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Horse profile

Motown Lake (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2022) · Last trainer Christian Williams · Last owner Sue Howell
by Valirann (FR) out of Montello (GB) (Cape Cross)
10 runs · 10 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Jul 2022 — 1,576 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2022 · 6th of 9 2 wins · Ffos Las & Uttoxeter Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Motown Lake won two of ten starts over jumps, both in Class 5 handicap chases. He took a 2m5f to 3m event at Uttoxeter on soft ground in Feb 2022 off 80, then landed the Cazoo Handicap Chase over 3m at Ffos Las on good to soft in May 2022 off 90. Each success came on his first visit to the track. The gelding, aged 6 at his last run in Jul 2022, finished sixth of nine in a Class 5 handicap chase at Southwell off a career-high mark of 95.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating95At career-high mark
95 80–95

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 108 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ffos Las, 16 May 2022

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 8 figures · best 108A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good493C81—
Good to Soft3108A62—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m393C74—
Over 3m2108A92—
1m5f – 2m262C54—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 109B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ffos Las, 16 May 2022 Official rating 95 at the last run, 12 Jul 2022

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 9 figures · best 109B · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good4107B99—
Good to Soft3109B95—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m4107B97—
Over 3m2109B108—
1m5f – 2m295C92.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

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
Valirann (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,446 runs since Oct 2018 (158 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 7% from 343.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm13430.8%+20.6—
Good4564910.7%+0.50 from 4
Good to Soft343247%−3.21 from 3
Soft4495612.5%+2.31 from 2
Heavy171127%−3.20 from 1
Standard (AW)14214.3%+4.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4125%+14.8—
6f – 7f14214.3%+4.1—
1m – 1m1f1600%−10.2—
1m2f – 1m4f28414.3%+4.1—
1m5f – 2m476408.4%−1.80 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f559549.7%−0.50 from 1
2m5f – 3m2843512.3%+2.11 from 4
Over 3m651116.9%+6.71 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2018 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Montello (GB) (Cape Cross)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Whytemontella (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −0.12
Soft 2 1 50% +2.50
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 2 33% +1.38
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 1 100% +1.88
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +3.50
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% +0.50
Over 3m 3 1 33% −0.12
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nick Scholfield 6 0 0% −6.00
Jack Tudor 4 2 50% +3.38

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 5 2 40% +2.38
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 7 2 29% +0.38
2021 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 2 29% +0.38
Hurdle 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2022 · 7 runs
12 Jul 22+38d Southwell Cazoo Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m½f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 ½ 11-12 9574C91C Nick Scholfield 7/2
04 Jun 22+19d Hexham Billy Foster Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 5 ran 3/5 6½ 11-0 9593C99B Jack Tudor 6/4F
16 May 22+30d Ffos Las Cazoo Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m4f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-9 90108A109B Jack Tudor 15/8F
16 Apr 22+40d Newton Abbot Get Well Soon Big Jim Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m2f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 4 11-6 8776A107B Jack Tudor 15/8F
07 Mar 22+23d Wetherby RacingTV 100% Profits Back To Racing Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 2 10-13 87—95B Nick Scholfield 6/4F
12 Feb 22+35d Uttoxeter Brit Plant Direct Handicap Chase (Div 2) Class 5 · 3m · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-3 8072A107B Jack Tudor 7/2
08 Jan 22+24d Wincanton John Romans Park Homes Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m1f · Soft · 8 ran UR/8 — 10-9 86—— Nick Scholfield 10/3F
2021 · 3 runs
15 Dec 21+12d Newbury Prodec Networks Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 11/13 23 11-4 —46C95C Nick Scholfield 200/1
03 Dec 21+38d Exeter Martin Jones Decorative Specialists EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 11/18 2 10-12 —62C90C Nick Scholfield 80/1
26 Oct 21 Chepstow Pickwick Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 3 11-4 —86C99C Nick Scholfield 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Motown Lake won?
Motown Lake (IRE) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2021 and 2022, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trained Motown Lake?
Motown Lake (IRE) was trained by Christian Williams on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 12 July 2022.
Who is Motown Lake's sire?
Motown Lake (IRE) is by Valirann (FR) out of Montello (GB), whose sire is Cape Cross.
What going does Motown Lake prefer?
Motown Lake (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Motown Lake's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 12 July 2022. That is also the highest on record.
What is Motown Lake's sire's record?
Valirann (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,446 runs since Oct 2018 (158 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7% from 343.
Who are Motown Lake's siblings?
Out of Montello (GB), Motown Lake (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2021. 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.