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Horse profile

Red Opera (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2007) · Last trainer David Pipe · Last owner Syndicate 2003
by Nashwan (USA) out of La Papagena (GB) (Habitat)
8 runs · 8 courses · from Sep 2005
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Nov 2007 — 6,922 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2007 · 11th of 18 Won at Catterick 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 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating89At career-high mark
89 56–89

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 (jumps) 95C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 1 Nov 2007 Official rating 89 at the last jumps run, 8 Nov 2007

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 62C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hamilton, 3 Sep 2007 Official rating 59 at the last flat run, 1 Oct 2007

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 3 figures · best 95C · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm295C92.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f295C92.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 5 figures · best 63C · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Firm363C62—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m463C60.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
Nashwan (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 292 runs since Jan 2008 (27 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6116.7%+7.5—
Good to Firm4149.8%+0.61 from 5
Good7068.6%−0.60 from 2
Good to Soft3925.1%−4.10 from 1
Soft3725.4%−3.8—
Heavy1516.7%−2.5—
Standard (AW)841113.1%+3.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f700%−9.2—
6f – 7f80810%+0.8—
1m – 1m1f2528%−1.2—
1m2f – 1m4f52713.5%+4.3—
1m5f – 2m3925.1%−4.11 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f4149.8%+0.60 from 3
2m5f – 3m3525.7%−3.5—
Over 3m13215.4%+6.2—

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
La Papagena (GB) (Habitat)

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

The wins came over 1m2f; the highest grade won is Listed (La Persiana (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
La Persiana (GB)721m2fListed
Savannah (GB)2411m2f—
Papyrian (GB)80——

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
08 Nov 07+7d Towcester gg.com Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 18 ran 11/18 2 10-12 8967C 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 —95C 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 —90C 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 5952C 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 5962C 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 6551C 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 6259C Seb Sanders 8/15F
06 Sep 05 Catterick Goracing.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 9-0 5663C David Allan EvensF

Quick answers

How many races has Red Opera (GB) won?
Red Opera (GB) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Red Opera (GB)?
Red Opera (GB) was trained by David Pipe on the most recent run on record, at Towcester on 8 November 2007.
Who is Red Opera (GB)'s sire?
Red Opera (GB) is by Nashwan (USA) out of La Papagena (GB), whose sire is Habitat.
What going does Red Opera (GB) prefer?
Red Opera (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Red Opera (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 8 November 2007. That is also the highest on record.
What is Red Opera (GB)'s sire's record?
Nashwan (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 292 runs since Jan 2008 (27 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Red Opera (GB)'s siblings?
Out of La Papagena (GB), Red Opera (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: La Persiana (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (La Persiana (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 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.