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Horse profile

The Village Way (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2024) · Last trainer Dan Skelton · Last owner Sullivan Bloodstock Limited
by Spanish Moon (USA) out of Cardline (FR) (Martaline)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Jan 2024 — 1,016 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2024 · 4th of 10
KTB Profile

The Village Way is a gelding by Spanish Moon out of the Martaline mare Cardline. He ran three times between Nov 2023 and Jan 2024 without winning though he placed once. His best effort came when second of five at Wetherby in Nov 2023. He finished fourth of 10 in a Class 4 maiden hurdle at Chepstow in Jan 2024. All three starts were on turf with two on soft ground and one on heavy.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 130 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Chepstow, 24 Jan 2024

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 2 figures · best 130A · median 118
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft2130A118—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 136B the best of the last 2 rated runs · Wetherby, 29 Nov 2023

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 2 figures · best 136B · median 128.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft2136B128.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 3 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 · 2 figures from 3 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 1,677 runs since Mar 2014 (219 horses).

Strongest on good going: 16.8% from 393. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 278.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm10220%+7.7—
Good3936616.8%+4.5—
Good to Soft2973612.1%−0.2—
Soft564549.6%−2.70 from 2
Heavy3394513.3%+10 from 1
Standard (AW)7445.4%−6.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4125%+12.7—
6f – 7f1119.1%−3.2—
1m – 1m1f2428.3%−4—
1m2f – 1m4f82911%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m4636914.9%+2.60 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f7609712.8%+0.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m278227.9%−4.4—
Over 3m55610.9%−1.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2014 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cardline (FR) (Martaline)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Crambo (GB) (8 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Crambo (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Crambo (GB)1882m–3m½fGrade 1
Gidge (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 2 0 0% −2.00
Tristan Durrell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2024 · 1 run
24 Jan 24+42d Chepstow Betting.Bet Free Members Club Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 10 11-6 130A121A Harry Skelton 15/2
2023 · 2 runs
13 Dec 23+14d Hexham Horslyx Supporting Hexham Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Heavy · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-13 —— Tristan Durrell 11/4
29 Nov 23 Wetherby Watch Race Replay At Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 5½ 11-0 106C136B Harry Skelton EvensF

Quick answers

How many races has The Village Way won?
The Village Way (GB) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2023 and 2024. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained The Village Way?
The Village Way (GB) was trained by Dan Skelton on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 24 January 2024.
Who is The Village Way's sire?
The Village Way (GB) is by Spanish Moon (USA) out of Cardline (FR), whose sire is Martaline.
What is The Village Way's sire's record?
Spanish Moon (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 1,677 runs since Mar 2014 (219 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 16.8% from 393. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 278.
Who are The Village Way's siblings?
Out of Cardline (FR), The Village Way (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Crambo (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Crambo (GB)). The wins came over 2m–3m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2023. 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.