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Horse profile

Opportunity Knocks (GB)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2008) · Last trainer Nigel Hawke · Last owner Mrs D A Wetherall
by Wace (USA) out of Madame Ruby (FR) (Homing)
25 runs · 14 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Jan 2008 — 6,851 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2008 Won at Plumpton Last raced off OR 64
KTB Profile

Opportunity Knocks (GB) is 1 from 25, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2006. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 13 on softer). Last raced off 64, 19lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Official rating64↓ 19lb off peak
64 63–83

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

Best recent KTB Rating 92C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 16 May 2007 Official rating 64 at the last run, 24 Jan 2008

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 17 figures · best 92C · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good1192C69—
Good to Soft475C62—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f989C66—
2m5f – 3m892C70.5—

Of 25 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (7) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 25 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
Wace (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 34 runs since Jan 2008 (11 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm400%00 from 1
Good1000%01 from 11
Good to Soft800%00 from 7
Soft500%00 from 5
Heavy500%00 from 1
Standard (AW)200%0—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m1200%0—
2m1f – 2m4f1700%01 from 12
2m5f – 3m500%00 from 13

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Madame Ruby (FR) (Homing)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Whose Line Is It (GB)20——
Stars In His Eyes (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 11 1 9% +4.00
Good to Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 13 0 0% −13.00
Class 5 12 1 8% +3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Folkestone 2 0 0% −2.00
Plumpton 2 1 50% +13.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 13 0 0% −13.00
2m1f – 2m4f 12 1 8% +3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Keiran Burke 9 0 0% −9.00
Daryl Jacob 6 1 17% +9.00
Paddy Brennan 3 0 0% −3.00
A Honeyball 2 0 0% −2.00
Rodi Greene 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Scudamore 1 0 0% −1.00
John Kington 1 0 0% −1.00
Jay Harris 1 0 0% −1.00
Philip Hide 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 12 1 8% +3.00
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Blinkers 5 0 0% −5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 7 0 0% −7.00
2006 11 1 9% +4.00
2005 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 20 1 5% −5.00
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 2 runs
24 Jan 08+19d Fontwell Crown Racing Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 9-13 64— Keiran Burke 80/1
05 Jan 08+25d Chepstow thisisbristol.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-0 69— Rodi Greene 66/1
2007 · 7 runs
11 Dec 07+5d Fontwell Dave Deadman Trucking And Storage Selling Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 30 10-12 7161C Daryl Jacob 8/1
06 Dec 07+170d Wincanton Blackmore Building Contractors Conditionals' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 7 ran REF/7 — 9-11 71— Keiran Burke 100/1
19 Jun 07+23d Newton Abbot Cembrit Blunn Slates Classified Chase Class 5 · 21f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-0 71— Tom Scudamore 15/2
27 May 07+11d Uttoxeter wbx.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 6/13 5 10-9 7675C John Kington 10/1
16 May 07+18d Exeter Marlborough Bookshop And Sporting Gallery Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24.5f · Good · 18 ran 6/18 5 10-3 7792C Paddy Brennan 50/1
28 Apr 07+18d Market Rasen Capt Benjamin Hawes Pre Nuptial Conditionals Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22f · Good · 17 ran 10/17 7 10-6 8066C Daryl Jacob 28/1
10 Apr 07+102d Chepstow walespokerleague.co.uk Selling Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 30 10-11 7365C Daryl Jacob 6/1
2006 · 11 runs
29 Dec 06+32d Taunton totesport 0800 221 221 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 9-9 75— Jay Harris 25/1
27 Nov 06+19d Folkestone Daily Mail Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 19 10-6 7757C Daryl Jacob 12/1
08 Nov 06+23d Lingfield Lingfield Park For Christmas Parties Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 1¾ 10-10 7765C Daryl Jacob 11/1
16 Oct 06+15d Plumpton Sterling Insurance Group Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 9-11 6389C Daryl Jacob 14/1
01 Oct 06+158d Uttoxeter G S Unwin Chase (Conditional Jockeys' Handicap) Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 9-12 70— Keiran Burke 100/30
26 Apr 06+28d Worcester Betfred Million Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 1 10-0 7252C Paddy Brennan 9/2
29 Mar 06+14d Taunton Get Daily Racing News On gg.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 18f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 3/12 7 11-1 73— Paddy Brennan 9/1
15 Mar 06+36d Huntingdon West Ham For Europe Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 14 9-7 7352C Keiran Burke 5/1
07 Feb 06+8d Market Rasen BBC Radio Lincolnshire Mike Molloy Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 7 9-7 7091C Keiran Burke 14/1
30 Jan 06+23d Southwell Betfred Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 5 9-7 7074C Keiran Burke 25/1
07 Jan 06+26d Fontwell Cortaflex For People Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6/9 29 9-13 7551C Keiran Burke 12/1
2005 · 5 runs
12 Dec 05+14d Plumpton Coralpoker.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 10 10-9 7866C Keiran Burke 11/1
28 Nov 05+10d Folkestone Daily Mail Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good · 16 ran 8/16 16 10-13 7975C Philip Hide 16/1
18 Nov 05+253d Exeter South-West Racing Experience Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 2½ 9-8 8067C Keiran Burke 33/1
10 Mar 05+45d Wincanton Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-2 82— A Honeyball 14/1
24 Jan 05 Southwell Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 ½ 11-0 8369C A Honeyball 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Opportunity Knocks won?
Opportunity Knocks (GB) won 1 of 25 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 4%. Placed 4 times in total (16% of starts).
Who trained Opportunity Knocks?
Opportunity Knocks (GB) was trained by Nigel Hawke on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 24 January 2008.
Who is Opportunity Knocks's sire?
Opportunity Knocks (GB) is by Wace (USA) out of Madame Ruby (FR), whose sire is Homing.
What going does Opportunity Knocks prefer?
Opportunity Knocks (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 11 starts (9.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Opportunity Knocks's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 64, from the run on 24 January 2008. The highest on record is 83.
What is Opportunity Knocks's sire's record?
Wace (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 34 runs since Jan 2008 (11 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Opportunity Knocks's siblings?
Out of Madame Ruby (FR), Opportunity Knocks (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.