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Horse profile

Jolly Valentine (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2014) · Last trainer Neil King · Last owner Mrs P I Veenbaas
by Sakhee (USA) out of Violet (IRE) (Mukaddamah)
7 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2011
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Feb 2014 — 4,632 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2014 · 8th of 11 Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Jolly Valentine (GB) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 6 at Huntingdon (Jan 2014).

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

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 96C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 24 Jan 2014 Official rating 105 at the last run, 28 Feb 2014

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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 105A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3105A96—
Standard (AW)2101A97.5—
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6105A95—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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
Sakhee (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,981 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 611. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.2% from 139.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34411.8%+0.7—
Good to Firm6018113.5%+2.4—
Good98612813%+1.90 from 1
Good to Soft4795611.7%+0.60 from 3
Soft611487.9%−3.2—
Heavy197178.6%−2.50 from 1
Standard (AW)1,0731069.9%−1.20 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f731115.1%+4—
6f – 7f5656912.2%+1.1—
1m – 1m1f7117710.8%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f1,0681039.6%−1.5—
1m5f – 2m1,00111411.4%+0.30 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f4115513.4%+2.30 from 1
2m5f – 3m139107.2%−3.9—
Over 3m1317.7%−3.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Violet (IRE) (Mukaddamah)

At least 12 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Malbas (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Boo (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Malbas (GB)5851m3f–2m—
Boo (GB)5951m–1m1½fClass 2
Ashjan (GB)6552m1½f–2m5fClass 5
Starlarks (IRE)726fClass 4
Mutineer (GB)1721m–1m½fClass 6
Kannon (GB)2727f–1mClass 6
Indigo Dancer (GB)1711m½fClass 7
Vejovis (GB)1417fClass 6
Francesco (GB)100——
Stroll On (IRE)130——
Cato Minor (GB)90——
Booganhagen (GB)20——

The twelve with most wins are shown; the family holds more.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Huntingdon 3 0 0% −3.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alex Merriam 3 0 0% −3.00
Dominic Elsworth 2 0 0% −2.00
Trevor Whelan 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 3 0 0% −3.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2014 · 3 runs
28 Feb 14+35d Doncaster Expert Guide To Doncaster At Doncasterracecoursetips.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 13 11-7 10590C Dominic Elsworth 11/1
24 Jan 14+22d Doncaster Sky Vegas App Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 8/18 7 11-1 —96C Trevor Whelan 150/1
02 Jan 14+21d Huntingdon 32red Casino Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 19 11-2 —93C Trevor Whelan 100/1
2013 · 1 run
12 Dec 13+658d Huntingdon Betfred 'hat Trick Heaven' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 16 ran 9/16 1 10-12 —105A Dominic Elsworth 150/1
2012 · 2 runs
23 Feb 12+50d Lingfield (AW) Lingfield Park Marriott Hotel & Country Club Maiden Open NH Flat Race (AWT) Class 5 · 2m · Standard · 12 ran 3/12 2¾ 10-6 —94A Alex Merriam 10/1
04 Jan 12+43d Huntingdon Epds Consultants Experts In School Place Planning Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 1m5½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 7 10-4 —88A Alex Merriam 12/1
2011 · 1 run
22 Nov 11 Lingfield (AW) Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race (AW) Class 6 · 1m5f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 1¼ 10-9 —101A Alex Merriam 17/2

Quick answers

How many races has Jolly Valentine won?
Jolly Valentine (GB) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2011 and 2014. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Jolly Valentine?
Jolly Valentine (GB) was trained by Neil King on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 28 February 2014.
Who is Jolly Valentine's sire?
Jolly Valentine (GB) is by Sakhee (USA) out of Violet (IRE), whose sire is Mukaddamah.
What is Jolly Valentine's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 28 February 2014. That is also the highest on record.
What is Jolly Valentine's sire's record?
Sakhee (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,981 runs since Jan 2008 (296 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 611. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.2% from 139.
Who are Jolly Valentine's siblings?
Out of Violet (IRE), Jolly Valentine (GB) has at least 12 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Malbas (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Boo (GB)). The wins came over 6f–2m5f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2011. 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.