Horse profile
Valor Spirit (IRE)
14 runs · 12 courses · from Apr 2025
As at 10 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO
Last run 4 Nov 2026 · 6th of 11
Last raced off OR 66
KTB Profile
Valor Spirit (IRE) is yet to win from 14 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 4 at Ripon (Jul 2026). Last raced off 66, 8lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Apr 2025 · updated 10 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 8lb off peak
- 0–14Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (21.4%)Placed
- −14.00£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=14 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 74Highest OR
- 22dBetween runs (median)longest 217 d
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.
Official rating66↓ 8lb off peak
66
66–74
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 95
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 10 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 91A | 76 | 3 runs · 91 / 75 |
| Soft | 2 | 95A | 94.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 84B | 57 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 10 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 8 | 95A | 85 | 4 runs · 95 / 87.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 94A | 80.5 | 2 runs · 91 / 83 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 runs · as at 10 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 13 analysed runs since Apr 2025
- Held up 6 (46%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 5 (38%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (15%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 3,550 runs since Mar 2021 (352 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 100.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 40 | 3 | 7.5% | −1.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 697 | 68 | 9.8% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 801 | 63 | 7.9% | −0.8 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 360 | 39 | 10.8% | +2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 337 | 33 | 9.8% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 100 | 5 | 5% | −3.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,215 | 99 | 8.1% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,152 | 127 | 11% | +2.3 | 0 from 8 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,983 | 156 | 7.9% | −0.8 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 333 | 20 | 6% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 57 | 5 | 8.8% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +3.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −2.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2021 · as at 9 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Air Force One (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–5½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Air Force One (IRE)).
Family form: Oxbridge (IRE) won at Southwell (AW), 17 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force One (IRE) | 22 | 6 | 5f–5½f | Listed |
| Oxbridge (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Philly Special (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Orr | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| David Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Kiely-Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ethan Tindall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Garritty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Gray | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warren Fentiman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Nov 26+15d | Musselburgh | Veronika Walker: Moments That Matter Handicap Stakes Showed in front by a slim margin early - passed over 1f out and faded tamely - finished 6th | 6/11 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 66 | 95A | 70A | Paul Mulrennan | 16/1 |
| 20 Oct 26+42d | Newcastle (AW) | Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Stakes rear of the field early - pushed along 2f out - faded inside the final furlong to finish 11th | 11/13 | ½ | 9-9 | 69 | 88B | 69A | Oisin Orr | 11/1 |
| 08 Sep 26+52d | Catterick | Rmg Proudly Supports Teenage Cancer Trust Handicap Stakes Slow to build early pace and off the back - made ground into contention approaching final furlong - asked for effort and boxed in around 110 yards out - found room and finished well - unable to reach front runners | 4/9 | ½ | 9-6 | 69 | 87A | 78A | David Nolan | 33/1 |
| 18 Jul 26+29d | Ripon | Simon's 20 Year Heart Transplant Anniversary Maiden Stakes (gbb Race) Drifted right at the start - fighting for the bridle early - hit the front - roused and overtaken over 2f out - ran on over 1f out - moved into second in the final furlong but never got competitive with a clear-cut winner | 2/4 | 5½ | 9-7 | 69 | 75C | 74B | Paul Mulrennan | 2/1 |
| 19 Jun 26+22d | Redcar | Come Racing On Ladies' Day Tomorrow Maiden Handicap Sat close to the pace early - lost touch with the front group over 2f out - dropped away in the closing stages to finish sixth | 6/9 | hd | 9-5 | 70 | 44B | 67A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 7/2 |
| 28 May 26+217d | Ripon | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Shared front spot early - roused to the front approaching 2f out - stayed on but caught close home to finish second by three quarters of a length | 2/11 | ¾ | 9-8 | 68 | 91A | 93A | Paul Mulrennan | 9/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Oct 25+23d | Nottingham | PricedUp Nursery Tracked front pack on the far flank - pushed along with 2f left - lost ground inside final furlong - finished 5th | 5/12 | 2¾ | 9-2 | 70 | 85A | 66A | Ethan Tindall | 5/1 |
| 30 Sep 25+18d | Ayr | Weddings At Western House Hotel Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Sat just off the front trio in third - held that spot into the closing stages - lost momentum in the last furlong - finished 2.5 lengths back in third | 3/8 | ¾ | 9-7 | 70 | 94A | 76A | Jack Garritty | 15/2 |
| 12 Sep 25+19d | Doncaster | Tanbry Construction 'Confined' Nursery Settled towards the near rail - tracking the pacesetter into the race - urged for effort by halfway - dropped away rapidly with 2f left - eventually well held in 14th | 14/15 | ¾ | 8-10 | 72 | 70C | 57A | Shane Gray | 33/1 |
| 24 Aug 25+12d | Beverley | John William Phillips Memorial Nursery Held up towards the back - boxed in with 2f left - lost placings a furlong out - finished strongly to move up into second close home but eased back to third in the closing strides | 3/7 | ½ | 8-10 | 72 | 84B | 81A | Cam Hardie | 28/1 |
| 12 Aug 25+16d | Carlisle | PricedUp Nursery Settled fourth early - driven approaching final two furlongs - moved into third inside final furlong - stayed on for third without threatening the front two | 3/5 | 2¼ | 8-13 | 74 | 76C | 69B | Warren Fentiman | 7/4F |
| 27 Jul 25+92d | Pontefract | British EBF Stallion Studs Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - still with lots of work needed inside final furlong - asked for effort and responded - snatched second right on the line | 2/11 | 2 | 9-7 | — | 86A | 78A | Oisin Orr | 13/2 |
| 26 Apr 25+22d | Ripon | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Sat behind leader - pushed along with two furlongs left and stayed on at same speed - edged out for second near the line | 3/5 | 1 | 9-7 | — | 78C | 78B | Oisin Orr | 9/1 |
| 04 Apr 25 | Leicester | British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - pushed along to make late progress inside final furlong - stayed on but unable to get to the front pair finishing 3rd beaten 2¾ lengths | 3/6 | 2½ | 9-7 | — | 30A | 78B | Oisin Orr | 9/4 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Valor Spirit won?
- Valor Spirit (IRE) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (21.4% of starts).
- Who trains Valor Spirit?
- Valor Spirit (IRE) is trained by Bryan Smart, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 November 2026.
- Who is Valor Spirit's sire?
- Valor Spirit (IRE) is by Ardad (IRE) out of Great Dame (IRE), whose sire is Dandy Man.
- What is Valor Spirit's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 4 November 2026. The highest on record is 74.
- What is Valor Spirit's sire's record?
- Ardad (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 3,550 runs since Mar 2021 (352 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 100.
- Who are Valor Spirit's siblings?
- Out of Great Dame (IRE), Valor Spirit (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Air Force One (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Air Force One (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–5½f. As at Nov 2026.