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Palavicini (USA)

5yo horse (at last run, Jul 2011) · Last trainer John Dunlop · Last owner Windflower Overseas Holdings Inc
by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Cara Fantasy (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
14 runs · 6 courses · from Aug 2008
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Jul 2011 — 5,578 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2011 · 4th of 5 3 wins · York, Newmarket & Newbury Last raced off OR 111
KTB Profile

Palavicini (USA) is 3 from 14, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Sky Bet Strensall Stakes at York (Aug 2009). Hasn't won since Aug 2009.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, Palavicini (USA)’s progeny in our archive have won 4.5% of 268 runs since Jan 2008 (16 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Good to Firm2015%+0.5
Good8955.6%+1.1
Good to Soft3313%−1.5
Soft6111.6%−2.9
Heavy1715.9%+1.4
Standard (AW)4836.3%+1.8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
Under 6f1218.3%+3.8
6f – 7f5946.8%+2.3
1m – 1m1f3837.9%+3.4
1m2f – 1m4f3700%−4.5
1m5f – 2m6223.2%−1.3
2m1f – 2m4f5024%−0.5
2m5f – 3m900%−4.5
Over 3m100%−4.5

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Official rating111↓ 2lb off peak
111 96–113

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 103A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 15 Apr 2010 Official rating 111 at the last run, 14 Jul 2011

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 14 figures · best 103A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm7103A94—
Good5103A89—
Good to Soft2101A97.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f796A89—
1m – 1m1f6103A99.5—
6f – 7f1———

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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Giant's Causeway (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3937.7%−3.9—
Good to Firm6058313.7%+2.12 from 7
Good6556710.2%−1.40 from 5
Good to Soft290227.6%−41 from 2
Soft394287.1%−4.5—
Heavy1582012.7%+1.1—
Standard (AW)87712614.4%+2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f27518.5%+6.9—
6f – 7f5957312.3%+0.70 from 1
1m – 1m1f7368912.1%+0.52 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f84610712.6%+11 from 7
1m5f – 2m422358.3%−3.3—
2m1f – 2m4f202199.4%−2.2—
2m5f – 3m123118.9%−2.7—
Over 3m671014.9%+3.3—

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
Cara Fantasy (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)

8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Oasis Fantasy (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Elusive Pimpernel (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Oasis Fantasy (IRE)5051m–1m4fClass 2
Elusive Pimpernel (USA)1137f–1mGroup 3
Prince Gagarin (IRE)1127f–1mListed
Miss Topsy Turvy (IRE)1421m2f–1m4fClass 4
Invincible Cara (IRE)1111m2fClass 5
Better Be Mine (IRE)1011m2fClass 5
Venedegar (IRE)70——
Gloryette (GB)100——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 7 2 29% +4.75
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% −0.17

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 9 2 22% +2.75
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 1 50% −0.17
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 5 1 20% −2.25
Newbury 3 1 33% −1.17
Goodwood 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 1 100% +8.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 7 1 14% −4.25
1m – 1m1f 6 2 33% +4.83
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Eddie Ahern 12 3 25% +1.58
Jimmy Fortune 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 2 0 0% −2.00
2009 8 2 25% +3.75
2008 3 1 33% −1.17

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
14 Jul 11+409d Doncaster Esquires Coffee Wheatley Retail Park Conditions Stakes (Str) Class 3 · 8f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 5 8-9 11180B Eddie Ahern 7/2
31 May 10+46d Goodwood Festival Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 10f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 ½ 8-12 11289A Eddie Ahern 3/1
15 Apr 10+181d Newmarket Weatherbys Bloodstock Racecard Earl Of Sefton Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 9f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 1¼ 8-12 112103A Jimmy Fortune 7/2
16 Oct 09+19d Newmarket Thurlow Nunn Standen Darley Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 9f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 2½ 9-3 113103A Eddie Ahern 9/1
27 Sep 09+15d Ascot Grosvenor Casinos Cumberland Lodge Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 6/12 ¾ 8-9 11388A Eddie Ahern 10/1
12 Sep 09+22d Goodwood Select Racing UK On Sky 432 Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 10f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 4/5 1½ 8-10 11380B Jim Crowley 2/1
21 Aug 09+64d York Sky Bet Strensall Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 9f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 8-12 10798A Eddie Ahern 8/1
18 Jun 09+26d Ascot Hampton Court Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 10f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 8/12 1 9-7 10879A Eddie Ahern 16/1
23 May 09+21d Newmarket Spillers Horse Feeds Fairway Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 10f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 9-0 10794B Eddie Ahern 7/4
02 May 09+15d Newmarket stanjames.com Newmarket Stakes () (Colts & Geldings) Class 1 · 10f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 hd 8-12 9796A Eddie Ahern 9/2
17 Apr 09+190d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 10f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 1¼ 8-13 9694A Eddie Ahern 5/1
09 Oct 08+20d Newbury harino.com - Virtual Racing, Real Excitement Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 9-3 96101A Eddie Ahern 5/6F
19 Sep 08+28d Newbury Haynes Hanson & Clark Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 8f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 shd 8-12 —88B Eddie Ahern 10/11F
22 Aug 08 Newmarket Renault Master E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good · 19 ran 2/19 1 9-0 9694A Eddie Ahern 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Palavicini (USA) won?
Palavicini (USA) won 3 of 14 archived starts between 2008 and 2011, a strike rate of 21.4%. Placed 7 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Palavicini (USA)?
Palavicini (USA) was trained by John Dunlop on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 14 July 2011.
Who is Palavicini (USA)'s sire?
Palavicini (USA) is by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Cara Fantasy (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What going does Palavicini (USA) prefer?
Palavicini (USA) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Palavicini (USA)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 111, from the run on 14 July 2011. The highest on record is 113.
What is Palavicini (USA)'s sire's record?
Giant's Causeway (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.
Who are Palavicini (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Cara Fantasy (IRE), Palavicini (USA) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Oasis Fantasy (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Elusive Pimpernel (USA)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Palavicini (USA) sired winners?
As a sire, Palavicini (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.5% of 268 runs since Jan 2008 (16 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from August 2008. 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.