Opera Ballo (IRE)
Opera Ballo is 5 from 10 with wins at Sandown, Newmarket and Kempton (AW). His biggest win came in the Group 2 bet365 Mile at Sandown in Apr 2026 off an official rating of 119. All five wins have come over 1m – 1m1f on good or quicker, including two at Sandown and two on the AW. The colt finished 4 of 7 in the Qatar Prix Du Moulin de Longchamp in Sep 2026.
- 5–10Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 8 (80%)Placed
- +3.17£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.55Fair A/E n=10 · 1.35 incl. margin
- 125Highest OR
- 65dAvg 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 111
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 111A | 105 | 2 · 111 / 108.5 |
| Good | 3 | 104B | 100 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 124A | 103.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 124A | 104 | 3 · 111 / 106 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 4 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (75%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 1,090 runs since Jan 2008 (180 horses).
Strongest on good going: 19.1% from 304. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12% from 284.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −15.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 215 | 40 | 18.6% | +3 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 304 | 58 | 19.1% | +3.5 | 2 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 119 | 16 | 13.4% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 135 | 17 | 12.6% | −3 | — |
| Heavy | 31 | 5 | 16.1% | +0.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 284 | 34 | 12% | −3.6 | 2 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −15.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 289 | 39 | 13.5% | −2.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 374 | 65 | 17.4% | +1.8 | 5 from 10 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 365 | 57 | 15.6% | 0 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 43 | 8 | 18.6% | +3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +17.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Dyptique (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f–7½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyptique (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 7½f | — |
| Damn Precious (GB) | 7 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Opera Diva (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Damn Precious (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.62 |
| Good | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.25 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 2 | 100% | +1.54 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +2.63 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.62 |
| Sandown | 2 | 2 | 100% | +5.25 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 2 | 100% | +1.54 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 7 | 4 | 57% | +4.73 |
| Billy Loughnane | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.56 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 6 | 3 | 50% | +3.63 |
| None | 4 | 2 | 50% | −0.46 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | 67% | +2.17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Sep 26+39d | Longchamp (FR) | Qatar Prix Du Moulin De Longchamp (group 1) | 4/7 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 124 | — | — | William Buick | 5/2 |
| 29 Jul 26+43d | Goodwood | Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes (Group 1) Veered left at the break - pulled hard in the early stages - hit the front before giving way after 1f - pushed along 2f out and surged back to the lead - wandered right inside the final furlong - caught entering the last 110yds and dropped to third close home | 3/12 | 1¾ | 9-10 | 125 | 111A | 118A | William Buick | 9/2 |
| 16 Jun 26+53d | Ascot | Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) (Str) Sent to front early - urged on approaching final 2f - given further encouragement inside final furlong - met pressure in last 110yds and gave way - couldn't find more and dropped to third close home | 3/9 | hd | 9-2 | 125 | 106A | 113A | Billy Loughnane | 7/2 |
| 24 Apr 26+210d | Sandown | bet365 Mile (Group 2) Sent straight to the front - pressed for effort with two furlongs left - kicked on again inside the last 110 yards to win comfortably | 1/6 | 9-8 | 119 | 100A | 119B | William Buick | 4/1 | |
| 26 Sep 25+78d | Newmarket | Boyle Sports Daily Racing Rewards Joel Stakes (Group 2) Up with the front pair on the near flank - advanced to 2nd over 2f out - hit the front inside the final 2f - pressed and passed inside the final furlong - kept on for 2nd | 2/6 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 116 | 92A | 99B | William Buick | 4/5F |
| 10 Jul 25+42d | Newmarket | Edmondson Hall Solicitors Sir Henry Cecil Stakes (Listed) Fought for control early - settled among the pack - smooth advance under 2f out - hit the front approaching the final furlong - shaken up and sprinted away to win with ease | 1/7 | 9-8 | 110 | 104A | 115A | William Buick | 11/8F | |
| 29 May 25+43d | Sandown | Star Sports Heron Stakes (Listed) Held up wide early travelling strongly - tracked front pair - made ground into contention two out - shaken up to go clear over a furlong out - asserted comfortably to score | 1/7 | 9-2 | 106 | 104B | 108A | William Buick | 5/4F | |
| 16 Apr 25+49d | Newmarket | bet365 Craven Stakes (Group 3) Held up towards the back - urged into contention 2f out - lost ground final furlong | 6/9 | 2 | 9-2 | 106 | 97A | 93A | James Doyle | 7/2 |
| 26 Feb 25+28d | Kempton (AW) | 'European Road To The Kentucky Derby' Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) Settled handily behind the front pair - improved into second with 5f left - moved up front over 2f out - kicked away approaching the final furlong - ran out convincing winner | 1/6 | 9-7 | — | 124A | 107B | William Buick | 11/10F | |
| 29 Jan 25 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Supports Safer Gambling Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Broke sharply - disputed then surrendered the lead before moving to front in good style entering final 2f - stretched right out over 1f out and pulled further ahead - won with plenty in hand | 1/9 | 8-10 | — | 83A | 94A | Billy Loughnane | 4/9F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Opera Ballo (IRE) won?
- Opera Ballo (IRE) won 5 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 8 times in total (80% of starts).
- Who trains Opera Ballo (IRE)?
- Opera Ballo (IRE) is trained by Charlie Appleby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 September 2026.
- Who is Opera Ballo (IRE)'s sire?
- Opera Ballo (IRE) is by Ghaiyyath (IRE) out of Dubai Opera (GB), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
- What going does Opera Ballo (IRE) prefer?
- Opera Ballo (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Opera Ballo (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 124, from the run on 6 September 2026. The highest on record is 125.
- What is Opera Ballo (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Ghaiyyath (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 1,090 runs since Jan 2008 (180 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19.1% from 304. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12% from 284.
- Who are Opera Ballo (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Dubai Opera (GB), Opera Ballo (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Dyptique (IRE) (1). The wins came over 6f–7½f. As at Oct 2026.