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Horse profile

Third Opinion (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, May 2017) · Last trainer Gordon Elliott · Last owner T Howley Jnr
by Zagreb (USA) out of Toulon Pass (IRE) (Toulon)
18 runs · 12 courses · from Jul 2012
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 May 2017 — 3,437 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2017 · 7th of 9 2 wins · Clonmel & Down Royal Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 121
KTB Profile

Third Opinion (IRE) is 2 from 18. Hasn't won since Mar 2017. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 121.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating121At career-high mark
121 82–121

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 55 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Clonmel, 21 Mar 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.

Jumps 2 figures · best 55B · median 31.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m255B31.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 143B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Clonmel, 21 Mar 2017 Official rating 121 at the last jumps run, 17 May 2017

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 76C the best of the last 1 rated run · Killarney, 31 Aug 2012

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.

Jumps 12 figures · best 143B · median 108.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Heavy5143B124—
Soft4109B107.5—
Good3111B100—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7143B111—
2m1f – 2m4f4109B107.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 18 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 18 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
Zagreb (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 1,455 runs since Jan 2008 (150 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−7.3—
Good to Firm8356%−1.3—
Good463357.6%+0.30 from 3
Good to Soft235177.2%−0.1—
Soft403246%−1.30 from 8
Heavy264259.5%+2.22 from 7
Standard (AW)600%−7.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−7.3—
1m2f – 1m4f600%−7.3—
1m5f – 2m436327.3%02 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f549315.6%−1.70 from 10
2m5f – 3m386389.8%+2.50 from 1
Over 3m7756.5%−0.8—

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
Toulon Pass (IRE) (Toulon)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Knight Pass (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Knight Pass (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Knight Pass (IRE)1341m7½f–2m5fClass 3
Jeremy Pass (IRE)1632m5½f–3mClass 3
Belle Helene (IRE)712m2f—
Moves Like Monty (IRE)60——
Bear Spirit (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Heavy 7 2 29% +11.50
Good 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 1 1 100% +12.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 1 100% +4.50
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 0 0% −10.00
1m5f – 2m 7 2 29% +11.50
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ger Fox 4 0 0% −4.00
A E Lynch 2 0 0% −2.00
Danny Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Kennedy 1 1 100% +12.00
Ryan Treacy 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr A J Fox 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J T Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew J McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Enright 1 1 100% +4.50
Mr P W Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms N Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00
D J Casey 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 2 1 50% +11.00
2015 3 0 0% −3.00
2014 7 0 0% −7.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 5 1 20% +0.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 11 1 9% +2.00
Hurdle 5 1 20% +0.50
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
Flat 1 0 0% −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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
17 May 17+57d Punchestown Panoramic Restaurant Handicap Chase 16f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 17 10-3 1218C80C Danny Mullins 10/3F
21 Mar 17+680d Clonmel Slievenamon Beginners Chase 16f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 11-12 11355B143B Jack Kennedy 12/1
11 May 15+53d Killarney Laurels Pub & Restaurant Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 6 ran 4/6 1¾ 10-9 120—109B Ryan Treacy 16/1
19 Mar 15+53d Thurles Templemore Beginners Chase 18f · Yielding · 9 ran 3/9 5½ 11-7 116—108A Ger Fox 7/4
25 Jan 15+27d Leopardstown Sandyford Handicap Chase 17f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 11-3 116—— A E Lynch 5/1
29 Dec 14+36d Leopardstown Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-123) 21f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 4/11 13 11-1 116—111A Mr A J Fox 12/1
23 Nov 14+25d Navan Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase 17f · Soft · 16 ran 9/16 9½ 11-7 ——107C Ger Fox 50/1
29 Oct 14+164d Punchestown Book New Years Eve Panoramic Restaurant Beginners Chase 16f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 2½ 11-12 82—111B A E Lynch 20/1
18 May 14+27d Limerick Supermacs Dooradoyle Beginners Chase 19.5f · Yielding · 8 ran UR/8 — 11-12 ——— Paul Carberry 10/1
21 Apr 14+32d Cork Corkracecourse.ie (Q.R.) Beginners Chase 20f · Yielding · 13 ran F/13 — 11-9 ——— Mr J T Carroll 7/1
20 Mar 14+33d Thurles Templemore Beginners Chase 18f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran UR/15 — 11-5 ——— Ger Fox 3/1F
15 Feb 14+384d Gowran Park Join Us On Saturday 8th March For Kilkenny G.A.A. Day Beginners Chase 18f · Heavy · 15 ran 5/15 17 11-5 ——94C Ger Fox 10/1
27 Jan 13+32d Leopardstown Synergy Security Solutions Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-0 ——— Andrew J McNamara 50/1
26 Dec 12+86d Down Royal Sean Graham Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 12 ran 1/12 10-13 ——126A Mark Enright 9/2
01 Oct 12+31d Roscommon Oran Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 15 ran 4/15 1¾ 11-7 ——124A Mr P W Mullins 12/1
31 Aug 12+25d Killarney Pat O'sullivan Catering Equipment Flat Race 17f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 3¾ 11-7 ——76C Ms N Carberry 8/1
06 Aug 12+22d Cork Family Day Out Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 22 ran 7/22 ½ 11-7 ——97A Brian O'Connell 14/1
15 Jul 12 Sligo Family Day At Sligo 15th July Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 4 11-2 ——100A D J Casey 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Third Opinion (IRE) won?
Third Opinion (IRE) won 2 of 18 archived starts between 2012 and 2017, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 3 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Third Opinion (IRE)?
Third Opinion (IRE) was trained by Gordon Elliott on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 17 May 2017.
Who is Third Opinion (IRE)'s sire?
Third Opinion (IRE) is by Zagreb (USA) out of Toulon Pass (IRE), whose sire is Toulon.
What going does Third Opinion (IRE) prefer?
Third Opinion (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Third Opinion (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 121, from the run on 17 May 2017. That is also the highest on record.
What is Third Opinion (IRE)'s sire's record?
Zagreb (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 1,455 runs since Jan 2008 (150 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Third Opinion (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Toulon Pass (IRE), Third Opinion (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Knight Pass (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Knight Pass (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2012. 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.