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Horse profile

Santa Paula (IRE)

6yo mare · Trainer Dermot A McLoughlin · Owner John Joe Johnston & Joseph McCartan
by Hillstar (GB) out of Carmelina (IRE) (Dylan Thomas)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Aug 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 9 Oct 2026 · 6th of 9 Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Typically ridden prominently in 4 of 7 analysed runs — Santa Paula (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 7 at Downpatrick (IRE) (Aug 2026).

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
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KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 114 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ballinrobe (IRE), 11 Sep 2026

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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 114B · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good381A712 runs · 81 / 76
Good to Soft3114B1133 runs · 114 / 113
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4114B763 runs · 114 / 81
1m5f – 2m2113A881 run · —
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 17 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 96A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick (IRE), 9 Aug 2026 Official rating 97 at the last run, 9 Oct 2026

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 7 figures · best 110A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good396A732 runs · 96 / 84.5
Good to Soft3110A883 runs · 110 / 88
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f496A813 runs · 96 / 88
1m5f – 2m2110A901 run · —
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 17 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 7 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Prominent 4 (57%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Hillstar (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 746 runs since Jun 2021 (88 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6116.7%+9.3—
Good300268.7%+1.30 from 3
Good to Soft15196%−1.40 from 3
Soft196147.1%−0.30 from 1
Heavy8755.7%−1.7—
Standard (AW)600%−7.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−7.4—
6f – 7f400%−7.4—
1m – 1m1f600%−7.4—
1m2f – 1m4f500%−7.4—
1m5f – 2m255197.5%+0.10 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f269217.8%+0.40 from 4
2m5f – 3m184137.1%−0.30 from 1
Over 3m2229.1%+1.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2021 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Carmelina (IRE) (Dylan Thomas)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jodoro (IRE)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Ballinrobe (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
P J O'Hanlon 2 0 0% −2.00
Patrick M O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr J P Sutton 2 0 0% −2.00
Alix Balfe 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 5 runs
09 Oct 26+28d Downpatrick (IRE) Randox Maiden Hurdle 2m1½f · Good · 9 ran Prominent early - third at halfway - lost ground 3 out and made no inroads after minor error at following fence - weakened to finish sixth 6/9 20 11-5 9771C73C P J O'Hanlon 22/1
11 Sep 26+33d Ballinrobe (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran Sat handy in 5th early - dropped away three out and faded steadily from there - beaten well into 12th 12/15 1¾ 10-13 99114B88A P J O'Hanlon 33/1
09 Aug 26+30d Downpatrick (IRE) WTW Willis Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Good · 7 ran Settled in midfield - 4th at halfway - niggled into 5th after 2 out - stumbled at the last - unable to make any headway in 4th - stayed on at one speed into 3rd final 100 yards 3/7 11 10-8 —81A96A Patrick M O'Brien 9/1
10 Jul 26+33d Kilbeggan BETXS Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good To Yielding · 11 ran settled with the pack early in 5th before 4 out - no threat at 3 out - driven along in 5th after 2 out - continued in 4th before the last - found more in 3rd late on - unable to gain further ground at the finish 3/11 2½ 10-8 —113A110A Patrick M O'Brien 150/1
07 Jun 26+655d Punchestown Lily & Wild Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m5½f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Sat close to pace early - small error at 1st - settled midfield by halfway - asked for more with little response before 2 out and dropped away 11/18 8 11-0 —88C84C Alix Balfe 150/1
2024 · 2 runs
21 Aug 24+14d Sligo Sligo Races Mid-Week Flat Race 2m2½f · Soft · 7 ran Held up in last - driven with no headway approaching 3f out - dropped away and finished well beaten 7/7 26 10-10 —65C74C Mr J P Sutton 100/1
07 Aug 24 Wexford Racing Again 9th August Fillies Flat Race 2m · Good · 13 ran Tracked pace-setter early - moved up front approaching halfway then lost front spot 3f out - had little left and dropped away late 12/13 20 10-12 —63C70C Mr J P Sutton 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Santa Paula won?
Santa Paula (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trains Santa Paula?
Santa Paula (IRE) is trained by Dermot A McLoughlin, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 October 2026.
Who is Santa Paula's sire?
Santa Paula (IRE) is by Hillstar (GB) out of Carmelina (IRE), whose sire is Dylan Thomas.
What is Santa Paula's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 9 October 2026. The highest on record is 99.
What is Santa Paula's sire's record?
Hillstar (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 746 runs since Jun 2021 (88 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Santa Paula's siblings?
Out of Carmelina (IRE), Santa Paula (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2024. 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.