Spanish Train (GB)
Spanish Train is a lightly raced colt by Lope De Vega out of a dam who has produced three winners from four runners to race, including Ancient Wisdom with five wins. He has no wins from two starts over 1m2f – 1m4f, one on good and one on standard going. His best effort came when he finished 2 of 5 in a Class 5 maiden at Nottingham in Jun 2025.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (50%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 44dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 77
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 89C | 83 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,158 runs since Jan 2008 (1,100 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 955.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,559 | 238 | 15.3% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 2,753 | 383 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,556 | 183 | 11.8% | −2 | — |
| Soft | 1,869 | 252 | 13.5% | −0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 709 | 83 | 11.7% | −2.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,692 | 531 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 476 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,592 | 510 | 14.2% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,582 | 514 | 14.3% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,275 | 466 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 955 | 89 | 9.3% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 245 | 24 | 9.8% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Ancient Wisdom (FR) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Ancient Wisdom (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Wisdom (FR) | 15 | 5 | 7f–1m5f | Group 1 |
| Intricacy (GB) | 10 | 2 | 1m½f–1m2f | Class 4 |
| Shadowfax (GB) | 17 | 1 | 1m6f | Class 6 |
| Defining (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Jun 25+44d | Nottingham | PricedUp.Bet Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Towards the back early - needed driving 3f out - moved to the outside over 2f out - drifted left under 1f out before being asked for more - ran on strongly in the final furlong to challenge at the line - went down by a short head | 2/5 | nk | 9-3 | 89C | 85B | Hector Crouch | 17/2 |
| 21 Apr 25 | Kempton (AW) | Virgin Bet/EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled off the pace in the pack - found extra late from inside the final furlong - kept on without closing further - finished sixth | 6/14 | ½ | 8-13 | 77B | 75A | Hector Crouch | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Spanish Train (GB) won?
- Spanish Train (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2025. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Spanish Train (GB)?
- Spanish Train (GB) was trained by Paul & Oliver Cole on the most recent run on record, at Nottingham on 4 June 2025.
- Who is Spanish Train (GB)'s sire?
- Spanish Train (GB) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Golden Valentine (FR), whose sire is Dalakhani.
- What is Spanish Train (GB)'s sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,158 runs since Jan 2008 (1,100 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 955.
- Who are Spanish Train (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Golden Valentine (FR), Spanish Train (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Ancient Wisdom (FR) (5). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Ancient Wisdom (FR)). The wins came over 7f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.