Observation Post (USA)
Observation Post (USA) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 15 at Gowran Park (Oct 2007).
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (42.9%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 90Highest OR
- 59dAvg between runs
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
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,562 runs since Jan 2008 (191 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 244. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.8% from 104.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 41 | 2 | 4.9% | −4.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 557 | 52 | 9.3% | −0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 560 | 70 | 12.5% | +2.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 248 | 18 | 7.3% | −2.5 | — |
| Soft | 295 | 26 | 8.8% | −1 | — |
| Heavy | 88 | 8 | 9.1% | −0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 773 | 76 | 9.8% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 244 | 39 | 16% | +6.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 826 | 95 | 11.5% | +1.7 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 604 | 41 | 6.8% | −3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 452 | 42 | 9.3% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 320 | 31 | 9.7% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 104 | 4 | 3.8% | −6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamie Heffernan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 23 May 08+5d | Tipperary | Knockanglass Stables (C & G) Maiden | 14/16 | nk | 9-0 | 86 | 54C | Johnny Murtagh | 3/1 |
| 18 May 08+30d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 3/16 | 1½ | 9-5 | 90 | 79A | Seamie Heffernan | EvensF |
| 18 Apr 08+166d | Dundalk (AW) | Campbell Catering Maiden | 4/12 | ½ | 9-5 | 90 | 74A | Johnny Murtagh | 3/1F |
| 2007 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 07+31d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Premier Nursery (Premier Handicap) | 8/12 | 5 | 9-3 | 90 | 60C | Seamie Heffernan | 9/4F |
| 04 Oct 07+109d | Gowran Park | Rooftop Restaurant At Gowran (C&G) Maiden | 2/15 | hd | 9-0 | — | 88C | Seamie Heffernan | 15/8F |
| 17 Jun 07+11d | Cork | Kerry Spring Water Rochestown Stakes (listed) | 4/7 | 1½ | 9-1 | — | 73C | Kieren Fallon | 13/8F |
| 06 Jun 07 | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 3/13 | 1¼ | 9-3 | — | 76C | Seamie Heffernan | 3/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Observation Post won?
- Observation Post (USA) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2007 and 2008. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trained Observation Post?
- Observation Post (USA) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 23 May 2008.
- Who is Observation Post's sire?
- Observation Post (USA) is by Johannesburg (USA) out of Bullville Belle (USA), whose sire is Holy Bull.
- What is Observation Post's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 23 May 2008. The highest on record is 90.
- What is Observation Post's sire's record?
- Johannesburg (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,562 runs since Jan 2008 (191 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 244. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.8% from 104.