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Horse profile

Opera Point (IRE)

7yo mare (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer A M O'Grady · Owner Thomas J Kelly
by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Opera Gale (IRE) (Big Bad Bob)
16 runs · 9 courses · from Jun 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 292 days · 9th of 13 Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

Opera Point is a mare by Mount Nelson out of Opera Gale who is yet to win from 16 starts on turf. She has raced at nine different courses without success, including six runs at Cork, and has shown no wins over trips from 1m5f to 3m or on any going from good to heavy. Typically held up, she finished 9 of 13 in the Focus Capital Handicap Hurdle at Limerick in Dec 2025 when last raced off OR 74, 11lb below her highest ever mark.

Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating74↓ 11lb off peak
74 72–85

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 137 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Clonmel, 27 Feb 2025

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 →

Jumps 14 figures · best 137B · median 51
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Heavy4137B703 · 115 / 25
Good to Soft470C241 · —
Soft398B30—
Good3118C110—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f7115C323 · 115 / 25
1m5f – 2m6137B104—
2m5f – 3m1——1 · —

Of 16 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 80C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 18 Nov 2025 Official rating 74 at the last run, 29 Dec 2025

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 →

Jumps 14 figures · best 105A · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Heavy4105A783 · 80 / 76
Good to Soft484C75.51 · —
Soft395C92—
Good387C86—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f795C803 · 80 / 76
1m5f – 2m6105A78.5—
2m5f – 3m1——1 · —

Of 16 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 16 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 6 analysed runs

  • Held up 4 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mount Nelson (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,257 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3026.7%−3.2—
Good to Firm6437311.4%+1.5—
Good1,6701509%−0.90 from 3
Good to Soft1,04010910.5%+0.60 from 5
Soft1,2491249.9%00 from 4
Heavy4505111.3%+1.40 from 4
Standard (AW)1,1751139.6%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9888.2%−1.7—
6f – 7f864859.8%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f678497.2%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,22214812.1%+2.2—
1m5f – 2m1,5931549.7%−0.20 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1,1951189.9%00 from 8
2m5f – 3m530529.8%−0.10 from 2
Over 3m77810.4%+0.5—

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

Dam
Opera Gale (IRE) (Big Bad Bob)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tampico Rocco (IRE)100——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 6 0 0% −6.00
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
John Aherne 12 0 0% −12.00
Cian Quirke 2 0 0% −2.00
John Shinnick 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 0 0% −13.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 8 0 0% −8.00
2024 8 0 0% −8.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 0 0% −13.00
Chase 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
29 Dec 25+22d Limerick Focus Capital Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) 19f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran Towards the back of the pack - blundered and urged forward 4 out - nothing more to give from 3 out 9/13 14 10-0 7425C67C John Shinnick 40/1
07 Dec 25+19d Cork Greenvalley Transport Novice Handicap Hurdle (In Memory Of M.J. O'Connor) (0-100) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 24 ran Sat close to front group early - 7th at halfway - dropped away entering straight and had nothing more to offer late 14/24 23 10-3 7519C76C Cian Quirke 33/1
18 Nov 25+26d Limerick Conference & Banqueting Facilities At Limerick Racecourse Maiden Hurdle 18.5f · Heavy · 14 ran Sat close to pace early - second at halfway - hit one three out then dropped away before the following fence 6/14 6½ 10-12 75115C80C John Aherne 25/1
23 Oct 25+185d Clonmel Clonmel Oil Chase Day November 6th Handicap Chase (0-100) 21f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Settled around midpack - error four out then dropped away rapidly - well beaten at the finish 11/14 27 10-5 7612C74C Cian Quirke 33/1
21 Apr 25+7d Cork Leisure Domes Ltd Marquee Hire Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 16f · Yielding · 18 ran Sat close to the front group early - moved into 2nd approaching 3 out before slipping to 4th and finishing one-paced from the last 5/18 3¼ 9-13 7898B92A Tom Kelly 33/1
14 Apr 25+25d Tramore West Waterford Handicap Chase (0-100) 22f · Yielding · 14 ran Struggled to hold position from the outset - lost touch 6f out - eased and pulled up before 5 out PU/14 — 10-7 78—— John Aherne 22/1
20 Mar 25+21d Cork Racing Home For Easter Festival April 19th - 21st Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 16.5f · Good · 18 ran Settled around midfield - hit a rough spot two out under pressure - knocked about approaching last while fifth - stayed on at same rate to finish sixth 6/18 ½ 10-1 80110B86A John Aherne 20/1
27 Feb 25+58d Clonmel Nire Valley Claiming Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 10 ran Sat behind the front pack early - disputed 2nd at halfway - clipped a hurdle 3 out - driven and slipped to 4th 2 out then unable to threaten late 5/10 2¼ 10-7 72137B105A John Aherne 250/1
31 Dec 24+18d Punchestown Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16.5f · Soft · 18 ran Held up towards the back - dropped to 15th after the 5th before finding some late headway approaching two out - faded before the last and beaten well over 28 lengths in 10th 10/18 6½ 11-1 8030B69A John Aherne 100/1
13 Dec 24+15d Cork Watch Every Irish Race Live Only On Racing TV Mares Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 18 ran Up with the front rank - 2nd at the 4th - jumping became untidy at the 5th and again at the 8th - 4th over the 9th before pressure applied and the effort collapsed rapidly - finished a remote 12th 12/18 14 11-0 8029C95C John Aherne 150/1
28 Nov 24+80d Thurles Horse & Jockey Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good · 18 ran Held up towards the back - little impression made and no danger from 3 out - stayed on steadily through the straight for 11th 11/18 6½ 10-9 83118C71C John Aherne 100/1
09 Sep 24+16d Galway Galway City Beginners Chase 18f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran Settled midpack early - down at the 6th F/11 — 10-12 ——— John Aherne 200/1
24 Aug 24+19d Killarney Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) 20f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Towards the back - pulled hard early - advanced to sit behind the front group by halfway - 5th at the 8th - made no progress after the 9th and dropped away - well behind at the finish 14/14 ¾ 10-7 8570C77C John Aherne 100/1
05 Aug 24+31d Cork Mallow Mares Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran Settled midpack early - 8th at halfway but unable to close from 4 out - dropped away well held at the finish 16/17 ½ 11-0 —32C84C John Aherne 150/1
05 Jul 24+32d Cork Buy Tickets On www.corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good · 15 ran 12/15 3¾ 10-12 —72C87C John Aherne 200/1
03 Jun 24 Listowel Nora Canty Mares Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 14/17 ¾ 11-0 —16C71C John Aherne 200/1

Quick answers

How many races has Opera Point (IRE) won?
Opera Point (IRE) has yet to win, from 16 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
Who trains Opera Point (IRE)?
Opera Point (IRE) is trained by A M O'Grady, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 December 2025.
Who is Opera Point (IRE)'s sire?
Opera Point (IRE) is by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Opera Gale (IRE), whose sire is Big Bad Bob.
What is Opera Point (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 29 December 2025. The highest on record is 85.
What is Opera Point (IRE)'s sire's record?
Mount Nelson (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,257 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Opera Point (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Opera Gale (IRE), Opera Point (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2024. 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.