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Horse profile

Clody Valley (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2023) · Last trainer Liz Doyle · Last owner Brendan A Murphy
by Arakan (USA) out of Desperately Hoping (IRE) (Un Desperado)
29 runs · 16 courses · from May 2019
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Jun 2023 — 1,236 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2023 2 wins · Fairyhouse & Tramore Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Clody Valley won two of 29 starts on turf. Both wins came in handicaps, at Fairyhouse over 2m1f to 2m4f on soft ground in Nov 2022 off an official rating of 87 and at Tramore over 1m5f to 2m on good to soft ground in Apr 2022 off 93. The gelding, by Arakan out of a mare by Un Desperado, reached a highest ever mark of 101 and last ran off 100 at Clonmel in Jun 2023. He has not won since Nov 2022.

Based on 29 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
Official rating100↓ 1lb off peak
100 87–101

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 107 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Galway, 5 Sep 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 →

Jumps 21 figures · best 109A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft9109A73—
Good8108B98.5—
Good to Soft4101B73.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m15109A84—
2m1f – 2m4f6101B86.5—

Of 29 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 29 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 112A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 8 Nov 2022 Official rating 100 at the last jumps run, 9 Jun 2023

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 59C the best of the last 1 rated run · Cork, 12 Jul 2019

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 →

Jumps 24 figures · best 136A · median 97.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft10122A98.5—
Good10122A97.5—
Good to Soft4136A100.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m16136A97—
2m1f – 2m4f8116A107.5—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 29 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 25 figures from 29 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,467 runs since Jan 2008 (266 horses).

Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 4.5% from 134.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm16212.5%+3.3—
Good to Firm290248.3%−0.9—
Good1,03511310.9%+1.70 from 13
Good to Soft4394810.9%+1.71 from 4
Soft768547%−2.21 from 12
Heavy378349%−0.2—
Standard (AW)541437.9%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f13464.5%−4.7—
6f – 7f631568.9%−0.3—
1m – 1m1f3974611.6%+2.4—
1m2f – 1m4f242156.2%−3—
1m5f – 2m967919.4%+0.21 from 19
2m1f – 2m4f747689.1%−0.11 from 10
2m5f – 3m2983311.1%+1.9—
Over 3m5135.9%−3.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Desperately Hoping (IRE) (Un Desperado)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Wishing And Hoping (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Wishing And Hoping (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Wishing And Hoping (IRE)2981m7½f–3m1fClass 2
Nelly La Rue (IRE)2213mClass 4
Lilmaurice (IRE)10——
Murphys Filly (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 13 0 0% −13.00
Soft 12 1 8% +0.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tramore 7 1 14% +2.00
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 1 100% +11.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 19 1 5% −10.00
2m1f – 2m4f 10 1 10% +2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean O'Keeffe 8 0 0% −8.00
Sean Flanagan 5 0 0% −5.00
James O'Sullivan 5 0 0% −5.00
Michael O'Sullivan 3 1 33% +9.00
Richard Deegan 3 1 33% +6.00
Mr B Finn 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieran Callaghan 1 0 0% −1.00
Adam Short 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Finian Maguire 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 16 2 13% +5.00
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 10 2 20% +11.00
2021 8 0 0% −8.00
2020 5 0 0% −5.00
2019 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 17 1 6% −5.00
Chase 10 1 10% −1.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 1 run
09 Jun 23+163d Clonmel Bulmers Zero (Q.R.) Handicap Chase (0-109) 20f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-2 100—— Mr B Finn 11/1
2022 · 10 runs
28 Dec 22+38d Leopardstown Irish Daily Star Christmas Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 20f · Soft · 19 ran PU/19 — 10-9 97—— Danny Mullins 25/1
20 Nov 22+12d Cork Follow Us On Social Media Handicap Hurdle 20f · Soft · 12 ran 7/12 4¾ 9-8 9786C78C Kieran Callaghan 5/1
08 Nov 22+53d Fairyhouse Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 20f · Soft · 15 ran 1/15 11-2 87—112A Michael O'Sullivan 11/1
16 Sep 22+11d Downpatrick M B McGrady & Co. Accountants Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 18f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 10/15 nk 11-1 8873B90A Michael O'Sullivan 9/2J
05 Sep 22+22d Galway angloprinters.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16.5f · Good · 20 ran 4/20 1½ 10-8 88107B105A Sean Flanagan 9/1
14 Aug 22+61d Tramore Heinz Pollmeier Memorial Handicap Chase (0-102) 15.5f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 4 11-12 100106A122A Sean Flanagan 11/1
14 Jun 22+11d Roscommon Roscommon Racecourse Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 16f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 4¾ 11-8 8990B92A James O'Sullivan 12/1
03 Jun 22+29d Tramore Tramore Tourism Handicap Chase 15f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 6/9 13 10-13 10174B88A Sean Flanagan 3/1
05 May 22+25d Tipperary Tipperary Racecourse Handicap Chase 17.5f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 4/17 12 11-7 101101B111A Richard Deegan 16/5F
10 Apr 22+171d Tramore Lismore Handicap Chase (0-109) 15f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 1/15 10-11 9372B136A Richard Deegan 8/1
2021 · 8 runs
21 Oct 21+18d Thurles www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Chase (0-102) 18f · Good · 16 ran 6/16 1¼ 11-9 93—112A Sean O'Keeffe 10/3F
03 Oct 21+34d Killarney Killarney Handicap Chase (0-102) 17f · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 1¼ 10-12 9087A116A Richard Deegan 9/2F
30 Aug 21+15d Downpatrick Remembering The McDowell Family's 'Caughoo' Ulster & Aintree Grand National Winner Handicap Chase 18f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 shd 10-2 8894A104A Sean O'Keeffe 9/1
15 Aug 21+28d Tramore Heinz Pollmeier Memorial Handicap Chase (0-102) 16f · Yielding · 11 ran 3/11 2½ 10-9 88109A100A James O'Sullivan 17/2
18 Jul 21+14d Tipperary Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Chase (0-102) 16.5f · Yielding · 13 ran 5/13 4½ 11-4 8973B97A Sean Flanagan 22/1
04 Jul 21+62d Tramore Tramore Racecourse Directors Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Good · 16 ran 9/16 1½ 11-9 90—90A Sean Flanagan 28/1
03 May 21+18d Down Royal Money Back On The Boylesports App Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 19 ran 9/19 2¾ 11-11 9243C87C Adam Short 25/1
15 Apr 21+171d Limerick Patrickswell Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Yielding · 13 ran 12/13 6½ 11-1 9461B82A James O'Sullivan 14/1
2020 · 5 runs
26 Oct 20+39d Wexford Dan & May Arnold Memorial Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16.5f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-3 94—— Sean O'Keeffe 10/3F
17 Sep 20+6d Tramore Dunmore East Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 16f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 5½ 11-1 95103B97A James O'Sullivan 13/2
11 Sep 20+65d Kilbeggan Bloomfield House Hotel Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 16f · Yielding · 12 ran 3/12 8 11-11 9558A113A Sean O'Keeffe 7/1
08 Jul 20+106d Bellewstown Thanks To The Frontline Workers Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) 16.5f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-5 95—— Sean O'Keeffe 9/2
24 Mar 20+199d Clonmel Extra Places On The BoyleSports App Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Soft · 16 ran 2/16 6 11-7 9397B122A Sean O'Keeffe 20/1
2019 · 5 runs
07 Sep 19+23d Wexford Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 2½ 10-12 —108B98A Sean O'Keeffe 33/1
15 Aug 19+10d Tramore Victoria House Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 14 ran 8/14 6 10-9 —65C77C Sean O'Keeffe 100/1
05 Aug 19+24d Cork Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 19f · Yielding · 19 ran 17/19 4 11-3 —53C87C James O'Sullivan 66/1
12 Jul 19+67d Cork Battle Of The Clubs Flat Race 16f · Good · 18 ran 10/18 1 11-1 ——59C Michael O'Sullivan 28/1
06 May 19 Down Royal Racing TV (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 8/9 2 11-4 —84A90A Mr Finian Maguire 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Clody Valley won?
Clody Valley (IRE) won 2 of 29 archived starts between 2019 and 2023, a strike rate of 6.9%. Placed 10 times in total (34.5% of starts).
Who trained Clody Valley?
Clody Valley (IRE) was trained by Liz Doyle on the most recent run on record, at Clonmel on 9 June 2023.
Who is Clody Valley's sire?
Clody Valley (IRE) is by Arakan (USA) out of Desperately Hoping (IRE), whose sire is Un Desperado.
What going does Clody Valley prefer?
Clody Valley (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 Clody Valley's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 9 June 2023. The highest on record is 101.
What is Clody Valley's sire's record?
Arakan (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,467 runs since Jan 2008 (266 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 4.5% from 134.
Who are Clody Valley's siblings?
Out of Desperately Hoping (IRE), Clody Valley (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Wishing And Hoping (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Wishing And Hoping (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2019. 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.