 06+200d Folkestone E.B.F. intercasino.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 nk 9-0 6456C Steve Carson 33/1
2005 · 2 runs
15 Nov 05+29d Lingfield (AW) Daily Offers From Betdirect Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 1½ 9-0 —42C Steve Carson 4/1
17 Oct 05 Windsor E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 6f · Good · 16 ran 5/16 ¾ 9-0 —78C Steve Carson 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Girandola won?
Girandola (GB) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2005 and 2006.
Who trained Girandola?
Girandola (GB) was trained by R F Johnson Houghton on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 23 October 2006.
Who is Girandola's sire?
Girandola (GB) is by Observatory (USA) out of Honeyspike (IRE), whose sire is Chief's Crown.
What is Girandola's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 50, from the run on 23 October 2006. The highest on record is 64.
What is Girandola's sire's record?
Observatory (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 2,276 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 11.5% from 330.
Who are Girandola's siblings?
Out of Honeyspike (IRE), Girandola (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2005. 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.