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Intense Focus (USA)

3yo colt (at last run, Jun 2009) · Last trainer J S Bolger · Last owner Mrs J S Bolger John Corcoran
by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Daneleta (IRE) (Danehill)
11 runs · 5 courses · from May 2008
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Jun 2009 — 6,328 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2009 · 5th of 10 2 wins · Newmarket & Curragh Last raced off OR 119
KTB Profile

Intense Focus (USA) is 2 from 11, including a Group 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket (Oct 2008). Hasn't won since Oct 2008. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 119.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR at career high

Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, Intense Focus (USA)’s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 3,630 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 11.5% from 349. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.5% from 384.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Firm1218.3%0
Good to Firm514397.6%−0.7
Good811658%−0.3
Good to Soft3494011.5%+3.2
Soft686395.7%−2.6
Heavy240218.8%+0.5
Standard (AW)1,017979.5%+1.2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
Under 6f3844411.5%+3.2
6f – 7f1,3881228.8%+0.5
1m – 1m1f780617.8%−0.5
1m2f – 1m4f621487.7%−0.6
1m5f – 2m328216.4%−1.9
2m1f – 2m4f9344.3%−4
2m5f – 3m3000%−8.3
Over 3m6233.3%+25

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Official rating119At career-high mark
119 119–119

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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 103A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 18 Oct 2008 Official rating 119 at the last run, 16 Jun 2009

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.

Flat 10 figures · best 109A · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good to Firm3109A99—
Soft287A84.5—
Good to Soft2104B94—
Good1———
Heavy1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
6f – 7f8109A95—
1m – 1m1f299A97—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Giant's Causeway (USA)

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.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3937.7%−3.91 from 1
Good to Firm6058313.7%+2.10 from 3
Good6556710.2%−1.41 from 1
Good to Soft290227.6%−40 from 3
Soft394287.1%−4.50 from 2
Heavy1582012.7%+1.10 from 1
Standard (AW)87712614.4%+2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f27518.5%+6.9—
6f – 7f5957312.3%+0.72 from 9
1m – 1m1f7368912.1%+0.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f84610712.6%+1—
1m5f – 2m422358.3%−3.3—
2m1f – 2m4f202199.4%−2.2—
2m5f – 3m123118.9%−2.7—
Over 3m671014.9%+3.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Daneleta (IRE) (Danehill)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Angel's Trumpet (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Jalaa (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Angel's Trumpet (IRE)2531m—
Dane Street (USA)1121m2f—
Jalaa (IRE)826f–1m½fClass 4
Spin Point (IRE)1611m1½f—
Sir Issac (IRE)60——
Paris Rooftops (IRE)40——
Hairpin (USA)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 1 100% +20.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 1 100% +2.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 3 1 33% +18.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 6 1 17% −2.50
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 1 100% +20.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 9 2 22% +15.50
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Manning 10 2 20% +14.50
D J Moran 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 1 25% −0.50
Tongue tie + visor 2 1 50% +19.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 9 2 22% +15.50

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
16 Jun 09+79d Ascot St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 1½ 9-0 11999A Kevin Manning 12/1
29 Mar 09+162d Leopardstown Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes (group 3) 8f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 2/5 1 9-3 11995B Kevin Manning EvensF
18 Oct 08+13d Newmarket Darley Dewhurst Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 9-1 119103A Kevin Manning 20/1
05 Oct 08+7d Longchamp (FR) Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (Grand Criterium) (Colts & Fillies) 7f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 2 9-0 —— Kevin Manning 16/1
28 Sep 08+14d Curragh Parknasilla Hotel Goffs (C&G) Million Stakes 7f · Yielding · 18 ran 3/18 1 9-0 11987A D J Moran 20/1
14 Sep 08+63d Curragh Bank Of Scotland (ire) National Stakes (group 1) 7f · Heavy · 7 ran 6/7 ½ 9-1 11972A Kevin Manning 16/1
13 Jul 08+14d Curragh Dubai Duty Free Anglesey Stakes (group 3) 6.5f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 5/7 nk 9-1 11984A Kevin Manning 4/1
29 Jun 08+12d Curragh One 51 Railway Stakes (group 2) 6f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 3/6 nk 9-1 119104B Kevin Manning 11/4
17 Jun 08+23d Ascot Coventry Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 6f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 2/18 2¼ 9-1 119109A Kevin Manning 12/1
25 May 08+20d Curragh boylecasino.com EBF Maiden 6f · Firm · 11 ran 1/11 9-3 119103A Kevin Manning 5/2F
05 May 08 Curragh Antonius Pius EBF Maiden 6f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 4/15 1 9-3 11982A Kevin Manning 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Intense Focus (USA) won?
Intense Focus (USA) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 5 times in total (45.5% of starts).
Who trained Intense Focus (USA)?
Intense Focus (USA) was trained by J S Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 16 June 2009.
Who is Intense Focus (USA)'s sire?
Intense Focus (USA) is by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Daneleta (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
What is Intense Focus (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 119, from the run on 16 June 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is Intense Focus (USA)'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 Intense Focus (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Daneleta (IRE), Intense Focus (USA) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Angel's Trumpet (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Jalaa (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Intense Focus (USA) sired winners?
As a sire, Intense Focus (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 3,630 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 11.5% from 349. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.5% from 384.

Record shown from May 2008. 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.