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Horse profile

Touch Of Genius (IRE)

4yo colt (at last run, Jun 2016) · Last trainer Josef Vana · Last owner Statek Blata Cesky Raj
by Galileo (IRE) out of Festoso (IRE) (Diesis)
1 run · 1 course · from Jun 2016
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Jun 2016 — 3,788 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2016 · 9th of 9
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Jun 2016 as a 4yo colt. Finished 9 of 9 at Chantilly (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%+0.4—
Good to Soft2,34732914%−0.5—
Soft3,84557615%+0.50 from 1
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%+0.8—
1m5f – 2m4,24255513.1%−1.40 from 1
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
Festoso (IRE) (Diesis)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Festive Star (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Festive Star (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Festive Star (GB)821mClass 2
Mahagoni (GB)1026f–7fClass 4
Laurens Dream (GB)2726f–7fClass 6
Dorothy Lawrence (GB)815fClass 4
Ferensby (GB)80——
Pure Innocence (IRE)30——
Sahara Desert (IRE)120——

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2016 · 1 run
22 Jun 16 Chantilly (FR) Prix la Moskowa () (4yo+) (Turf) 1m7f · Soft · 9 ran 9/9 hd 8-11 Umberto Rispoli 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Touch Of Genius won?
Touch Of Genius (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2016.
Who trained Touch Of Genius?
Touch Of Genius (IRE) was trained by Josef Vana on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 22 June 2016.
Who is Touch Of Genius's sire?
Touch Of Genius (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Festoso (IRE), whose sire is Diesis.
What is Touch Of Genius'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 Touch Of Genius's siblings?
Out of Festoso (IRE), Touch Of Genius (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Festive Star (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Festive Star (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

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.