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Horse profile

Tall Poppy (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, May 2010) · Last trainer Richard Gibson · Last owner Nathan Leslie Tinkler
by Galileo (IRE) out of Olimpic Girl (IRE) (Darshaan)
1 run · 1 course · from May 2010
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 May 2010 — 6,016 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2010 · 7th of 17
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in May 2010 as a 3yo colt. Finished 7 of 17 at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) last time. By Galileo (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,201 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 5 Nov 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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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%+1.5—
Good5,30879014.9%+0.40 from 1
Good to Soft2,34732914%−0.5—
Soft3,84557615%+0.5—
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.7—
Standard (AW)2,48430412.2%−2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.7—
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6,8501,05115.3%+0.80 from 1
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

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Asperites (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m1½f–1m5½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Asperites (IRE)1621m1½f—
Mandore (IRE)911m5½f—
Boketto (IRE)60——
Queen Athena (IRE)10——
Adriel (GB)90——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2010 · 1 run
17 May 10 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Mississipian (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m2½f · Good · 17 ran 7/17 1½ 9-2 Stephane Pasquier 15/2

Quick answers

How many races has Tall Poppy won?
Tall Poppy (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2010.
Who trained Tall Poppy?
Tall Poppy (IRE) was trained by Richard Gibson on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 17 May 2010.
Who is Tall Poppy's sire?
Tall Poppy (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Olimpic Girl (IRE), whose sire is Darshaan.
What is Tall Poppy'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 Tall Poppy's siblings?
Out of Olimpic Girl (IRE), Tall Poppy (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Asperites (IRE) (2). The wins came over 1m1½f–1m5½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2010. 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.