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Horse profile

Opening Line (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2006) · Last trainer Ernst Oertel · Last owner Roberto Favarulo And Michael Pringle
by Opening Verse (USA) out of Denton Lady (GB) (Inchinor)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Jan 2006
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Jan 2006 — 7,579 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2006 · 9th of 9
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts, both in Jan 2006, the last of them as a 4yo gelding. Finished 9 of 9 at Wolverhampton (AW) last time.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 22C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 2 Jan 2006

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.

Flat 2 figures · best 22C · median 8
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)222C8—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
6f – 7f222C8—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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
Opening Verse (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.4% of 74 runs since Jan 2008 (5 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−5.4—
Good to Firm1000%−5.4—
Good2129.5%+4.1—
Good to Soft800%−5.4—
Soft700%−5.4—
Heavy100%−5.4—
Standard (AW)2627.7%+2.30 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1500%−5.40 from 2
1m – 1m1f26311.5%+6.1—
1m2f – 1m4f600%−5.4—
1m5f – 2m1500%−5.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1119.1%+3.7—
2m5f – 3m100%−5.4—

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

Dam
Denton Lady (GB) (Inchinor)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Living On A Prayer (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Living On A Prayer (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Living On A Prayer (GB)1521m–1m4fClass 5

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
13 Jan 06+11d Wolverhampton (AW) Be Lucky At Littlewoodspools.co.uk Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 9/9 30 9-9 -6C Adam Kirby 200/1
02 Jan 06 Southwell (AW) Betdirect.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 10/10 1 9-6 22C Adam Kirby 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Opening Line (GB) won?
Opening Line (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2006.
Who trained Opening Line (GB)?
Opening Line (GB) was trained by Ernst Oertel on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 13 January 2006.
Who is Opening Line (GB)'s sire?
Opening Line (GB) is by Opening Verse (USA) out of Denton Lady (GB), whose sire is Inchinor.
What is Opening Line (GB)'s sire's record?
Opening Verse (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.4% of 74 runs since Jan 2008 (5 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Opening Line (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Denton Lady (GB), Opening Line (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Living On A Prayer (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Living On A Prayer (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2006. 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.