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Horse profile

Safe Shot (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2006) · Last trainer Jean McGregor · Last owner The Boozers Brigade
by Salse (USA) out of Optaria (GB) (Song)
14 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Aug 2006 — 7,379 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2006 · 10th of 12 Last raced off OR 68
KTB Profile

Safe Shot (GB) is yet to win from 14 starts.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
Official rating68↓ 4lb off peak
68 35–72

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 (jumps) 40C the best of the last 1 rated run · Perth, 1 Aug 2006 Official rating 68 at the last jumps run, 1 Aug 2006

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 42C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Musselburgh, 10 Jul 2006 Official rating 35 at the last flat run, 10 Jul 2006

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.

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 10 figures · best 55C · median 37
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good to Firm455C40—
Good342C32—
Firm247C38.5—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f855C37—
1m5f – 2m1———
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 14 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
Salse (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 21 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2150%+35.70 from 5
Good900%−14.30 from 5
Good to Soft4125%+10.70 from 1
Soft2150%+35.7—
Standard (AW)400%−14.30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f300%−14.30 from 8
1m5f – 2m3133.3%+190 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f700%−14.30 from 3
2m5f – 3m8225%+10.7—

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
Optaria (GB) (Song)

4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Opera Cape (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Opera Cape (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Opera Cape (GB)1136f–7fGroup 3
Opera Music (GB)3336f–2mClass 4
Opera Prince (GB)3837f–1m2fClass 4
Opera Dancer (GB)917fClass 6

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 7 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Musselburgh 9 0 0% −9.00
Perth 3 0 0% −3.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew Mullen 6 0 0% −6.00
Dougie Costello 2 0 0% −2.00
Paddy Aspell 1 0 0% −1.00
Cathy Gannon 1 0 0% −1.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Royston Ffrench 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Mathers 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 10 0 0% −10.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 5 0 0% −5.00
2005 9 0 0% −9.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 10 0 0% −10.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00

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
01 Aug 06+22d Perth UK Equipment Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 10/12 2½ 10-9 6840C Paddy Aspell 33/1
10 Jul 06+7d Musselburgh thebettingsite.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 5 8-11 3542C Cathy Gannon 66/1
03 Jul 06+7d Musselburgh Wilkinson & Corr Ltd 'Specialists' Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 8 8-6 3528C James Doyle 50/1
26 Jun 06+77d Musselburgh Rectangle Group Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Firm · 11 ran 8/11 4 7-11 3530C Andrew Mullen 100/1
10 Apr 06+156d Southwell (AW) southwell-racecourse.co.uk Banded Stakes Class 7 · 11f · Standard · 13 ran 13/13 30 8-11 3538C Royston Ffrench 40/1
05 Nov 05+20d Kelso Harrow Hotel Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-2 68— Dougie Costello 20/1
16 Oct 05+25d Musselburgh Rectangle Group Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 5 9-2 4032C Andrew Mullen 33/1
21 Sep 05+28d Perth Stronachs Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-11 72— Dougie Costello 100/1
24 Aug 05+51d Perth At The Races Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-0 72— Jim Crowley 40/1
04 Jul 05+7d Musselburgh Rossleigh Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 5/13 ¾ 9-0 4055C Paddy Mathers 40/1
27 Jun 05+7d Musselburgh Wilkinson & Corr Ltd "Specialists" Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Firm · 13 ran 5/13 3½ 9-2 4347C Andrew Mullen 50/1
20 Jun 05+41d Musselburgh Rectangle Group Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 10/14 1 8-6 4336C Andrew Mullen 50/1
10 May 05+28d Musselburgh North Berwick Banded Stakes Class 7 · 14f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 10/12 7 8-9 4544C Andrew Mullen 50/1
12 Apr 05 Musselburgh Central Taxis Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 9f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 6 9-0 4030C Andrew Mullen 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Safe Shot (GB) won?
Safe Shot (GB) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2005 and 2006.
Who trained Safe Shot (GB)?
Safe Shot (GB) was trained by Jean McGregor on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 1 August 2006.
Who is Safe Shot (GB)'s sire?
Safe Shot (GB) is by Salse (USA) out of Optaria (GB), whose sire is Song.
What is Safe Shot (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 1 August 2006. The highest on record is 72.
What is Safe Shot (GB)'s sire's record?
Salse (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.3% of 21 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.
Who are Safe Shot (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Optaria (GB), Safe Shot (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Opera Cape (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Opera Cape (GB)). The wins came over 6f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 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.