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Horse profile

Safari King (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2007) · Last trainer Joseph Crowley · Last owner Mrs A M Obrien
by Orpen (USA) out of Gold Flair (GB) (Tap On Wood)
12 runs · 11 courses · from Sep 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Nov 2007 — 6,931 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2007 · 7th of 12
KTB Profile

Safari King (IRE) is yet to win from 12 starts.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating54↓ 10lb off peak
54 54–64

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) 96C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 28 Dec 2006

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 46C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wexford, 8 Jun 2007 Official rating 54 at the last flat run, 8 Jun 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 3 figures · best 96C · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good1———
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m296C92—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 9 figures · best 53C · median 38
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good446C43—
Good to Firm253C39.5—
Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f453C38.5—
1m5f – 2m246C42—
1m2f – 1m4f243C27—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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
Orpen (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,038 runs since Jan 2008 (381 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.4% from 113.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3912.6%−6.40 from 1
Good to Firm438409.1%+0.10 from 2
Good891758.4%−0.60 from 5
Good to Soft501367.2%−1.80 from 1
Soft7207410.3%+1.30 from 2
Heavy285289.8%+0.80 from 1
Standard (AW)1,1611099.4%+0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2422711.2%+2.2—
6f – 7f1,31413510.3%+1.30 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,013939.2%+0.20 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f543356.4%−2.60 from 2
1m5f – 2m511499.6%+0.60 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f286196.6%−2.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m11354.4%−4.6—
Over 3m1616.3%−2.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gold Flair (GB) (Tap On Wood)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Way Up In The Air (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m2f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Way Up In The Air (IRE)2132m–2m2f—
Conquistadores (IRE)1112m1f—
Maid Of Stone (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Tralee 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Colm O'Donoghue 3 0 0% −3.00
Amelia Hegarty 3 0 0% −3.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr M T Slevin 1 0 0% −1.00
John Allen 1 0 0% −1.00
M F Sutton 1 0 0% −1.00
E M Butterly 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 0 0% −11.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 3 0 0% −3.00
2006 6 0 0% −6.00
2005 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 9 0 0% −9.00
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
2007 · 3 runs
14 Nov 07+159d Downpatrick Ladbrokes Maiden Hurdle 2m2½f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 7 11-4 —90C Davy Russell 16/1
08 Jun 07+6d Wexford Allied Irish Bank Wexford Handicap (42-60) 1m5f · Good · 16 ran 14/16 shd 9-8 5446C Colm O'Donoghue 25/1
02 Jun 07+156d Tramore August Festival 16th To 19th Handicap (50-70) 1m6f · Good · 13 ran 11/13 1 8-5 5438C Sean Levey 25/1
2006 · 6 runs
28 Dec 06+32d Limerick Martyns Of Galway 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 7/18 1¾ 10-7 —96C Mr M T Slevin 12/1
26 Nov 06+81d Navan Newgrange Hotel 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 23 ran 7/23 1½ 11-0 —88C John Allen 33/1
06 Sep 06+5d Clonmel Demense Handicap (40-70) 1m4f · Firm · 16 ran 6/16 5 8-3 6011C Amelia Hegarty 20/1
01 Sep 06+12d Tralee paddypower.com Handicap (40-70) 1m4f · Good · 15 ran 9/15 ¾ 7-13 6043C Amelia Hegarty 20/1
20 Aug 06+11d Leopardstown Leopardstown Golf Centre Handicap (50-80) 1m1f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran 15/22 1 7-12 6434C Amelia Hegarty 33/1
09 Aug 06+306d Gowran Park Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (45-70) 1m1½f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 11/16 ½ 9-5 6426C M F Sutton 14/1
2005 · 3 runs
07 Oct 05+6d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 1m · Good To Firm · 15 ran 6/15 3½ 9-2 —53C Colm O'Donoghue 6/1
01 Oct 05+16d Curragh Bank Of Ireland Business Banking EBF Maiden 1m · Good · 26 ran 12/26 ½ 8-9 —43C E M Butterly 66/1
15 Sep 05 Tipperary Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C&G) Maiden 7½f · Yielding · 16 ran 14/16 4 9-0 —38C Colm O'Donoghue 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Safari King won?
Safari King (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2005 and 2007.
Who trained Safari King?
Safari King (IRE) was trained by Joseph Crowley on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 14 November 2007.
Who is Safari King's sire?
Safari King (IRE) is by Orpen (USA) out of Gold Flair (GB), whose sire is Tap On Wood.
What is Safari King's official rating?
Safari King (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 64.
What is Safari King's sire's record?
Orpen (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,038 runs since Jan 2008 (381 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.4% from 113.
Who are Safari King's siblings?
Out of Gold Flair (GB), Safari King (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Way Up In The Air (IRE) (3). The wins came over 2m–2m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.