Opening Dance (GB)
Opening Dance is a mare by Jack Hobbs out of a daughter of Exit To Nowhere who has yet to win from three starts on turf. She showed her best effort when fourth of 10 at Worcester in Jul 2025. Both subsequent runs came at Fontwell over 2m1f to 2m4f on good ground, the latest when fifth of eight in a Class 5 mares NH Flat race in Sep 2025. She was aged 5 at her last run in Sep 2025.
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 53dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 123
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 123B | 96 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 123B | 109 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 3 analysed runs since May 2025
- Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 1,071 runs since Jan 2008 (201 horses).
Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.6% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 27 | 5 | 18.5% | +8.2 | — |
| Good | 449 | 50 | 11.1% | +0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 281 | 27 | 9.6% | −0.7 | — |
| Soft | 207 | 17 | 8.2% | −2.1 | — |
| Heavy | 47 | 8 | 17% | +6.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 60 | 3 | 5% | −5.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 46 | 2 | 4.3% | −6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 563 | 49 | 8.7% | −1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 319 | 37 | 11.6% | +1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 119 | 21 | 17.6% | +7.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +0.8 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Shiroccan Roll (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Shiroccan Roll (GB)).
Family form: Two To Tango (GB) finished 2nd of 9 at Stratford, 5 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiroccan Roll (GB) | 25 | 3 | 2m1f | Class 4 |
| Two To Tango (GB) | 22 | 1 | 2m3½f | Class 4 |
| Little Mix (GB) | 5 | 1 | 2m3f | Class 5 |
| Shiroccy Road (GB) | 7 | 1 | 2m | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Sheehan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ben Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| None | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 07 Sep 25+67d | Fontwell | BetGoodwin Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - made progress into contention 4f out then pushed along 3f out - lost momentum inside the final furlong to finish 5th | 5/8 | 5 | 11-2 | 123B | 88A | Ben Jones | 9/2 |
| 02 Jul 25+38d | Worcester | Blackmores Building Contractors Mares' Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - urged forward with 3f left - kept responding for pressure - moved into 4th inside the final furlong but well held | 4/10 | 3¼ | 11-2 | 96A | 95A | Gavin Sheehan | 50/1 |
| 25 May 25 | Fontwell | Smith & Western Mares' Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled around the middle of the pack - lost touch with the field 3f out - well held at the finish | 8/9 | 17 | 11-2 | 95C | 82C | Gavin Sheehan | 15/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Opening Dance won?
- Opening Dance (GB) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2025.
- Who trained Opening Dance?
- Opening Dance (GB) was trained by Emma Lavelle on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 7 September 2025.
- Who is Opening Dance's sire?
- Opening Dance (GB) is by Jack Hobbs (GB) out of Folie Dancer (GB), whose sire is Exit To Nowhere.
- What is Opening Dance's sire's record?
- Jack Hobbs (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 1,071 runs since Jan 2008 (201 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.6% from 119.
- Who are Opening Dance's siblings?
- Out of Folie Dancer (GB), Opening Dance (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Shiroccan Roll (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Shiroccan Roll (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.