La Via Ferrata (IRE)
La Via Ferrata (IRE) is 3 from 15, all wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2006. All 3 wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 9 on turf. All 3 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 65.
- 3–15Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 5 (33.3%)Placed
- +0.50£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.66Fair A/E n=14 · 1.39 incl. margin
- 65Highest OR
- 33dBetween runs (median)longest 117 d
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 2,657 runs since Jan 2008 (199 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 11.7% from 128.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 27 | 2 | 7.4% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Firm | 488 | 42 | 8.6% | +0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 653 | 54 | 8.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 288 | 24 | 8.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 343 | 23 | 6.7% | −1.8 | — |
| Heavy | 128 | 15 | 11.7% | +3.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 730 | 66 | 9% | +0.5 | 3 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 163 | 11 | 6.7% | −1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 519 | 41 | 7.9% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 621 | 51 | 8.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 507 | 53 | 10.5% | +2 | 3 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 409 | 26 | 6.4% | −2.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 290 | 28 | 9.7% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 124 | 12 | 9.7% | +1.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +8.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Vegas Palace (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Vegas Palace (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegas Palace (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 3 | 50% | +9.50 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Class 6 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Brighton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 3 | 50% | +9.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson De Souza | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Fergus Sweeney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 2 | 2 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Miss C Hannaford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Jose de Souza | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Steve Drowne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +5.50 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 · 10 runs | |||||||||
| 06 Nov 06+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Dunstall Park Centre Amateurs' Handicap (Div 2) | F/10 | — | 11-2 | 65 | — | Miss C Hannaford | 7/4F |
| 17 Oct 06+20d | Bath | Weatherbys Printing Handicap | 4/10 | 4 | 8-13 | 60 | 58C | Fergus Sweeney | 9/1 |
| 27 Sep 06+41d | Salisbury | Play Free & Win 123racing.com Handicap | 4/13 | 1¼ | 8-8 | 62 | 49C | Fergus Sweeney | 11/1 |
| 17 Aug 06+35d | Sandown | Oxshott Handicap | 4/7 | ½ | 8-10 | 65 | 52C | Liam Keniry | 11/2 |
| 13 Jul 06+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ringside Suite 700 Theatre Style Conference Claiming Stakes | 1/7 | 8-10 | 63 | 91C | Jamie Spencer | 7/2 | |
| 01 Jul 06+16d | Lingfield (AW) | Arena Leisure PLC Handicap (AW) | 2/12 | 3½ | 9-3 | 59 | 60C | Jose de Souza | 10/1 |
| 15 Jun 06+9d | Brighton | G & S Mechanical Services Handicap | 3/8 | 2½ | 9-3 | 59 | 72C | Nelson De Souza | 5/2 |
| 06 Jun 06+117d | Windsor | K&LNG Handicap | 4/15 | 1¾ | 8-2 | 59 | 50C | Nelson De Souza | 20/1 |
| 09 Feb 06+33d | Southwell (AW) | Classicvaluepools.com Handicap | 1/8 | 8-6 | 56 | 56C | Joe Fanning | 2/1F | |
| 07 Jan 06+49d | Lingfield (AW) | Bet Now At Betdirect.co.uk Handicap | 1/9 | 8-4 | 52 | 45C | Joe Fanning | 7/1 | |
| 2005 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 05+75d | Lingfield (AW) | Betdirect 0800 211 222 Selling Stakes | 5/10 | 2 | 8-8 | 52 | 10C | Nelson De Souza | 6/1 |
| 05 Sep 05+52d | Bath | At The Races Nursery Handicap | 7/12 | 1¾ | 7-12 | 57 | 46C | Richard Thomas | 40/1 |
| 15 Jul 05+54d | Warwick | Systimax Solutions Maiden Auction Stakes (Div 2) | 9/11 | 3 | 8-11 | — | 40C | Steve Drowne | 14/1 |
| 22 May 05+31d | Brighton | E.B.F./toteplacepot Novice Median Auction Stakes | 8/8 | hd | 8-7 | — | 30C | Nelson De Souza | 50/1 |
| 21 Apr 05 | Bath | Claiming Stakes | 7/10 | 3½ | 8-9 | — | 23C | Nelson De Souza | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has La Via Ferrata won?
- La Via Ferrata (IRE) won 3 of 15 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 5 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained La Via Ferrata?
- La Via Ferrata (IRE) was trained by Tony Newcombe on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 6 November 2006.
- Who is La Via Ferrata's sire?
- La Via Ferrata (IRE) is by Mark of Esteem (IRE) out of Verify (IRE), whose sire is Polish Precedent.
- What going does La Via Ferrata prefer?
- La Via Ferrata (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is La Via Ferrata's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 6 November 2006. That is also the highest on record.
- What is La Via Ferrata's sire's record?
- Mark of Esteem (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 2,657 runs since Jan 2008 (199 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 11.7% from 128.
- Who are La Via Ferrata's siblings?
- Out of Verify (IRE), La Via Ferrata (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Vegas Palace (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Vegas Palace (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Nov 2026.