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Horse profile

Opera Forever (GB)

3yo filly (at last run, Jul 2023) · Last trainer Andrew Balding · Last owner J C Smith
by No Nay Never (USA) out of Opera Gal (IRE) (Galileo)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Sep 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Jul 2023 — 1,195 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2023 · 8th of 12 Won at Newbury Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile

Opera Forever (GB) is 1 from 4, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2022.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 74 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Newbury, 22 Oct 2022

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 85C · median 73.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f274A71.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 83A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 22 Oct 2022 Official rating 79 at the last run, 14 Jul 2023

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. What this means →

Flat 4 figures · best 83A · median 68.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f283A76—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
No Nay Never (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,310 runs since Jan 2008 (705 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 612. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm16531.3%+19.2—
Good to Firm92712213.2%+1.1—
Good1,48918112.2%+0.10 from 1
Good to Soft612559%−3.10 from 1
Soft84310912.9%+0.8—
Heavy2763613%+0.91 from 1
Standard (AW)2,14725311.8%−0.30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f91012213.4%+1.3—
6f – 7f3,37443713%+0.90 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,17712911%−1.11 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f582549.3%−2.80 from 1
1m5f – 2m185147.6%−4.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7756.5%−5.6—
2m5f – 3m500%−12.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Opera Gal (IRE) (Galileo)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Galactic Prince (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Galactic Prince (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Galactic Prince (GB)1327f–1m4fClass 4
Southerly Storm (GB)10——
Hollywood Lady (GB)50——
Eagle Queen (GB)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +2.25
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 1 50% +1.25
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 2 1 50% +1.25
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 2 1 50% +1.25
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
P J McDonald 2 1 50% +1.25
David Probert 1 0 0% −1.00
Rob Hornby 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00
None 2 1 50% +1.25

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 2 1 50% +1.25

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
14 Jul 23+36d York Coopers Marquees Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 nk 9-8 7969A69A P J McDonald 11/1
08 Jun 23+229d Chelmsford City (AW) British EBF 40th Anniversary Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 10f · Standard · 15 ran 12/15 nk 9-6 —73C63C David Probert 28/1
22 Oct 22+36d Newbury Conundrum Consulting EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Str) Class 4 · 8f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 9-2 —74A83A P J McDonald 9/4F
16 Sep 22 Newbury Dubai Duty Free Full Of Surprises British EBF Fillies' Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) (Str) Class 2 · 7f · Good · 14 ran 8/14 nk 9-0 —85C68A Rob Hornby 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Opera Forever (GB) won?
Opera Forever (GB) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2022 and 2023, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Opera Forever (GB)?
Opera Forever (GB) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at York on 14 July 2023.
Who is Opera Forever (GB)'s sire?
Opera Forever (GB) is by No Nay Never (USA) out of Opera Gal (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
What is Opera Forever (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 14 July 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Opera Forever (GB)'s sire's record?
No Nay Never (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 6,310 runs since Jan 2008 (705 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9% from 612. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.6% from 185.
Who are Opera Forever (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Opera Gal (IRE), Opera Forever (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Galactic Prince (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Galactic Prince (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2022. 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.