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Horse profile

Johannes Vermeer (IRE)

4yo colt (at last run, Aug 2017) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Tabor Magnier Smith China Hc L Williams
by Galileo (IRE) out of Inca Princess (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)
12 runs · 10 courses · from Jul 2015
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Aug 2017 — 3,373 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2017 · 2nd of 6 4 wins · 4 courses Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile

Johannes Vermeer (IRE) is 4 from 12, including a Group 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the Criterium International at Saint-Cloud (FR) (Nov 2015). Hasn't won since Jul 2017.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating112↓ 1lb off peak
112 99–113

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 111 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Leopardstown, 10 Aug 2017

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 6 figures · best 111A · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good3111A76—
Good to Firm281B69.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5111A81—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 101B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 10 Aug 2017 Official rating 112 at the last run, 10 Aug 2017

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 10 figures · best 103A · median 94.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good5101B96—
Good to Firm292A91—
Soft298A94.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5101B92—
1m – 1m1f4103A97—
6f – 7f1———

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
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,200 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.4% from 890.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76644216%+1.50 from 2
Good5,30879014.9%+0.42 from 6
Good to Soft2,34632914%−0.50 from 1
Soft3,84557615%+0.52 from 3
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.7—
Standard (AW)2,48430412.2%−2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.71 from 2
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.62 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f6,8501,05115.3%+0.81 from 5
1m5f – 2m4,24155513.1%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1,65117010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m890849.4%−5.1—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

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

7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Sapa Inca (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Elizabeth Browning (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sapa Inca (IRE)1431m4f–1m6fListed
Elizabeth Browning (IRE)1627f–1m1fGroup 2
Wembley (IRE)1017½f—
Covent Garden (IRE)611m1f—
Petite Mustique (IRE)417f—
Flight Of Fancy (IRE)811m—
George Stubbs (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 2 33% +0.00
Soft 3 2 67% +6.50
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 2 1 50% +4.00
Curragh 2 1 50% +1.50
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 1 100% +2.50
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 1 100% +1.50
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 1 20% −1.50
1m – 1m1f 5 2 40% +3.50
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +1.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ryan Moore 5 2 40% +2.00
Seamie Heffernan 3 0 0% −3.00
Donnacha O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
Joseph O'Brien 1 1 100% +5.00
Emmet McNamara 1 1 100% +1.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 3 38% +4.00
Tongue tie 4 1 25% −0.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 5 1 20% −1.50
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 6 3 50% +6.00

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
2017 · 5 runs
10 Aug 17+39d Leopardstown Grenke Finance Ballyroan Stakes (group 3) 1m4f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 ½ 9-11 112111A101B Ryan Moore 4/5F
02 Jul 17+11d Curragh Finlay Volvo International Stakes (Group 3) 1m2f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 9-8 11163A100B Ryan Moore 5/2F
21 Jun 17+24d Ascot Prince Of Wales's Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 1½ 9-0 10981B92A Donnacha O'Brien 50/1
28 May 17+27d Curragh Tattersalls Gold Cup (group 1) 1m2½f · Yielding · 8 ran 5/8 shd 9-3 10993A91A Donnacha O'Brien 8/1
01 May 17+205d Naas Camelot Irish Ebf Mooresbridge Stakes (group 2) 1m2f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 4/4 ¾ 9-3 10958C90B Seamie Heffernan 8/1
2016 · 1 run
08 Oct 16+342d Newmarket Godolphin Stud And Stable Staff Awards Darley Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m1f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 1½ 8-13 11376A93A Ryan Moore 5/2F
2015 · 6 runs
01 Nov 15+8d Saint-Cloud (FR) Criterium International (2yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 7f · Very Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-0 ——— Ryan Moore 5/2
24 Oct 15+20d Doncaster Racing Post Trophy (Group 1) (Str) Class 1 · 1m · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 1½ 9-1 111—103A Seamie Heffernan 7/1
04 Oct 15+22d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (Grand Criterium) (2yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 1m · Good · 11 ran 4/11 nk 9-0 ——— Ryan Moore 2/1F
12 Sep 15+24d Leopardstown Willis Champions Juvenile Stakes (Group 3) 1m · Yielding · 9 ran 1/9 9-3 99—98A Joseph O'Brien 5/1
19 Aug 15+39d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) 1m½f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 9-5 ——96A Emmet McNamara 6/4F
11 Jul 15 Tipperary Glenvale Stud E.B.F. Maiden (Plus 10) 7½f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 1¼ 9-5 ——78A Seamie Heffernan 8/11F

Quick answers

How many races has Johannes Vermeer won?
Johannes Vermeer (IRE) won 4 of 12 archived starts between 2015 and 2017, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 7 times in total (58.3% of starts).
Who trained Johannes Vermeer?
Johannes Vermeer (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 10 August 2017.
Who is Johannes Vermeer's sire?
Johannes Vermeer (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Inca Princess (IRE), whose sire is Holy Roman Emperor.
What going does Johannes Vermeer prefer?
Johannes Vermeer (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Johannes Vermeer's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 10 August 2017. The highest on record is 113.
What is Johannes Vermeer's sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,200 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): 9.4% from 890.
Who are Johannes Vermeer's siblings?
Out of Inca Princess (IRE), Johannes Vermeer (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Sapa Inca (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Elizabeth Browning (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2015. 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.