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Horse profile

Opening Bell (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2008) · Last trainer C P Donoghue · Last owner Saturday Afternoon Syndicate
by Soviet Star (USA) out of Darina (IRE) (Danehill)
4 runs · 4 courses · from May 2008
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Aug 2008 — 6,642 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2008 · 12th of 15
KTB Profile

Opening Bell (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

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 (jumps) 88C the best of the last 1 rated run · Tramore, 14 Aug 2008

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 52C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 27 Jun 2008 Official rating 45 at the last flat run, 27 Jun 2008

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 →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 3 figures · best 52C · median 46
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f252C49—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Soviet Star (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,621 runs since Jan 2008 (171 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 160. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 320.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm36411.1%+2.4—
Good to Firm425378.7%00 from 1
Good594488.1%−0.6—
Good to Soft235177.2%−1.50 from 1
Soft378287.4%−1.30 from 2
Heavy16085%−3.7—
Standard (AW)7938711%+2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f134118.2%−0.5—
6f – 7f5475510.1%+1.4—
1m – 1m1f5125310.4%+1.70 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f502469.2%+0.50 from 2
1m5f – 2m497387.6%−1.10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f320185.6%−3.1—
2m5f – 3m10387.8%−0.9—
Over 3m600%−8.7—

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
Darina (IRE) (Danehill)

8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Teoleena (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m1½f–2m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Teoleena (IRE)2421m1½f–1m2f—
Galilean (IRE)1911m2f—
Dayrina (IRE)2912m—
Massuci (IRE)1011m5f—
Galilean I (IRE)10——
Farina (IRE)70——
Spring Fashion (IRE)50——
Vocal Perfection (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Michael Hussey 2 0 0% −2.00
Mark Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Grant 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Hurdle 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
14 Aug 08+48d Tramore Sporting Press 3yo Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 15 ran 12/15 30 10-12 —88C Mark Walsh 33/1
27 Jun 08+39d Curragh Kildare Village Maiden 10f · Good To Yielding · 24 ran 23/24 8 9-5 4552C Danny Grant 50/1
19 May 08+15d Roscommon Boylesports Roscommon Maiden 12f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 17 9-5 4246C Michael Hussey 66/1
04 May 08 Gowran Park (IRE) Thomastown (C&G) Maiden 8f · Soft · 16 ran 15/16 4½ 9-5 —46C Michael Hussey 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Opening Bell (IRE) won?
Opening Bell (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2008.
Who trained Opening Bell (IRE)?
Opening Bell (IRE) was trained by C P Donoghue on the most recent run on record, at Tramore on 14 August 2008.
Who is Opening Bell (IRE)'s sire?
Opening Bell (IRE) is by Soviet Star (USA) out of Darina (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
What is Opening Bell (IRE)'s official rating?
Opening Bell (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 45.
What is Opening Bell (IRE)'s sire's record?
Soviet Star (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,621 runs since Jan 2008 (171 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 160. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.6% from 320.
Who are Opening Bell (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Darina (IRE), Opening Bell (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Teoleena (IRE) (2). The wins came over 1m1½f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2008. 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.