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Horse profile

Valedictory (IRE)

2yo colt (at last run, Nov 2008) · Last trainer A Fabre · Last owner Sheikh Mohammed
by Dubai Destination (USA) out of Melikah (IRE) (Lammtarra)
1 run · 1 course · from Nov 2008
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Nov 2008 — 6,543 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2008 · 1st of 4 Won last time out Won at Saint-Cloud (FR)
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Nov 2008 as a 2yo colt. Finished 1 of 4 at Saint-Cloud (FR) last time. By Dubai Destination (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,950 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 22 Oct 2026

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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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
Dubai Destination (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,950 runs since Jan 2008 (521 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.9% from 136.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm43614%+3—
Good to Firm97710811.1%+0.1—
Good1,8111769.7%−1.3—
Good to Soft9099810.8%−0.2—
Soft1,24112810.3%−0.7—
Heavy4925811.8%+0.81 from 1
Standard (AW)1,47719012.9%+1.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1362316.9%+5.9—
6f – 7f1,10911810.6%−0.41 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,13912611.1%+0.1—
1m2f – 1m4f1,37716411.9%+0.9—
1m5f – 2m1,37914010.2%−0.8—
2m1f – 2m4f1,00610610.5%−0.5—
2m5f – 3m6576810.4%−0.6—
Over 3m1471912.9%+1.9—

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
Melikah (IRE) (Lammtarra)

10 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Hidden Gold (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Masterstroke (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hidden Gold (IRE)1561m2f–2m½fListed
Royal Line (GB)1251m3½f–1m4fGroup 3
Mr Moonlight Magic (GB)1447f–1m2fGroup 3
Masterstroke (USA)1041m–1m4½fGroup 2
Burj Nahar (GB)621m½f–1m2fClass 2
Urban Dance (IRE)621m2fClass 3
Villarrica (USA)521m2f–1m3fClass 5
Chief Of Staff II (GB)511m—
Message (GB)90——
Lunar Landscape (USA)20——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
22 Nov 08 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Prince Bio (Unraced Colts & Geldings) 7f · Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 9-2 Maxime Guyon —

Quick answers

How many races has Valedictory (IRE) won?
Valedictory (IRE) won 1 of 1 archived start in 2008, a strike rate of 100%. Placed 1 time in total (100% of starts).
Who trained Valedictory (IRE)?
Valedictory (IRE) was trained by A Fabre on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 22 November 2008.
Who is Valedictory (IRE)'s sire?
Valedictory (IRE) is by Dubai Destination (USA) out of Melikah (IRE), whose sire is Lammtarra.
What is Valedictory (IRE)'s sire's record?
Dubai Destination (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,950 runs since Jan 2008 (521 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.9% from 136.
Who are Valedictory (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Melikah (IRE), Valedictory (IRE) has 10 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Hidden Gold (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Masterstroke (USA)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2008. 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.