Horse profile
Forge Valley Lad (GB)
by Cityscape (GB) out of Tamara (GB) (Marju)
47 runs · 10 courses · from Nov 2019
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Jan 2025 — 642 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2025
9 wins · 4 courses
Beaten favourite LTO
Last raced off OR 58
KTB Profile
Forge Valley Lad won nine of 47 starts with all but one victory on the all-weather. Six of those came at Lingfield over 1m2f – 1m4f on standard going, the latest in a Class 6 handicap there in Jan 2025 off an official rating of 56. He also won a Class 5 handicap at the same track and trip in Apr 2023 off 75. Aged 8 at his last run in Jan 2025 he was beaten favourite at Southwell.
Based on 47 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 20lb off peak
- 9–47Wins / Runs
- 19.1%Strike rate
- 19 (40.4%)Placed
- +4.28£1 level staken=47 at SP
- 1.45Fair A/E n=46 · 1.39 incl. margin
- 78Highest OR
- 42dAvg between runs
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.
Official rating58↓ 20lb off peak
58
55–78
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 111
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 40 | 111A | 84 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 109A | 86 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 36 | 111A | 84 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 103A | 83 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 104B | 97.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 57A | 52.5 | — |
Of 47 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 46 figures from 47 runs · as at 3 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 10 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 7 (70%) · 1 win
- Prominent 3 (30%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 2,996 runs since Jan 2008 (213 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | +7.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 397 | 37 | 9.3% | +0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Good | 608 | 41 | 6.7% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 378 | 31 | 8.2% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 378 | 27 | 7.1% | −1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 114 | 13 | 11.4% | +2.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,109 | 119 | 10.7% | +1.7 | 8 from 41 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 78 | 12 | 15.4% | +6.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 571 | 51 | 8.9% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 800 | 79 | 9.9% | +0.9 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 926 | 84 | 9.1% | +0.1 | 8 from 36 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 451 | 32 | 7.1% | −1.9 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 128 | 10 | 7.8% | −1.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | −3.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9 | — |
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
Tamara (GB) (Marju)
8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Our Faye (GB) (7 wins).
The wins came over 6f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Our Faye (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Faye (GB) | 21 | 7 | 6f–1m | Group 3 |
| Turpin Gold (GB) | 28 | 4 | 2m–2m1f | Class 3 |
| Lady Lam (GB) | 25 | 4 | 1m–1m2f | Class 6 |
| Chasin' Rainbows (GB) | 25 | 2 | 1m1½f–1m2f | Class 6 |
| Speed Society (GB) | 11 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Angels Quest (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Amelia George (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Grandma Ryta (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 41 | 8 | 20% | −1.72 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 21 | 6 | 29% | +13.75 |
| Class 5 | 18 | 3 | 17% | −1.47 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 25 | 6 | 24% | +2.28 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Kempton (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Lingfield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 36 | 8 | 22% | +10.78 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Morris | 11 | 3 | 27% | +4.50 |
| Jamie Spencer | 8 | 3 | 38% | +8.53 |
| Stevie Donohoe | 6 | 2 | 33% | +8.75 |
| Joey Haynes | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Josephine Gordon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Georgia Dobie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Ned Sangster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kyle McHugh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rose Dawes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Buckell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Louis Steward | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Harley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 46 | 9 | 20% | +5.28 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +5.00 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +8.53 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −2.75 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| 2020 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +5.00 |
| 2019 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Jan 25+10d | Southwell (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Sluggish start - settled towards the back - faltered before being eased and pulled up with 6f left | PU/9 | — | 10-1 | 58 | — | — | Luke Morris | 3/1F |
| 13 Jan 25+4d | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Close up in early running - dropped to back of the pack - moved right and made progress around the last turn - into second inside the final furlong - kept going strongly to get up close home | 1/7 | 9-11 | 56 | 90A | 75A | Luke Morris | 2/1F | |
| 09 Jan 25+18d | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Slow to break and shifted left early - settled towards the back - crept into contention behind the pack 2f out - moved up to second on the rail inside the final furlong - driven up to score right on the line | 1/9 | 9-6 | 56 | 111A | 85A | Luke Morris | 4/1 | |
| 2024 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 24+6d | Lingfield (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Sat close to the pace - pushed through on the rail with a furlong left - flattened out approaching the line - finished fourth | 4/11 | ¾ | 9-2 | 55 | 72A | 70A | Joey Haynes | 5/2 |
| 16 Dec 24+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap Settled towards the back - made ground into contention 4f from home - moved into second inside the final furlong - kept on well to be nipped by a short head | 2/10 | nk | 9-9 | 55 | 84A | 80A | Luke Morris | 16/5 |
| 03 Dec 24+20d | Lingfield (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Sluggish start - settled last - made progress up the outside 3f from home - pushed into 4th with 2f left - keeping on into 3rd but bumped late - unable to add more at the line | 3/12 | nk | 9-7 | 55 | 91A | 79A | Joey Haynes | 4/1 |
| 13 Nov 24+46d | Lingfield (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Apprentice Handicap Settled at the back - pushed along with 2f left - squeezed for space a furlong out and unable to fight back | 8/11 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 58 | 51A | 65A | Georgia Dobie | 16/1 |
| 28 Sep 24+14d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair 'Hands And Heels' Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Settled towards the back of the pack - pushed along with 2f left - still with work needed approaching the final furlong - driven out late for modest late progress - finished without threatening | 4/11 | 2 | 11-2 | 60 | 74A | 75A | Mr Ned Sangster | 13/2 |
| 14 Sep 24+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Libra Utility Scaffolding Industrial Services Handicap Held up towards the back - improved but squeezed for space with a furlong left and pressed for effort - stayed on inside the last to finish fourth | 4/11 | 3¾ | 9-13 | 62 | 101A | 75A | Joey Haynes | 12/1 |
| 30 Aug 24+51d | Southwell (AW) | Airquick (Newark) Ltd Depot Facilities Specialist Handicap Settled in fourth - pushed along 2f out - drifted right inside final furlong and could not quicken - finished fourth | 4/7 | 2¾ | 9-3 | 64 | 87A | 68A | Callum Shepherd | 15/2 |
| 10 Jul 24+18d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet - Proudly Supporting Women In Racing Apprentice Handicap | 7/7 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 68 | 70A | 54A | Kyle McHugh | 28/1 |
| 22 Jun 24+124d | Lingfield | Elizabeths Day Handicap | 8/8 | 2½ | 9-9 | 70 | 86A | 58A | Joey Haynes | 25/1 |
| 19 Feb 24+18d | Lingfield (AW) | Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap | 9/12 | 2 | 9-9 | 72 | 79A | 72A | Jamie Spencer | 9/1 |
| 01 Feb 24+12d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap | 6/6 | 7½ | 9-4 | 75 | 82B | 51B | Luke Morris | 18/1 |
| 20 Jan 24+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Handicap | 4/10 | 1½ | 9-11 | 76 | 98A | 87A | Daniel Muscutt | 11/1 |
| 05 Jan 24+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Find More Big Deals At BetUK Handicap | 8/9 | hd | 9-4 | 77 | 83A | 69A | Joey Haynes | 40/1 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 23+246d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Apprentice Handicap | 11/13 | 1½ | 9-12 | 78 | 82C | 65C | Rose Dawes | 33/1 |
| 18 Apr 23+11d | Lingfield (AW) | Download The At The Races App Handicap | 1/8 | 9-9 | 75 | 106A | 81A | Jamie Spencer | 7/1 | |
| 07 Apr 23+7d | Lingfield (AW) | Betuk All-weather Vase Marathon Handicap | 10/14 | ¾ | 9-0 | 76 | 104B | 69A | Jamie Spencer | 28/1 |
| 31 Mar 23+23d | Southwell (AW) | Scu Selects Expert Tips By BetUK Handicap | 3/10 | 2¾ | 9-13 | 76 | 71A | 86A | Jamie Spencer | 15/2 |
| 08 Mar 23+11d | Lingfield (AW) | Top Odds Every Day With Betuk Handicap | 2/10 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 75 | 109A | 82A | Jamie Spencer | 15/2 |
| 25 Feb 23+22d | Lingfield (AW) | Betuk's Acca Club 5 Free Bet Handicap | 1/9 | 9-9 | 72 | 93A | 83A | Jamie Spencer | 16/5 | |
| 03 Feb 23+13d | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Handicap | 1/10 | 9-9 | 70 | 81A | 78A | Jamie Spencer | 10/3J | |
| 21 Jan 23+25d | Lingfield (AW) | Huge Daily Boosts Only At BetUK Handicap | 7/12 | ½ | 9-3 | 71 | 92A | 71A | Luke Morris | 22/1 |
| 2022 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 22+192d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Scu Selects Expert Tips By BetUK Handicap | 6/10 | 1 | 9-6 | 72 | 103A | 72A | Luke Morris | 18/1 |
| 18 Jun 22+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap | 2/7 | hd | 9-4 | 70 | 84A | 80A | Luke Morris | 11/4 |
| 04 Jun 22+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Royal Ascot On Sky Sports Racing Handicap | 1/6 | 9-11 | 67 | 98A | 87B | Stevie Donohoe | 7/4F | |
| 26 May 22+40d | Sandown | Coral 'Beaten-By-A-Length' Free Bet Handicap | 8/12 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 67 | 76B | 64A | Jamie Spencer | 8/1 |
| 16 Apr 22+17d | Lingfield (AW) | Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap | 2/6 | 2 | 8-11 | 67 | 101A | 76B | George Buckell | 3/1 |
| 30 Mar 22+16d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Handicap | 3/11 | ½ | 9-9 | 66 | 94B | 81A | Callum Shepherd | 9/2 |
| 14 Mar 22+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Read Ross O'Sullivan On Betway Insider Handicap | 1/12 | 9-5 | 62 | 94B | 90A | Callum Shepherd | 7/2F | |
| 26 Feb 22+22d | Lingfield (AW) | BetYourWay At Betway Handicap | 3/8 | shd | 8-9 | 62 | 81A | 66A | Callum Shepherd | 10/1 |
| 04 Feb 22+27d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Handicap | 2/6 | nk | 9-2 | 60 | 70B | 70B | Luke Morris | 16/5 |
| 08 Jan 22+21d | Kempton (AW) | Try Our New Price Boosts At Unibet Handicap | 6/7 | nk | 9-5 | 61 | 76A | 67A | Callum Shepherd | 3/1 |
| 2021 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 21+17d | Lingfield (AW) | Read Katie Walsh On Betway Insider Handicap (Div 1) | 3/8 | ½ | 9-10 | 60 | 64A | 78A | Luke Morris | 9/4F |
| 01 Dec 21+25d | Kempton (AW) | Try Our New Super Boosts At Unibet Handicap | 5/11 | ¾ | 9-2 | 60 | 99A | 72A | Hollie Doyle | 9/2 |
| 06 Nov 21+35d | Chelmsford City (AW) | chelmsfordcityracecourse.com Handicap | 1/11 | 9-6 | 56 | 95A | 79A | Luke Morris | 13/2 | |
| 02 Oct 21+390d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Cash Out At bet365 Handicap (Div 2) | 6/10 | nk | 9-8 | 57 | 71A | 67A | Louis Steward | 14/1 |
| 2020 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Sep 20+11d | Lingfield | Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap | 6/12 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 59 | 80A | 61A | Stevie Donohoe | 15/2 |
| 27 Aug 20+23d | Lingfield (AW) | Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap | 12/13 | 2¼ | 8-12 | 60 | 91C | 47C | Martin Harley | 33/1 |
| 04 Aug 20+15d | Lingfield (AW) | Read Andrew Balding On Betway Insider Handicap | 9/11 | 7 | 9-4 | 60 | 70C | 54C | Stevie Donohoe | 15/2 |
| 20 Jul 20+25d | Windsor | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap | 1/6 | 9-7 | 56 | 109A | 79B | Stevie Donohoe | 11/1 | |
| 25 Jun 20+19d | Leicester | Join RacingTV Now Handicap | 8/11 | 6½ | 9-7 | 60 | 84C | 45C | Josephine Gordon | 16/1 |
| 06 Jun 20+123d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Casino Handicap | 8/12 | 1 | 9-2 | 62 | 83A | 61A | Josephine Gordon | 16/1 |
| 04 Feb 20+73d | Kempton (AW) | 100% Profit Boost At 32RedSport.com Novice Stakes | 6/7 | shd | 9-5 | — | 65A | 63A | Stevie Donohoe | 25/1 |
| 2019 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Nov 19+22d | Lingfield (AW) | Ladbrokes 'Play 1-2-Free' On Football/EBF Stallions Novice Stakes | 6/11 | 2½ | 9-5 | — | 57A | 59A | David Probert | 20/1 |
| 01 Nov 19 | Newmarket | Heath Court Hotel EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 2) | 8/10 | ½ | 9-0 | — | 48A | 62A | Stevie Donohoe | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Forge Valley Lad won?
- Forge Valley Lad (GB) won 9 of 47 archived starts between 2019 and 2025, a strike rate of 19.1%. Placed 19 times in total (40.4% of starts).
- Who trained Forge Valley Lad?
- Forge Valley Lad (GB) was trained by David Simcock on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 23 January 2025.
- Who is Forge Valley Lad's sire?
- Forge Valley Lad (GB) is by Cityscape (GB) out of Tamara (GB), whose sire is Marju.
- What going does Forge Valley Lad prefer?
- Forge Valley Lad (GB) 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 Forge Valley Lad's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 58, from the run on 23 January 2025. The highest on record is 78.
- What is Forge Valley Lad's sire's record?
- Cityscape (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 2,996 runs since Jan 2008 (213 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Forge Valley Lad's siblings?
- Out of Tamara (GB), Forge Valley Lad (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Our Faye (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Our Faye (GB)). The wins came over 6f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.