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Horse profile

Valbenny (IRE)

2yo filly (at last run, Jul 2006) · Last trainer Alan Swinbank · Last owner Adrian Butler
by Val Royal (FR) out of Dark Indian (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
3 runs · 2 courses · from Jun 2006
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Jul 2006 — 7,394 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2006 · 1st of 5 Won last time out Won at Ayr Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile

Valbenny (IRE) is 1 from 3, the win coming at Class 4 level. Won last time out at Ayr (Class 4).

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4

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 68C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 25 Jul 2006 Official rating 73 at the last run, 25 Jul 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 →

Flat 3 figures · best 68C · median 64
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Firm1———
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Under 6f264C55.5—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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
Val Royal (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 2,015 runs since Jan 2008 (127 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 140.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26623.1%+14.31 from 1
Good to Firm327329.8%+10 from 1
Good474347.2%−1.60 from 1
Good to Soft214209.3%+0.5—
Soft303268.6%−0.2—
Heavy14075%−3.8—
Standard (AW)530519.6%+0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f59711.9%+3.10 from 2
6f – 7f370369.7%+0.91 from 1
1m – 1m1f364236.3%−2.5—
1m2f – 1m4f4705010.6%+1.8—
1m5f – 2m477398.2%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f194147.2%−1.6—
2m5f – 3m76810.5%+1.7—
Over 3m500%−8.8—

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
Dark Indian (IRE) (Indian Ridge)

7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Mahican (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Mahican (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mahican (IRE)1831m1f–2mClass 4
Going Viral (IRE)1321m—
Mufti (IRE)511mClass 5
Riochas (IRE)10——
Manalisa (IRE)10——
My Pal Amelia (IRE)50——
Naima (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Firm 1 1 100% +9.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 1 1 100% +9.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ayr 2 1 50% +8.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 1 100% +9.00

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
25 Jul 06+32d Ayr E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Firm · 5 ran 1/5 8-12 7368C Dean McKeown 9/1
23 Jun 06+18d Ayr Saga 105.2fm Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 5 8-7 —64C Dean McKeown 10/1
05 Jun 06 Carlisle Northern Racing Discount Card Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 6/10 6 8-12 —47C Dean McKeown 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Valbenny (IRE) won?
Valbenny (IRE) won 1 of 3 archived starts in 2006, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Valbenny (IRE)?
Valbenny (IRE) was trained by Alan Swinbank on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 25 July 2006.
Who is Valbenny (IRE)'s sire?
Valbenny (IRE) is by Val Royal (FR) out of Dark Indian (IRE), whose sire is Indian Ridge.
What is Valbenny (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 25 July 2006. That is also the highest on record.
What is Valbenny (IRE)'s sire's record?
Val Royal (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 2,015 runs since Jan 2008 (127 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 140.
Who are Valbenny (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Dark Indian (IRE), Valbenny (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Mahican (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Mahican (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2006. 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.