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Horse profile

Father Frost (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2017) · Last trainer Josef Vana · Last owner Statek Chyse Vana
by Rip Van Winkle (IRE) out of Yaria (IRE) (Danehill)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2015
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Jul 2017 — 3,388 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2017 · 8th of 8 Won at Cork New yard
KTB Profile

Father Frost (IRE) is 1 from 7. Hasn't won since Apr 2015.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating101↓ 1lb off peak
101 93–102

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 94A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 17 Jun 2015 Official rating 101 at the last run, 16 Aug 2015

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 6 figures · best 94A · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm394A88—
Good287A78—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f694A78.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 10.1% of 3,947 runs since Apr 2014 (324 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19210.5%+0.4—
Good to Firm499499.8%−0.31 from 3
Good901829.1%−10 from 2
Good to Soft440358%−2.1—
Soft5415410%−0.10 from 1
Heavy1822011%+0.9—
Standard (AW)1,36315711.5%+1.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1271511.8%+1.7—
6f – 7f90210111.2%+1.11 from 6
1m – 1m1f976899.1%−10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f990989.9%−0.2—
1m5f – 2m6366610.4%+0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f258238.9%−1.2—
2m5f – 3m57712.3%+2.2—
Over 3m100%−10.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2014 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Yaria (IRE) (Danehill)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Born To Be Alive (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Born To Be Alive (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Born To Be Alive (IRE)1331m–1m½fClass 2
Hurricane Lady (IRE)2031mClass 5
Hard Walnut (IRE)1226fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 1 33% −0.25
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Vichy (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 1 100% +1.75

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 6 1 17% −3.25
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joseph O'Brien 6 1 17% −3.25
Cristian Demuro 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood + tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood 2 1 50% +0.75
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 6 1 17% −3.25

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
2017 · 1 run
26 Jul 17+710d Vichy (FR) Prix Jacques de Bremond () (4yo+) (Turf) 1m · Very Soft · 8 ran 8/8 7½ 9-0 —— Cristian Demuro 6/1
2015 · 6 runs
16 Aug 15+45d Dundalk (AW) Bar One Racing Mourne Handicap 6f · Standard · 10 ran 10/10 1¼ 9-10 10170A Joseph O'Brien 9/1
02 Jul 15+15d Tipperary Follow TipperaryRaces On Twitter Race 7½f · Good To Firm · 3 ran 3/3 2¼ 9-6 10269C Joseph O'Brien 4/5F
17 Jun 15+16d Ascot Jersey Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 9/16 ¾ 9-1 9694A Joseph O'Brien 50/1
01 Jun 15+15d Naas Owenstown Stud Stakes (listed) 7f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 shd 9-1 9869A Joseph O'Brien 7/1
17 May 15+27d Navan (IRE) Brews Hill Race 6f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 ½ 9-2 9387A Joseph O'Brien 4/1
20 Apr 15 Cork Ticket Sales Online At corkracecourse.ie Maiden 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 1/13 9-5 —88A Joseph O'Brien 7/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Father Frost won?
Father Frost (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2015 and 2017, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Father Frost?
Father Frost (IRE) was trained by Josef Vana on the most recent run on record, at Vichy (FR) on 26 July 2017.
Who is Father Frost's sire?
Father Frost (IRE) is by Rip Van Winkle (IRE) out of Yaria (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
What going does Father Frost prefer?
Father Frost (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 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 Father Frost's official rating?
Father Frost (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 102.
What is Father Frost's sire's record?
Rip Van Winkle (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,947 runs since Apr 2014 (324 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Father Frost's siblings?
Out of Yaria (IRE), Father Frost (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Born To Be Alive (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Born To Be Alive (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2015. 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.