Horse profile

Red Opera (GB)

5yo gelding · Trainer David Pipe · Owner Syndicate 2003
by Nashwan (USA) out of La Papagena (GB) (Habitat)
8 runs · 8 courses · from Sep 2005
As at 24 Aug 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Catterick Off 6863 days · 11th of 18 Last raced off OR 89
KTB Profile

Red Opera (GB) is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2005. Last raced off a career-high mark of 89.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 24 Aug 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating89At career-high mark
89 56–89

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

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Nashwan (USA)

Progeny in our archive: 9% strike from 1,043 runs · most wins over 1m2f – 1m4f.

Dam
La Papagena (GB) (Habitat)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them La Persiana (GB) (2 wins, best perf 112).

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 5 1 20% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 1 20% −3.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 1 100% +1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Scudamore 3 0 0% −3.00
Seb Sanders 2 0 0% −2.00
Kevin Darley 1 0 0% −1.00
Charlie Wallis 1 0 0% −1.00
David Allan 1 1 100% +1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% −3.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 5 0 0% −5.00
2005 3 1 33% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 5 1 20% −3.00
Hurdle 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 OR PR Jockey SP
08 Nov 07+7d Towcester gg.com Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 18 ran 11/18 2 10-12 89 79 Tom Scudamore 11/2
01 Nov 07+10d Stratford Geoff And Jackie Selling Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 3/14 12 10-12 — 93 Tom Scudamore 9/1
22 Oct 07+21d Plumpton O'Reilly Hyland Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 11 10-12 — 97 Tom Scudamore 5/1
01 Oct 07+28d Bath Bristol University And Literary Club Handicap Class 5 · 17f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 8/8 26 9-1 59 — Kevin Darley 7/2J
03 Sep 07+705d Hamilton WBX.COM Free Football Shirt Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 13f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 shd 10-12 59 64 Charlie Wallis 2/1F
28 Sep 05+16d Newcastle Bet365 Call 08000 322 365 Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 9/14 2½ 9-1 65 52 Seb Sanders 7/2J
12 Sep 05+6d Redcar Redcar Racecourse Wedding Receptions Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 2½ 8-10 62 60 Seb Sanders 8/15F
06 Sep 05 Catterick Goracing.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 9-0 56 58 David Allan EvensF

Record shown from September 2005. Our archive begins in January 2005; any earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.