Opening Verse (IRE)
Opening Verse (IRE) is 1 from 10. Hasn't won since Apr 2019. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer). Last raced off 72, 11lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–10Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 1 (10%)Placed
- +3.00£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.84Fair A/E n=10 · 1.53 incl. margin
- 83Highest OR
- 58dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 117
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 | 4 | 122C | 103 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 80C | 72 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 93C | 81.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 122C | 76 | — |
| Under 6f | 2 | 89A | 75.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 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 11.3% of 21,903 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 107 | 16 | 15% | +3.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,694 | 452 | 12.2% | +0.9 | — |
| Good | 4,842 | 510 | 10.5% | −0.8 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 2,409 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 2,732 | 254 | 9.3% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 828 | 71 | 8.6% | −2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 7,290 | 918 | 12.6% | +1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,064 | 278 | 13.5% | +2.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 10,716 | 1,254 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 1 from 8 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,998 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,471 | 237 | 9.6% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,090 | 109 | 10% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 474 | 42 | 8.9% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 86 | 7 | 8.1% | −3.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Far Above Dream (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5½f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Far Above Dream (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Far Above Dream (IRE) | 18 | 5 | 5½f–6f | Class 2 |
| La Cumparsita (IRE) | 22 | 2 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Copleys Walk (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Port Vauban (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gentle Rain (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 1 | 13% | +5.00 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Colgan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killian Leonard | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Madden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aaron Mackay | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| None | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
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 | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Sep 20+20d | Tipperary | Ballykisteen Handicap | 13/13 | 1½ | 9-6 | 72 | 56C | 46A | Colin Keane | 10/1 |
| 25 Aug 20+18d | Cork | Mallow Handicap | 6/8 | 1½ | 9-0 | 76 | 62B | 59A | Robbie Colgan | 11/2 |
| 07 Aug 20+20d | Tipperary | Tipperary Handicap (50-85) | 6/15 | ¾ | 9-12 | 78 | 70C | 85A | Shane Crosse | 16/1 |
| 18 Jul 20+21d | Curragh | Paddy Power Scurry Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 7/16 | 1¾ | 8-6 | 78 | 93C | 81A | Tom Madden | 80/1 |
| 27 Jun 20+7d | Curragh | Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 14/18 | 2 | 8-8 | 81 | 122C | 62A | Killian Leonard | 66/1 |
| 20 Jun 20+308d | Naas | Thank You To The HSE & Frontline Workers Handicap | 11/14 | hd | 9-5 | 81 | 72C | 66A | Aaron Mackay | 22/1 |
| 2019 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Aug 19+10d | Cork | Matchbook Straight Seven Platinum Stakes (Listed) | 7/8 | 3 | 9-4 | 82 | 117A | 67A | Killian Leonard | 16/1 |
| 07 Aug 19+109d | Sligo | Maddens Bar & Restaurant Rated Race | 3/7 | 1 | 9-3 | 83 | 89A | 93A | Robbie Colgan | 7/1 |
| 20 Apr 19+7d | Cork | Buy Annual Membership Today Maiden (Div 2) | 1/17 | 9-5 | — | 61C | 91A | N G McCullagh | 12/1 | |
| 13 Apr 19 | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Maiden | 6/20 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 80C | 73A | N G McCullagh | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Opening Verse won?
- Opening Verse (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2019 and 2020, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
- Who trained Opening Verse?
- Opening Verse (IRE) was trained by John Joseph Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 14 September 2020.
- Who is Opening Verse's sire?
- Opening Verse (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Silk Slippers (GB), whose sire is Oasis Dream.
- What going does Opening Verse prefer?
- Opening Verse (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Opening Verse's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 14 September 2020. The highest on record is 83.
- What is Opening Verse's sire's record?
- Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,903 runs since Jan 2008 (1,595 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
- Who are Opening Verse's siblings?
- Out of Silk Slippers (GB), Opening Verse (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Far Above Dream (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Far Above Dream (IRE)). The wins came over 5½f–7f. As at Oct 2026.