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Horse profile

Rapide Vega (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer Adrian Keatley · Owner Eric Koh
by Lucky Vega (IRE) out of Kirk's Dancer (USA) (Dunkirk)
10 runs · 9 courses · from May 2025
As at 30 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Lingfield (AW) Headgear returns LTO Last run 22 Oct 2026 · 3rd of 11 Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Rapide Vega is 1 from 10, the win coming at Class 5 level in a restricted maiden at Lingfield over 1m – 1m1f on Standard going in Aug 2026. All wins are at Class 5 and on all-weather, with 0 from 8 on turf. Typically ridden prominently, he finished third of 11 at Southwell over 1m on Standard in Oct 2026, last raced off a career-high mark of 75. Headgear returns after that run.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 30 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent Won on AW, 0 on turf Win at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating75At career-high mark
75 68–75

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 109 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Lingfield (AW), 17 Aug 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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 124C · median 91.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 30 Oct 2025
Good493A84.53 runs · 93 / 90
Soft3124C963 runs · 124 / 96
Standard (AW)2109B101.52 runs · 109 / 101.5
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 30 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f5124C945 runs · 124 / 94
1m2f – 1m4f396B933 runs · 96 / 93
6f – 7f267C66—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 30 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 86A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 22 Oct 2026 Official rating 75 at the last run, 22 Oct 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 86A · median 75.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 30 Oct 2025
Good485A72.53 runs · 85 / 74
Soft384A833 runs · 84 / 83
Standard (AW)286A812 runs · 86 / 81
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 30 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f586A835 runs · 86 / 83
1m2f – 1m4f384A743 runs · 84 / 74
6f – 7f275A73—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 30 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 10 analysed runs since May 2025

  • Prominent 7 (70%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 2 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (10%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Lucky Vega (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 520 runs since Jan 2008 (103 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 21.6% from 102.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1022221.6%+5.3—
Good1462114.4%−1.90 from 4
Good to Soft741418.9%+2.6—
Soft721013.9%−2.40 from 3
Heavy1417.1%−9.20 from 1
Standard (AW)1121715.2%−1.11 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5259.6%−6.7—
6f – 7f2524517.9%+1.60 from 2
1m – 1m1f1502516.7%+0.41 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f641015.6%−0.70 from 3
1m5f – 2m200%−16.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 29 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kirk's Dancer (USA) (Dunkirk)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Pyrrhic Dancer (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Pyrrhic Dancer (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Pyrrhic Dancer (IRE)2631m½fClass 6
Blackpink (IRE)117f—
Secret Vega (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 1 33% +0.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 1 100% +2.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 5 1 20% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
M. P. Sheehy 3 1 33% +0.00
Shane Foley 3 0 0% −3.00
Scott McCullagh 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Joshua Brown 1 0 0% −1.00
Keithen Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 1 13% −5.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 8 1 13% −5.00
2025 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 · 8 runs
22 Oct 26+33d Southwell (AW) AWC Finals Day At Newcastle 26th March Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran Raced in the pack on the inner - improved over 2f out and was in the argument inside the final furlong - edged out near the line to finish third by half a length 3/11 nk 9-8 7594A86A M. P. Sheehy 9/2
19 Sep 26+21d Newmarket Turners Amateur Jockeys' Cambridgeshire (Class 4 Handicap) (Special Rider Conditions) Class 4 · 9f · Good · 14 ran Settled in the pack early - pushed along and made progress over 2f out - stayed on gamely inside the final furlong to finish 5th 5/14 hd 10-6 7579C85A Mr Joshua Brown 9/2
29 Aug 26+12d Beverley Dearing Plastics Celebrating 40 Years Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Soft · 8 ran Settled in third early - pushed along approaching 2f out - motored to the front inside final furlong - rallied under pressure late but pegged back close home - narrowly touched off in second 2/8 nk 9-7 7396B84A M. P. Sheehy 3/1C
17 Aug 26+48d Lingfield (AW) Singapore Pools Trophy Race Restricted Maiden Stakes (For Horses In Bands C And D) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran Handy early in the pack - driven up to challenge over 2f out - hit the front approaching the last furlong - powered away for an easy win 1/10 9-5 68109B76A M. P. Sheehy 2/1
30 Jun 26+18d Roscommon Conor Cassidy Car Sales Handicap 10.5f · Good · 10 ran Positioned handy from the outset - sitting behind the front group - fifth at halfway - into fourth and driven on turning for home - unable to find more when asked inside final two furlongs and finished 5th steady to the line 5/10 2¼ 9-4 7093A74A Shane Foley 11/2
12 Jun 26+14d Gowran Park Ladies Day July 25th Apprentice Handicap 9.5f · Yielding · 5 ran Held up towards the back - urged forward approaching the straight - made progress into 2nd inside the final two furlongs - unable to challenge the winner - stayed on at one speed to finish 2nd 2/5 12 9-5 7189C69B Keithen Kennedy 4/1
29 May 26+37d Down Royal BOYLE Sports Daily Racing Rewards Handicap 10.5f · Good · 12 ran Up with the pace early - hit the front after a furlong then lost command approaching 3f out - dropped away from there to finish well beaten 8/12 2 9-6 7490C63C Scott McCullagh 12/1
22 Apr 26+177d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 8f · Soft · 15 ran Handy early - still 5th at halfway - unable to threaten leaders inside final furlong and finished without gaining ground 5/15 ½ 9-8 —124C83A Shane Foley 12/1
2025 · 2 runs
27 Oct 25+175d Galway Corrib Maiden 7f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran Tracked front group early - 5th at halfway - pressed for effort with 2 1/2f left - unable to threaten inside final furlong and finished fourth 4/12 2½ 9-7 —65A75A Shane Foley 6/1
05 May 25 Curragh Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden 6f · Good · 14 ran Up with the front group early - settled in the pack at halfway - niggled approaching 2f out and made no inroads before fading to finish 11th 11/14 1 9-4 —67C71A Scott McCullagh 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Rapide Vega won?
Rapide Vega (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trains Rapide Vega?
Rapide Vega (IRE) is trained by Adrian Keatley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 October 2026.
Who is Rapide Vega's sire?
Rapide Vega (IRE) is by Lucky Vega (IRE) out of Kirk's Dancer (USA), whose sire is Dunkirk.
What is Rapide Vega's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 22 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Rapide Vega's sire's record?
Lucky Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 520 runs since Jan 2008 (103 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 21.6% from 102.
Who are Rapide Vega's siblings?
Out of Kirk's Dancer (USA), Rapide Vega (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Pyrrhic Dancer (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Pyrrhic Dancer (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2025. 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.