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Dolce Courage (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2025) · Last trainer James Horton · Last owner Nick Bradley Racing 1 Partner
by Siyouni (FR) out of Valiant Girl (GB) (Lemon Drop Kid)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Jun 2025 — 480 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2025 · 6th of 6 2 wins · Newcastle (AW) & Southwell (AW) Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Dolce Courage is 2 from 10, both wins at Class 5 level on the all-weather. He won a 6f to 7f novice at Southwell on standard going in Oct 2023 and a 1m to 1m1f novice at Newcastle on standard going the same month. Both turf starts that followed produced no wins from four runs on that surface. He finished 6 of 6 at Redcar in Jun 2025.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 13 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on AW All wins at Class 5 OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating81↓ 8lb off peak
81 81–89

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 92 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 14 Mar 2025

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.

Flat 10 figures · best 103C · median 89.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)695B89.5—
Good to Firm2102C92.5—
Good2103C67.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f695B85—
6f – 7f4103C97—

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 92A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 16 May 2025 Official rating 81 at the last run, 20 Jun 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.

Flat 10 figures · best 101A · median 84.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)6101A84.5—
Good to Firm292A72.5—
Good298A80.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f6101A77—
6f – 7f498A89—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 from 3 analysed runs

  • Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Siyouni (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 8,304 runs since Jan 2008 (974 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 9.1% from 452.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14321.4%+8.4—
Good to Firm6647911.9%−1.10 from 2
Good1,65823514.2%+1.20 from 2
Good to Soft1,20113811.5%−1.5—
Soft1,34215611.6%−1.4—
Heavy452419.1%−3.9—
Standard (AW)2,97142714.4%+1.42 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4135312.8%−0.2—
6f – 7f3,20842013.1%+0.11 from 4
1m – 1m1f2,86537112.9%−0.11 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f1,47119613.3%+0.3—
1m5f – 2m2833211.3%−1.7—
2m1f – 2m4f55712.7%−0.3—
2m5f – 3m9111.1%−1.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Valiant Girl (GB) (Lemon Drop Kid)

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Valedictory (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m6½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Title Role (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Valedictory (GB)1141m2f–1m6½fClass 2
Title Role (GB)537f–1m1fGrade 1
Red Poppy (GB)1211mClass 4
Daddys Poppit (USA)516fClass 6
Campelo (GB)211m2f—
Bosphorus (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 2 33% +1.75
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 2 100% +5.75

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 2 1 50% +3.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle (AW) 2 1 50% +0.75
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 6 1 17% −3.25
6f – 7f 4 1 25% +1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adam Farragher 4 0 0% −4.00
Robert Havlin 3 2 67% +4.75
Clifford Lee 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam James 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 6 2 33% +1.75
Tongue tie + blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 2 2 100% +5.75

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
20 Jun 25+35d Redcar Marske Fabrications & Engineering Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Hesitant leaving the gate - stuck at the back throughout - lost touch late on and finished well adrift 6/6 9½ 9-8 8183C53C Sam James 12/1
16 May 25+13d York Yorkshire Equine Practice Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 22 ran Squeezed for space early - settled in the pack - eased across and made progress 2f out - unable to challenge and weakened close home 7/22 2½ 9-6 82102C92A Clifford Lee 33/1
03 May 25+34d Newmarket Nyetimber Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good · 14 ran Settled towards the far rail early - up with the front group before being asked for effort 2f out - lost momentum and lost balance nearing the final furlong then well held in 14th 14/14 ¾ 9-5 8332C63C Clifford Lee 14/1
30 Mar 25+16d Doncaster William Hill Proper Prices Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 15 ran Slow to break - held towards back - urged forward with 2f left - drifted left under pressure - finished well 1f out - drifted left again and clipped another runner approaching final 110 yards - held on for fourth without further improving 4/15 nk 9-6 82103C98A Adam Farragher 22/1
14 Mar 25+86d Southwell (AW) Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran Checked and shifted left at the break - held up at the rear pulling hard - found progress inside the last but held for 4th 4/8 ¾ 9-8 8492A86A Adam Farragher 10/1
18 Dec 24+12d Kempton (AW) Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran Sluggish start - stayed in touch with the pack but couldn't improve position - finished well beaten in 9th 9/12 1¼ 9-8 8787A72A Adam Farragher 14/1
06 Dec 24+44d Newcastle (AW) Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran Dwelt at the off - held up at the back on the far flank and unable to find a gap in the closing stages - finished seventh beaten just under 6 lengths 7/11 ½ 9-11 8992A82A Adam Farragher 10/1
23 Oct 24+358d Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran Tardy start - towards the back of the pack - made up ground approaching the final furlong without threatening 6/14 ½ 9-4 8995B84A Robert Havlin 3/1
31 Oct 23+21d Newcastle (AW) Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 9-11 —75A101A Robert Havlin 7/4
10 Oct 23 Southwell (AW) At The Races App Market Movers Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 1/11 9-7 —64A85A Robert Havlin 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dolce Courage (GB) won?
Dolce Courage (GB) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Dolce Courage (GB)?
Dolce Courage (GB) was trained by James Horton on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 20 June 2025.
Who is Dolce Courage (GB)'s sire?
Dolce Courage (GB) is by Siyouni (FR) out of Valiant Girl (GB), whose sire is Lemon Drop Kid.
What going does Dolce Courage (GB) prefer?
Dolce Courage (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Dolce Courage (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 20 June 2025. The highest on record is 89.
What is Dolce Courage (GB)'s sire's record?
Siyouni (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 8,304 runs since Jan 2008 (974 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 9.1% from 452.
Who are Dolce Courage (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Valiant Girl (GB), Dolce Courage (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Valedictory (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Title Role (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m6½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2023. 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.