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Hippodrome (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Jun 2023) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner D Smith Mrs J Magnier M Tabor Westerberg
by Galileo (IRE) out of Lightning Thunder (GB) (Dutch Art)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Aug 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Jun 2023 — 1,215 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2023 · 3rd of 9 Won at Curragh Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Hippodrome (IRE) is 1 from 5. Hasn't won since Oct 2022. Last raced off a career-high mark of 90.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Down Royal, 24 Jun 2023

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 5 figures · best 104A · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft371A66—
Good2104A102—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f4100A68.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 94A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 8 Oct 2022 Official rating 90 at the last run, 24 Jun 2023

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 5 figures · best 94A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft394A65—
Good285A84—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f494A74—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.5—
Good5,30779014.9%+0.40 from 2
Good to Soft2,34232814%−0.5—
Soft3,84457515%+0.51 from 3
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.7—
Standard (AW)2,48230412.2%−2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.7—
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.61 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.8—
1m5f – 2m4,23755413.1%−1.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,64917010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.2—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

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

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Firebolt (IRE)40——
Knight Of Storms (IRE)40——
Aoife's Thunder (IRE)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 1 33% +0.50
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 2 1 50% +1.50
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% −0.50
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Seamie Heffernan 4 1 25% −0.50
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 4 1 25% −0.50

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
24 Jun 23+245d Down Royal BoyleSports Ulster Derby (Premier Handicap) 13f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 1½ 9-3 90104A85A Colin Keane 17/2
22 Oct 22+14d Leopardstown Eyrefield Stakes (group 3) 9f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 8 9-5 —71A60B Seamie Heffernan 5/1
08 Oct 22+21d Curragh Mongey Communications Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden 9f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 1/15 9-7 —61C94A Seamie Heffernan 5/2F
17 Sep 22+28d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden 8f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 6/13 1¼ 9-5 —66C65A Seamie Heffernan 5/2
20 Aug 22 Curragh Coolmore Arizona Irish EBF Maiden 8f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 nk 9-7 —100A83A Seamie Heffernan 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hippodrome (IRE) won?
Hippodrome (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Hippodrome (IRE)?
Hippodrome (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 24 June 2023.
Who is Hippodrome (IRE)'s sire?
Hippodrome (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Lightning Thunder (GB), whose sire is Dutch Art.
What going does Hippodrome (IRE) prefer?
Hippodrome (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 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 Hippodrome (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 24 June 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Hippodrome (IRE)'s sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
Who are Hippodrome (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Lightning Thunder (GB), Hippodrome (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2022. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.