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Horse profile

Great Barrier Reef (USA)

3yo colt (at last run, Oct 2008) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Derrick Smith
by Mr Greeley (USA) out of Song to Remember (USA) (Storm Cat)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Aug 2007
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Oct 2008 — 6,606 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2008 · 6th of 8 Won at Dundalk (AW) Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Great Barrier Reef (USA) is 1 from 9. Hasn't won since Sep 2008. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 5 on turf.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf OR at career high
Official rating82At career-high mark
82 82–82

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 83A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 7 Sep 2008 Official rating 82 at the last run, 3 Oct 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 9 figures · best 91A · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)491A76.5—
Good to Firm280C78—
Good288C86.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f791A80—
1m – 1m1f283A76.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
Mr Greeley (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,606 runs since Jan 2008 (184 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm17317.6%+9.2—
Good to Firm329329.7%+1.30 from 2
Good347246.9%−1.50 from 2
Good to Soft159138.2%−0.2—
Soft199136.5%−1.90 from 1
Heavy5758.8%+0.4—
Standard (AW)498459%+0.61 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f36411.1%+2.7—
6f – 7f492479.6%+1.20 from 7
1m – 1m1f460378%−0.41 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f404327.9%−0.5—
1m5f – 2m160127.5%−0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f4736.4%−2—
2m5f – 3m700%−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
Song to Remember (USA) (Storm Cat)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Pacific Heights (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Pacific Heights (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Pacific Heights (IRE)2147f–1mClass 2
Queen Daenerys (IRE)811mClass 4
Park Avenue (IRE)717f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% +5.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 4 1 25% +5.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m – 1m1f 2 1 50% +7.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Seamie Heffernan 3 0 0% −3.00
Colm O'Donoghue 2 0 0% −2.00
Johnny Murtagh 2 0 0% −2.00
S Hunter 1 1 100% +8.00
Kieren Fallon 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 6 1 17% +3.00
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 · 6 runs
03 Oct 08+26d Dundalk (AW) Newry Stakes 1m · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 1 9-5 8270A Seamie Heffernan 7/1
07 Sep 08+8d Dundalk (AW) Pelican Promotions Maiden 1m · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 8-12 8283A S Hunter 8/1
30 Aug 08+32d Dundalk (AW) Oriel Maiden 6f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 2 9-5 8263A Colm O'Donoghue 7/2
29 Jul 08+6d Galway Tote EBF Maiden 7f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 4½ 9-5 8256A Seamie Heffernan 9/4F
23 Jul 08+11d Naas Naas Maiden 6f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 4/18 1¼ 9-5 8276A Johnny Murtagh 4/7F
12 Jul 08+300d Dundalk (AW) Crazy Clean Maiden 6f · Standard · 13 ran 2/13 1¼ 9-5 8291A Seamie Heffernan 2/5F
2007 · 3 runs
16 Sep 07+14d Curragh (IRE) Bank Of Scotland (Ireland) National Stakes (Entire Colts & Fillies) 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 3 9-1 —80C Colm O'Donoghue 25/1
02 Sep 07+11d Curragh Go And Go Round Tower Stakes (Group 3) 6f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 nk 9-1 —85C Kieren Fallon 2/5F
22 Aug 07 York Ireland Gimcrack Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 6f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 ¾ 8-12 —88C Johnny Murtagh 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Great Barrier Reef won?
Great Barrier Reef (USA) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2007 and 2008, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trained Great Barrier Reef?
Great Barrier Reef (USA) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 3 October 2008.
Who is Great Barrier Reef's sire?
Great Barrier Reef (USA) is by Mr Greeley (USA) out of Song to Remember (USA), whose sire is Storm Cat.
What going does Great Barrier Reef prefer?
Great Barrier Reef (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Great Barrier Reef's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 3 October 2008. That is also the highest on record.
What is Great Barrier Reef's sire's record?
Mr Greeley (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,606 runs since Jan 2008 (184 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Great Barrier Reef's siblings?
Out of Song to Remember (USA), Great Barrier Reef (USA) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Pacific Heights (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Pacific Heights (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m. 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.