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Horse profile

Metaphorical (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Jul 2021) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Derrick Smith Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor
by No Nay Never (USA) out of High Savannah (IRE) (High Chaparral)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Sep 2020
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Jul 2021 — 1,931 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2021 · 7th of 10 Won at Listowel (IRE) Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Metaphorical (IRE) is 1 from 7. Hasn't won since Jun 2021. Last raced off a career-high mark of 84.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 103 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Leopardstown, 8 Jul 2021

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 7 figures · best 135C · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good2103A95—
Heavy2135C121—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f5135C99—
1m – 1m1f2103A99.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 · Listowel (IRE), 6 Jun 2021 Official rating 84 at the last run, 8 Jul 2021

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 7 figures · best 96A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good289A81.5—
Heavy283B81—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f592A83—
1m – 1m1f296A85—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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
No Nay Never (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,310 runs since Jan 2008 (705 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 612. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm16531.3%+19.2—
Good to Firm92712213.2%+1.10 from 1
Good1,48918112.2%+0.10 from 2
Good to Soft612559%−3.11 from 1
Soft84310912.9%+0.80 from 1
Heavy2763613%+0.90 from 2
Standard (AW)2,14725311.8%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f91012213.4%+1.3—
6f – 7f3,37443713%+0.90 from 5
1m – 1m1f1,17712911%−1.11 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f582549.3%−2.8—
1m5f – 2m185147.6%−4.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7756.5%−5.6—
2m5f – 3m500%−12.1—

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
High Savannah (IRE) (High Chaparral)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
No Nay Now (IRE)20——
Savannah Sun (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel (IRE) 1 1 100% +3.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 2 1 50% +2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wayne Lordan 5 1 20% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 4 1 25% +0.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 4 1 25% +0.00
2020 3 0 0% −3.00

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
08 Jul 21+5d Leopardstown Plusvital Handicap 8f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 nk 9-5 84103A74A Wayne Lordan 3/1F
03 Jul 21+27d Naas Naas Nursery Of Champions Race 7f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 ½ 9-10 8487A89A Wayne Lordan 6/1
06 Jun 21+32d Listowel (IRE) North Kerry Greenway (C & G) Maiden 8f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran 1/12 9-7 7996A96A Wayne Lordan 3/1
05 May 21+185d Gowran Park Goresbridge Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Yielding · 16 ran 3/16 nk 9-7 7999C92A Wayne Lordan 15/8F
01 Nov 20+11d Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) 6f · Heavy · 16 ran 5/16 hd 9-7 —135C79A Seamie Heffernan 10/3
21 Oct 20+42d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race (Plus 10) 7f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 2¾ 9-2 —107C83B Colin Keane 8/1
09 Sep 20 Cork Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) 6f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 11/15 nk 9-7 —59C61C Wayne Lordan 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Metaphorical (IRE) won?
Metaphorical (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2020 and 2021, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained Metaphorical (IRE)?
Metaphorical (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 8 July 2021.
Who is Metaphorical (IRE)'s sire?
Metaphorical (IRE) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of High Savannah (IRE), whose sire is High Chaparral.
What is Metaphorical (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 8 July 2021. That is also the highest on record.
What is Metaphorical (IRE)'s sire's record?
No Nay Never (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,310 runs since Jan 2008 (705 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 612. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.
Who are Metaphorical (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of High Savannah (IRE), Metaphorical (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2020. 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.