Valentino Express (IRE)
Valentino Express is a maiden who has been unplaced in all nine starts. His best effort came when fourth of seven at Naas in Sep 2023. The gelding, by Exceed and Excel out of Signora Valentina, raced on turf in eight of those runs and was last seen finishing 17 of 17 at the Curragh in Aug 2024 when last raced off OR 54, 20lb below his highest ever mark.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 74Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 99
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 72C | 63 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 99A | 69 | — |
| Under 6f | 3 | 63C | 61 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,030 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 198 | 41 | 20.7% | +8.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,251 | 399 | 12.3% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 3,146 | 328 | 10.4% | −1.5 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,310 | 130 | 9.9% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,194 | 94 | 7.9% | −4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 273 | 25 | 9.2% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,658 | 883 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,860 | 521 | 13.5% | +1.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 8,006 | 951 | 11.9% | 0 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,755 | 289 | 10.5% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,025 | 102 | 10% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 273 | 26 | 9.5% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 102 | 10 | 9.8% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.8 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them American Star (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (American Star (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Star (IRE) | 38 | 3 | 6f–7f | Class 3 |
| Green Citation (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Stella Acclamata (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Powell | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Dean Curran | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Neve Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Aug 24+7d | Curragh | Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Apprentice Handicap Held a midfield spot down the middle - pushed along from halfway - lost touch and dropped away from 2f out - finished well held | 17/17 | 4¾ | 8-3 | 54 | 54C | 29C | Neve Bennett | 80/1 |
| 24 Aug 24+34d | Curragh | FBD Hotels And Resorts Saturday Series Handicap Held up at the back - made no headway with a furlong left - dropped away close home | 13/13 | 3¼ | 8-11 | 58 | 63C | 28A | Jamie Powell | 28/1 |
| 21 Jul 24+8d | Curragh | Newbridge Silverware Sprint Handicap | 10/12 | 1¼ | 8-6 | 65 | 58A | 53A | Jamie Powell | 50/1 |
| 13 Jul 24+63d | Navan | Castle Arch Hotel Handicap | 18/18 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 68 | 56C | 52A | Jamie Powell | 25/1 |
| 11 May 24+197d | Naas | Declan Landy Fencing Handicap | 8/14 | shd | 8-4 | 69 | 72C | 63A | Jamie Powell | 66/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Oct 23+20d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Book Now Nursery Handicap | 10/10 | 5½ | 9-3 | 74 | 61C | 25C | Jamie Powell | 12/1 |
| 07 Oct 23+23d | Curragh | Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden | 8/13 | 2 | 8-13 | — | 69C | 62A | Dean Curran | 50/1 |
| 14 Sep 23+18d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden | 4/7 | ½ | 8-12 | — | 99A | 59B | Dean Curran | 28/1 |
| 27 Aug 23 | Naas | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden | 6/11 | ¾ | 8-12 | — | 69A | 60A | Dean Curran | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Valentino Express won?
- Valentino Express (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2023 and 2024.
- Who trained Valentino Express?
- Valentino Express (IRE) was trained by D J Bunyan on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 31 August 2024.
- Who is Valentino Express's sire?
- Valentino Express (IRE) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Signora Valentina (IRE), whose sire is Henrythenavigator.
- What is Valentino Express's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 31 August 2024. The highest on record is 74.
- What is Valentino Express's sire's record?
- Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,030 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
- Who are Valentino Express's siblings?
- Out of Signora Valentina (IRE), Valentino Express (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: American Star (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (American Star (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.