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Horse profile

Kepler (IRE)

3yo colt · Trainer A P O'Brien · Owner Derrick Smith Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor
by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Salsa (IRE) (Galileo)
1 run · 1 course · from Apr 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Beaten favourite LTO Off 191 days · 3rd of 8
KTB Profile

Kepler is a lightly raced colt by Wootton Bassett out of a Galileo mare whose sole sibling to race has won five times. His sire's progeny in the archive have recorded 725 wins from 5,522 runs since Jan 2008 with a strongest trip under 6f. He finished a close-up third of eight from a prominent position at Gowran Park in Apr 2026 on soft ground over 1m to 1m1f and was the beaten favourite on that debut.

Based on 1 archived run · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 88 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Gowran Park, 9 Apr 2026

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87A the best of the last 1 rated run · Gowran Park, 9 Apr 2026

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 5,618 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.1% from 161.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−13.1—
Good to Firm5567313.1%0—
Good1,29919114.7%+1.6—
Good to Soft8319911.9%−1.2—
Soft1,00015115.1%+20 from 1
Heavy3504813.7%+0.6—
Standard (AW)1,57817411%−2.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1612616.1%+3—
6f – 7f1,92330215.7%+2.6—
1m – 1m1f1,88321711.5%−1.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,26715212%−1.1—
1m5f – 2m2813612.8%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f9433.2%−9.9—
2m5f – 3m900%−13.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Salsa (IRE) (Galileo)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Whirl (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Whirl (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Whirl (IRE)1057f–1m2½fGroup 1
Anymore (IRE)10——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
09 Apr 26 Gowran Park Gowran Park Racing Club (C & G) Maiden 9.5f · Soft · 8 ran Raced handy in behind the pace early - shared front spot until 4f out then lost that spot into the straight - pushed along in 3rd and drifted left 2f out - fought back into a tight 2nd inside final furlong - stayed on but couldn't find more late - finished 3rd 3/8 hd 9-8 88A87A Wayne Lordan 5/2F

Quick answers

How many races has Kepler (IRE) won?
Kepler (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (100% of starts).
Who trains Kepler (IRE)?
Kepler (IRE) is trained by A P O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 April 2026.
Who is Kepler (IRE)'s sire?
Kepler (IRE) is by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Salsa (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
What is Kepler (IRE)'s sire's record?
Wootton Bassett (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 5,618 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.1% from 161.
Who are Kepler (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Salsa (IRE), Kepler (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Whirl (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Whirl (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2026. 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.