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Horse profile

Twinkle (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Jul 2022) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner M Tabor D Smith Mrs J Magnier Westerberg
by Galileo (IRE) out of Believe'n'succeed (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Jul 2021
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Jul 2022 — 1,562 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2022 · 10th of 11 Won at Galway Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Twinkle (IRE) is 1 from 6. Hasn't won since Jul 2021. Last raced off a career-high mark of 90.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 129 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Limerick, 17 Jun 2022

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 6 figures · best 129B · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good4129B103.5—
Soft290A84—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f390A78—
1m2f – 1m4f2129B128—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 71A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 23 Apr 2022 Official rating 90 at the last run, 13 Jul 2022

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 6 figures · best 90A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good481A70—
Soft290A82.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f390A81—
1m2f – 1m4f271A62.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 18,191 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—
Good5,30779014.9%+0.40 from 4
Good to Soft2,34232814%−0.5—
Soft3,84457515%+0.51 from 2
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.7—
Standard (AW)2,48230412.2%−2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.71 from 3
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.80 from 2
1m5f – 2m4,23755413.1%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1,64917010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.2—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Believe'n'succeed (AUS) (Exceed And Excel)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Anthony Van Dyck (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Anthony Van Dyck (IRE)).

Family form: Near Perfection (IRE) finished 3rd of 13 at Dundalk (AW) (IRE), 2 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Anthony Van Dyck (IRE)1467f–1m4fGroup 1
Near Perfection (IRE)30——
La Landonne (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 1 50% +0.25

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 1 100% +1.25
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 1 33% −0.75
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wayne Lordan 3 0 0% −3.00
Seamie Heffernan 3 1 33% −0.75

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 4 1 25% −1.75
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 3 0 0% −3.00
2021 3 1 33% −0.75

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
13 Jul 22+26d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cairn Rouge Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Listed) 8f · Good · 11 ran 10/11 1¾ 9-0 9080A69A Wayne Lordan 33/1
17 Jun 22+55d Limerick Martin Molony Stakes (Listed) 12.5f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 5½ 8-7 90129B54B Wayne Lordan 25/1
23 Apr 22+245d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Salsabil Stakes (Listed) (Fillies) 10f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 2½ 9-2 90127A71A Seamie Heffernan 11/1
21 Aug 21+25d Curragh Alpha Centauri Debutante Stakes (Fillies' Group 2) 7f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 2½ 9-2 —90A75A Seamie Heffernan 6/1
27 Jul 21+19d Galway COLM QUINN BMW Irish EBF Fillies Maiden 7f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 9-2 —78A90A Seamie Heffernan 5/4F
08 Jul 21 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Fillies Maiden 7f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 1¼ 9-2 —64C81A Wayne Lordan 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Twinkle (IRE) won?
Twinkle (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2021 and 2022, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Twinkle (IRE)?
Twinkle (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Killarney on 13 July 2022.
Who is Twinkle (IRE)'s sire?
Twinkle (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Believe'n'succeed (AUS), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
What is Twinkle (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 13 July 2022. That is also the highest on record.
What is Twinkle (IRE)'s sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 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 Twinkle (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Believe'n'succeed (AUS), Twinkle (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Anthony Van Dyck (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Anthony Van Dyck (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2021. 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.