Skip to content
Horse profile

Valbonne (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Mar 2011) · Last trainer John Joseph Murphy · Last owner Mrs John J Murphy
by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Beguine (USA) (Green Dancer)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2010
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Mar 2011 — 5,680 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2011 · 16th of 16 Won at Dundalk (AW) Last raced off OR 74
KTB Profile

Valbonne (IRE) is 1 from 4. Hasn't won since Dec 2010.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 15 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Valbonne (IRE) has 5 produce in the archive, 3 winners — most wins Beau Geste (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Beau Geste (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Beau Geste (IRE)5151m–1m1½fClass 6
George Boole (IRE)717f—
Tanneron (IRE)1417½f—
Atheneum (IRE)90——
La Baule (IRE)50——

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 69A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 5 Dec 2010 Official rating 74 at the last run, 27 Mar 2011

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.

Flat 4 figures · best 69A · median 58.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)269A62.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
6f – 7f269A57—
1m2f – 1m4f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Refuse To Bend (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5846.9%−2.9—
Good to Firm952899.3%−0.5—
Good1,09410910%+0.20 from 1
Good to Soft5555610.1%+0.30 from 1
Soft715709.8%0—
Heavy245208.2%−1.6—
Standard (AW)1,24912910.3%+0.51 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2903110.7%+0.9—
6f – 7f1,5291439.4%−0.41 from 2
1m – 1m1f1,04110610.2%+0.40 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f944879.2%−0.60 from 1
1m5f – 2m671619.1%−0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f2973411.4%+1.6—
2m5f – 3m901516.7%+6.9—
Over 3m600%−9.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Beguine (USA) (Green Dancer)

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

The wins came over 6f–2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Big Time (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Big Time (IRE)3536f–1mClass 4
Top Spin (IRE)4531m2f–2m—
Master Papa (IRE)2732m–2m3fClass 4
Liss Ard (IRE)230——
Chesterton (IRE)130——
Oak (IRE)50——
Quiet Please (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +15.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 2 1 50% +15.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +15.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Curtis 3 1 33% +14.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 3 1 33% +14.00

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
27 Mar 11+112d Leopardstown Leopardstown Family Fun Racedays Handicap (47-75) 10f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 16/16 4½ 9-9 7461C Seamie Heffernan 14/1
05 Dec 10+16d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden (Div 1) 7f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 8-11 —69A Ben Curtis 16/1
19 Nov 10+34d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 1 8-9 —56A Ben Curtis 33/1
16 Oct 10 Cork Coolmore Duke Of Marmalade Maiden 7f · Good · 18 ran 7/18 1¾ 8-9 —45C Ben Curtis 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Valbonne (IRE) won?
Valbonne (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2010 and 2011, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Valbonne (IRE)?
Valbonne (IRE) was trained by John Joseph Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 27 March 2011.
Who is Valbonne (IRE)'s sire?
Valbonne (IRE) is by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Beguine (USA), whose sire is Green Dancer.
What is Valbonne (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 27 March 2011. That is also the highest on record.
What is Valbonne (IRE)'s sire's record?
Refuse To Bend (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Valbonne (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Beguine (USA), Valbonne (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Big Time (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Big Time (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Valbonne (IRE) produced winners?
As a dam, Valbonne (IRE) has 5 produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Beau Geste (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Beau Geste (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 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.