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Horse profile

A Valley Away (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Jan 2009) · Last trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam · Last owner The Tunworth Beaters
by City On A Hill (USA) out of Sharkiyah (IRE) (Polish Precedent)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2008
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Jan 2009 — 6,506 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2009 · 8th of 11 Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

A Valley Away (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts. Best effort: 4th of 8 at Southwell (AW) (Jan 2009).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 4 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

Best recent KTB Rating 49C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chelmsford (AW), 18 Dec 2008 Official rating 47 at the last run, 10 Jan 2009

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 4 figures · best 51B · median 46.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)451B46.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f351B44—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
City On A Hill (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 632 runs since Jan 2008 (34 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm8112.5%+2.7—
Good to Firm131107.6%−2.2—
Good126118.7%−1.1—
Good to Soft5658.9%−0.9—
Soft70912.9%+3.1—
Heavy2428.3%−1.5—
Standard (AW)2172411.1%+1.30 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5735.3%−4.5—
6f – 7f236239.7%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f1201310.8%+1—
1m2f – 1m4f77810.4%+0.60 from 3
1m5f – 2m8878%−1.80 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f49714.3%+4.5—
2m5f – 3m5120%+10.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sharkiyah (IRE) (Polish Precedent)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Shark Man (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Shark Man (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Shark Man (IRE)2035f–7fClass 5
Swing The RingI (IRE)717f—
Swing The Ring (IRE)90——
Grimes Hope (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Frankie McDonald 2 0 0% −2.00
Ross Atkinson 1 0 0% −1.00
J F Egan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 2 runs
10 Jan 09+9d Kempton (AW) Williamhill.com Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 1m3f · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 nk 8-13 4744A Frankie McDonald 12/1
01 Jan 09+14d Southwell (AW) Happy New Year Apprentice Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 1m3f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 4/8 2¼ 8-6 4740A Ross Atkinson 17/2
2008 · 2 runs
18 Dec 08+19d Chelmsford (AW) Stubbs Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m5½f · Standard · 12 ran 7/12 1 9-4 —49C J F Egan 16/1
29 Nov 08 Kempton (AW) Bet Hennessy Gold Cup - Betdaq Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m4f · Standard · 6 ran 5/6 1¼ 9-4 4551B Frankie McDonald 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has A Valley Away won?
A Valley Away (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2008 and 2009.
Who trained A Valley Away?
A Valley Away (IRE) was trained by Jane Chapple-Hyam on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 10 January 2009.
Who is A Valley Away's sire?
A Valley Away (IRE) is by City On A Hill (USA) out of Sharkiyah (IRE), whose sire is Polish Precedent.
What is A Valley Away's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 10 January 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is A Valley Away's sire's record?
City On A Hill (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 632 runs since Jan 2008 (34 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are A Valley Away's siblings?
Out of Sharkiyah (IRE), A Valley Away (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Shark Man (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Shark Man (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2008. 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.