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Horse profile

Opal Blue (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, May 2014) · Last trainer F Head · Last owner George Strawbridge
by Pivotal (GB) out of Aricia (IRE) (Nashwan)
1 run · 1 course · from May 2014
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 May 2014 — 4,544 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2014 · 7th of 8 Beaten favourite LTO
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in May 2014 as a 3yo filly. Finished 7 of 8 at Chantilly (FR) last time. By Pivotal (GB), whose progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,787 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 21 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Opal Blue (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jelly Baby (USA)30——

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

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

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire
Pivotal (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,787 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm82911%−2.6—
Good to Firm1,93725012.9%−0.7—
Good2,83638513.6%0—
Good to Soft1,60420012.5%−1.1—
Soft2,07028213.6%00 from 1
Heavy7029713.8%+0.2—
Standard (AW)3,55651414.5%+0.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,16413411.5%−2.1—
6f – 7f4,40559413.5%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f3,13149515.8%+2.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,46834013.8%+0.2—
1m5f – 2m1,09411910.9%−2.7—
2m1f – 2m4f3974511.3%−2.3—
2m5f – 3m10887.4%−6.2—
Over 3m20210%−3.6—

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
Aricia (IRE) (Nashwan)

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Oh Beautiful (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Listed (Oh Beautiful (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Oh Beautiful (GB)941m3f–1m4½fListed
Face The Facts (IRE)1221m3f–2mListed
Freedom's Light (GB)721m4fListed
Vazire (IRE)527½f–1m2½fClass 3
My Thought (IRE)1127f–1mClass 5
Encore View (GB)70——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
13 May 14 Chantilly (FR) Prix du Temple de Venus (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Fillies) (Turf) 8f · Very Soft · 8 ran 7/8 shd 9-0 Thierry Jarnet 9/5F

Quick answers

How many races has Opal Blue (IRE) won?
Opal Blue (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2014.
Who trained Opal Blue (IRE)?
Opal Blue (IRE) was trained by F Head on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 13 May 2014.
Who is Opal Blue (IRE)'s sire?
Opal Blue (IRE) is by Pivotal (GB) out of Aricia (IRE), whose sire is Nashwan.
What is Opal Blue (IRE)'s sire's record?
Pivotal (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,787 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.
Who are Opal Blue (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Aricia (IRE), Opal Blue (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Oh Beautiful (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Oh Beautiful (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Oct 2026.
Has Opal Blue (IRE) produced winners?
As a dam, Opal Blue (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2014. 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.