Japan (GB)
Japan (GB) is 7 from 18 in our archive, including 2 wins at Group 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Juddmonte International Stakes at York (Aug 2019). Won last time out at Leopardstown, off a mark 6lb below the previous winning one.
Progeny in our archive
As a sire, Japan (GB)’s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 53 runs since Jan 2008 (17 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | +5 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 2 | 25% | +11.8 |
| Soft | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −4.1 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 |
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | −0.7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | +3.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 28 | 4 | 14.3% | +1.1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 |
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
- 7–18Wins / Runs
- 38.9%Strike rate
- 8 (44.4%)Placed
- +5.50£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 1.82Fair A/E n=18 · 1.58 incl. margin
- 122Highest OR
- 62dAvg between runs
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
Best recent Speed 118
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 118A | 105 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 118B | 104 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 115C | 104 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 101A | 85.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 118B | 101 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 118A | 109 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 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
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.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 14 | 19.4% | +4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,765 | 442 | 16% | +1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 5,307 | 790 | 14.9% | +0.4 | 3 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 2,342 | 328 | 14% | −0.5 | 3 from 5 |
| Soft | 3,844 | 575 | 15% | +0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 1,378 | 190 | 13.8% | −0.7 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,482 | 304 | 12.2% | −2.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −7.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,383 | 252 | 18.2% | +3.7 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,021 | 517 | 17.1% | +2.6 | 2 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6,848 | 1,051 | 15.3% | +0.8 | 3 from 13 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,237 | 554 | 13.1% | −1.4 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,649 | 170 | 10.3% | −4.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 889 | 83 | 9.3% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 150 | 16 | 10.7% | −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
6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Mogul (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Mogul (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mogul (GB) | 12 | 4 | 1m–1m4f | Group 1 |
| Secret Gesture (GB) | 12 | 4 | 1m–1m3½f | Group 2 |
| Sir Isaac Newton (GB) | 12 | 3 | 7f–1m2f | Group 3 |
| Arabian Poet (GB) | 5 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 4 |
| Secret Sense (USA) | 7 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Secret Soul (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 3 | 60% | +10.38 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 3 | 60% | +1.62 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +0.12 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.50 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.88 |
| Epsom Downs | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.50 |
| York | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Listowel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 3 | 23% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 2 | 67% | +6.38 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Moore | 12 | 5 | 42% | +3.50 |
| Wayne Lordan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Donnacha O'Brien | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.50 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +4.00 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +5.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Japan (GB) won?
- Japan (GB) won 7 of 18 archived starts between 2018 and 2021, a strike rate of 38.9%. Placed 8 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trained Japan (GB)?
- Japan (GB) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 15 July 2021.
- Who is Japan (GB)'s sire?
- Japan (GB) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Shastye (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
- What going does Japan (GB) prefer?
- Japan (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Japan (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 15 July 2021. The highest on record is 122.
- What is Japan (GB)'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 Japan (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Shastye (IRE), Japan (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Mogul (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Mogul (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Japan (GB) sired winners?
- As a sire, Japan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 53 runs since Jan 2008 (17 horses), Flat and jumps together.