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Horse profile

Straight Forward (GB)

3yo colt (at last run, Jul 2009) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Derrick Smith Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor
by Galileo (IRE) out of Patacake Patacake (USA) (Bahri)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2008
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Jul 2009 — 6,308 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2009 · 4th of 8 Won at Tipperary
KTB Profile

Straight Forward (GB) is 1 from 6. Hasn't won since Oct 2008.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

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 100A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 14 May 2009 Official rating 111 at the last run, 18 Jun 2009

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 5 figures · best 102A · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good2102A101—
Heavy2100A94—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f3102A100—
1m2f – 1m4f2100A94.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 18,191 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%+1.50 from 1
Good5,30779014.9%+0.40 from 2
Good to Soft2,34232814%−0.50 from 1
Soft3,84457515%+0.5—
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.71 from 2
Standard (AW)2,48230412.2%−2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.71 from 3
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.80 from 3
1m5f – 2m4,23755413.1%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1,64917010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.2—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Patacake Patacake (USA) (Bahri)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Mashaahed (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Listed (Mashaahed (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mashaahed (GB)1531m2fListed
John Lightbody (GB)517fClass 5
Capefly (GB)70——
Bakerman (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +0.62
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 1 100% +1.62

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 3 1 33% −0.38

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Johnny Murtagh 4 0 0% −4.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Levey 1 1 100% +1.62

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 3 1 33% −0.38

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
14 Jul 09+26d Longchamp (FR) Juddmonte Grand Prix De Paris (Colts & Fillies) 12f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 hd 9-2 —— Seamie Heffernan 10/1
18 Jun 09+35d Ascot Hampton Court Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 10f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 5/12 shd 9-2 11189A Johnny Murtagh EvensF
14 May 09+221d York Totesport.com Dante Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 10.5f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 hd 9-0 —100A Johnny Murtagh 13/2
05 Oct 08+21d Tipperary High Chaparral EBF Maiden 7.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 8-10 —100A Sean Levey 13/8
14 Sep 08+63d Curragh Bank Of Scotland (Ireland) EBF Maiden 7f · Heavy · 23 ran 4/23 ½ 9-3 —88A Johnny Murtagh 11/10F
13 Jul 08 Curragh Jebel Ali Stables EBF (C&G) Maiden 7f · Good · 18 ran 3/18 ½ 9-0 —102A Johnny Murtagh 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Straight Forward (GB) won?
Straight Forward (GB) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Straight Forward (GB)?
Straight Forward (GB) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 14 July 2009.
Who is Straight Forward (GB)'s sire?
Straight Forward (GB) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Patacake Patacake (USA), whose sire is Bahri.
What is Straight Forward (GB)'s official rating?
Straight Forward (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 111.
What is Straight Forward (GB)'s sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 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.
Who are Straight Forward (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Patacake Patacake (USA), Straight Forward (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Mashaahed (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Mashaahed (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2008. 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.