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Horse profile

Love Safari (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Gary McGill · Owner Clady Bar Syndicate
by Galileo (IRE) out of Just Pretending (USA) (Giant's Causeway)
11 runs · 10 courses · from Sep 2023
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
New yard Last run 29 Mar 2026 · 9th of 13
KTB Profile

Love Safari is a Galileo gelding who is yet to win from 11 starts and has placed three times. His best effort came when second of six at Doncaster in Jun 2024. He has raced on turf and all-weather without success, mainly over 1m2f to 2m, and has been placed on good to firm and good to soft. His last run, at Downpatrick in Mar 2026, was his first for the yard when he finished ninth of 13 in a maiden hurdle.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
Official rating71↓ 4lb off peak
71 71–75

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 25 Oct 2024

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 →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 10 figures · best 126A · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)3109A78—
Good to Firm3126A80—
Good251C50.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5126A60—
1m2f – 1m4f4118C65—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 98C the best of the last 1 rated run · Downpatrick, 29 Mar 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 77A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 4 Oct 2024 Official rating 71 at the last flat run, 25 Oct 2024

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 →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 10 figures · best 77A · median 64.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)377A70—
Good to Firm376B62—
Good274A61.5—
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m576B70—
1m2f – 1m4f477A64.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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 4 analysed runs since Sep 2024

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

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,201 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 3
Good5,30879014.9%+0.40 from 2
Good to Soft2,34732914%−0.50 from 1
Soft3,84557615%+0.50 from 2
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.7—
Standard (AW)2,48430412.2%−2.30 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.7—
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f6,8501,05115.3%+0.80 from 4
1m5f – 2m4,24255513.1%−1.40 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,65117010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m890849.4%−5.10 from 1
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Just Pretending (USA) (Giant's Causeway)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them 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
Visage (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daniel Tudhope 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Curtis 2 0 0% −2.00
Eoin Staples 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Robinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Billy Loughnane 1 0 0% −1.00
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Hart 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Orr 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Stott 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 8 0 0% −8.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 10 0 0% −10.00
Hurdle 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
29 Mar 26+520d Downpatrick Tote Every Day's A Money Back Day Maiden Hurdle 2m6f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran Settled in the pack - unable to make ground with four to jump - pushed along but found little three out - well held at the finish 9/13 2 10-13 —83C98C Eoin Staples 50/1
2024 · 8 runs
25 Oct 24+21d Wolverhampton (AW) BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Class 5 · 2m½f · Standard · 7 ran Settled just behind pace - moved into second after 2f - hit front over 2f out - pressed and overtaken inside final furlong - unable to find more late for third 3/7 2¼ 9-5 71109A70A Ben Robinson 11/4F
04 Oct 24+14d Newcastle (AW) QuinnBet Handicap Class 5 · 1m4½f · Standard · 8 ran Settled just off the pace - pushed along with a furlong left - found extra late to nudge into third - unable to get to the front pair 3/8 nk 9-11 7178A77A Daniel Tudhope 6/1
20 Sep 24+52d Ayr Slater Menswear Handicap Class 5 · 1m5f · Good · 13 ran Settled towards back of field - pushed along wide approaching final furlong - unable to close and finished 7th 7/13 nk 9-11 7251C74A Daniel Tudhope 9/1
30 Jul 24+25d Yarmouth William Taverner Memorial Handicap Class 5 · 1m6f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 5/6 4¾ 9-4 7460A59B Billy Loughnane 6/1
05 Jul 24+7d Sandown Book Music Nights At Sandown Park Handicap Class 4 · 1m6f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 1 8-10 7450C49C William Buick 4/1
28 Jun 24+30d Doncaster Jade Markham And The TPC Trailblazers Handicap Class 5 · 1m6½f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2/6 shd 9-9 74126A76B Jason Hart 12/1
29 May 24+26d Hamilton Bauder, Making Roofs Secure Handicap Class 4 · 1m4f · Soft · 4 ran 4/4 shd 9-4 75118C64B Oisin Orr 16/1
03 May 24+207d Newcastle (AW) Quaff Box Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 1m4½f · Standard · 5 ran 2/5 hd 8-11 —52C65B Kevin Stott 11/10F
2023 · 2 runs
09 Oct 23+32d Pontefract Northern Commercials New And Used Commercial Vehicles EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 2¼ 9-4 —49C44C Ben Curtis 14/1
07 Sep 23 Carlisle British Stallion Studs Ebf Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m · Good To Firm · 5 ran 3/5 2½ 9-4 —80C62B Ben Curtis 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Love Safari won?
Love Safari (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2023 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trains Love Safari?
Love Safari (IRE) is trained by Gary McGill, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 March 2026.
Who is Love Safari's sire?
Love Safari (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Just Pretending (USA), whose sire is Giant's Causeway.
What is Love Safari's official rating?
Love Safari (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 75.
What is Love Safari's sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,201 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 Love Safari's siblings?
Out of Just Pretending (USA), Love Safari (IRE) has 2 other 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 Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2023. 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.