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Horse profile

The Vintage Dancer (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2006) · Last trainer Ben Pollock · Last owner G R Kerr
by Riberetto (GB) out of Strong Swimmer (IRE) (Black Minstrel)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Aug 2006 — 7,388 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2006 · 7th of 14 Last raced off OR 77
KTB Profile

The Vintage Dancer (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 4 at Market Rasen (Mar 2005).

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating77↓ 1lb off peak
77 75–78

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 80C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 9 Jul 2006 Official rating 77 at the last run, 6 Aug 2006

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 80C · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm380C78—
Heavy279C66—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m480C74.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 9 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
Riberetto (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 45 runs since Jan 2008 (6 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−8.9—
Good to Firm9111.1%+2.20 from 3
Good11218.2%+9.30 from 2
Good to Soft600%−8.9—
Soft8112.5%+3.60 from 2
Heavy900%−8.90 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m1000%−8.9—
2m1f – 2m4f7228.6%+19.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m2114.8%−4.10 from 7
Over 3m7114.3%+5.40 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Strong Swimmer (IRE) (Black Minstrel)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rumbavu (IRE)40——
Mull Queen (IRE)30——
Swan Inn (IRE)30——
Call Butterfly (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Market Rasen 3 0 0% −3.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Messenger 4 0 0% −4.00
Mr G Kerr 4 0 0% −4.00
Andrew Thornton 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 7 0 0% −7.00
2005 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2006 · 7 runs
06 Aug 06+28d Market Rasen Embers For All Your Plumbing Needs Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 7/14 2 10-8 7771C Tom Messenger 9/1
09 Jul 06+31d Market Rasen Richard Noble Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 3/13 2½ 10-1 7580C Tom Messenger 15/2
08 Jun 06+16d Uttoxeter Bet365.com Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 13 ran F/13 — 9-7 75— Tom Messenger 10/1
23 May 06+18d Towcester Christie & Co Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 25 10-11 7753C Andrew Thornton 11/2
05 May 06+54d Southwell Experience Nottinghamshire Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 10 9-11 7878C Tom Messenger 9/2J
12 Mar 06+25d Warwick Sportsman Out Mar 22 Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 26f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 shd 11-7 7879C Mr G Kerr 8/1
15 Feb 06+294d Leicester Dick Saunders Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 9 ran UR/9 — 11-7 —— Mr G Kerr 7/1
2005 · 2 runs
27 Apr 05+52d Cheltenham Maiden Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 21f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-0 —— Mr G Kerr 33/1
06 Mar 05 Market Rasen Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 23.5f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 30 11-0 —— Mr G Kerr 2/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Vintage Dancer won?
The Vintage Dancer (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2005 and 2006. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
Who trained The Vintage Dancer?
The Vintage Dancer (IRE) was trained by Ben Pollock on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 6 August 2006.
Who is The Vintage Dancer's sire?
The Vintage Dancer (IRE) is by Riberetto (GB) out of Strong Swimmer (IRE), whose sire is Black Minstrel.
What is The Vintage Dancer's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 6 August 2006. The highest on record is 78.
What is The Vintage Dancer's sire's record?
Riberetto (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 45 runs since Jan 2008 (6 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Vintage Dancer's siblings?
Out of Strong Swimmer (IRE), The Vintage Dancer (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2005. 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.