Romantic Opera (IRE)
Romantic Opera is a filly by Ghaiyyath out of a Rip Van Winkle mare who has yet to win from three starts on the all-weather though she has placed once. Her best effort came when second of six at Kempton in Jan 2025. She finished fifth of seven when prominent and beaten favourite at Southwell in Mar 2025 in a Class 5 novice. All her runs have been over 1m to 1m4f on standard going.
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (33.3%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 64dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 85
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 85A | 68 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 85A | 74.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 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 from 3 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Prominent 2 (67%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 1,104 runs since Jan 2008 (182 horses).
Strongest on good going: 19% from 305. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12.2% from 287.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −15.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 215 | 40 | 18.6% | +3 | — |
| Good | 305 | 58 | 19% | +3.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 124 | 16 | 12.9% | −2.7 | — |
| Soft | 140 | 18 | 12.9% | −2.7 | — |
| Heavy | 31 | 5 | 16.1% | +0.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 287 | 35 | 12.2% | −3.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −15.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 292 | 39 | 13.4% | −2.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 381 | 66 | 17.3% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 369 | 58 | 15.7% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 43 | 8 | 18.6% | +3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +17.7 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Indestructible (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Indestructible (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indestructible (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 6f–1m | Group 3 |
| Summit (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dougie Costello | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 25+53d | Southwell (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Racing handy early - hit front after a furlong - caught approaching straight then overtaken inside final furlong - faded fast to finish fifth | 5/7 | ¾ | 9-2 | 64A | 61A | William Buick | 4/9F |
| 20 Jan 25+75d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Zero% Mission Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Settled just behind the pace early - moved up front approaching 9f out before handing it back over 8f out - sat close to the front-runner again and into the final two furlongs - pushed along but held no answer from a furlong out finishing second | 2/6 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 85A | 63B | Dougie Costello | 5/6F |
| 06 Nov 24 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Zero% Mission Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Settled midpack near the rail - pressed for effort and lost touch approaching 2f out - finished strongly down the far flank in the closing stages - beaten 1.25 lengths in 7th | 7/12 | nk | 9-2 | 68A | 71A | Dougie Costello | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Romantic Opera (IRE) won?
- Romantic Opera (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2024 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Romantic Opera (IRE)?
- Romantic Opera (IRE) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 14 March 2025.
- Who is Romantic Opera (IRE)'s sire?
- Romantic Opera (IRE) is by Ghaiyyath (IRE) out of Shareva (IRE), whose sire is Rip Van Winkle.
- What is Romantic Opera (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Ghaiyyath (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 1,104 runs since Jan 2008 (182 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19% from 305. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12.2% from 287.
- Who are Romantic Opera (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Shareva (IRE), Romantic Opera (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Indestructible (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Indestructible (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.