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Horse profile

Snowy Owl (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Aug 2021) · Last trainer Donnacha Aidan O'Brien · Last owner M Tabord Smithmrs Magniermrs Obrien
by Galileo (IRE) out of Californiadreaming (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
14 runs · 12 courses · from Jun 2020
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Aug 2021 — 1,913 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2021 · 3rd of 11 Won at Killarney Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

Snowy Owl (IRE) is 1 from 14. Hasn't won since Aug 2020. Last raced off 77, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating77↓ 8lb off peak
77 76–85

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 135 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Navan, 30 May 2021

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 →

Flat 14 figures · best 135A · median 89.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft7135A89—
Good6118A93.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f6135A98—
1m – 1m1f697C73—
6f – 7f2102A96—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 80A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 2 Aug 2021 Official rating 77 at the last run, 2 Aug 2021

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. What this means →

Flat 14 figures · best 83B · median 75.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft783B75—
Good680A77.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f680A78—
1m – 1m1f683B74.5—
6f – 7f275A72.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 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
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,195 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.5—
Good5,30879014.9%+0.40 from 6
Good to Soft2,34332814%−0.50 from 1
Soft3,84557615%+0.51 from 7
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.7—
Standard (AW)2,48330412.2%−2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.70 from 2
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.61 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.80 from 6
1m5f – 2m4,24055513.1%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1,65017010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.2—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 1 14% −4.50
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 1 100% +1.50
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 6 1 17% −3.50
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gavin Ryan 8 1 13% −5.50
Paddy Harnett 3 0 0% −3.00
Killian Leonard 3 0 0% −3.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% −4.50
Tongue tie 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 8 0 0% −8.00
2020 6 1 17% −3.50

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
2021 · 8 runs
02 Aug 21+22d Naas Paragon Bloodstock Apprentice Handicap (50-80) 10f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 ½ 9-2 77118A80A Paddy Harnett 10/1
11 Jul 21+22d Fairyhouse Get Ready For Galway, Join tote.ie Handicap 12f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 20 9-10 7872C61C Gavin Ryan 5/1
19 Jun 21+7d Down Royal BoyleSports Ulster Derby (Extended Handicap) 12.5f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 5½ 8-11 7841C58C Gavin Ryan 10/1
12 Jun 21+13d Limerick Limerick Racecourse Handicap (50-80) 11.5f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 ½ 9-3 79106A79A Killian Leonard 10/3F
30 May 21+21d Navan Royal County Handicap 10f · Yielding · 9 ran 3/9 3¼ 8-7 79135A77A Killian Leonard 9/1
09 May 21+13d Leopardstown Cabinteely Handicap 12f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 ½ 8-10 7690C79A Paddy Harnett 20/1
26 Apr 21+18d Naas Blackwater Handicap 8f · Good · 13 ran 6/13 2 8-6 7997C76A Killian Leonard 50/1
08 Apr 21+182d Gowran Park Irish Injured Jockeys Handicap 8f · Soft · 16 ran 13/16 nk 9-5 8062C61A Paddy Harnett 20/1
2020 · 6 runs
08 Oct 20+16d Thurles Thurles Nursery Handicap (Plus 10) 8f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 7 9-0 8368A44B Gavin Ryan 10/3
22 Sep 20+34d Listowel Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery Handicap (Plus 10) 8f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 4/7 nk 8-13 8566A73A Gavin Ryan 5/2F
19 Aug 20+18d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) 8f · Yielding · 5 ran 1/5 9-4 8578C83B Gavin Ryan 6/4F
01 Aug 20+14d Galway Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) 8.5f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 shd 9-2 —89A80A Gavin Ryan 4/1
18 Jul 20+20d Curragh Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Yielding · 9 ran 5/9 2¼ 9-0 —90A75A Gavin Ryan 16/1
28 Jun 20 Curragh Barronstown Stud Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Yielding · 9 ran 8/9 1 8-11 —102A70A Gavin Ryan 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Snowy Owl won?
Snowy Owl (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2020 and 2021, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 6 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained Snowy Owl?
Snowy Owl (IRE) was trained by Donnacha Aidan O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 2 August 2021.
Who is Snowy Owl's sire?
Snowy Owl (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Californiadreaming (IRE), whose sire is Fastnet Rock.
What going does Snowy Owl prefer?
Snowy Owl (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Snowy Owl's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 2 August 2021. The highest on record is 85.
What is Snowy Owl's sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,195 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): 9.3% from 889.

Record shown from June 2020. 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.