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Horse profile

Valiance (USA)

3yo gelding (at last run, May 2007) · Last trainer John Gosden · Last owner Hrh Princess Haya Of Jordan
by Horse Chestnut (SAF) out of Victoria Cross (IRE) (Mark Of Esteem)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Jul 2006
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 May 2007 — 7,110 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2007 · 3rd of 6 Won at Lingfield (AW) Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile

Valiance (USA) is 1 from 4, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2006.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

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 78C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 18 Aug 2006 Official rating 96 at the last run, 11 May 2007

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 78C · median 62
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good278C63.5—
Standard (AW)275C59.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f378C75—
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
Horse Chestnut (SAF)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.9% of 159 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+43.1—
Good to Firm1900%−6.9—
Good4025%−1.90 from 2
Good to Soft1915.3%−1.6—
Soft1700%−6.9—
Heavy400%−6.9—
Standard (AW)58712.1%+5.21 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2314.3%−2.61 from 3
1m – 1m1f70811.4%+4.50 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f3925.1%−1.8—
1m5f – 2m1900%−6.9—
2m1f – 2m4f700%−6.9—
2m5f – 3m100%−6.9—

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
Victoria Cross (IRE) (Mark Of Esteem)

9 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Bronze Cannon (USA) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Bronze Cannon (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bronze Cannon (USA)1461m–1m4fGroup 2
Across The Stars (IRE)1821m4fGroup 2
Elusive Award (USA)5527f—
Unyielding (GB)1011m—
Bravestofthebrave (USA)511m3fClass 5
Crimson Ribbon (USA)611m4fClass 4
Valiant Girl (GB)511m1fClass 5
Crimean Queen (GB)50——
Cross Pattee (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +4.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 2 1 50% +4.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 1 33% +3.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Havlin 2 1 50% +4.00
Jimmy Fortune 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 3 1 33% +3.00

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
2007 · 1 run
11 May 07+181d Hamilton Mitie Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 6f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 7 8-9 9649C Robert Havlin 7/2
2006 · 3 runs
11 Nov 06+85d Lingfield (AW) HBLB Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 8f · Standard · 4 ran 3/4 1¼ 9-0 —44C Jimmy Fortune 1/5F
18 Aug 06+23d Newbury Linda Alexander Washington Singer Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 1¼ 9-0 —78C Jimmy Fortune 4/1
26 Jul 06 Lingfield (AW) Racing At Folkestone Median Auction Maiden Stks (Div2) (AWT) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-3 —75C Robert Havlin 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Valiance won?
Valiance (USA) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2006 and 2007, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Valiance?
Valiance (USA) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Hamilton on 11 May 2007.
Who is Valiance's sire?
Valiance (USA) is by Horse Chestnut (SAF) out of Victoria Cross (IRE), whose sire is Mark Of Esteem.
What is Valiance's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 11 May 2007. That is also the highest on record.
What is Valiance's sire's record?
Horse Chestnut (SAF)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.9% of 159 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Valiance's siblings?
Out of Victoria Cross (IRE), Valiance (USA) has 9 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Bronze Cannon (USA) (6). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Bronze Cannon (USA)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2006. 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.