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Horse profile

Vallon Du Plessis (FR)

6yo gelding · Trainer Tom Dreaper · Owner Mrs Bridget Dillon Seamus Domegan
by Kitkou (FR) out of Diva Du Grand Val (FR) (Great Pretender)
8 runs · 3 courses · from Jan 2025
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 21 Mar 2026 · 7th of 9 Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Vallon Du Plessis is a gelding by Kitkou out of Diva Du Grand Val who is yet to win from eight starts on turf. He has raced exclusively on soft or heavy ground, with five runs at Punchestown, two at Navan and one at Naas. His usual style is held up, which he showed in all six analysed runs. Aged 6 at his last run in Mar 2026, he finished 7 of 9 in the Kilberry Handicap Chase at Navan off an official rating of 81.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Jan 2025 · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 6 figures · best 58C · median 33
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Heavy558C472 runs · 51 / 35
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m458C491 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f219C61 run · —

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 12 Jan 2026 Official rating 81 at the last run, 21 Mar 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 108C · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Heavy6108C93.53 runs · 98 / 81
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4108C93.51 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f3103C982 runs · 98 / 89.5

Of 8 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 · 7 figures from 8 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 8 analysed runs since Jan 2025

  • Held up 7 (88%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kitkou (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 141 runs since May 2020 (23 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm11100%+89.4—
Good2214.5%−6.1—
Good to Soft27518.5%+7.9—
Soft48612.5%+1.90 from 1
Heavy4224.8%−5.80 from 7
Standard (AW)100%−10.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−10.6—
1m2f – 1m4f800%−10.6—
1m5f – 2m3239.4%−1.20 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f60711.7%+1.10 from 3
2m5f – 3m2926.9%−3.70 from 1
Over 3m11327.3%+16.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2020 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Diva Du Grand Val (FR) (Great Pretender)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 5 0 0% −5.00
Navan 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Conor Stone-Walsh 4 0 0% −4.00
Ivan Ryan 2 0 0% −2.00
Keith Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Harvey 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
21 Mar 26+13d Navan Kilberry Handicap Chase 2m1f · Soft To Heavy · 9 ran Held up towards the back - error at 3rd - unable to challenge from 3 out and dropped away 7/9 5½ 10-0 8119C81C Conor Stone-Walsh 66/1
08 Mar 26+28d Naas BAR 1 Betting 'Completely Free 5 Euro Bet Online Every Day At Cheltenham' Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m½f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along in 8th two out - unable to close - well held in 7th 7/10 7 10-13 8451C79C Conor Stone-Walsh 33/1
08 Feb 26+27d Navan Gibney's Of Malahide Handicap Hurdle 2m6f · Heavy · 11 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along with nothing left 3 out - eased and pulled up before the final flight PU/11 — 10-1 85—— Conor Stone-Walsh 33/1
12 Jan 26+322d Punchestown Matchbook Betting Exchange Novice Handicap Hurdle 2m3½f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran Held up towards the back - driven into better position after 2 out to be 7th at the last - stayed on at one speed to finish 6th 6/16 ¾ 10-1 85—98A Conor Stone-Walsh 100/1
2025 · 4 runs
24 Feb 25+21d Punchestown 50,000 Euros BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m½f · Heavy · 11 ran Well to the rear throughout and no involvement at any stage 10/11 25 10-11 —58C95C Ivan Ryan 200/1
03 Feb 25+7d Punchestown Ladbrokes 'Big Value You Can Bet On' Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 22 ran Held up at the back - down in 22nd after the 4th - lost touch after 2 out and always struggling 20/22 6½ 11-5 —47C92C Ivan Ryan 200/1
27 Jan 25+15d Punchestown 50,000 BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 16 ran Held up at back of field - lost touch after 3 out - finished well adrift 16/16 36 11-12 —12C108C Keith Donoghue 300/1
12 Jan 25 Punchestown Sky Bet Acca Freeze Maiden Hurdle 2m1f · Soft · 21 ran Held up at the back of the field - lost touch with the pack before 3 out - dropped away well beaten at the finish 20/21 16 11-12 —-7C103C Ben Harvey 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Vallon Du Plessis won?
Vallon Du Plessis (FR) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Vallon Du Plessis?
Vallon Du Plessis (FR) is trained by Tom Dreaper, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 March 2026.
Who is Vallon Du Plessis's sire?
Vallon Du Plessis (FR) is by Kitkou (FR) out of Diva Du Grand Val (FR), whose sire is Great Pretender.
What is Vallon Du Plessis's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 21 March 2026. The highest on record is 85.
What is Vallon Du Plessis's sire's record?
Kitkou (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 141 runs since May 2020 (23 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from January 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.