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Horse profile

Vaillant Creek (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2016) · Last trainer Alex Hales · Last owner Mrs A Allen
by Brier Creek (USA) out of Ker Marie (FR) (Esprit Du Nord)
23 runs · 14 courses · from May 2013
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Jul 2016 — 3,770 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2016 Won at Fontwell Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile

Vaillant Creek (FR) is 1 from 23, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2016. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 14 on softer).

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5
Official rating114↓ 3lb off peak
114 105–117

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 124A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ludlow, 3 Mar 2016 Official rating 114 at the last run, 10 Jul 2016

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 13 figures · best 128A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good5117A109—
Soft4124A111.5—
Good to Soft3128A111—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6128A113—
2m5f – 3m4124A108—
1m5f – 2m2104A101.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 19 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 19 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
Brier Creek (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 553 runs since Jan 2008 (38 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−14.1—
Good to Firm36719.4%+5.3—
Good1222016.4%+2.31 from 5
Good to Soft1061716%+1.90 from 5
Soft1852413%−1.10 from 8
Heavy86910.5%−3.60 from 1
Standard (AW)1317.7%−6.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f300%−14.1—
1m2f – 1m4f22313.6%−0.50 from 2
1m5f – 2m48918.8%+4.70 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f2182913.3%−0.81 from 9
2m5f – 3m2183013.8%−0.30 from 7
Over 3m44715.9%+1.80 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ker Marie (FR) (Esprit Du Nord)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ubaldo Des Menhies (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m3½f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Ubaldo Des Menhies (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ubaldo Des Menhies (FR)2631m3½f–2m4½fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 5 1 20% +4.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 15 0 0% −15.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +8.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Huntingdon 4 0 0% −4.00
Market Rasen 3 0 0% −3.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Fakenham 2 0 0% −2.00
La Roche-Sur-Yon 2 0 0% —
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 1 100% +8.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Saumur 1 0 0% —
Vire 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 1 11% +0.00
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% —
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kielan Woods 8 1 13% +1.00
Gavin Sheehan 2 0 0% −2.00
Dougie Costello 2 0 0% −2.00
Archie Bellamy 1 0 0% −1.00
James Banks 1 0 0% −1.00
Noel Fehily 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Shoemark 1 0 0% −1.00
Leighton Aspell 1 0 0% −1.00
Daryl Jacob 1 0 0% −1.00
F Guy 1 0 0% —
Hubert Terrien 1 0 0% —
Benjamin Hubert 1 0 0% —
Ludovic Hoisnard 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 0 0% −10.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 5 1 20% +4.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 8 1 13% +1.00
2015 7 0 0% −7.00
2014 4 0 0% −4.00
2013 4 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 18 1 6% −9.00
Flat 4 0 0% −1.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2016 · 8 runs
10 Jul 16+25d Southwell HSS Hire Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-8 114— Gavin Sheehan 14/1
15 Jun 16+31d Uttoxeter Betfred '1400 Shops Nationwide' Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m6½f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-8 115— Gavin Sheehan 16/1
15 May 16+16d Market Rasen Eco Control Solutions Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 ¾ 11-7 117109A Kielan Woods 11/1
29 Apr 16+8d Fontwell Wizard Windows Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 11-2 115117A Kielan Woods 8/1
21 Apr 16+49d Warwick Close Brothers Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran UR/8 — 11-0 115— Kielan Woods 9/4F
03 Mar 16+35d Ludlow Henman Marquees 'national Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 2½ 10-11 111124A Kielan Woods 16/1
28 Jan 16+13d Fakenham Racing To School Inspiring Young Minds Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7½f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 7 10-12 11599B Kielan Woods 16/1
15 Jan 16+57d Huntingdon 32Red Casino Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-5 115— Archie Bellamy 11/2
2015 · 7 runs
19 Nov 15+14d Market Rasen Phs Besafe Arc Solution Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 2¼ 11-8 110128A Kielan Woods 8/1
05 Nov 15+180d Towcester Agetur Uk 30th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 1 10-6 105114B Kielan Woods 9/1
09 May 15+33d Warwick Whites - For Aggregate And Top Soil Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-3 106— Kielan Woods 8/1
06 Apr 15+6d Fakenham Fakenham Ladies Raceday 31st May Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 4½ 11-9 107102A James Banks 5/1
31 Mar 15+40d Huntingdon Shoreclean Commercial Kitchen Cleaning Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 hd 11-4 107111A Noel Fehily 8/1
19 Feb 15+41d Huntingdon Lafarge Tarmac Ultimate Solutions Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 28 11-12 10895B A P McCoy 5/2
09 Jan 15+36d Huntingdon Connolly's Red Mills Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-7 110— Conor Shoemark 16/1
2014 · 4 runs
04 Dec 14+17d Market Rasen 10 Free Bet At 32RedSport.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 1¼ 11-4 107124B Leighton Aspell 16/1
17 Nov 14+245d Leicester Burton Overy Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 12 ran 5/12 ½ 10-12 —104A Daryl Jacob 50/1
17 Mar 14+52d Southwell Bet Totequadpot With Totepool 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 18 11-1 —84C Dougie Costello 50/1
24 Jan 14+89d Doncaster Sky Vegas App Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 17/18 1 11-4 —99C Dougie Costello 50/1
2013 · 4 runs
27 Oct 13+21d Saumur Prix Colonel Martin (AQPS) (Amateurs) (Turf) 2m · 3 ran 2/3 1½ 10-3 —— F Guy —
06 Oct 13+21d La Roche-Sur-Yon Prix Alain De Montillet (AQPS) (Turf) 1m4f · 3 ran 3/3 6 9-13 —— Hubert Terrien —
15 Sep 13+111d La Roche-Sur-Yon Prix Des Pays De Loire (AQPS) (4yo) (Turf) 1m4f · 4 ran 4/4 2 10-3 —— Benjamin Hubert —
27 May 13 Vire Prix Yearly (AQPS) (4yo) (Turf) 1m5f · 3 ran 3/3 7 10-1 —— Ludovic Hoisnard 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Vaillant Creek won?
Vaillant Creek (FR) won 1 of 23 archived starts between 2013 and 2016, a strike rate of 4.3%. Placed 5 times in total (21.7% of starts).
Who trained Vaillant Creek?
Vaillant Creek (FR) was trained by Alex Hales on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 10 July 2016.
Who is Vaillant Creek's sire?
Vaillant Creek (FR) is by Brier Creek (USA) out of Ker Marie (FR), whose sire is Esprit Du Nord.
What going does Vaillant Creek prefer?
Vaillant Creek (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Vaillant Creek's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 10 July 2016. The highest on record is 117.
What is Vaillant Creek's sire's record?
Brier Creek (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 553 runs since Jan 2008 (38 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Vaillant Creek's siblings?
Out of Ker Marie (FR), Vaillant Creek (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ubaldo Des Menhies (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Ubaldo Des Menhies (FR)). The wins came over 1m3½f–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2013. 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.