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Horse profile

Opera King (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2025) · Last trainer Scott Dixon · Last owner Mark Barlow
by Australia (GB) out of Queen Arabella (GB) (Medicean)
14 runs · 11 courses · from Dec 2023
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Mar 2025 — 593 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2025 · 9th of 10 Last raced off OR 54
KTB Profile

Opera King is a maiden who won none of 14 starts and placed once. His best effort came when second of nine at Market Rasen in Sep 2024. Typically held up, he was ridden mid-division when finishing ninth of 10 at Newcastle in Mar 2025 in a Class 6 handicap. He last raced off an official rating of 54, 46lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 46lb off peak
Official rating54↓ 46lb off peak
54 54–100

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ludlow, 24 Oct 2024

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 91C · median 23
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)491C23—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f29C-7.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Jumps 8 figures · best 116A · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good5110A102—
Good to Soft2110A86—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4116A94—
2m5f – 3m2110A106—
2m1f – 2m4f2110A91—

Of 14 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 55C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 7 Mar 2025 Official rating 54 at the last flat run, 7 Mar 2025

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 108A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ludlow, 24 Oct 2024 Official rating 97 at the last jumps run, 26 Dec 2024

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 64C · median 54.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)464C54.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f264C55.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
1m2f – 1m4f1———
Jumps 10 figures · best 121A · median 103.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good6121A103.5—
Good to Soft2108A96—
Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6121A103.5—
2m5f – 3m2108A101.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2114A107—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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 from 7 analysed runs since Sep 2024

  • Held up 3 (43%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Australia (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 5,642 runs since Jan 2008 (563 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm13323.1%+12—
Good to Firm6648112.2%+1.1—
Good1,50416410.9%−0.20 from 6
Good to Soft6576710.2%−0.90 from 2
Soft95912112.6%+1.50 from 1
Heavy324299%−2.1—
Standard (AW)1,52016410.8%−0.30 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3326.1%−5—
6f – 7f643639.8%−1.3—
1m – 1m1f1,24213611%−0.10 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,08626612.8%+1.70 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,16812911%−0.10 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f351257.1%−40 from 2
2m5f – 3m10876.5%−4.60 from 2
Over 3m1119.1%−2—

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
Queen Arabella (GB) (Medicean)

4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Garden Oasis (GB) (14 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Garden Oasis (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Garden Oasis (GB)91141m–1m2fClass 2
King Of Clubs (GB)821m½f–1m2fClass 2
Jowddah (IRE)827f–1mClass 4
Royal Mews (FR)411m2fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam Twiston-Davies 5 0 0% −5.00
Harrison Shaw 1 0 0% −1.00
Joey Haynes 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieran O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Eaves 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Brace 1 0 0% −1.00
Jordan Nailor 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Sheehan 1 0 0% −1.00
Toby McCain-Mitchell 1 0 0% −1.00
Finn Lambert 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 10 0 0% −10.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 8 0 0% −8.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
07 Mar 25+14d Newcastle (AW) Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Class 6 · 16.5f · Standard · 10 ran Settled midfield close to rail - roused early before dropping away four furlongs out - well held at the finish 9/10 ½ 9-7 5491C55C Harrison Shaw 50/1
21 Feb 25+10d Southwell (AW) 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Novice Stakes (Rider Restricted Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 6 ran Sat close to pace early - nudged for effort with over 2f remaining - dropped away soon after - eventually well held in 5th 5/6 6½ 9-7 —37C54C Joey Haynes 150/1
11 Feb 25+25d Wolverhampton (AW) BetMGM: It's Showtime Novice Stakes Class 4 · 8.5f · Standard · 12 ran Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along early and under pressure with 4f left - beaten a long way at the finish 12/12 42 9-4 —9C47C Kieran O'Neill 250/1
17 Jan 25+22d Southwell (AW) Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran Hesitant leaving the stalls - inexperienced and off the pace early - needed encouragement and toiling with 5f left - dropped right out and finished well behind 10/10 35 10-2 —-24C64C Tom Eaves 150/1
26 Dec 24+44d Wetherby William Hill Betting Done Properly Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Held up at back - urged forward before 4th - lost touch after 5th - far adrift before 3 out and finished last 8/10 35 11-4 9762C84C Jamie Brace 9/2
12 Nov 24+19d Hereford Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 10 ran Held up in the back half - nudged for effort before the 7th - dropped well adrift by 2 out 7/10 20 11-7 99102C95C Sam Twiston-Davies 17/2
24 Oct 24+26d Ludlow KLF Insurance Brokers Champion Stakes Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Lacked jumping rhythm early - held up towards back and still midfield by the halfway point - unable to make headway from two out and beaten well home 5/9 1¾ 11-13 100110A108A Sam Twiston-Davies 5/2F
28 Sep 24+139d Market Rasen Ryepa Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 9 ran Tracked pace early - pushed along before 2 out - slipped back but close approaching last and hit the rail there - stayed on strongly to finish - grabbed second close home but couldn't collar winner 2/9 1¾ 11-3 97110A114A Sam Twiston-Davies 11/2
12 May 24+17d Ludlow Sinclair Group Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 3¾ 10-9 —80A102B Sam Twiston-Davies 3/1
25 Apr 24+36d Warwick Charlie Wilson Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 19f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 3¾ 10-10 —72B100A Sam Twiston-Davies 11/1
20 Mar 24+59d Market Rasen Easter Sunday & Centenary Celebration Raceday Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 4¾ 11-0 —116A101B Jordan Nailor 9/1
21 Jan 24+29d Lingfield (AW) Winter Million Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (AWT) Class 2 · 16f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 5/13 nk 10-5 ——108A Gavin Sheehan 28/1
23 Dec 23+21d Newcastle bet365 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 14.5f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 1 10-7 —108B105A Toby McCain-Mitchell 4/1
02 Dec 23 Doncaster Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 hd 10-9 ——121A Finn Lambert 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Opera King (GB) won?
Opera King (GB) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2023 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (7.1% of starts).
Who trained Opera King (GB)?
Opera King (GB) was trained by Scott Dixon on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 7 March 2025.
Who is Opera King (GB)'s sire?
Opera King (GB) is by Australia (GB) out of Queen Arabella (GB), whose sire is Medicean.
What is Opera King (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 7 March 2025. The highest on record is 100.
What is Opera King (GB)'s sire's record?
Australia (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 5,642 runs since Jan 2008 (563 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
Who are Opera King (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Queen Arabella (GB), Opera King (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Garden Oasis (GB) (14). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Garden Oasis (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2023. 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.