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Horse profile

Just Pretending (USA)

3yo filly (at last run, Sep 2013) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Michael Tabor Derrick Smith Mrs John Magnier
by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Moon Safari (USA) (Mr Prospector)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Sep 2013 — 4,792 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2013 · 8th of 12 2 wins · Leopardstown & Navan Last raced off OR 113
KTB Profile

Just Pretending (USA) is 2 from 9, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Derrinstown Stud 1,000 Guineas Trial at Leopardstown (May 2013). Hasn't won since May 2013.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Just Pretending (USA) has 3 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Persia (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m½f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Persia (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Persia (IRE)1841m½f–2m1fClass 2
Love Safari (IRE)110——
Visage (IRE)20——
Official rating113↓ 1lb off peak
113 87–114

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 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 93A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 20 Jul 2013 Official rating 113 at the last run, 7 Sep 2013

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 9 figures · best 101A · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm399A95—
Good291A85—
Soft2101A93.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f4101A92.5—
1m2f – 1m4f495A92—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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%−3.9—
Good to Firm6058313.7%+2.10 from 3
Good6556710.2%−1.40 from 2
Good to Soft290227.6%−4—
Soft394287.1%−4.52 from 2
Heavy1582012.7%+1.10 from 1
Standard (AW)87712614.4%+2.80 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f27518.5%+6.9—
6f – 7f5957312.3%+0.70 from 1
1m – 1m1f7368912.1%+0.52 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f84610712.6%+10 from 4
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 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Moon Safari (USA) (Mr Prospector)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
To Arms (USA)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 2 100% +7.75
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 2 1 50% +5.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 1 100% +1.75
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 2 50% +5.75
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joseph O'Brien 5 2 40% +4.75
Seamie Heffernan 4 0 0% −4.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 7 2 29% +2.75
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 8 2 25% +1.75
2012 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
07 Sep 13+35d Leopardstown Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) 8f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 1½ 9-0 11379A Joseph O'Brien 8/1
03 Aug 13+14d Goodwood Markel Insurance Nassau Stakes (British Champions Series) (Fillies' Group 1) Class 1 · 10f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 hd 8-11 11491A Seamie Heffernan 20/1
20 Jul 13+30d Curragh Darley Irish Oaks (Fillies' Group 1) 12f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 nk 9-0 10793A Joseph O'Brien 8/1
20 Jun 13+25d Ascot Ribblesdale Stakes (Fillies' Group 2) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 2¼ 8-12 10795A Seamie Heffernan 9/2
26 May 13+14d Curragh Etihad Airways Irish 1,000 Guineas (Fillies' Group 1) 8f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 3/15 hd 9-0 10199A Seamie Heffernan 14/1
12 May 13+5d Leopardstown Derrinstown Stud 1,000 Guineas Trial (Fillies' Group 3) 8f · Yielding · 9 ran 1/9 9-0 87101A Joseph O'Brien 6/1
07 May 13+20d Navan Slane Fillies Maiden 8f · Yielding · 10 ran 1/10 9-0 —86A Joseph O'Brien 7/4F
17 Apr 13+184d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden 10.5f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 2 9-0 —79A Seamie Heffernan 14/1
15 Oct 12 Roscommon Roscommonracecourse.ie Fillies Maiden 7f · Heavy · 8 ran 7/8 10 9-0 —50C Joseph O'Brien 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Just Pretending (USA) won?
Just Pretending (USA) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2012 and 2013, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 5 times in total (55.6% of starts).
Who trained Just Pretending (USA)?
Just Pretending (USA) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 7 September 2013.
Who is Just Pretending (USA)'s sire?
Just Pretending (USA) is by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Moon Safari (USA), whose sire is Mr Prospector.
What is Just Pretending (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 7 September 2013. The highest on record is 114.
What is Just Pretending (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 Just Pretending (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Moon Safari (USA), Just Pretending (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.
Has Just Pretending (USA) produced winners?
As a dam, Just Pretending (USA) has 3 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Persia (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Persia (IRE)). The wins came over 1m½f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2012. 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.