North Africa (IRE)
North Africa is a Galileo filly who won one of nine starts. She took the Bellewstown Inn Maiden in Oct 2024 over 1m2f – 1m4f on soft ground off an official rating of 78 and has since raced off a career-high mark of 92. She finished 11 of 14 at Dundalk in Nov 2024.
- 1–9Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 4 (44.4%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.73Fair A/E n=9 · 0.61 incl. margin
- 92Highest OR
- 14dBetween runs (median)longest 82 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 128
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 128A | 115.5 | — |
| Good | 3 | 121A | 102 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 128A | 116.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 111C | 102 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 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 6 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
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.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 14 | 19.4% | +4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,766 | 442 | 16% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 5,308 | 790 | 14.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 2,346 | 329 | 14% | −0.5 | — |
| Soft | 3,845 | 576 | 15% | +0.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 1,378 | 190 | 13.8% | −0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,484 | 304 | 12.2% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −7.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,383 | 252 | 18.2% | +3.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,021 | 517 | 17.1% | +2.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6,850 | 1,051 | 15.3% | +0.8 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,241 | 555 | 13.1% | −1.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,651 | 170 | 10.3% | −4.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 890 | 84 | 9.4% | −5.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 150 | 16 | 10.7% | −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
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Ballet Shoes (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Ballet Shoes (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballet Shoes (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 7½f–1m | Listed |
| Powertrain (IRE) | 7 | 2 | 6f–7f | Class 4 |
| Honeycomb (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Lordan | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Cleary | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Nov 24+5d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cooley Fillies Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) Settled towards back of field - pushed along wide 2f out - unable to close ground - finished 11th beaten 6.5 lengths | 11/14 | ¾ | 9-2 | 92 | 101B | 73A | Nathan Crosse | 12/1 |
| 03 Nov 24+21d | Curragh | Curragh On Course Bookmakers Finale Stakes (Listed) Settled midpack early - still 9th at halfway - urged forward entering straight but made no headway 2f out - up to 4th with a furlong left - into 3rd close home - finished one-paced in third | 3/17 | 3½ | 8-11 | 85 | 120C | 88A | Nathan Crosse | 25/1 |
| 13 Oct 24+11d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Garnet Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) Settled towards the rear - made headway on the inside approaching the final 3f - plugged on at one speed from 2f out to finish 9th | 9/16 | hd | 9-2 | 85 | 111C | 86A | Wayne Lordan | 12/1 |
| 02 Oct 24+11d | Bellewstown | Bellewstown Inn Maiden Shared pace early - took over at 4f - driven to forge ahead and 3 lengths up over 1f out - stayed on strongly to win | 1/11 | 9-3 | 78 | 128A | 91A | Wayne Lordan | 4/1 | |
| 21 Sep 24+14d | Navan | Navan Racing Festival November 16th & 17th Fillies Maiden Set the pace early - opened a nice advantage and cruising at the 3f point - urged along with 2f left - challenged hard and overtaken a furlong out - unable to fight back and finished fifth | 5/10 | ½ | 8-10 | 80 | 121A | 59A | Jack Cleary | 11/10F |
| 07 Sep 24+22d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden Set the pace early - driven approaching final furlong before giving way close home - unable to threaten winner in defeat | 2/11 | 2¼ | 9-3 | — | 102A | 85A | Wayne Lordan | 7/4F |
| 16 Aug 24+82d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms Irish EBF Fillies Maiden Settled just behind pace - still in second at halfway - pressed the front-runner with a quarter mile left - looked poised to win a furlong out - stayed on but narrowly denied | 2/12 | ½ | 9-3 | — | 113A | 88A | Wayne Lordan | 10/1 |
| 26 May 24+14d | Curragh | Revamp Conservation And Restoration Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden | 7/8 | 4¼ | 9-3 | — | 32A | 59A | Wayne Lordan | 3/1 |
| 12 May 24 | Leopardstown | It's Family Day At Leopardstown Fillies Maiden | 5/9 | ½ | 8-8 | — | 100A | 69A | Jack Cleary | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has North Africa won?
- North Africa (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts in 2024, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trained North Africa?
- North Africa (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 8 November 2024.
- Who is North Africa's sire?
- North Africa (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Emerald Ring (IRE), whose sire is Johannesburg.
- What going does North Africa prefer?
- North Africa (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 North Africa's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 8 November 2024. That is also the highest on record.
- What is North Africa'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 North Africa's siblings?
- Out of Emerald Ring (IRE), North Africa (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Ballet Shoes (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Ballet Shoes (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Nov 2026.