How many races has Valgrand (FR) won?

Valgrand (FR) won 3 of 10 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 30%. Placed 5 times in total (50% of starts).

Who trained Valgrand (FR)?

Valgrand (FR) was trained by Dan Skelton on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 12 April 2025.

Who is Valgrand (FR)'s sire?

Valgrand (FR) is by Bathyrhon (GER) out of Valaway (FR), whose sire is Gold Away.

What going does Valgrand (FR) prefer?

Valgrand (FR) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Valgrand (FR)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 132, from the run on 12 April 2025. The highest on record is 140.

Who are Valgrand (FR)'s siblings?

Out of Valaway (FR), Valgrand (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Vaugeoise (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Valgrand (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2025) · Last trainer Dan Skelton · Last owner Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Grand

by Bathyrhon (GER) out of Valaway (FR) (Gold Away)

10 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2023

As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 12 Apr 2025 — 558 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Apr 2025 3 wins · Cheltenham, Bangor-on-Dee & Uttoxeter Last raced off OR 132

KTB Profile

Valgrand won three of ten starts on turf between Oct 2023 and Apr 2025. His biggest success came in the Grade 2 Sky Bet Novices Hurdle at Cheltenham in Oct 2024 on good ground over 1m5f to 2m when rated 118. He also won a Class 4 novices hurdle at Bangor-on-Dee on good ground over 2m1f to 2m4f and a maiden hurdle at Uttoxeter on soft ground over 1m5f to 2m both in May 2024. The gelding aged 6 at his last run in Apr 2025 finished off an official rating of 132 at Ayr which was 8lb below his highest ever mark of 140.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak

3–10Wins / Runs
30%Strike rate
5 (50%)Placed
−3.31£1 level staken=10 at SP
1.17Fair A/E n=10 · 1.00 incl. margin
140Highest OR
59dAvg between runs

Official rating132↓ 8lb off peak

132 118–140

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cheltenham, 13 Dec 2024

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 →

Jumps 9 figures · best 147^C · median 108

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft	5	122^B	93	—
Good	3	147^C	126	—
Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	4	122^B	87	—
1m5f – 2m	4	126^A	113	—
2m5f – 3m	1	—	—	—

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 136^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 13 Dec 2024 Official rating 132 at the last run, 12 Apr 2025

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 →

Jumps 9 figures · best 156^B · median 136

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft	5	143^A	136	—
Good	3	156^B	136	—
Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	4	143^A	132.5	—
1m5f – 2m	4	156^B	141	—
2m5f – 3m	1	—	—	—

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 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 from 6 analysed runs since Oct 2024

Held up 2 (33%) · 0 wins
Led 2 (33%) · 1 win
Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Bathyrhon (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 1,167 runs since Jan 2008 (186 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Good to Firm	19	2	10.5%	−1.8	—
Good	219	23	10.5%	−1.8	2 from 3
Good to Soft	196	27	13.8%	+1.5	0 from 6
Soft	385	46	11.9%	−0.4	1 from 1
Heavy	304	42	13.8%	+1.5	—
Standard (AW)	39	3	7.7%	−4.6	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
1m – 1m1f	14	0	0%	−12.3	—
1m2f – 1m4f	85	6	7.1%	−5.2	—
1m5f – 2m	258	37	14.3%	+2	2 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f	618	79	12.8%	+0.5	1 from 4
2m5f – 3m	169	16	9.5%	−2.8	0 from 1
Over 3m	23	5	21.7%	+9.4	—

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

Valaway (FR) (Gold Away)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Vaugeoise (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m2f.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Vaugeoise (FR)	5	1	2m2f	—
Virandar (FR)	1	0	—	—
Valamix (FR)	3	0	—	—
Valzoe (FR)	8	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good to Soft	6	0	0%	−6.00
Good	3	2	67%	+2.25
Soft	1	1	100%	+0.44

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 1	5	1	20%	−1.00
Class 3	2	0	0%	−2.00
Class 4	2	2	100%	+0.69
Class 2	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Cheltenham	5	1	20%	−1.00
Ayr	1	0	0%	−1.00
Kempton	1	0	0%	−1.00
Bangor-on-Dee	1	1	100%	+0.25
Uttoxeter	1	1	100%	+0.44
Aintree	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m5f – 2m	5	2	40%	+0.44
2m1f – 2m4f	4	1	25%	−2.75
2m5f – 3m	1	0	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Harry Skelton	9	3	33%	−2.31
Fergus Gillard	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2025	2	0	0%	−2.00
2024	7	3	43%	−0.31
2023	1	0	0%	−1.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hurdle	8	3	38%	−1.31
NH Flat	2	0	0%	−2.00

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
12 Apr 25+29d	Ayr	Coral Scottish Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Handy early - came down at the 2nd	F/12	—	11-0	132	—	—	Harry Skelton	10/1
14 Mar 25+77d	Cheltenham	William Hill County Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 16 ran Held up towards the back - urged forward before two out - unable to close - finished well beaten in 15th	15/16	shd	10-10	134	81^B	126^A	Harry Skelton	8/1
27 Dec 24+14d	Kempton	Ladbrokes 'Gaffer Of All Accas' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled towards the back of the pack early - already found wanting by the home bend - dropped away steadily from two out - finished well beaten in 7th	7/8	8	11-11	137	60^B	112^A	Fergus Gillard	15/2
13 Dec 24+28d	Cheltenham	Catesby Estates Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Settled in the pack close to the rail - hindered a touch when rival fell 3 out - lost ground on the approach before the last - well held in 10th	10/14	5	12-0	139	93^B	136^A	Harry Skelton	9/2
15 Nov 24+21d	Cheltenham	Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Hyde Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 5 ran Disputed lead - lost advantage 2 out and found little through the bend - kept on at one speed - well held in second	2/5	11	11-7	140	147^C	136^C	Harry Skelton	5/6F
25 Oct 24+150d	Cheltenham	Sky Bet Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Sharp Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran Set the pace from the off - opened up a big advantage entering the straight and drifted right without losing ground - stayed strong to extend the margin to the line in taking style	1/6		11-2	118	126^A	156^B	Harry Skelton	3/1
28 May 24+24d	Bangor-on-Dee	Minimum 50,000 Tote Placepot Everyday Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 7 ran	1/7		11-10	—	67^C	129^A	Harry Skelton	1/4F
04 May 24+21d	Uttoxeter	Carlsberg Danish Pilsner 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran	1/10		11-6	—	108^A	139^A	Harry Skelton	4/9F
13 Apr 24+168d	Aintree	Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 18 ran	4/18	1½	11-4	—	122^B	143^A	Harry Skelton	15/2
28 Oct 23	Cheltenham	Cheltenham & South West Racing Club Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran	2/15	2¼	11-1	—	118^B	143^A	Harry Skelton	10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Valgrand (FR) won?: Valgrand (FR) won 3 of 10 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 30%. Placed 5 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Valgrand (FR)?: Valgrand (FR) was trained by Dan Skelton on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 12 April 2025.
Who is Valgrand (FR)'s sire?: Valgrand (FR) is by Bathyrhon (GER) out of Valaway (FR), whose sire is Gold Away.
What going does Valgrand (FR) prefer?: Valgrand (FR) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Valgrand (FR)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 132, from the run on 12 April 2025. The highest on record is 140.
What is Valgrand (FR)'s sire's record?: Bathyrhon (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 1,167 runs since Jan 2008 (186 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Valgrand (FR)'s siblings?: Out of Valaway (FR), Valgrand (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Vaugeoise (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m2f. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 6 analysed runs since Oct 2024

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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