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Horse profile

La Verna (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, May 2008) · Last trainer D M Leigh · Last owner Stile Syndicate
by Definite article (GB) out of La Golondrina (IRE) (Carroll House)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2007
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 May 2008 — 6,731 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2008
KTB Profile

La Verna (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 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 (jumps) 74C the best of the last 1 rated run · Thurles, 25 Oct 2007

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 52C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Roscommon, 21 May 2007

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 3 figures · best 52C · median 41
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f241C40.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 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
Definite article (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26519.2%+8.70 from 2
Good to Firm5316913%+2.50 from 2
Good2,03122411%+0.50 from 2
Good to Soft8358910.7%+0.2—
Soft1,3771228.9%−1.6—
Heavy6797410.9%+0.4—
Standard (AW)13875.1%−5.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11218.2%+7.7—
1m – 1m1f49510.2%−0.30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f21194.3%−6.20 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,81118510.2%−0.30 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,90020410.7%+0.2—
2m5f – 3m1,34915611.6%+1.1—
Over 3m2862910.1%−0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
La Golondrina (IRE) (Carroll House)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Paudi The Punter (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m2f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Paudi The Punter (IRE)6322m–2m2f—
Little Return (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mark Bolger 2 0 0% −2.00
Rory Cleary 2 0 0% −2.00
B M Cash 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Foley 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
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 KTB Jockey SP
17 May 08+10d Kilbeggan All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil Maiden Hurdle 16f · Firm · 14 ran SU/14 — 10-9 — Mark Bolger 33/1
07 May 08+195d Punchestown www.punchestown.com Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 22 ran UR/22 — 10-11 — Mark Bolger 33/1
25 Oct 07+148d Thurles Killinan 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 18 ran 11/18 10 10-12 74C B M Cash 33/1
30 May 07+9d Leopardstown Irishtown Maiden 8f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 7/12 6 8-9 41C Shane Foley 100/1
21 May 07+22d Roscommon Ballybride Maiden 12f · Good · 16 ran 12/16 1½ 9-5 52C Rory Cleary 50/1
29 Apr 07 Navan Meet The Ponies (C&G) Maiden 8f · Firm · 15 ran 14/15 hd 9-0 40C Rory Cleary 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has La Verna (IRE) won?
La Verna (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2007 and 2008.
Who trained La Verna (IRE)?
La Verna (IRE) was trained by D M Leigh on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 17 May 2008.
Who is La Verna (IRE)'s sire?
La Verna (IRE) is by Definite article (GB) out of La Golondrina (IRE), whose sire is Carroll House.
What is La Verna (IRE)'s sire's record?
Definite article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
Who are La Verna (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of La Golondrina (IRE), La Verna (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Paudi The Punter (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2007. 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.