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Superficial (FR)

4yo gelding · Trainer Andrew McNamara · Owner Rathconrath Racing Club
by Galileo Chrome (IRE) out of Love On My Mind (IRE) (Galileo)
15 runs · 11 courses · from Oct 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Roscommon Ran 23 days ago · 10th of 13 Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

Superficial won the Racing Again Here On June 8th Handicap at Roscommon in May 2026 on soft ground off an official rating of 74. The gelding has one win and three places from 15 starts on turf, with the success coming over 1m2f – 1m4f. He last ran at Listowel in Sep 2026, finishing 10 of 13 in the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle off an official rating of 98, which was a career-high mark. He is by Galileo Chrome out of a Galileo mare.

Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating98At career-high mark
98 67–98

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 97 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Roscommon, 18 May 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 4 figures · best 61C · median 56
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft261C561 · —
Good1——1 · —
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m461C563 · 61 / 59
Flat 10 figures · best 97A · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft597A754 · 97 / 83.5
Good to Soft393C842 · 93 / 88.5
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f897A78.55 · 97 / 84
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 15 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 94A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 13 Dec 2025 Official rating 98 at the last jumps run, 24 Sep 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 76A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway (IRE), 1 Aug 2026 Official rating 79 at the last flat run, 21 Sep 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 94A · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft291C90.51 · —
Good1——1 · —
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m494A90.53 · 94 / 91
Flat 11 figures · best 99A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft699A74.54 · 99 / 87.5
Good to Soft373A622 · 73 / 67.5
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f999A735 · 99 / 76
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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 from 13 analysed runs

  • Held up 6 (46%) · 1 win
  • Midfield 4 (31%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (23%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 37 runs since Jan 2008 (7 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good12216.7%+5.90 from 2
Good to Soft10110%−0.80 from 5
Soft1119.1%−1.71 from 7
Heavy100%−10.80 from 1
Standard (AW)300%−10.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−10.8—
1m – 1m1f9111.1%+0.30 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1317.7%−3.11 from 9
1m5f – 2m10110%−0.80 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f3133.3%+22.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Love On My Mind (IRE) (Galileo)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Al Riffa (FR) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Al Riffa (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Al Riffa (FR)1547f–1m6fGroup 1
My Mind (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 1 14% −2.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Listowel (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 2 1 50% +3.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 9 1 11% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jimmy Dalton 2 0 0% −2.00
Darragh O'Keeffe 2 0 0% −2.00
Paddy Harnett 2 0 0% −2.00
Kevin Healy 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00
Gavin Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Mike O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 1 100% +4.00
Wayne Hassett 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D G Lavery 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 8 1 13% −3.00
2025 6 0 0% −6.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 11 1 9% −6.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
24 Sep 26+3d Listowel (IRE) Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle 16f · Good · 13 ran Held a midfield spot - pushed along and unable to quicken from 3 out - faded to finish 10th 10/13 4½ 10-12 9859C76C Kevin Healy 14/1
21 Sep 26+21d Listowel (IRE) John McGuire Handicap 12f · Yielding · 15 ran Held up towards the back - moved into 7th around 5f out and improved into contention approaching 3f out - dropped away with 2f left - faded in the closing stages 15/15 1 8-6 7974C63A Jack Cleary 40/1
31 Aug 26+30d Roscommon (IRE) Oran Handicap 12f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran Settled in the pack early - improved to sit close up by halfway - asked for effort turning into straight but found little - lost place over 2f out and well held late 14/15 7½ 10-0 8084C62A Gavin Ryan 33/1
01 Aug 26+56d Galway (IRE) McDonogh Capital Investments Handicap 12f · Yielding · 16 ran Held up in the pack - driven to chase leaders turning in but made no headway - unable to find more inside the final furlong - finished well held in 12th 12/16 1¼ 10-0 8093C76A W J Lee 6/1
06 Jun 26+19d Punchestown Ladbrokes 'Big Daily Boosts On Racing' Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran Handy early - drifted markedly left in 2nd at the 2nd - went in front 4th - drifted left again 3 out - overtaken after the following fence - dropped away rapidly and beaten a long way home 10/22 ½ 11-7 —61C91C Mike O'Connor 4/1
18 May 26+10d Roscommon Racing Again Here On June 8th Handicap 12f · Yielding · 11 ran Held up towards back of pack - made progress into contention entering straight - hit front 1 1/2f out after moving up to second - kept responding to urging to assert late and score 1/11 9-8 7497A99A Colin Keane 4/1
08 May 26+27d Ballinrobe KOG Logistics Handicap 13f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Settled towards rear - moved up with 2 1/2f left - pressed for effort inside final 2f but couldn't get closer and finished 6th steady to the line 6/14 ½ 9-1 7493C73A Jimmy Dalton 5/1
11 Apr 26+119d Bellewstown Paddy Woods Memorial Apprentice Handicap 11.5f · Soft · 12 ran Settled midpack - 6th at halfway - moved up wide to hit the front early in the straight - challenged hard inside the final furlong - overtaken close home and stayed on same rate for second 2/12 ½ 9-10 6874A99A Jimmy Dalton 10/1
13 Dec 25+60d Fairyhouse William Bourke Memorial 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 12 ran Held up towards the back - hesitant early jump - bumped lightly three out - moved into fourth entering the straight but found nothing more after two out 8/12 ¾ 11-0 —53A94A Darragh O'Keeffe 25/1
14 Oct 25+22d Punchestown Download The William Hill App Today 3-Y-O Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran Sat close up early - leapt awkwardly at the 2nd - scrappy over the next two - pressed for effort and slipped back to 6th approaching 2 out - unable to close - met the last with another exaggerated leap and finished well held 7/8 4½ 10-12 —51C90C Darragh O'Keeffe 7/1
22 Sep 25+13d Listowel Kevin's Bar, Listowel/Exchange Inn, Ballybunion Handicap 11f · Heavy · 13 ran Settled just off the front group early - midfield through halfway - urged forward and made ground into the straight - fourth and driven with a furlong left - closed strongly to finish third a short head off the winner 3/13 hd 9-6 6771C77A Paddy Harnett 9/1
09 Sep 25+21d Galway Galway Apprentice Handicap 12f · Soft · 18 ran Settled midfield - pushed along and headway 2f out - eighth passing the furlong marker then held effort to the line 5/18 1½ 9-1 6775C73A Paddy Harnett 14/1
19 Aug 25+20d Roscommon District Speciality Coffee Apprentice Maiden 12f · Good · 8 ran Settled midpack towards outside - moved into 2nd approaching halfway then pressed for effort from 2f out - faded over a furlong out finishing seventh 7/8 8 9-8 —82C56C Wayne Hassett 6/1
30 Jul 25+291d Galway Download The Tote App (Q.R.) Maiden 12f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran Held up towards the back - driven into 5th 2f out but couldn't find more - stayed on at the same rate to finish 5th 5/18 3½ 11-1 ——70A Mr D G Lavery 80/1
12 Oct 24 Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 8f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran Settled in midfield pack - urged wide in 9th two furlongs out - unable to close the gap - eventually finished ninth 9/11 nk 9-7 —62A56A Chris Hayes 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Superficial (FR) won?
Superficial (FR) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 3 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trains Superficial (FR)?
Superficial (FR) is trained by Andrew McNamara, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 September 2026.
Who is Superficial (FR)'s sire?
Superficial (FR) is by Galileo Chrome (IRE) out of Love On My Mind (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
What going does Superficial (FR) prefer?
Superficial (FR) 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 Superficial (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 24 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Superficial (FR)'s sire's record?
Galileo Chrome (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 37 runs since Jan 2008 (7 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Superficial (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Love On My Mind (IRE), Superficial (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Al Riffa (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Al Riffa (FR)). The wins came over 7f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2024. 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.