Horse profile
Valadero (IRE)
36 runs · 17 courses · from Apr 2023
As at 26 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Brighton
Last run 15 Oct 2026 · 4th of 9
Last raced off OR 49
KTB Profile
Valadero is 1 from 36, the win coming at Class 6 level at Brighton in Aug 2026 over 6f-7f on good to firm. He has 12 places from 36 starts overall. The gelding won at Brighton and last raced off OR 49 at the same course in Oct 2026 when he finished fourth of nine in a Class 6 handicap after racing prominently. He has raced 18 times on turf and 18 times on all-weather.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 22 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 26 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Won on turf, 0 on AW
Wins on good or faster
Win at Class 6
OR ↓ 33lb off peak
- 1–36Wins / Runs
- 2.8%Strike rate
- 12 (33.3%)Placed
- −26.50£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 0.19Fair A/E n=36 · 0.16 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 37dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating49↓ 33lb off peak
49
48–82
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 86
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 26 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 18 | 110A | 87.5 | 3 runs · 89 / 80 |
| Good to Firm | 10 | 113A | 87.5 | 4 runs · 109 / 85 |
| Good | 4 | 85A | 80 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 3 | 81C | 79 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 26 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 23 | 113A | 86 | 7 runs · 109 / 85 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 102A | 82 | 1 run · — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 62C | 56 | — |
| Under 6f | 2 | 89C | 84 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 36 figures from 36 runs · as at 23 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 22 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Mid-division 8 (36%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 7 (32%) · 0 wins
- Held up 6 (27%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (5%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,162 runs since Jan 2008 (661 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,191.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,032 | 124 | 12% | +0.9 | 1 from 10 |
| Good | 1,737 | 183 | 10.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 772 | 90 | 11.7% | +0.6 | — |
| Soft | 1,074 | 122 | 11.4% | +0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 293 | 33 | 11.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,229 | 238 | 10.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 18 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,191 | 173 | 14.5% | +3.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 3,566 | 394 | 11% | −0.1 | 1 from 23 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,393 | 137 | 9.8% | −1.3 | 0 from 9 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 648 | 60 | 9.3% | −1.8 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −1.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 84 | 4 | 4.8% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Granlahan (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m.
Family form: Granlahan (IRE) won at Fairyhouse (IRE), 10 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granlahan (IRE) | 15 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Lakewood (IRE) | 18 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 18 | 0 | 0% | −18.00 |
| Good to Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.50 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 24 | 1 | 4% | −14.50 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Brighton | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.50 |
| Yarmouth | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 23 | 1 | 4% | −13.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Shepherd | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Liam Wright | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.50 |
| Joe Leavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| David Egan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Queally | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Trevor Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Levey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rowan Scott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 21 | 0 | 0% | −21.00 |
| Blinkers | 9 | 1 | 11% | +0.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.50 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Oct 26+9d | Brighton | Racing Value At bet365 Handicap Stakes prominent early - pushed along 2f out - plugged on inside final furlong before flattening out late to finish 4th | 4/9 | 1 | 9-3 | 49 | 85A | 68A | Tom Marquand | 3/1J |
| 06 Oct 26+53d | Brighton | Play Your Multiples At matchbook.com Handicap Stakes towards back and the widest of the field all the way - made modest ground over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds to finish 5th | 5/9 | ½ | 9-1 | 49 | 86A | 58A | Liam Wright | 13/2 |
| 14 Aug 26+8d | Yarmouth | Danny Frost - Medlock Electrical Distributors Classified Stakes Handy early - pressed for pace inside final furlong then closed in final 110yds - stayed on to finish second | 2/9 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 48 | 84B | 71A | Liam Wright | 7/2 |
| 06 Aug 26+41d | Brighton | JenningsBet In Bexhill On Sea Apprentice Classified Stakes Set the pace from the break - given a nudge approaching final furlong then challenged late - held on for the win | 1/8 | 9-9 | 48 | 109B | 83A | Liam Wright | 17/2 | |
| 26 Jun 26+165d | Yarmouth | quinnbet.com Classified Stakes Pulled hard in the back group - strong move forward 2f out - held up for a gap over 1f out - ran on strongly inside the final furlong - struck interference when veering left 50yds out and momentum checked - finished third beaten 2 lengths | 3/6 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 48 | 78A | 66B | Harry Davies | 2/1F |
| 12 Jan 26+2d | Lingfield (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Classified Stakes Sluggish to break - held up at the back - never got competitive - finished eighth | 8/11 | hd | 9-9 | 50 | 69A | 54A | Sean D Bowen | 22/1 |
| 10 Jan 26+24d | Lingfield (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Classified Stakes (Div 2) Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left and edged closer to the front group - lost momentum inside the last furlong to finish 7th | 7/8 | 3¾ | 9-9 | 50 | 80A | 48A | Sean D Bowen | 6/1 |
| 2025 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 25+62d | Kempton (AW) | Happy Christmas From The Kempton-Park Team Handicap (Div 1) Settled mid-pack early - pushed along and close enough approaching final furlong - stayed on at one speed to finish sixth | 6/11 | hd | 9-6 | 52 | 89A | 75A | Sean D Bowen | 9/2 |
| 16 Oct 25+24d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet At Your Best With Betfair Handicap Settled in the pack - pushed along with a furlong left - dropped away quickly - finished tenth | 10/13 | 2½ | 9-8 | 53 | 64C | 51C | Hector Crouch | 7/2F |
| 22 Sep 25+2d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap (Div 2) Held up towards rear - moved through and shifted right approaching final furlong then found路way blocked and darted left - stayed on well held in 5th | 5/10 | ¾ | 9-7 | 53 | 98A | 72A | Cieren Fallon | 11/8F |
| 20 Sep 25+19d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Abbi Bettles Travel Counsellors Handicap Hampered and hesitant leaving stalls - settled towards rear - moved up on the inner passing the furlong marker - into second inside the final furlong - stayed on but unable to trouble the leader | 2/10 | 3 | 9-7 | 53 | 108A | 77A | Hollie Doyle | 4/1 |
| 01 Sep 25+14d | Brighton | Ian Carnaby Handicap Held up towards rear of field - made progress from over 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong to take second close home - unable to threaten winner | 2/11 | 2 | 9-5 | 53 | 103A | 87A | Jason Watson | 11/2 |
| 18 Aug 25+23d | Windsor | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap (Div 2) Settled midfield early - made progress wide with two furlongs left and closed on the pace - pushed along to move into second inside the final furlong - kept going to the line but couldn't get there finishing second | 2/9 | nk | 9-6 | 52 | 89A | 80A | Callum Shepherd | 13/2 |
| 26 Jul 25+30d | Salisbury | Symonds Event Catering Handicap Settled in the middle of the field but pulled hard - nudged forward approaching 2f out - minor interference and faded from there to finish 10th | 10/10 | 6½ | 9-12 | 55 | 43C | 54C | Trevor Whelan | 14/1 |
| 26 Jun 25+154d | Leicester | Mark Wright - Ladies' Day DJ At leicesterraces Handicap Sat outside the front pack from the wide side - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away with 1f to run - eventually beaten 6.25 lengths in 6th | 6/8 | 1 | 9-12 | 57 | 113A | 69A | Sean Levey | 9/1 |
| 23 Jan 25+34d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Pushed along leaving stalls - sat close to front-runner - pressed for effort with 2f left but flattened out inside final furlong to finish fifth beaten 4¼ lengths | 5/8 | 2 | 9-6 | 58 | 54A | 72A | Joe Leavy | 7/2 |
| 2024 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 24+30d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Settled in the pack - moved right and found extra pace inside final furlong - stayed on but couldn't reach leaders | 5/11 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 59 | 95A | 74A | Kieran Shoemark | 11/2 |
| 20 Nov 24+21d | Kempton (AW) | Racing TV Handicap Sat behind front group - pushed along a furlong out and looked set to strike - edged out of second near the line | 3/14 | nk | 9-4 | 59 | 95B | 75A | Joe Leavy | 10/3F |
| 30 Oct 24+32d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap Settled in midfield - driven up to challenge for second with 2f left - held for pace inside final furlong to finish third | 3/12 | ½ | 9-5 | 59 | 98A | 82A | Joe Leavy | 9/4F |
| 28 Sep 24+12d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Held a forward spot early - tracking the front group before angling right approaching the furlong marker and again inside it - unable to find more late and finished eighth | 8/12 | ½ | 9-6 | 61 | 102A | 65A | Joe Leavy | 8/1 |
| 16 Sep 24+12d | Windsor | Intec Microsystems Handicap (Div 2) Tracked leaders on the wide side - shaken up to hit the front approaching 2f out but overtaken with over a furlong left - dropped away final furlong | 6/12 | 3¾ | 9-8 | 62 | 81A | 64A | David Egan | 11/1 |
| 04 Sep 24+20d | Lingfield (AW) | Free Digital Racecard At Raceday-Ready.Com Handicap Settled around midfield - eased right and made progress inside final furlong - kept responding to take second close home - unable to reel in winner | 2/7 | 2 | 9-9 | 62 | 110A | 72A | Callum Shepherd | 10/3J |
| 15 Aug 24+36d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At bet365 Handicap Wide early - crept up to sit close to front after 1f then pushed along with a shout in it over 1f out - kept going same speed to finish second | 2/13 | 2 | 9-10 | 61 | 99B | 81A | Callum Shepherd | 6/1 |
| 10 Jul 24+24d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap (Div 1) | 6/8 | nk | 9-8 | 64 | 82A | 62A | William Buick | 12/1 |
| 16 Jun 24+30d | Salisbury | Laflins Barbers 'Confined' Handicap | 5/7 | 3¼ | 9-7 | 65 | 90A | 67A | Tom Queally | 18/1 |
| 17 May 24+24d | Newbury | Greenshields JCB Handicap | 9/13 | 1 | 9-8 | 67 | 62C | 68A | Tom Queally | 40/1 |
| 23 Apr 24+39d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet Quarterback Handicap | 10/11 | 7 | 9-6 | 69 | 50A | 51A | Callum Shepherd | 22/1 |
| 15 Mar 24+60d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap | 3/8 | ¾ | 9-5 | 69 | 86A | 71A | Rossa Ryan | 20/1 |
| 15 Jan 24+37d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap | 3/5 | ½ | 9-9 | 69 | 78C | 66B | Rossa Ryan | 11/4 |
| 2023 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Dec 23+38d | Newcastle (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Nursery | 8/10 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 72 | 70A | 54A | Callum Shepherd | 22/1 |
| 01 Nov 23+42d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Nursery | 8/10 | 1½ | 9-2 | 75 | 60A | 60A | Liam Wright | 18/1 |
| 20 Sep 23+45d | Sandown | Follow RacingTV On X Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 9/10 | 2 | 9-7 | 80 | 65A | 50A | David Probert | 16/1 |
| 06 Aug 23+77d | Chester | British EBF Ruby Anniversary Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/5 | 2¾ | 9-4 | 82 | 81C | 71B | Kevin Stott | 11/2 |
| 21 May 23+29d | Ripon | Hammond Associates Celebrates Yorkshire Wooden Spoon Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/6 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 79C | 63C | David Egan | 11/10F |
| 22 Apr 23+21d | Thirsk | Download The Vickers.Bet App EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/7 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 79A | 91A | Rowan Scott | 10/11F |
| 01 Apr 23 | Doncaster | Pertemps Network EBF Brocklesby Stakes (Novice Stakes) (GBB Race) | 2/16 | nk | 9-7 | — | 89C | 96A | Kevin Stott | 3/1F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Valadero won?
- Valadero (IRE) won 1 of 36 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 2.8%. Placed 12 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Valadero?
- Valadero (IRE) is trained by Brian Toomey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 October 2026.
- Who is Valadero's sire?
- Valadero (IRE) is by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Fiuntach (IRE), whose sire is Intense Focus.
- What going does Valadero prefer?
- Valadero (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Valadero's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 49, from the run on 15 October 2026. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Valadero's sire's record?
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,162 runs since Jan 2008 (661 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,191.
- Who are Valadero's siblings?
- Out of Fiuntach (IRE), Valadero (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Granlahan (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.