How many races has Valvano (IRE) won?

Valvano (IRE) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 6 times in total (46.2% of starts).

Who trains Valvano (IRE)?

Valvano (IRE) is trained by Ralph Beckett, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.

Who is Valvano (IRE)'s sire?

Valvano (IRE) is by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Vuela (GB), whose sire is Duke Of Marmalade.

What is Valvano (IRE)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 17 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.

What is Valvano (IRE)'s sire's record?

Night Of Thunder (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,069 runs since Jan 2008 (562 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.

Who are Valvano (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of Vuela (GB), Valvano (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Valsad (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Valsad (IRE)). The wins came over 1m½f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Valvano (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Ralph Beckett · Owner Valmont

by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Vuela (GB) (Duke Of Marmalade)

13 runs · 11 courses · from Oct 2023

As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

2 wins · Southwell (AW) & Nottingham Ran 3 days ago · 12th of 20 Last raced off OR 101

KTB Profile

Valvano is 2 from 13 with six places. Both wins came on a first visit to the course, at Nottingham over 1m to 1m1f on heavy ground in Oct 2023 and at Southwell over 6f to 7f on standard going in Aug 2026. The gelding usually led. He last ran at Ascot in Oct 2026, finishing 12 of 20 in the Balmoral Handicap Stakes off a mark of 101.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance OR at career high

2–13Wins / Runs
15.4%Strike rate
6 (46.2%)Placed
−5.27£1 level staken=13 at SP
0.75Fair A/E n=13 · 0.64 incl. margin
101Highest OR
91dAvg between runs

Official rating101At career-high mark

101 94–101

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 120 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 16 Aug 2026

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 13 figures · best 120^B · median 101

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
Good	4	109^A	70.5	2 · 109 / 85
Soft	3	113^C	105	—
Standard (AW)	2	120^B	103.5	1 · —
Good to Soft	2	117^C	105	1 · —
Heavy	2	101^C	89.5	1 · —

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f	6	117^C	94	3 · 117 / 101
1m2f – 1m4f	5	113^C	93	—
6f – 7f	2	120^B	114.5	2 · 120 / 114.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 21 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 112^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 16 Aug 2026 Official rating 101 at the last run, 17 Oct 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 13 figures · best 112^A · median 97

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
Good	4	97^A	91	2 · 97 / 91.5
Soft	3	102^A	102	—
Standard (AW)	2	112^A	106	1 · —
Good to Soft	2	102^A	93	1 · —
Heavy	2	110^A	102	1 · —

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f	6	110^A	101	3 · 110 / 102
1m2f – 1m4f	5	102^A	96	—
6f – 7f	2	112^A	99	2 · 112 / 99

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 21 Oct 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 11 analysed runs

Midfield 4 (36%) · 0 wins
Held up 3 (27%) · 1 win
Prominent 3 (27%) · 0 wins
Led 1 (9%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Night Of Thunder (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,069 runs since Jan 2008 (562 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	4	2	50%	+33.7	—
Good to Firm	831	154	18.5%	+2.2	—
Good	1,220	199	16.3%	0	0 from 4
Good to Soft	580	92	15.9%	−0.4	0 from 2
Soft	701	119	17%	+0.7	0 from 3
Heavy	215	36	16.7%	+0.4	1 from 2
Standard (AW)	1,518	224	14.8%	−1.5	1 from 2

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	382	60	15.7%	−0.6	—
6f – 7f	2,111	372	17.6%	+1.3	1 from 2
1m – 1m1f	1,360	206	15.1%	−1.2	1 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f	1,001	171	17.1%	+0.8	0 from 5
1m5f – 2m	157	11	7%	−9.3	—
2m1f – 2m4f	47	5	10.6%	−5.7	—
2m5f – 3m	9	1	11.1%	−5.2	—
Over 3m	2	0	0%	−16.3	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Vuela (GB) (Duke Of Marmalade)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Valsad (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m½f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Valsad (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Valsad (IRE)	18	4	1m3½f–2m	Class 2
Battista (IRE)	6	1	1m½f	Class 5
Hengist Pod (IRE)	6	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good	4	0	0%	−4.00
Soft	3	0	0%	−3.00
Standard (AW)	2	1	50%	+4.00
Good to Soft	2	0	0%	−2.00
Heavy	2	1	50%	−0.27

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 2	7	0	0%	−7.00
Class 3	3	1	33%	+3.00
Class 1	1	0	0%	−1.00
Class 4	1	0	0%	−1.00
Class 5	1	1	100%	+0.73

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Doncaster	3	0	0%	−3.00
Ascot	1	0	0%	−1.00
Redcar	1	0	0%	−1.00
Southwell (AW)	1	1	100%	+5.00
Yarmouth	1	0	0%	−1.00
Epsom Downs	1	0	0%	−1.00
Goodwood	1	0	0%	−1.00
York	1	0	0%	−1.00
Salisbury	1	0	0%	−1.00
Kempton (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Nottingham	1	1	100%	+0.73

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m – 1m1f	6	1	17%	−4.27
1m2f – 1m4f	5	0	0%	−5.00
6f – 7f	2	1	50%	+4.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hector Crouch	12	2	17%	−4.27
Oisin Orr	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	11	2	18%	−3.27
Tongue tie + blinkers	1	0	0%	−1.00
Cheekpieces	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2026	4	1	25%	+2.00
2025	4	0	0%	−4.00
2024	4	0	0%	−4.00
2023	1	1	100%	+0.73

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
17 Oct 26+14d	Ascot	Balmoral Handicap Stakes (sponsored By Qatar Racing) Class 2 · 8f · Good · 20 ran Kept to far flank - among the backmarkers early - pushed 2f out - gradual progress over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong without threatening - finished 12th	12/20	shd	9-3	101	61^C	97^A	Hector Crouch	28/1
03 Oct 26+48d	Redcar	John Smith's Ebf Stallions Guisborough Stakes (Listed Race) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 8 ran Settled in the pack's midfield - urged along 2f out but never made an impression - finished 7th	7/8	¾	9-2	101	109^A	86^A	Oisin Orr	9/4F
16 Aug 26+141d	Southwell (AW)	Coopers Marquees Handicap Stakes Class 3 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran Held up towards the back of the pack - progress made approaching the last two furlongs moving left and finding a path between rivals - hit the front inside the final furlong - pushed out and finished going away well - clear-cut winner	1/13		9-12	95	120^B	112^A	Hector Crouch	5/1
28 Mar 26+154d	Doncaster	William Hill Lincoln (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Class 2 · 8f · Good To Soft · 21 ran Settled with the pack early - roused along approaching final 2f - progressed steadily inside final furlong after moving left - stayed on without threatening the front end - finished sixth beaten 2.5 lengths	6/21	shd	9-4	96	117^C	102^A	Hector Crouch	10/1
25 Oct 25+38d	Doncaster	William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap (Str) Class 3 · 8f · Heavy · 14 ran Settled in the pack early - urged forward to loom into contention over 2f out - briefly disputed the lead before the last - held no more inside final furlong finishing third	3/14	1	10-1	96	101^C	110^A	Hector Crouch	7/2
17 Sep 25+102d	Yarmouth	Goffs Two Million Series Handicap Class 3 · 9f · Soft · 9 ran Took a strong hold early - tracked the front group - boxed in with 2f to run - moved left and driven on inside the final furlong - found room to share second briefly then stayed on for third	3/9	hd	10-1	94	101^A	102^A	Hector Crouch	16/5
07 Jun 25+35d	Epsom Downs	Encore Lifestyle Northern Dancer Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 12f · Good · 14 ran Set the pace early - lost command approaching 3f out - dropped away rapidly thereafter to finish well beaten	13/14	29	9-6	97	1^C	82^C	Hector Crouch	7/2
03 May 25+175d	Goodwood	Future Of Racehorse Ownership At racingclub.com Handicap Class 2 · 10f · Good · 11 ran Settled midfield early - improved into contention over 3f from home - stayed on inside the last but couldn't reach the leaders - finished fourth beaten 4.5 lengths	4/11	nk	9-9	97	80^A	96^A	Hector Crouch	4/1
09 Nov 24+28d	Doncaster	Virgin Bet November Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Soft · 23 ran Took strong hold early - settled towards the back of the pack - made progress from 3f out - closed on the front-runners with 2f left - drifted right approaching the final furlong - stayed on but couldn't reach those in front	5/23	1	9-1	97	105^C	96^A	Hector Crouch	9/2F
12 Oct 24+29d	York	Coral 'Daily Rewards Shaker' Handicap Class 2 · 10.5f · Soft · 13 ran Sat close to the front group early - pushed along past the 2f marker in pursuit of the pacesetter - edged out of second inside the final furlong - finished third with nothing more to give	3/13	2	9-2	97	113^C	102^A	Hector Crouch	13/2
13 Sep 24+160d	Salisbury	Graham Daish Memorial British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 10f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Sat handy on the rail behind the front-runner - asked for effort with 2f remaining - stayed on at one level to finish third	3/6	½	9-11	97	93^A	84^B	Hector Crouch	4/6F
06 Apr 24+171d	Kempton (AW)	Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily British EBF Conditions Stakes Class 2 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 5 ran	2/5	2	9-6	—	87^C	100^B	Hector Crouch	13/2
18 Oct 23	Nottingham	British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8.5f · Heavy · 6 ran	1/6		9-7	—	78^A	94^B	Hector Crouch	8/11F

Quick answers

How many races has Valvano (IRE) won?: Valvano (IRE) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 6 times in total (46.2% of starts).
Who trains Valvano (IRE)?: Valvano (IRE) is trained by Ralph Beckett, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
Who is Valvano (IRE)'s sire?: Valvano (IRE) is by Night Of Thunder (IRE) out of Vuela (GB), whose sire is Duke Of Marmalade.
What is Valvano (IRE)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 17 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Valvano (IRE)'s sire's record?: Night Of Thunder (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 5,069 runs since Jan 2008 (562 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7% from 157.
Who are Valvano (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of Vuela (GB), Valvano (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Valsad (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Valsad (IRE)). The wins came over 1m½f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 11 analysed runs

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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