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Horse profile

Manhattan Valley (FR)

6yo gelding · Trainer Christian Williams · Owner C R P Williams
by Castle Du Berlais (FR) out of Grey Valley (FR) (Al Namix)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 6 Jun 2026 · 3rd of 9 Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Manhattan Valley is a maiden who has run six times on turf without a win and has placed once. His best effort came when third of nine at Hexham in Jun 2026 in a Class 5 handicap chase. The gelding, by Castle Du Berlais out of Grey Valley, has contested races over 1m5f to 2m4f on good to soft and softer ground. He last ran off an official rating of 84.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Hexham, 6 Jun 2026

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 110B · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft486C663 runs · 86 / 60
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m386C722 runs · 86 / 73
2m1f – 2m4f2110B75.52 runs · 110 / 75.5

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 103A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 6 Jun 2026 Official rating 84 at the last run, 6 Jun 2026

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 5 figures · best 103A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft495C863 runs · 88 / 84
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m395C882 runs · 88 / 86
2m1f – 2m4f2103A912 runs · 103 / 91

Of 6 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 · 5 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 from 6 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Held up 4 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 518 runs since Mar 2022 (106 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 17% from 165.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm100%−12.9—
Good8555.9%−70 from 1
Good to Soft811113.6%+0.70 from 4
Soft1812312.7%−0.20 from 1
Heavy1652817%+4.1—
Standard (AW)500%−12.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−12.9—
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−12.9—
1m5f – 2m1181411.9%−10 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2723412.5%−0.40 from 3
2m5f – 3m1011514.9%+2—
Over 3m15426.7%+13.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2022 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Grey Valley (FR) (Al Namix)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr J J Murphy-Knight 3 0 0% −3.00
Jack Tudor 2 0 0% −2.00
Nick Scholfield 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
06 Jun 26+55d Hexham Marrill Group Stamping Futures Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good · 9 ran Held up in the main pack - lost ground and back of the field before 3 out - pushed along approaching the last - made progress to join the front rank after the last - kept on to claim third close home 3/9 2½ 10-8 84110B103A Jack Tudor 5/1
12 Apr 26+94d Ffos Las 3A's Horsebox Hire And Sales Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Held up at the back - unable to challenge throughout - well held in 8th 8/11 14 10-9 8741B79A Mr J J Murphy-Knight 16/1
08 Jan 26+29d Ffos Las Watch All UK Racing On DragonBet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 12 ran Held up towards the back - clumsy at the opening fence - pushed along by the 6th - error at the 7th before dropping away and being pulled up ahead of three out PU/12 — 11-7 ——— Jack Tudor 300/1
2025 · 2 runs
10 Dec 25+8d Hereford BetWright Bet The Wright Way Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled towards the back - off the pace and out of contention before two out - well off the frame at the finish 8/11 ¾ 10-11 —60C88C Mr J J Murphy-Knight 100/1
02 Dec 25+369d Southwell Golf And Gallop Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 14 ran Held up towards the back - lost touch after 3 out and well beaten before 2 out 9/14 nk 10-11 —86C84C Mr J J Murphy-Knight 150/1
2024 · 1 run
28 Nov 24 Taunton Taunton Racecourse Business Club 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Settled in the pack - already struggling badly 3 out - finished 11th 11/13 5 11-0 —72C95C Nick Scholfield 150/1

Quick answers

How many races has Manhattan Valley won?
Manhattan Valley (FR) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trains Manhattan Valley?
Manhattan Valley (FR) is trained by Christian Williams, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 June 2026.
Who is Manhattan Valley's sire?
Manhattan Valley (FR) is by Castle Du Berlais (FR) out of Grey Valley (FR), whose sire is Al Namix.
What is Manhattan Valley's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 6 June 2026. The highest on record is 87.
What is Manhattan Valley's sire's record?
Castle Du Berlais (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 518 runs since Mar 2022 (106 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 17% from 165.

Record shown from November 2024. 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.