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Rip Van Winkle (IRE)

4yo colt (at last run, Sep 2010) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor Derrick Smith
by Galileo (IRE) out of Looking Back (IRE) (Stravinsky)
13 runs · 8 courses · from Jun 2008
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Sep 2010 — 5,863 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2010 · 2nd of 8 5 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 126
KTB Profile

Rip Van Winkle (IRE) is 5 from 13 in our archive, including 3 wins at Group 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Juddmonte International Stakes at York (Aug 2010). Hasn't won since Aug 2010.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, Rip Van Winkle (IRE)’s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,947 runs since Jan 2008 (324 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Firm19210.5%+0.4
Good to Firm499499.8%−0.3
Good901829.1%−1
Good to Soft440358%−2.1
Soft5415410%−0.1
Heavy1822011%+0.9
Standard (AW)1,36315711.5%+1.4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
Under 6f1271511.8%+1.7
6f – 7f90210111.2%+1.1
1m – 1m1f976899.1%−1
1m2f – 1m4f990989.9%−0.2
1m5f – 2m6366610.4%+0.3
2m1f – 2m4f258238.9%−1.2
2m5f – 3m57712.3%+2.2
Over 3m100%−10.1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Official rating126↓ 3lb off peak
126 115–129

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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 113A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 17 Aug 2010 Official rating 126 at the last run, 25 Sep 2010

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.

Flat 13 figures · best 116A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good7116A104—
Good to Firm4114A110—
Good to Soft2111A105—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f6116A110.5—
1m2f – 1m4f4113A106.5—
6f – 7f399A97—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,186 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.4% from 887.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.52 from 4
Good5,30479014.9%+0.42 from 7
Good to Soft2,34132814%−0.51 from 2
Soft3,84457515%+0.5—
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.7—
Standard (AW)2,48130412.3%−2.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.72 from 3
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.62 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f6,8471,05115.3%+0.81 from 4
1m5f – 2m4,23555413.1%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1,64917010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m887839.4%−5.1—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Looking Back (IRE) (Stravinsky)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Illusive (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Illusive (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Illusive (IRE)2031m1f–1m2fClass 3
Retrospect (IRE)2012mClass 5
Albuquerque (IRE)517f—
A Star Is Born (IRE)811m½f—
Now (IRE)60——
Remember That (IRE)30——
Timekeeper (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 2 29% −1.75
Good to Firm 4 2 50% +0.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 10 3 30% −3.13

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 3 1 33% −1.38
Leopardstown 2 1 50% +0.38
Goodwood 2 1 50% +0.50
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
York 1 1 100% +1.75
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 1 100% +3.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 6 2 33% −1.88
1m2f – 1m4f 4 1 25% −1.25
6f – 7f 3 2 67% +3.38

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Johnny Murtagh 11 5 45% +2.25
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Jimmy Fortune 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 5 1 20% −2.25
2009 5 2 40% −0.88
2008 3 2 67% +3.38

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
25 Sep 10+21d Ascot Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored By Sony) (Group 1) (Rnd) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 nse 9-3 126111A Johnny Murtagh 11/4
04 Sep 10+18d Leopardstown Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes (group 1) 10f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 5½ 9-7 126101B Johnny Murtagh 8/11F
17 Aug 10+20d York Juddmonte International Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 10.5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 9-5 129113A Johnny Murtagh 7/4F
28 Jul 10+43d Goodwood Sussex Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 nk 9-7 129114A Ryan Moore 9/4
15 Jun 10+262d Ascot Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) (Str) Class 1 · 8f · Good · 10 ran 6/10 1½ 9-0 12895A Johnny Murtagh 4/1
26 Sep 09+59d Ascot Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored by Sony) (Group 1) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 1/4 8-13 128110B Johnny Murtagh 8/13F
29 Jul 09+25d Goodwood BGC Sussex Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 8f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 8-13 119116A Johnny Murtagh 6/4F
04 Jul 09+28d Sandown Coral-Eclipse (Group 1) Class 1 · 10f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 1 8-10 119109A Jimmy Fortune 11/2
06 Jun 09+35d Epsom Downs Investec Derby (Group 1) Class 1 · 12f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 nse 9-0 115104A Johnny Murtagh 6/1
02 May 09+196d Newmarket stanjames.com 2000 Guineas Stakes (201st Running) (Entire Colts & Fillies) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 4/15 nk 9-0 115110A Johnny Murtagh 9/2
18 Oct 08+86d Newmarket Darley Dewhurst Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 hd 9-1 —97A Johnny Murtagh 6/4F
24 Jul 08+27d Leopardstown Tyros Stakes (group 3) 7f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 1/4 9-1 —92B Johnny Murtagh 11/8
27 Jun 08 Curragh Kildare Village EBF (C&G) Maiden 7f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 1/15 9-0 —99A Johnny Murtagh 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Rip Van Winkle (IRE) won?
Rip Van Winkle (IRE) won 5 of 13 archived starts between 2008 and 2010, a strike rate of 38.5%. Placed 9 times in total (69.2% of starts).
Who trained Rip Van Winkle (IRE)?
Rip Van Winkle (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 25 September 2010.
Who is Rip Van Winkle (IRE)'s sire?
Rip Van Winkle (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Looking Back (IRE), whose sire is Stravinsky.
What going does Rip Van Winkle (IRE) prefer?
Rip Van Winkle (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Rip Van Winkle (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 126, from the run on 25 September 2010. The highest on record is 129.
What is Rip Van Winkle (IRE)'s sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,186 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.4% from 887.
Who are Rip Van Winkle (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Looking Back (IRE), Rip Van Winkle (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Illusive (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Illusive (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Oct 2026.
Has Rip Van Winkle (IRE) sired winners?
As a sire, Rip Van Winkle (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,947 runs since Jan 2008 (324 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from June 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.