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Horse profile

State Opera (GB)

3yo colt (at last run, Aug 2011) · Last trainer Mark Johnston · Last owner Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
by Shamardal (USA) out of Strings (GB) (Unfuwain)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Sep 2010
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Aug 2011 — 5,548 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2011 · 9th of 10 Won at Hamilton Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

State Opera (GB) is 1 from 7, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2010. Last raced off 85, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating85↓ 9lb off peak
85 85–94

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 83A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 30 Jun 2011 Official rating 85 at the last run, 6 Aug 2011

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.

Flat 7 figures · best 94A · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good to Firm383A81—
Good to Soft294A77—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f483A73.5—
1m5f – 2m1———
6f – 7f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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

Progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,411 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,287. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm571119.3%+4.5—
Good to Firm1,98130615.4%+0.60 from 3
Good2,38733514%−0.80 from 1
Good to Soft1,01312412.2%−2.61 from 2
Soft1,28715111.7%−3.10 from 1
Heavy3704512.2%−2.6—
Standard (AW)3,31556417%+2.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5838714.9%+0.1—
6f – 7f4,07359314.6%−0.20 from 1
1m – 1m1f2,98547615.9%+1.11 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,07331315.1%+0.30 from 4
1m5f – 2m475449.3%−5.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1802111.7%−3.1—
2m5f – 3m3825.3%−9.5—
Over 3m400%−14.8—

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
Strings (GB) (Unfuwain)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Deleyll (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Qanan (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Deleyll (GB)3261m1½f–1m2fClass 6
Qanan (GB)2641m–1m2fClass 3
Bahamian Music (IRE)2147f–1m2fClass 4
The Fiddler (GB)2121m6fClass 6
Heartstrings (GB)140——
Super Flight (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 1 100% +2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 1 100% +2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Silvestre De Sousa 2 0 0% −2.00
Joe Fanning 2 1 50% +1.00
Hugh Bowman 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Hills 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieren Fallon 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 5 0 0% −5.00
2010 2 1 50% +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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
06 Aug 11+29d Ascot Titanic Belfast Shergar Cup Classic Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9/10 1½ 9-2 8560C Hugh Bowman 20/1
08 Jul 11+8d York Global Trading UK Responsible Packaging Handicap Class 4 · 14f · Good · 18 ran 16/18 2 8-13 8564C Silvestre De Sousa 6/1
30 Jun 11+47d Newbury Stan James Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 4/9 1¾ 9-7 8583A Silvestre De Sousa 8/1
14 May 11+30d Newbury totesport.com London Gold Cup Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 6/8 hd 8-9 8681A Richard Hills 25/1
14 Apr 11+194d Newmarket 250,000 Tattersalls Millions 3-Y-O Trophy Class 2 · 10f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 14/14 15 9-3 9266C Kieren Fallon 12/1
02 Oct 10+13d Newmarket 500,000 Tattersalls Millions 2yo Trophy Class 2 · 7f · Soft · 27 ran 22/27 ½ 9-3 9463C Joe Fanning 11/2J
19 Sep 10 Hamilton European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-3 —94A Joe Fanning 2/1

Quick answers

How many races has State Opera (GB) won?
State Opera (GB) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2010 and 2011, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained State Opera (GB)?
State Opera (GB) was trained by Mark Johnston on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 6 August 2011.
Who is State Opera (GB)'s sire?
State Opera (GB) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Strings (GB), whose sire is Unfuwain.
What is State Opera (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 6 August 2011. The highest on record is 94.
What is State Opera (GB)'s sire's record?
Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,411 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,287. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
Who are State Opera (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Strings (GB), State Opera (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Deleyll (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Qanan (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2010. 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.