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Horse profile

Coolvalla (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer Chris Gordon · Owner The Les Jan Gilbert Racing Legacy
by Westerner (GB) out of Valleyboggan (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
14 runs · 6 courses · from Dec 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · Exeter, Fontwell & Lingfield Off 303 days Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile

Coolvalla is a gelding who has won six of 14 starts on turf, all in handicaps. Four of those wins came over 3m, three of them on soft or good to soft going, with further success at 2m5f-3m on heavy. He has won three times from four starts at Fontwell, twice from three at Lingfield and once at Exeter. His last run came at Exeter in Dec 2025 off an official rating of 127, 8lb below his highest ever mark of 135. He has not won since Mar 2023.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating127↓ 8lb off peak
127 82–135

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 145 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Exeter, 26 Mar 2023

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 10 figures · best 145B · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4145B92—
Soft3103C102—
Heavy3117B81—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Over 3m6145B95—
2m5f – 3m2103C99.5—
2m1f – 2m4f281C69.5—

Of 14 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 144B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 26 Mar 2023 Official rating 127 at the last run, 18 Dec 2025

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 12 figures · best 144B · median 115
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4144B129—
Soft4139C118—
Heavy4119B100.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Over 3m6144B129—
2m5f – 3m4125A111.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2109C100.5—

Of 14 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 14 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,820 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+2.2—
Good to Firm2342711.5%−0.6—
Good3,40442912.6%+0.5—
Good to Soft2,10625111.9%−0.22 from 4
Soft3,77645212%−0.13 from 5
Heavy2,10525912.3%+0.21 from 5
Standard (AW)188168.5%−3.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f4948.2%−3.9—
1m – 1m1f1241310.5%−1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f267259.4%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m3,36539511.7%−0.4—
2m1f – 2m4f4,27653512.5%+0.40 from 2
2m5f – 3m2,97337512.6%+0.52 from 5
Over 3m7668811.5%−0.64 from 7

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Valleyboggan (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Cedarwood Road (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Cedarwood Road (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cedarwood Road (IRE)832m–2m4fListed
In A Little While (IRE)30——
Mehiv (IRE)20——
Devine Star (IRE)60——
Torquemada (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 5 1 20% +1.00
Soft 5 3 60% +3.24
Good to Soft 4 2 50% +8.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 2 40% +0.87
Class 5 5 3 60% +6.62
Class 3 2 1 50% +7.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 4 3 75% +4.49
Exeter 3 1 33% +6.00
Lingfield 3 2 67% +6.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 7 4 57% +10.49
2m5f – 3m 5 2 40% +4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rex Dingle 5 4 80% +12.49
Freddie Gordon 3 0 0% −3.00
Tom Cannon 2 2 100% +7.00
Mr Joshua Newman 1 0 0% −1.00
Lorcan Williams 1 0 0% −1.00
Nick Scholfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor Brace 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 11 6 55% +15.49
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 4 2 50% +8.25
2022 7 4 57% +7.24
2021 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 8 5 63% +12.49
Hurdle 6 1 17% +0.00

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
18 Dec 25+964d Exeter Racing Blogger, 'Christmas Cup' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 24f · Heavy · 6 ran Settled towards the back - began losing touch three out - eased and pulled up after the next PU/6 — 12-0 127—— Freddie Gordon 11/1
29 Apr 23+34d Sandown bet365 Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 28.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 5/16 1¼ 10-3 13588B121A Rex Dingle 10/1
26 Mar 23+12d Exeter Devon Stayers Handicap Chase Class 3 · 30.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-9 130145B144B Rex Dingle 8/1
14 Mar 23+44d Cheltenham Wellchild National Hunt Challenge Cup Amateur Jockeys' Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 30f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-7 130—— Mr Joshua Newman 50/1
29 Jan 23+34d Fontwell Vickers.Bet Independent Family Owned Bookmaker Handicap Chase Class 4 · 27.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-11 11781B137B Rex Dingle 9/4
26 Dec 22+32d Fontwell Southern Cranes And Access Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-10 10683B139C Rex Dingle 13/8F
24 Nov 22+20d Lingfield At The Races App Market Movers Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23.5f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-9 100—125A Tom Cannon 2/1F
04 Nov 22+252d Fontwell Cazoo Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-13 90102A111B Rex Dingle 13/8F
25 Feb 22+10d Warwick racingtv.com 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) Class 5 · 26f · Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 1¼ 10-5 82117B91A Freddie Gordon 11/10F
15 Feb 22+8d Lingfield Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Heavy · 17 ran 1/17 11-0 83—119B Tom Cannon 5/1
07 Feb 22+37d Fontwell Cazoo 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals And Amateurs) Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 4/15 1 10-4 8396B104A Freddie Gordon 10/1
01 Jan 22+12d Exeter Thurlestone Hotel 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 18.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 14 11-8 —58C109C Lorcan Williams 125/1
20 Dec 21+11d Lingfield Join Casumo Today Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 8/12 14 11-4 —81C92C Nick Scholfield 33/1
09 Dec 21 Warwick Larkshill Engineering Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 17 ran 11/17 18 11-4 —103C104C Connor Brace 200/1

Quick answers

How many races has Coolvalla (IRE) won?
Coolvalla (IRE) won 6 of 14 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 42.9%. Placed 6 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trains Coolvalla (IRE)?
Coolvalla (IRE) is trained by Chris Gordon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 December 2025.
Who is Coolvalla (IRE)'s sire?
Coolvalla (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Valleyboggan (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
What going does Coolvalla (IRE) prefer?
Coolvalla (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Coolvalla (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 18 December 2025. The highest on record is 135.
What is Coolvalla (IRE)'s sire's record?
Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,820 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
Who are Coolvalla (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Valleyboggan (IRE), Coolvalla (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Cedarwood Road (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Cedarwood Road (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 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.