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Horse profile

James De Vassy (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2013) · Last trainer Nick Williams · Last owner Jakeman Barrett Booth Ferrand
by Lavirco (GER) out of Provenchere (FR) (Son Of Silver)
11 runs · 10 courses · from Jan 2009
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Jan 2013 — 5,032 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2013 3 wins · Kempton, Chepstow & Wincanton
KTB Profile

James De Vassy (FR) is 3 from 11. Hasn't won since Jan 2011. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating144At career-high mark
144 120–144

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 153A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton, 15 Jan 2011 Official rating 144 at the last run, 15 Jan 2011

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 9 figures · best 153A · median 132
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft3144A118—
Good to Soft2153A141—
Good2143A138.5—
Heavy2132B128—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4144A129—
2m5f – 3m3153A143—
2m1f – 2m4f2132B125—

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Lavirco (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 16.8% of 1,170 runs since Jan 2008 (121 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 24.3% from 300. Weakest on good going: 9.1% from 175. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 20.1% from 278.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm4149.8%−7—
Good175169.1%−7.71 from 2
Good to Soft1281914.8%−21 from 2
Soft4967915.9%−0.90 from 5
Heavy3007324.3%+7.51 from 2
Standard (AW)26519.2%+2.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−16.8—
1m – 1m1f500%−16.8—
1m2f – 1m4f55916.4%−0.4—
1m5f – 2m2404418.3%+1.52 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f5428014.8%−20 from 3
2m5f – 3m2785620.1%+3.31 from 3
Over 3m49816.3%−0.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Provenchere (FR) (Son Of Silver)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lathyrus (FR)40——
Robin de Vassy (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +7.00
Good 2 1 50% +10.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +1.75

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 1 33% +0.75
Class 2 3 2 67% +18.00
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Auteuil (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 1 100% +8.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 1 100% +11.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 1 100% +2.75

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 2 40% +10.75
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 3 1 33% +6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daryl Jacob 8 2 25% +7.75
James Reveley 1 0 0% −1.00
William Kennedy 1 1 100% +8.00
Timmy Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 1 0 0% −1.00
2011 1 1 100% +8.00
2010 2 0 0% −2.00
2009 6 2 33% +9.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 3 30% +14.75
Chase 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 1 run
16 Jan 13+269d Newbury Betfred Double Delight Novices' Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-0 —— Daryl Jacob 16/1
2012 · 1 run
22 Apr 12+463d Auteuil (FR) Prix Jean Granel (Hurdle) () (5yo+) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 10 ran 9/10 30 10-10 —— James Reveley 29/1
2011 · 1 run
15 Jan 11+56d Kempton williamhill.com Lanzarote Hurdle (Handicap) Class 2 · 21f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 1/19 11-2 144153A William Kennedy 8/1
2010 · 2 runs
20 Nov 10+248d Haydock 40% Better Off On Betfair SP 'Fixed Brush' Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 23f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 13/18 30 11-8 144129C Daryl Jacob 7/1
17 Mar 10+103d Cheltenham Coral Cup (Handicap Hurdle) (Grade 3) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 28 ran 3/28 2¾ 11-4 143143A Daryl Jacob 16/1
2009 · 6 runs
04 Dec 09+19d Exeter Ilfracombe Foodservice Hurdle (Limited Handicap) Class 2 · 17f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 8 11-9 139132B Daryl Jacob 10/11F
15 Nov 09+36d Cheltenham Greatwood Handicap Hurdle Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 15 ran 4/15 1 10-13 133144A Daryl Jacob 6/1J
10 Oct 09+232d Chepstow Freebets.co.uk Free Bets Hurdle (Limited Handicap) Class 2 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 10-4 120134A Daryl Jacob 11/1
20 Feb 09+7d Warwick Toteplacepot E.b.f. 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (qualifier) Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 ½ 10-12 120118A Timmy Murphy 7/1
13 Feb 09+15d Sandown Facilitas Group Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 3½ 11-4 120101A Daryl Jacob 4/1
29 Jan 09 Wincanton Wincanton Golf Course Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 10-7 120124A Daryl Jacob 11/4

Quick answers

How many races has James De Vassy won?
James De Vassy (FR) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2009 and 2013, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 5 times in total (45.5% of starts).
Who trained James De Vassy?
James De Vassy (FR) was trained by Nick Williams on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 16 January 2013.
Who is James De Vassy's sire?
James De Vassy (FR) is by Lavirco (GER) out of Provenchere (FR), whose sire is Son Of Silver.
What is James De Vassy's official rating?
James De Vassy (FR)'s highest official rating on record is 144.
What is James De Vassy's sire's record?
Lavirco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.8% of 1,170 runs since Jan 2008 (121 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 24.3% from 300. Weakest on good going: 9.1% from 175. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 20.1% from 278.
Who are James De Vassy's siblings?
Out of Provenchere (FR), James De Vassy (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2009. 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.