Cape Velvet (IRE)
Cape Velvet (IRE) is 5 from 44. Hasn't won since Mar 2011. All 5 wins have come over 1m – 1m1f.
- 5–44Wins / Runs
- 11.4%Strike rate
- 15 (34.1%)Placed
- −15.82£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 0.91Fair A/E n=41 · 0.78 incl. margin
- 77Highest OR
- 26dBetween runs (median)longest 319 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 141 | 22 | 15.6% | +2.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,367 | 353 | 14.9% | +1.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 2,866 | 382 | 13.3% | 0 | 1 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 1,378 | 135 | 9.8% | −3.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,618 | 172 | 10.6% | −2.7 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 477 | 40 | 8.4% | −4.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,905 | 588 | 15.1% | +1.8 | 2 from 17 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 245 | 31 | 12.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,817 | 357 | 12.7% | −0.6 | 0 from 17 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,292 | 455 | 13.8% | +0.5 | 5 from 26 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,812 | 544 | 14.3% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,699 | 224 | 13.2% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 629 | 61 | 9.7% | −3.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 230 | 18 | 7.8% | −5.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 30 | 3 | 10% | −3.3 | — |
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
7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them All Good Things (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (All Good Things (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Good Things (IRE) | 39 | 3 | 1m7½f–2m3f | Class 5 |
| Moyode Lady (IRE) | 35 | 1 | 3m | — |
| Lady Excel (IRE) | 27 | 1 | 1m½f | — |
| Velis Nolis (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Sine Die (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| A Complete Lady (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Miami Heat (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 2 | 12% | −11.02 |
| Good | 13 | 1 | 8% | −11.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +9.20 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −10.90 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deauville (FR) | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Bath | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.02 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +10.20 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Compiegne (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 26 | 5 | 19% | +1.18 |
| 6f – 7f | 17 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Saraiva | 14 | 1 | 7% | +1.20 |
| James Doyle | 8 | 3 | 38% | +2.98 |
| Eddie Ahern | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sylvain Ruis | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Richard Hills | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Seb Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Martin Dwyer | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Breux | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Arthur Hoyeau | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Antoine Hamelin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Eddery | 1 | 1 | 100% | — |
| Dominique Boeuf | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Dane O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| T Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J-P Guillambert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2011 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +6.20 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 33% | — |
| 2008 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +0.98 |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2006 | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Cape Velvet won?
- Cape Velvet (IRE) won 5 of 44 archived starts between 2006 and 2012, a strike rate of 11.4%. Placed 15 times in total (34.1% of starts).
- Who trained Cape Velvet?
- Cape Velvet (IRE) was trained by Mme J Bidgood on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 23 October 2012.
- Who is Cape Velvet's sire?
- Cape Velvet (IRE) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Material Lady (IRE), whose sire is Barathea.
- What going does Cape Velvet prefer?
- Cape Velvet (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Cape Velvet's official rating?
- Cape Velvet (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 77.
- What is Cape Velvet's sire's record?
- Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
- Who are Cape Velvet's siblings?
- Out of Material Lady (IRE), Cape Velvet (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: All Good Things (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (All Good Things (IRE)). The wins came over 1m½f–3m. As at Nov 2026.