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Horse profile

Opinion Maker (IRE)

4yo colt (at last run, Mar 2018) · Last trainer A & G Botti · Last owner Scuderia Effevi Srl
by Zoffany (IRE) out of Bella Estella (GER) (Sternkoenig)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2017
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Mar 2018 — 3,161 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2018 · 5th of 11 Won at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Beaten favourite LTO
KTB Profile

Opinion Maker (IRE) is 1 from 3. Hasn't won since Nov 2017.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 10,766 runs since Jan 2008 (799 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm27311.1%+1.2—
Good to Firm1,26814611.5%+1.6—
Good2,50224910%+0.1—
Good to Soft1,29813010%+0.1—
Soft1,8261779.7%−0.21 from 1
Heavy656558.4%−1.5—
Standard (AW)3,1893069.6%−0.30 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f379297.7%−2.2—
6f – 7f2,9832889.7%−0.21 from 2
1m – 1m1f2,80028710.3%+0.40 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,51125210%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m1,34913510%+0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f5555710.3%+0.4—
2m5f – 3m155138.4%−1.5—
Over 3m34514.7%+4.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bella Estella (GER) (Sternkoenig)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them An Cat Dubh (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (An Cat Dubh (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
An Cat Dubh (IRE)2027f–1m1fClass 4
Antoella (IRE)2211m7½fClass 4
Pinehurst (IRE)40——
Liberty Estelle (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 1 100% +3.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 1 100% +3.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +2.50
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 2 1 50% +2.50

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 Jockey SP
2018 · 1 run
02 Mar 18+101d Deauville (FR) Prix de Lessard le Chene (Claimer) (4yo) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 nk 8-8 Alexandre Chesneau 2/1F
2017 · 2 runs
21 Nov 17+20d Chantilly (FR) Prix de l'Oak Tree (Conditions) (3yo) (Polytrack) 9f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 nk 8-6 Alexandre Chesneau 99/10
01 Nov 17 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix de Saint-Arnoult en Yvelines (Claimer) (3yo) (Straight) (Turf) 7f · Very Soft · 9 ran 1/9 8-10 Alexandre Chesneau 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Opinion Maker won?
Opinion Maker (IRE) won 1 of 3 archived starts between 2017 and 2018, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Opinion Maker?
Opinion Maker (IRE) was trained by A & G Botti on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 2 March 2018.
Who is Opinion Maker's sire?
Opinion Maker (IRE) is by Zoffany (IRE) out of Bella Estella (GER), whose sire is Sternkoenig.
What is Opinion Maker's sire's record?
Zoffany (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 10,766 runs since Jan 2008 (799 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Opinion Maker's siblings?
Out of Bella Estella (GER), Opinion Maker (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: An Cat Dubh (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (An Cat Dubh (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2017. 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.