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Taj Mahal (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Sep 2017) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Derrick Smith Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor
by Galileo (IRE) out of You'resothrilling (USA) (Storm Cat)
15 runs · 11 courses · from Jun 2016
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Sep 2017 — 3,344 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2017 · 5th of 10 Won at Dundalk (AW) Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile

Taj Mahal (IRE) is 1 from 15. Hasn't won since Oct 2016. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 14 on turf.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf

Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, Taj Mahal (IRE)’s progeny in our archive have won 3.9% of 179 runs since Jun 2023 (42 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Good to Firm300%−3.9
Good1300%−3.9
Good to Soft1600%−3.9
Soft5547.3%+3.4
Heavy3013.3%−0.6
Standard (AW)6223.2%−0.7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
Under 6f100%−3.9
6f – 7f1900%−3.9
1m – 1m1f5423.7%−0.2
1m2f – 1m4f5135.9%+2
1m5f – 2m1616.3%+2.4
2m1f – 2m4f3612.8%−1.1
2m5f – 3m200%−3.9

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2023 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Official rating112↓ 1lb off peak
112 86–113

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sandown, 8 Jul 2017

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 9 figures · best 109A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm3104A92—
Good299A86—
Soft2109A83.5—
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f4104A95.5—
1m – 1m1f3104A59—
6f – 7f2109A98.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 92A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 9 Sep 2017 Official rating 112 at the last run, 9 Sep 2017

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 →

Flat 13 figures · best 101A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good492A89—
Good to Firm3100A81—
Soft394A93—
Good to Soft2101A95.5—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f594A88—
1m2f – 1m4f4100A89.5—
1m – 1m1f4101A92—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 18,201 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.4% from 890.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76644216%+1.50 from 3
Good5,30879014.9%+0.40 from 4
Good to Soft2,34732914%−0.50 from 3
Soft3,84557615%+0.50 from 4
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.7—
Standard (AW)2,48430412.2%−2.31 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.71 from 5
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.60 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f6,8501,05115.3%+0.80 from 6
1m5f – 2m4,24255513.1%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1,65117010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m890849.4%−5.1—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

8 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Gleneagles (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Gleneagles (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gleneagles (IRE)1077f–1mGroup 1
Happily (IRE)1247f–1mGroup 1
Joan Of Arc (IRE)937f–1m2½fGroup 1
Marvellous (IRE)521mGroup 1
Toy (IRE)727f–1mListed
Vatican City (IRE)717f—
Coolmore (IRE)717fGroup 3
Drop Dead Gorgeous (IRE)811m—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% +2.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh (IRE) 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 1 100% +2.25
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
6f – 7f 5 1 20% −1.75
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Seamie Heffernan 5 0 0% −5.00
Ryan Moore 4 0 0% −4.00
Donnacha O'Brien 3 1 33% +0.25
P B Beggy 2 0 0% −2.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 5 0 0% −5.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Visor 3 1 33% +0.25
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 7 0 0% −7.00
2016 8 1 13% −4.75

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
2017 · 7 runs
09 Sep 17+63d Leopardstown Qipco Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1) 1m2f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 ¾ 9-1 11299A92A Donnacha O'Brien 50/1
08 Jul 17+7d Sandown Coral-Eclipse (British Champions Series) (Group 1) Class 1 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 9/9 ½ 8-11 113104A81A P B Beggy 50/1
01 Jul 17+9d Curragh Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Group 1) 1m4f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 3 9-0 11373A87A Wayne Lordan 20/1
22 Jun 17+18d Ascot Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 ¾ 9-0 10592C100A Seamie Heffernan 8/1
04 Jun 17+35d Chantilly (FR) QIPCO Prix du Jockey Club (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 1m2½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 4/12 ½ 9-2 ——— Donnacha O'Brien 66/1
30 Apr 17+22d Gowran Park (IRE) Gowran Park Festival Of Speed Race 1m1½f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 nk 9-5 10858C93B Seamie Heffernan 4/7F
08 Apr 17+160d Leopardstown Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes (listed) 1m · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 2/7 3¾ 9-3 108104A101A Ryan Moore 5/1
2016 · 8 runs
30 Oct 16+7d Saint-Cloud (FR) Criterium de Saint-Cloud (2yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 1m2f · Soft · 13 ran 5/13 1¼ 9-0 ——— P B Beggy 28/1
23 Oct 16+16d Leopardstown (IRE) Killavullan Stakes 7f · Yielding · 7 ran 3/7 nk 9-3 92109A94A Seamie Heffernan 7/1
07 Oct 16+15d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Nursery Handicap (Plus 10) 7f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 9-8 8688A88A Donnacha O'Brien 9/4F
22 Sep 16+25d Newmarket John Banks Renault Cambridge EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 1m · Good To Firm · 11 ran 7/11 8 9-0 8859A61A Ryan Moore 9/4F
28 Aug 16+24d Curragh (IRE) Ladbrokes European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10 Race) 1m · Good · 11 ran 2/11 hd 9-5 ——91A Seamie Heffernan 7/4F
04 Aug 16+19d Leopardstown (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden (Plus 10 Race) 7f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 2¾ 9-5 ——83A Seamie Heffernan EvensF
16 Jul 16+20d Curragh Darley European Breeders Fund Maiden 7f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 3/13 ½ 9-5 ——90A Ryan Moore 15/8F
26 Jun 16 Curragh (IRE) Barronstown Stud European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10 Race) 7f · Yielding · 14 ran 7/14 shd 9-5 ——70A Ryan Moore 10/11F

Quick answers

How many races has Taj Mahal won?
Taj Mahal (IRE) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2016 and 2017, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 5 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Taj Mahal?
Taj Mahal (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 9 September 2017.
Who is Taj Mahal's sire?
Taj Mahal (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of You'resothrilling (USA), whose sire is Storm Cat.
What is Taj Mahal's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 9 September 2017. The highest on record is 113.
What is Taj Mahal's sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,201 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): 9.4% from 890.
Who are Taj Mahal's siblings?
Out of You'resothrilling (USA), Taj Mahal (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Gleneagles (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Gleneagles (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2½f. As at Nov 2026.
Has Taj Mahal sired winners?
As a sire, Taj Mahal (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 3.9% of 179 runs since Jun 2023 (42 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from June 2016. 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.