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Horse profile

Va Va Vroom (IRE)

4yo filly · Trainer Gavin Cromwell · Owner Capital Thoroughbreds Syndicate
11 runs · 8 courses · from Jun 2024
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Leopardstown Last run 24 May 2026 · 16th of 19 Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile

Va Va Vroom is a filly who has won one of 11 starts. The win came at Leopardstown in Jul 2024 in the Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden over 6f-7f on good ground. She has recorded no wins from four starts on soft or heavier. Last raced off OR 79 at the Curragh in May 2026, she finished 16 of 19 in the Velo Coffee Handicap and was 15lb below her highest ever mark of 94.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating79↓ 15lb off peak
79 79–94

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 65 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Curragh, 29 Jun 2025

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 94A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good685A731 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f694A731 run · —
1m – 1m1f485A692 runs · 80 / 69

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 71A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 12 Apr 2026 Official rating 79 at the last run, 24 May 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 — 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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 92A · median 70.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good692A74.51 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f692A771 run · —
1m – 1m1f479B70.52 runs · 71 / 68

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 from 8 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Held up 3 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,173 runs since Mar 2016 (670 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 7.6% from 855.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34720.6%+9.8—
Good to Firm1,29514911.5%+0.7—
Good1,67020112%+1.21 from 6
Good to Soft817819.9%−0.90 from 1
Soft855657.6%−3.20 from 2
Heavy268238.6%−2.20 from 1
Standard (AW)3,23435410.9%+0.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,02411811.5%+0.7—
6f – 7f4,06347511.7%+0.91 from 7
1m – 1m1f1,8801799.5%−1.30 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f880819.2%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m259259.7%−1.1—
2m1f – 2m4f6011.7%−9.1—
2m5f – 3m7114.3%+3.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2016 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Going To Graceland (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 1 17% −4.50
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 3 1 33% −1.50
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 7 1 14% −5.50
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Foley 6 1 17% −4.50
Robert Whearty 2 0 0% −2.00
Reese Holohan 1 0 0% −1.00
Patrick McGettigan 1 0 0% −1.00
Keithen Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 6 0 0% −6.00
None 5 1 20% −3.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 4 1 25% −2.50

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 · 3 runs
24 May 26+21d Curragh Velo Coffee Handicap 1m · Good · 19 ran Settled with the pack early - sixth spot 3f out before dropping back and pushed along 2f out - faded out final furlong 16/19 3¾ 9-13 7958C65A Robert Whearty 33/1
03 May 26+21d Cork Book Tickets Online At CorkRacecourse.ie Handicap 7f · Soft · 12 ran Held up towards the back - driven approaching final 2f with nothing to show for it - allowed to drop away inside the final furlong 10/12 4¾ 9-0 8259A67A Robert Whearty 40/1
12 Apr 26+175d Leopardstown Leopardstown Members Handicap 1m · Good To Yielding · 17 ran Sat close to the front pace wide - fighting for control early - pushed along in 3rd approaching 2f out before fading to finish 12th 12/17 nk 9-10 8380C71A Reese Holohan 25/1
2025 · 4 runs
19 Oct 25+112d Leopardstown Gables Foxrock Cup Handicap 1m · Heavy · 8 ran Held up towards the back - driven approaching the straight but unable to make ground over a furlong out - stayed on same gear to take 5th close home 5/8 ¾ 9-2 8552A70A Patrick McGettigan 16/1
29 Jun 25+23d Curragh GAIN Summer Fillies Handicap (Premier Handicap) 7f · Good · 12 ran Sat close behind pace early - 6th at halfway - pushed along but found little from 2f out - eventually finished 10th 10/12 1¾ 9-0 9065A55A Shane Foley 25/1
06 Jun 25+19d Fairyhouse Fairy Nights Handicap 7f · Good · 10 ran Held up at the back - into 7th by halfway then eased back and asked for effort 2f out - unable to quicken and finished well held 8/10 1 9-12 9370A70A Keithen Kennedy 17/2
18 May 25+226d Naas Royal Ascot Trials At Naas Handicap 1m · Good · 6 ran Went straight to front - lost command near halfway to sit second - driven up to press leader 2f out - found nothing inside final furlong and finished held 5/6 3¼ 9-11 9385A79B Shane Foley 14/1
2024 · 4 runs
04 Oct 24+48d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Star Appeal Stakes (Listed) 7f · Standard · 9 ran Sat close to front early - third at halfway - driven approaching straight then knocked off stride and slipping to fifth early in final furlong - eased over left and stayed on same effort to finish fifth 5/9 1 9-0 9494A84A Shane Foley 13/2
17 Aug 24+30d Deauville (FR) Prix du Calvados (2yo Fillies) (Straight Course) (Turf) 7f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 nk 8-11 ——— Shane Foley 53/10
18 Jul 24+31d Leopardstown Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden 7f · Good · 17 ran 1/17 9-2 —76C92A Shane Foley 1/2F
17 Jun 24 Gowran Park Gowran Park Fillies Maiden 7f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 hd 9-2 —84A87B Shane Foley 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Va Va Vroom won?
Va Va Vroom (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 2 times in total (18.2% of starts).
Who trains Va Va Vroom?
Va Va Vroom (IRE) is trained by Gavin Cromwell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 May 2026.
Who is Va Va Vroom's sire?
Va Va Vroom (IRE) is by Bated Breath (GB) out of Grace Note (GB), whose sire is Swiss Spirit.
What going does Va Va Vroom prefer?
Va Va Vroom (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Va Va Vroom's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 24 May 2026. The highest on record is 94.
What is Va Va Vroom's sire's record?
Bated Breath (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,173 runs since Mar 2016 (670 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.6% from 855.
Who are Va Va Vroom's siblings?
Out of Grace Note (GB), Va Va Vroom (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2024. 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.