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Thorny Time (USA)

2yo colt (at last run, Oct 2018) · Last trainer David Lanigan · Last owner Saif Ali
by Galileo (IRE) out of Gooseberry Fool (GB) (Danehill Dancer)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Oct 2018
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Oct 2018 — 2,938 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2018 · 9th of 9
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts, both in Oct 2018, the last of them as a 2yo colt. Finished 9 of 9 at Wolverhampton (AW) last time. By Galileo (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,195 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 74 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Wolverhampton (AW), 12 Oct 2018

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 2 figures · best 74A · median 61
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)274A61—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f274A61—

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 50A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 12 Oct 2018

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 2 figures · best 50A · median 49
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)250A49—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f250A49—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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 18,195 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%+1.5—
Good5,30879014.9%+0.4—
Good to Soft2,34332814%−0.5—
Soft3,84557615%+0.5—
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.7—
Standard (AW)2,48330412.2%−2.30 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.7—
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.60 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.8—
1m5f – 2m4,24055513.1%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1,65017010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.2—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gooseberry Fool (GB) (Danehill Dancer)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Amedeo Modigliani (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Amedeo Modigliani (IRE)711m½f—

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2018 · 2 runs
12 Oct 18+11d Wolverhampton (AW) British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes Class 5 · 9.5f · Standard · 9 ran 9/9 1¼ 9-2 74A50A Luke Morris 50/1
01 Oct 18 Kempton (AW) 32Red Casino EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 2) Class 4 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 8/8 ½ 9-2 48C48C Shane Kelly 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Thorny Time won?
Thorny Time (USA) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2018.
Who trained Thorny Time?
Thorny Time (USA) was trained by David Lanigan on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 12 October 2018.
Who is Thorny Time's sire?
Thorny Time (USA) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Gooseberry Fool (GB), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
What is Thorny Time's sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,195 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 Thorny Time's siblings?
Out of Gooseberry Fool (GB), Thorny Time (USA) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Amedeo Modigliani (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2018. 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.