Horse profile
Valdaw (GB)
by Val Royal (FR) out of Delight of Dawn (GB) (Never So Bold)
32 runs · 9 courses · from May 2010
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Apr 2014 — 4,567 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2014 · 5th of 11
4 wins · Wolverhampton (AW), Kempton (AW) & Lingfield (AW)
Last raced off OR 58
KTB Profile
Valdaw (GB) is 4 from 32. Hasn't won since Apr 2013. All 4 wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 11 on turf. All 4 wins have come over 6f – 7f. Last raced off 58, 15lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 32 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on AW
OR ↓ 15lb off peak
- 4–32Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 10 (31.3%)Placed
- −15.34£1 level staken=32 at SP
- 1.00Fair A/E n=32 · 0.84 incl. margin
- 73Highest OR
- 47dAvg 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 rating58↓ 15lb off peak
58
50–73
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
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.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 26 | 6 | 23.1% | +14.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 327 | 32 | 9.8% | +1 | 0 from 6 |
| Good | 474 | 34 | 7.2% | −1.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 214 | 20 | 9.3% | +0.5 | — |
| Soft | 303 | 26 | 8.6% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 140 | 7 | 5% | −3.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 530 | 51 | 9.6% | +0.8 | 4 from 21 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 59 | 7 | 11.9% | +3.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 370 | 36 | 9.7% | +0.9 | 4 from 22 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 364 | 23 | 6.3% | −2.5 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 470 | 50 | 10.6% | +1.8 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 477 | 39 | 8.2% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 194 | 14 | 7.2% | −1.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 76 | 8 | 10.5% | +1.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −8.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Delight of Dawn (GB) (Never So Bold)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayden Dawn (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| First Dawn (GB) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 21 | 4 | 19% | −4.34 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 19 | 3 | 16% | −7.34 |
| Class 5 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 9 | 2 | 22% | +0.41 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.75 |
| Chepstow | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Yarmouth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 22 | 4 | 18% | −5.34 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Kelly | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Neil Callan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Eddie Ahern | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.41 |
| William Twiston-Davies | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.25 |
| Eddie Creighton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tadhg O'Shea | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael J M Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael O'Connell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stevie Donohoe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Lane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charles Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 30 | 4 | 13% | −13.34 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2013 | 13 | 4 | 31% | +3.66 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2010 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 14+79d | Kempton (AW) | Mix Business With Pleasure At Kempton Handicap | 5/11 | nk | 9-0 | 58 | 73A | Shane Kelly | 9/1 |
| 07 Feb 14+15d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Compare Bookmakers At Bookmakers.co.uk Handicap | 10/12 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 60 | 40C | Shane Kelly | 7/2F |
| 23 Jan 14+19d | Kempton (AW) | BetVictor.com Non-Runner Free Bet Cheltenham 2014 Handicap (Div 2) | 7/10 | shd | 9-5 | 63 | 74A | Shane Kelly | 5/1 |
| 04 Jan 14+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Download The Ladbrokes App Handicap | 12/13 | 2½ | 9-3 | 66 | 48C | Andrea Atzeni | 16/1 |
| 2013 · 13 runs | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 13+39d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The Ladbrokes App Handicap | 5/9 | 2½ | 9-0 | 68 | 66A | Shane Kelly | 25/1 |
| 05 Nov 13+28d | Kempton (AW) | Book Now For The Christmas Festival Handicap | 13/13 | 12 | 8-13 | 72 | 43C | Shane Kelly | 33/1 |
| 08 Oct 13+55d | Leicester | Red Deer Handicap | 12/15 | 2½ | 9-0 | 63 | 47C | Shane Kelly | 8/1 |
| 14 Aug 13+26d | Yarmouth | Great Yarmouth Tourist Authority Handicap | 5/8 | 1½ | 9-2 | 65 | 69A | Neil Callan | 16/1 |
| 19 Jul 13+45d | Newmarket | Piper-heidsieck Handicap | 8/10 | 5 | 9-2 | 70 | 59A | Neil Callan | 7/1 |
| 04 Jun 13+32d | Yarmouth | Moulton Nurseries Handicap | 8/11 | 1½ | 8-9 | 73 | 66A | Michael J M Murphy | 12/1 |
| 03 May 13+8d | Lingfield (AW) | Hannah Burden Is 18 Handicap | 4/9 | 1 | 8-9 | 68 | 74A | William Twiston-Davies | 5/2F |
| 25 Apr 13+31d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Alcon Heavy Duty Pumps Apprentice Handicap | 1/10 | 9-1 | 68 | 93A | William Twiston-Davies | 4/1 | |
| 25 Mar 13+19d | Lingfield (AW) | Demelza House Childrens Hospice Handicap | 4/8 | ½ | 9-5 | 68 | 76A | Eddie Ahern | 3/1 |
| 06 Mar 13+14d | Kempton (AW) | Come Dine In The Panoramic Restaurant Handicap | 1/10 | 9-6 | 64 | 87A | Eddie Ahern | 13/2 | |
| 20 Feb 13+20d | Lingfield (AW) | Cyprium Bar At Marriott Lingfield Handicap | 5/10 | nk | 9-7 | 65 | 78A | Eddie Ahern | 3/1J |
| 31 Jan 13+12d | Lingfield (AW) | Lingfield Park Marriott Hotel Handicap | 1/9 | 9-2 | 60 | 81A | William Twiston-Davies | 5/4F | |
| 19 Jan 13+21d | Kempton (AW) | William Hill - Download The App Handicap (Div 1) | 1/8 | 9-7 | 55 | 92A | Eddie Ahern | 10/11F | |
| 2012 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 12+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | 32redbet.com Classified Stakes | 2/8 | nk | 9-0 | 55 | 78A | Adam Kirby | 11/4 |
| 12 Dec 12+70d | Kempton (AW) | MPR Solicitors Classified Stakes | 3/12 | ¾ | 9-0 | 55 | 71A | Adam Kirby | 3/1J |
| 03 Oct 12+18d | Kempton (AW) | Back Or Lay At betdaq.com Handicap (Div 2) | 6/13 | nk | 9-4 | 57 | 72A | Neil Callan | 11/2 |
| 15 Sep 12+8d | Kempton (AW) | Diana's 60th Birthday Handicap | 3/14 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 57 | 82A | Pat Dobbs | 11/4F |
| 07 Sep 12+42d | Chepstow | Poker At bet365 Handicap (Div 2) | 2/12 | nk | 9-6 | 55 | 83A | Michael O'Connell | 9/4F |
| 27 Jul 12+65d | Chepstow | Freebets.co.uk Free Bets Handicap | 8/11 | nk | 8-12 | 55 | 57A | Stevie Donohoe | 14/1 |
| 23 May 12+32d | Chepstow | 32RedBet.com Classified Stakes (Div 1) | 2/9 | ¾ | 9-7 | 55 | 71A | Martin Lane | 11/1 |
| 21 Apr 12+276d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Find Us On Facebook Wolverhampton Racecourse Handicap | 9/11 | 1 | 9-1 | 59 | 58A | Neil Callan | 22/1 |
| 2011 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 20 Jul 11+16d | Leicester | Osbaston Selling Stakes | 5/8 | 2 | 8-11 | 50 | 68A | Tadhg O'Shea | 16/1 |
| 04 Jul 11+22d | Windsor | Trailfinders Award Winning Service Handicap | 11/16 | 11 | 9-0 | 59 | 46C | Tadhg O'Shea | 66/1 |
| 12 Jun 11+32d | Salisbury | lizzieshathire.co.uk Racing Excellence 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Series Handicap | 8/13 | 4 | 9-3 | 60 | 54C | Charles Bishop | 33/1 |
| 11 May 11+42d | Kempton (AW) | Betdaq.com Exchange Price Multiples Handicap | 12/13 | 19 | 9-3 | 61 | 49C | Eddie Creighton | 25/1 |
| 30 Mar 11+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sponsor A Race By Calling 01902 390000 Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 3/10 | ½ | 8-9 | — | 63A | Eddie Creighton | 12/1 |
| 09 Mar 11+300d | Lingfield (AW) | Great Deals On Annual Membership Maiden Stakes | 7/11 | nk | 9-3 | — | 60A | Eddie Creighton | 33/1 |
| 2010 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 13 May 10 | Salisbury | Turftv Maiden Stakes | 7/10 | 3½ | 9-3 | — | 54A | Liam Keniry | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Valdaw won?
- Valdaw (GB) won 4 of 32 archived starts between 2010 and 2014, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 10 times in total (31.3% of starts).
- Who trained Valdaw?
- Valdaw (GB) was trained by Mike Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 27 April 2014.
- Who is Valdaw's sire?
- Valdaw (GB) is by Val Royal (FR) out of Delight of Dawn (GB), whose sire is Never So Bold.
- What going does Valdaw prefer?
- Valdaw (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 21 starts (19%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Valdaw's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 58, from the run on 27 April 2014. The highest on record is 73.
- What is Valdaw'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 Valdaw's siblings?
- Out of Delight of Dawn (GB), Valdaw (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.