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Horse profile

Valzan (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2018) · Last trainer Rebecca Menzies · Last owner Mary Thackray
by Zanzibari (USA) out of Victory Road (FR) (Grape Tree Road)
15 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2015
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Apr 2018 — 3,110 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2018 · 8th of 14 Won at Auteuil (FR) Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile

Valzan (FR) is 1 from 15. Hasn't won since May 2016. Last raced off 99, 26lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 26lb off peak
Official rating99↓ 26lb off peak
99 99–125

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 81 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Ayr, 22 Dec 2017

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 3 figures · best 81A · median 48
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft248C42—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f248C42—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 109A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 22 Dec 2017 Official rating 99 at the last run, 23 Apr 2018

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 5 figures · best 109A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft399C99—
Heavy2109A97—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3109A99—
2m1f – 2m4f299C98.5—

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 1,311 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).

Strongest on good going: 14.2% from 225. Weakest on heavy going: 5.3% from 171.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm700%−9.2—
Good2253214.2%+5—
Good to Soft205157.3%−1.9—
Soft3623810.5%+1.31 from 10
Heavy17195.3%−3.90 from 5
Standard (AW)341277.9%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f49918.4%+9.2—
6f – 7f199178.5%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f309278.7%−0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f298258.4%−0.8—
1m5f – 2m1601610%+0.8—
2m1f – 2m4f237208.4%−0.81 from 11
2m5f – 3m54611.1%+1.90 from 4
Over 3m5120%+10.8—

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
Victory Road (FR) (Grape Tree Road)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Victordina (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m2f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Victordina (FR)611m2f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 10 1 10% −6.80
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 7 1 14% −3.80
Ayr 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Enghien (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 1 9% −7.80
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tony Kelly 5 0 0% −5.00
David Cottin 5 1 20% −1.80
Geoffrey Re 2 0 0% −2.00
Nathan Moscrop 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Maxime Camus 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 6 1 17% −2.80
Cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 4 1 25% −0.80
2015 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 9 1 11% −5.80
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00

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
2018 · 4 runs
23 Apr 18+8d Hexham Totesport.com Try A Trifecta Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 14 ran 8/14 26 11-7 99—99C Nathan Moscrop 25/1
15 Apr 18+74d Newcastle Vertem Very Different Stockbrokers Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 5 ran PU/5 — 10-8 99—— Tony Kelly 5/1
31 Jan 18+29d Ayr Only 1,000 Racing UK Free Trials Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Heavy · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-0 103—— Tony Kelly 10/1
02 Jan 18+11d Ayr Biggest Ever Jumps Season On Racinguk Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Heavy · 10 ran 9/10 12 11-0 105—85C Tony Kelly 20/1
2017 · 4 runs
22 Dec 17+47d Ayr Racing UK Jump To It Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Heavy · 10 ran 7/10 6 11-10 11381A109A Tony Kelly 40/1
05 Nov 17+17d Carlisle Watch Racinguk On The Go Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 40 10-12 12036C98C Tony Kelly 100/1
19 Oct 17+189d Carlisle Watch Racing UK On BT TV Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 63 10-12 12548C99C Conor O'Farrell 14/1
13 Apr 17+302d Auteuil (FR) Prix du Barry (Chase) (Claimer) (5yo+) (Turf) 18.5f · Very Soft · 12 ran 6/12 hd 11-3 ——— David Cottin 13/5F
2016 · 4 runs
15 Jun 16+19d Auteuil (FR) Prix Katko (Chase) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 21.5f · Very Soft · 6 ran 5/6 30 11-1 ——— David Cottin 2/1
27 May 16+30d Auteuil (FR) Prix Caldarium (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18.5f · Very Soft · 6 ran 1/6 10-10 ——— David Cottin 11/5
27 Apr 16+10d Auteuil (FR) Prix Maguelonne (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran 4/9 2 10-8 ——— Geoffrey Re 44/5
17 Apr 16+144d Auteuil (FR) Prix de Marsan - RFM (Hurdle) () (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 5 ran 4/5 20 10-8 ——— Geoffrey Re 157/10
2015 · 3 runs
25 Nov 15+15d Auteuil (FR) Prix Chalet (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 4 ran 2/4 15 10-8 ——— David Cottin 18/5
10 Nov 15+141d Enghien (FR) Prix Lycoming (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 8 ran 7/8 2½ 10-3 ——— Maxime Camus 81/10
22 Jun 15 Auteuil (FR) Prix Frascati (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 17.5f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 2½ 10-7 ——— David Cottin 237/10

Quick answers

How many races has Valzan won?
Valzan (FR) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2015 and 2018, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 2 times in total (13.3% of starts).
Who trained Valzan?
Valzan (FR) was trained by Rebecca Menzies on the most recent run on record, at Hexham on 23 April 2018.
Who is Valzan's sire?
Valzan (FR) is by Zanzibari (USA) out of Victory Road (FR), whose sire is Grape Tree Road.
What going does Valzan prefer?
Valzan (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Valzan's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 23 April 2018. The highest on record is 125.
What is Valzan's sire's record?
Zanzibari (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 1,311 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 14.2% from 225. Weakest on heavy going: 5.3% from 171.
Who are Valzan's siblings?
Out of Victory Road (FR), Valzan (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Victordina (FR) (1). The wins came over 1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2015. 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.