Opening Hand (GB)
Opening Hand (GB) is 1 from 14, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2008. The win came on turf — 0 from 4 on the all-weather. Last raced off 77, 46lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–14Wins / Runs
- 7.1%Strike rate
- 1 (7.1%)Placed
- −8.50£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 1.89Fair A/E n=13 · 1.61 incl. margin
- 123Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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 Sep 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 8.4% of 2,276 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses).
Strongest on soft going: 11.5% from 330.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 26 | 0 | 0% | −8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 417 | 32 | 7.7% | −0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 562 | 58 | 10.3% | +1.9 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 281 | 20 | 7.1% | −1.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 330 | 38 | 11.5% | +3.1 | — |
| Heavy | 116 | 9 | 7.8% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 544 | 35 | 6.4% | −2 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 54 | 2 | 3.7% | −4.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 464 | 40 | 8.6% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 421 | 41 | 9.7% | +1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 530 | 48 | 9.1% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 418 | 31 | 7.4% | −1 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 273 | 24 | 8.8% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 106 | 6 | 5.7% | −2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −8.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Woolly Bully (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Woolly Bully (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolly Bully (GB) | 13 | 3 | 1m–2m | Class 4 |
| Kai (GB) | 31 | 2 | 6f–7f | Class 6 |
| Falling Angel (GB) | 7 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Rapanui Belle (GB) | 19 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Class 6 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttoxeter | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Merriam | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Moloney | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Donal Devereux | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stephen Craine | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alex Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| D P Fahy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lee Newnes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Catlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fergus Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| K May | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| None | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2008 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Flat | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Opening Hand (GB) won?
- Opening Hand (GB) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 1 time in total (7.1% of starts).
- Who trained Opening Hand (GB)?
- Opening Hand (GB) was trained by John Mackie on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 20 September 2009.
- Who is Opening Hand (GB)'s sire?
- Opening Hand (GB) is by Observatory (USA) out of Belle Ile (USA), whose sire is Diesis.
- What is Opening Hand (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 20 September 2009. The highest on record is 123.
- What is Opening Hand (GB)'s sire's record?
- Observatory (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 2,276 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 11.5% from 330.
- Who are Opening Hand (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Belle Ile (USA), Opening Hand (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Woolly Bully (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Woolly Bully (GB)). The wins came over 6f–2m. As at Oct 2026.