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Horse profile

Il Paradiso (USA)

3yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2019) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Michael Tabor Derrick Smith Mrs John Magnier
by Galileo (IRE) out of Famous (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Sep 2018
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Sep 2019 — 2,600 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2019 · 5th of 8 2 wins · Curragh & Leopardstown Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Il Paradiso (USA) is 2 from 8. Hasn't won since Jul 2019. Last raced off a career-high mark of 115.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 140 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Doncaster, 14 Sep 2019

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 8 figures · best 140A · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm3140A105—
Good2103C92—
Heavy294C88.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3140A105—
1m – 1m1f394C83—
1m2f – 1m4f2103C93.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 92A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 14 Sep 2019 Official rating 115 at the last run, 14 Sep 2019

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 8 figures · best 102A · median 91.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm392A89—
Good2102A91—
Heavy2101A96—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m392A89—
1m – 1m1f3102A101—
1m2f – 1m4f293A86.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 18,195 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%+1.51 from 3
Good5,30879014.9%+0.40 from 2
Good to Soft2,34332814%−0.51 from 1
Soft3,84557615%+0.5—
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.70 from 2
Standard (AW)2,48330412.2%−2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.7—
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.60 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.81 from 2
1m5f – 2m4,24055513.1%−1.41 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,65017010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.2—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Famous (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Galileo Silver (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 1m–3m; the highest grade won is Listed (Sherbet Lemon (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Galileo Silver (IRE)2561m3f–3mClass 3
Abyssinian (IRE)1521m3f–1m5f—
Sherbet Lemon (USA)721m–1m3½fListed
Whirlwind (IRE)10——
War To Tapit (USA)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 1 33% −0.90
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +0.83

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 2 1 50% +0.10
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 1 100% +0.83
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% −0.90
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 1 50% −0.17

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wayne Lordan 3 1 33% −0.90
Donnacha O'Brien 2 1 50% −0.17
P B Beggy 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 4 1 25% −1.90
None 4 1 25% −2.17

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 5 2 40% −1.07
2018 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 5 runs
14 Sep 19+22d Doncaster William Hill St Leger Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) Class 1 · 14.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 2 9-1 115140A92A P B Beggy 8/1
23 Aug 19+33d York Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 3/4 nse 8-5 103105C88B Wayne Lordan 20/1
21 Jul 19+22d Curragh Curragh Summer Festival Handicap 16f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 8-4 89100A89B Wayne Lordan 11/10F
29 Jun 19+48d Curragh Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Group 1) 12f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 2¾ 9-0 87103C80C Wayne Lordan 40/1
12 May 19+209d Leopardstown Captain Dara Fitzpatrick Memorial Maiden 12f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 1/12 9-5 —84A93A Donnacha O'Brien 5/6F
2018 · 3 runs
15 Oct 18+9d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) 8f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 2/15 ¾ 9-5 —94C101A Donnacha O'Brien 4/11F
06 Oct 18+14d Newmarket British EBF Crown At Stowupland Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 1½ 9-2 —81A102A Ryan Moore 4/1
22 Sep 18 Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) 8f · Heavy · 16 ran 3/16 1¼ 9-5 —83C91A Seamie Heffernan 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Il Paradiso won?
Il Paradiso (USA) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2018 and 2019, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 5 times in total (62.5% of starts).
Who trained Il Paradiso?
Il Paradiso (USA) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 14 September 2019.
Who is Il Paradiso's sire?
Il Paradiso (USA) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Famous (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
What going does Il Paradiso prefer?
Il Paradiso (USA) has the best record on good to firm 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 Il Paradiso's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 14 September 2019. That is also the highest on record.
What is Il Paradiso's sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,195 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 Il Paradiso's siblings?
Out of Famous (IRE), Il Paradiso (USA) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Galileo Silver (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Sherbet Lemon (USA)). The wins came over 1m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2018. 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.