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Horse profile

Light As Air (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Oct 2025) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner P Smithmrs J Magnierm Tabord Smith
by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Fluff (IRE) (Galileo)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Oct 2025 — 384 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 · 1st of 20 Won last time out 2 wins · Naas & Curragh Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile

Light As Air is a colt by Wootton Bassett out of a Galileo mare who has two wins from eight runs on turf. Both wins came on a first visit to the course, at Curragh over 1m2f – 1m4f on good to soft in Jul 2025 and at Naas over 1m5f – 2m on soft in Oct 2025. He won last time out at Naas in Oct 2025 when last raced off his career-high mark of 96. He is usually held up.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating96At career-high mark
96 79–96

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 130 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Navan, 17 May 2025

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 8 figures · best 145C · median 98.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3111A105—
Good2130A111—
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f4130A101.5—
1m5f – 2m2145C125—
1m – 1m1f285A83.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 96A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 12 Oct 2025 Official rating 96 at the last run, 12 Oct 2025

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 8 figures · best 96A · median 83.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft393A82—
Good293A89—
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f493A89—
1m5f – 2m296A88—
1m – 1m1f282A81—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 from 8 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Prominent 4 (50%) · 1 win
  • Held up 2 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (13%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Wootton Bassett (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 5,680 runs since May 2015 (789 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−13—
Good to Firm5567313.1%+0.10 from 1
Good1,30019114.7%+1.70 from 2
Good to Soft8429911.8%−1.21 from 3
Soft1,02515415%+21 from 1
Heavy3584813.4%+0.40 from 1
Standard (AW)1,59717511%−2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1622616%+3—
6f – 7f1,94330315.6%+2.6—
1m – 1m1f1,91421911.4%−1.60 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,27715312%−11 from 4
1m5f – 2m2813612.8%−0.21 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f9433.2%−9.8—
2m5f – 3m900%−13—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2015 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fluff (IRE) (Galileo)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Continuous (JPN) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m6½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Continuous (JPN)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Continuous (JPN)1857f–1m6½fGroup 1
National Ballet (JPN)1011m4½f—
Navajo Warrior (JPN)30——
Musical Chimes (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −1.50
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 1 100% +5.50
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 1 1 100% +5.50
Curragh 1 1 100% +0.50
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 1 25% −2.50
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +4.50
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wayne Lordan 4 1 25% +2.50
Jack Cleary 2 0 0% −2.00
Ryan Moore 1 1 100% +0.50
Dylan Browne McMonagle 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 2 1 50% +4.50
Cheekpieces 2 1 50% −0.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 6 2 33% +2.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2025 · 6 runs
12 Oct 25+29d Naas Colm White Bookmaker Beggar's End Handicap 2m · Yielding · 20 ran Sat behind pace - 4th at halfway - made smooth progress into contention 2f out - hit front over 1f out - powered clear to the finish 1/20 8-12 96145C96A Wayne Lordan 11/2
13 Sep 25+55d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Petingo Handicap (Premier Handicap) 1m5f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran Settled in second early - moved to front turning into the straight - pushed along with two furlongs left and came under sustained challenge - overtaken approaching the final furlong then knocked slightly off stride - battled on to go down by a short margin 2/17 hd 8-2 91105C80A Jack Cleary 9/2
20 Jul 25+31d Curragh Hong Kong Thoroughbred Breeders Alliance Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden 1m4f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran Shared front spot early then lost command past 5f - sat in second and driven on with over 3f left - urged to close 1½f out and edged in front - held on gamely close home to prevail 1/9 9-8 88111A93A Ryan Moore 1/2F
19 Jun 25+33d Ascot King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 19 ran Settled in the pack early - began losing touch three furlongs out - unable to make further impression - eventually beaten well home 12/19 ¾ 9-3 8981C82A Wayne Lordan 22/1
17 May 25+48d Navan Royal County Handicap (Premier Handicap) 1m2f · Good · 7 ran Settled in rear - 4th at halfway - nudged into contention from 3f out - pushed to challenge inside the final furlong - kept on but just denied 3rd 3/7 ½ 9-7 86130A93A Wayne Lordan 11/10F
30 Mar 25+160d Leopardstown 1888 Restaurant Handicap 1m2f · Good · 16 ran Towards the back of the pack - squeezed for space and niggled over 3f out - progress to 7th but hampered 2f out - short of room once more over 1f out - moved into 3rd inside the final furlong - kept on into 2nd and just held at the line 2/16 ½ 8-12 7992C85A Jack Cleary 5/1
2024 · 2 runs
21 Oct 24+12d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 1m½f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran Handy early - third at halfway - couldn't match front-runner in second entering final furlong - held effort but slipped to third near line 3/10 ½ 9-7 —85A80A Wayne Lordan 4/6F
09 Oct 24 Navan Navan Racecourse Welcomes Our Local Community Maiden 1m · Good To Yielding · 11 ran Sat close to the front group - urged forward in 3rd with 3f remaining - unable to close on the pair ahead approaching final furlong - stayed on at an even effort to finish 3rd 3/11 1¾ 9-7 —82A82A Dylan Browne McMonagle 10/3

Quick answers

How many races has Light As Air won?
Light As Air (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 6 times in total (75% of starts).
Who trained Light As Air?
Light As Air (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 12 October 2025.
Who is Light As Air's sire?
Light As Air (IRE) is by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Fluff (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
What going does Light As Air prefer?
Light As Air (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Light As Air's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 12 October 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Light As Air's sire's record?
Wootton Bassett (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 5,680 runs since May 2015 (789 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 162.
Who are Light As Air's siblings?
Out of Fluff (IRE), Light As Air (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Continuous (JPN) (5). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Continuous (JPN)). The wins came over 7f–1m6½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2024. 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.