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Horse profile

Va Bene (FR)

3yo filly (at last run, Jan 2011) · Last trainer J-M Capitte · Last owner Benoit Cambier
by Iron Mask (USA) out of Nigrita (GER) (Lichine)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Apr 2010
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Jan 2011 — 5,750 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2011 · 4th of 18 New yard
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Apr 2010 and Jan 2011, the last of them as a 3yo filly. Finished 4 of 18 at Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) last time. By Iron Mask (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,019 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

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

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

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Iron Mask (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,019 runs since Jan 2008 (118 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm13215.4%+8.2—
Good to Firm132118.3%+1.1—
Good175137.4%+0.20 from 1
Good to Soft9088.9%+1.7—
Soft15585.2%−2—
Heavy5048%+0.8—
Standard (AW)404276.7%−0.50 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2072110.1%+2.90 from 1
6f – 7f401328%+0.8—
1m – 1m1f15985%−2.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f8855.7%−1.5—
1m5f – 2m8866.8%−0.4—
2m1f – 2m4f6311.6%−5.6—
2m5f – 3m1200%−7.2—
Over 3m100%−7.2—

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

Dam
Nigrita (GER) (Lichine)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Casa Ingrid (FR) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7½f–1m1½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Casa Ingrid (FR)1857½f–1m1½f—
Greta Road (FR)111m1½f—

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
24 Jan 11+280d Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Prix De Forville (Claimer) (3yo Fillies) (Fibresand) 8f · Standard · 18 ran 4/18 1½ 8-9 Pierre-Charles Boudot 11/1
19 Apr 10 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix D'Orgeval (Claimer) (2yo French-breds) (Turf) 5f · Good · 12 ran —/12 9-1 Sebastien Maillot 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Va Bene (FR) won?
Va Bene (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2010 and 2011.
Who trained Va Bene (FR)?
Va Bene (FR) was trained by J-M Capitte on the most recent run on record, at Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) on 24 January 2011.
Who is Va Bene (FR)'s sire?
Va Bene (FR) is by Iron Mask (USA) out of Nigrita (GER), whose sire is Lichine.
What is Va Bene (FR)'s sire's record?
Iron Mask (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,019 runs since Jan 2008 (118 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Va Bene (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Nigrita (GER), Va Bene (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Casa Ingrid (FR) (5). The wins came over 7½f–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2010. 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.