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Horse profile

Midnight Opera (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2012) · Last trainer Neil Mulholland · Last owner D J Bridger
by Midnight Legend (GB) out of Ballad Opera (GB) (Sadler's Wells)
21 runs · 15 courses · from Nov 2009
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Feb 2012 — 5,348 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2012 2 wins · Wincanton & Aintree Last raced off OR 107
KTB Profile

Midnight Opera (GB) is 2 from 21. Hasn't won since Mar 2011. Last raced off 107, 13lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating107↓ 13lb off peak
107 107–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 66A the best of the last 1 rated run · Kempton (AW), 25 Jan 2012

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 100C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 20 Dec 2011 Official rating 107 at the last jumps run, 29 Feb 2012

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
Jumps 19 figures · best 127A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good10126A102—
Good to Firm4121C112.5—
Good to Soft3107B100—
Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m16127A102—
2m1f – 2m4f3117B108—

Of 21 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 21 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
Midnight Legend (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 8,309 runs since Jan 2008 (494 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1417.1%−7.1—
Good to Firm4045814.4%+0.21 from 4
Good3,12546214.8%+0.60 from 11
Good to Soft1,89625913.7%−0.50 from 3
Soft1,97726013.2%−11 from 1
Heavy76611815.4%+1.2—
Standard (AW)1271915%+0.80 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−14.2—
1m – 1m1f600%−14.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1021615.7%+1.50 from 1
1m5f – 2m2,20529913.6%−0.62 from 16
2m1f – 2m4f2,70738114.1%−0.10 from 3
2m5f – 3m2,49736314.5%+0.30 from 1
Over 3m79111814.9%+0.7—

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
Ballad Opera (GB) (Sadler's Wells)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Musical Legend (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 11 0 0% −11.00
Good to Firm 4 1 25% +1.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 1 100% +12.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 12 1 8% −7.00
Class 3 5 1 20% +8.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 4 1 25% +1.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 2 0 0% −2.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 1 100% +12.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 16 2 13% +2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Quinlan 11 2 18% +7.00
Tom Scudamore 4 0 0% −4.00
Dougie Costello 3 0 0% −3.00
Richard Johnson 2 0 0% −2.00
Adam Kirby 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 17 2 12% +1.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 12 1 8% −7.00
2010 6 1 17% +7.00
2009 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 2 20% +8.00
Chase 6 0 0% −6.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Flat 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
29 Feb 12+35d Folkestone ladbrokespoker.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-9 107— Dougie Costello 25/1
25 Jan 12+36d Kempton (AW) Betdaq Multiples Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 11f · Standard · 7 ran 4/7 9 10-0 —66A Adam Kirby 20/1
20 Dec 11+16d Taunton Southwest Racing Club Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 4 11-10 112100C Tom Scudamore 10/1
04 Dec 11+17d Warwick Pertemps People Development Ltd Handicap Chase (Betfair Chase Series Qualifier) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 1 11-7 11595A Tom Scudamore 7/1
17 Nov 11+20d Wincanton Eliteracingclub.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 16 11-12 11596C Tom Scudamore 2/1F
28 Oct 11+29d Uttoxeter oddschecker.mobi Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 1½ 11-2 110126A Tom Scudamore 7/1
29 Sep 11+40d Bangor-on-Dee Brewin Dolphin Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 45 11-9 11294C Dougie Costello 7/1
20 Aug 11+76d Newton Abbot Bet Totepool On All Uk Racing Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5/6 1¾ 11-7 115107B Mark Quinlan 9/2
05 Jun 11+22d Worcester Ladbrokes Intermediate Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 3¾ 11-7 11897B Mark Quinlan 11/4
14 May 11+9d Bangor-on-Dee chester-rocks.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 15 11-5 118118A Mark Quinlan 9/1
05 May 11+17d Newton Abbot Emma Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 2½ 11-5 120108A Mark Quinlan 8/1
18 Apr 11+22d Exeter Elite Racing Club Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 2/4 10 11-2 120117B Mark Quinlan 2/1
27 Mar 11+17d Wincanton Blackmore Building Contractors Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 10-13 117121C Mark Quinlan 4/1
10 Mar 11+109d Wincanton Daily Nicholls Festival Column On Betfair Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 19 11-5 11885C Mark Quinlan 15/2
21 Nov 10+20d Aintree Toteplacepot Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 13 ran 1/13 11-1 115127A Mark Quinlan 12/1
01 Nov 10+19d Plumpton Breeders' Cup Live Only On Atr Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 ¾ 10-7 —122A Mark Quinlan 16/1
13 Oct 10+177d Uttoxeter European Breeders' Fund Lambrini 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 shd 10-5 —102A Mark Quinlan 20/1
19 Apr 10+38d Kempton williamhill.com - Vegas Maiden Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) Class 6 · 16f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 8 10-6 —87A Mark Quinlan 28/1
12 Mar 10+58d Wincanton Higos Insurance Wells Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 15.5f · Good · 16 ran 6/16 shd 10-10 —102A Dougie Costello 20/1
13 Jan 10+66d Southwell (AW) Stay Warm At Victor Chandler Casino 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 14f · Slow · 12 ran 6/12 4½ 11-0 —95A Richard Johnson 5/1J
08 Nov 09 Ffos Las Professional Security Management Junior Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 14f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 3¼ 10-12 —110A Richard Johnson 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Midnight Opera (GB) won?
Midnight Opera (GB) won 2 of 21 archived starts between 2009 and 2012, a strike rate of 9.5%. Placed 4 times in total (19% of starts).
Who trained Midnight Opera (GB)?
Midnight Opera (GB) was trained by Neil Mulholland on the most recent run on record, at Folkestone on 29 February 2012.
Who is Midnight Opera (GB)'s sire?
Midnight Opera (GB) is by Midnight Legend (GB) out of Ballad Opera (GB), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What going does Midnight Opera (GB) prefer?
Midnight Opera (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Midnight Opera (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 29 February 2012. The highest on record is 120.
What is Midnight Opera (GB)'s sire's record?
Midnight Legend (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 8,309 runs since Jan 2008 (494 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Midnight Opera (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Ballad Opera (GB), Midnight Opera (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2009. 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.