Grand Admiral (USA)
Grand Admiral (USA) is 2 from 16. Hasn't won since May 2010. Both wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 10 on turf. Last raced off a career-high mark of 99.
- 2–16Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 4 (25%)Placed
- −2.50£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.10Fair A/E n=16 · 0.83 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 34dBetween runs (median)longest 289 d
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 605 | 83 | 13.7% | +2.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 655 | 67 | 10.2% | −1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 290 | 22 | 7.6% | −4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 394 | 28 | 7.1% | −4.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 158 | 20 | 12.7% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 877 | 126 | 14.4% | +2.8 | 2 from 6 |
| 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 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 736 | 89 | 12.1% | +0.5 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 846 | 107 | 12.6% | +1 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 422 | 35 | 8.3% | −3.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 202 | 19 | 9.4% | −2.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 123 | 11 | 8.9% | −2.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 67 | 10 | 14.9% | +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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Marcus Brutus (USA) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Brutus (USA) | 8 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Nymph (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Phenomenal Cat (USA) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 2 | 33% | +7.50 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 6 | 2 | 33% | +7.50 |
| Curragh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamie Heffernan | 4 | 2 | 50% | +9.50 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Colm O'Donoghue | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Joseph O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr J P Magnier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Levey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J T Reid | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 12 | 2 | 17% | +1.50 |
| Blinkers | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.50 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 10+90d | Dundalk (AW) | Horse Racing Returns To Dundalk On 25th March 2011 Handicap | 12/14 | 23 | 9-7 | 99 | 69C | Joseph O'Brien | 15/2 |
| 11 Sep 10+34d | Curragh | Curragh Amateur Derby European Breeders Fund (Q.R.) Handicap | 24/24 | 8 | 12-0 | 99 | 91C | Mr J P Magnier | 14/1 |
| 08 Aug 10+34d | Curragh | Keeneland Royal Whip Stakes (group 2) | 3/5 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 99 | 90B | Colm O'Donoghue | 40/1 |
| 05 Jul 10+9d | Roscommon | Lenebane Stakes (Listed) | 5/8 | hd | 9-9 | 97 | 92A | Seamie Heffernan | 6/1 |
| 26 Jun 10+7d | Curragh | Ballymacoll Stud Celebrating 50 Years International Stakes (Group 3) | 3/5 | 3 | 9-7 | 90 | 88B | Johnny Murtagh | 12/1 |
| 19 Jun 10+42d | Down Royal | Specsavers 2 For 1 Ulster Derby | 5/10 | 2½ | 9-4 | 93 | 81A | Joseph O'Brien | 5/2F |
| 08 May 10+29d | Dundalk (AW) | www.dundalkstadium.com Race | 1/9 | 9-2 | 83 | 96A | Seamie Heffernan | 7/2 | |
| 09 Apr 10+289d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap (60-90) | 3/14 | ½ | 9-7 | 81 | 96A | Johnny Murtagh | 13/2 |
| 2009 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 24 Jun 09+31d | Naas | Naasracecourse.com Handicap (60-90) | 4/11 | 1½ | 9-5 | 89 | 84A | Sean Levey | 10/1 |
| 24 May 09+43d | Curragh | Boylemobile.com Handicap (60-90) | 13/18 | 3 | 9-0 | 88 | 62C | J T Reid | 25/1 |
| 11 Apr 09+183d | Dundalk (AW) | Roddy Business Systems Ltd. Handicap | 5/9 | hd | 8-8 | 88 | 72A | Colm O'Donoghue | 11/2 |
| 2008 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 08+25d | Dundalk (AW) | IDCS Ltd. Nursery (60-90) | 1/14 | 9-2 | 79 | 98A | Seamie Heffernan | 8/1 | |
| 15 Sep 08+40d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Nursery Handicap (60-90) | 13/14 | ¾ | 9-5 | 79 | 63A | Johnny Murtagh | 7/4F |
| 06 Aug 08+45d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 3/9 | shd | 9-3 | 82 | 90A | Seamie Heffernan | 8/1 |
| 22 Jun 08+17d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 11/15 | hd | 9-3 | 89 | 66A | Colm O'Donoghue | 10/3 |
| 05 Jun 08 | Tipperary | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 4/12 | hd | 9-3 | 89 | 76A | Johnny Murtagh | 3/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Grand Admiral won?
- Grand Admiral (USA) won 2 of 16 archived starts between 2008 and 2010, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 4 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Grand Admiral?
- Grand Admiral (USA) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 10 December 2010.
- Who is Grand Admiral's sire?
- Grand Admiral (USA) is by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Myth (USA), whose sire is Ogygian.
- What going does Grand Admiral prefer?
- Grand Admiral (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Grand Admiral's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 10 December 2010. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Grand Admiral'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.
- Who are Grand Admiral's siblings?
- Out of Myth (USA), Grand Admiral (USA) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Marcus Brutus (USA) (1). The wins came over 6f. As at Nov 2026.