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Kew Gardens (IRE)

4yo colt (at last run, Oct 2019) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Derrick Smith Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor
by Galileo (IRE) out of Chelsea Rose (IRE) (Desert King)
17 runs · 12 courses · from Aug 2017
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Oct 2019 — 2,573 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2019 · 1st of 9 Won last time out 6 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile

Kew Gardens (IRE) is 6 from 17 in our archive, including 2 wins at Group 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the William Hill St Leger Stakes at Doncaster (Sep 2018). Won last time out at Ascot (Class 1).

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, Kew Gardens (IRE)’s progeny in our archive have won 2.7% of 37 runs since Oct 2025 (14 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Good1915.3%+2.6
Good to Soft400%−2.7
Soft1100%−2.7
Heavy300%−2.7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
1m – 1m1f200%−2.7
1m2f – 1m4f100%−2.7
1m5f – 2m1400%−2.7
2m1f – 2m4f1815.6%+2.9
2m5f – 3m200%−2.7

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2025 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Official rating118↓ 2lb off peak
118 104–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 113 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Epsom Downs, 31 May 2019

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 15 figures · best 113A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good5113A86—
Good to Firm4103B97—
Good to Soft3101B98—
Soft3109A90—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5113A102—
1m2f – 1m4f5113A92—
1m – 1m1f498A83.5—
6f – 7f1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 111A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Epsom Downs, 31 May 2019 Official rating 118 at the last run, 19 Oct 2019

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 15 figures · best 111A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good5111A100—
Good to Firm4103A98.5—
Good to Soft3102A99—
Soft3100A97—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5104A98—
1m2f – 1m4f5111A100—
1m – 1m1f4100A98—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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%+1.51 from 4
Good5,30879014.9%+0.43 from 7
Good to Soft2,34632914%−0.51 from 3
Soft3,84557615%+0.51 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%+3.70 from 1
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.61 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f6,8501,05115.3%+0.82 from 7
1m5f – 2m4,24155513.1%−1.43 from 5
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 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Chelsea Rose (IRE) (Desert King)

8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Pale Orchid (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 5f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Thawaany (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Pale Orchid (IRE)2455f–6fClass 3
Flowers On Venus (IRE)2256f–7fClass 5
Thawaany (IRE)946f–1mGroup 3
Wordsworth (IRE)1931m2f–2m½fClass 4
Snow (IRE)821m2f–1m4fGroup 3
Hamlool (IRE)30——
Jazz Cat (IRE)40——
Chelsea Monday (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 3 43% +2.02
Good to Firm 4 1 25% +0.33
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +1.50
Soft 3 1 33% −1.33

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 10 4 40% +5.45

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 2 2 100% +6.83
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Epsom Downs 2 0 0% −2.00
Longchamp (FR) 2 1 50% +0.40
Newmarket 2 1 50% +0.62
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 1 100% +3.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 1 100% +0.67

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 7 2 29% −1.98
1m5f – 2m 5 3 60% +7.83
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% −2.33
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ryan Moore 11 4 36% +2.35
Donnacha O'Brien 4 2 50% +2.17
Seamie Heffernan 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 4 1 25% +0.50
2018 8 3 38% +2.73
2017 5 2 40% −0.71

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
2019 · 4 runs
19 Oct 19+34d Ascot Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup (Group 2) Class 1 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 9-7 118101B102A Donnacha O'Brien 7/2
15 Sep 19+107d Curragh Comer Group International Irish St. Leger (Group 1) 1m6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 2¼ 9-9 11974A96A Ryan Moore 7/2
31 May 19+22d Epsom Downs Investec Coronation Cup (Group 1) Class 1 · 1m4f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 9-0 120113A111A Ryan Moore 10/3
09 May 19+214d Chester Boodles Diamond Ormonde Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m5½f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 8 9-7 120109A97B Ryan Moore 4/5F
2018 · 8 runs
07 Oct 18+22d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (3yo+ No Geldings) (Turf) 1m4f · Good · 19 ran 7/19 nk 8-13 ——— Ryan Moore 8/1
15 Sep 18+24d Doncaster William Hill St Leger Stakes (Group 1) (British Champion Series) Class 1 · 1m6½f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 9-1 116113A104A Ryan Moore 3/1
22 Aug 18+39d York Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 3/9 1½ 9-5 114103B103A Ryan Moore 7/2
14 Jul 18+24d Longchamp (FR) Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 1m4f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 9-3 ——— Ryan Moore 7/5F
20 Jun 18+18d Ascot Queen's Vase (Group 2) Class 1 · 1m6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 1/12 9-0 108102B98A Ryan Moore 10/3
02 Jun 18+21d Epsom Downs Investec Derby (Group 1) Class 1 · 1m4f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 10 9-0 11085C80C Donnacha O'Brien 16/1
12 May 18+25d Lingfield Betfred Derby Trial Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m3½f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 2/9 3¼ 9-3 11092A99A Ryan Moore 8/11F
17 Apr 18+185d Newmarket bet365 Feilden Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m1f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 6 9-3 11098A99A Ryan Moore 7/4F
2017 · 5 runs
14 Oct 17+20d Newmarket Godolphin Flying Start Zetland Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m2f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 9-2 10486A100A Ryan Moore 13/8F
24 Sep 17+15d Naas Juddmonte Beresford Stakes (group 2) 1m · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 hd 9-3 10477C93B Donnacha O'Brien 4/1
09 Sep 17+17d Leopardstown Willis Towers Watson Champions Juvenile Stakes (Group 3) 1m · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 2/10 3 9-3 —38A97A Seamie Heffernan 10/1
23 Aug 17+16d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) 1m · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-5 —90A100A Donnacha O'Brien 4/6F
07 Aug 17 Curragh Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Maiden 7f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 ½ 9-5 —76C74A Seamie Heffernan 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Kew Gardens won?
Kew Gardens (IRE) won 6 of 17 archived starts between 2017 and 2019, a strike rate of 35.3%. Placed 13 times in total (76.5% of starts).
Who trained Kew Gardens?
Kew Gardens (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 19 October 2019.
Who is Kew Gardens's sire?
Kew Gardens (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Chelsea Rose (IRE), whose sire is Desert King.
What going does Kew Gardens prefer?
Kew Gardens (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Kew Gardens's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 19 October 2019. The highest on record is 120.
What is Kew Gardens'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 Kew Gardens's siblings?
Out of Chelsea Rose (IRE), Kew Gardens (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Pale Orchid (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Thawaany (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.
Has Kew Gardens sired winners?
As a sire, Kew Gardens (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 2.7% of 37 runs since Oct 2025 (14 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from August 2017. 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.