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Horse profile

Van Ness (IRE)

12yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2011) · Last trainer G T H Bailey · Last owner R S Hunnisett
by Hubbly Bubbly (USA) out of Brown Trout (IRE) (Beau Charmeur)
29 runs · 15 courses · from Feb 2005
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Apr 2011 — 5,677 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2011 · 6th of 22 4 wins · 4 courses New yard Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile

Van Ness (IRE) is 4 from 29. Hasn't won since Mar 2010.

Based on 29 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
Official rating106↓ 7lb off peak
106 95–113

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 111B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 12 Mar 2010 Official rating 106 at the last run, 7 Apr 2011

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 28 figures · best 125A · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft8119C102.5—
Good7125A108—
Heavy6115C97—
Good to Soft4117A105.5—
Good to Firm2110C99.5—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m15119C106—
2m1f – 2m4f9125A105—
Over 3m399C92—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 29 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 · 28 figures from 29 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
Hubbly Bubbly (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 489 runs since Jan 2008 (56 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−7.40 from 1
Good to Firm5323.8%−3.61 from 2
Good141117.8%+0.42 from 8
Good to Soft9899.2%+1.81 from 4
Soft128107.8%+0.40 from 8
Heavy6146.6%−0.80 from 6
Standard (AW)200%−7.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−7.4—
1m5f – 2m9277.6%+0.20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f148128.1%+0.72 from 9
2m5f – 3m172116.4%−12 from 15
Over 3m7667.9%+0.50 from 4

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Brown Trout (IRE) (Beau Charmeur)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Brown Bubble (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Good 8 2 25% −0.09
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +0.00
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +11.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 3 2 67% +7.00
Class 4 2 1 50% −0.09
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 4 0 0% −4.00
Thurles 4 0 0% −4.00
Fairyhouse 4 0 0% −4.00
Aintree 3 0 0% −3.00
Sandown 3 1 33% −1.09
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 1 1 100% +3.00
Hereford 1 1 100% +5.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Tralee 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 1 100% +12.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 15 2 13% −0.09
2m1f – 2m4f 9 2 22% +1.00
Over 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Capt Tim Edwards 8 3 38% +3.91
Andrew J McNamara 5 0 0% −5.00
Barry Geraghty 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr K E Power 3 0 0% −3.00
D J Casey 2 0 0% −2.00
Denis O'Regan 2 1 50% +11.00
John Cullen 2 0 0% −2.00
J R Barry 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr R Hunnisett 1 0 0% −1.00
Niall P Madden 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 22 3 14% −10.09
Hood + visor 5 1 20% +8.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 3 1 33% −1.09
2009 4 2 50% +6.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 11 1 9% +2.00
2005 9 0 0% −9.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 26 4 15% −1.09
Hurdle 3 0 0% −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
07 Apr 11+364d Aintree John Smith's Fox Hunters' Chase (National Course) Class 2 · 21f · Soft · 22 ran 6/22 19 12-0 106100C Mr R Hunnisett 66/1
08 Apr 10+27d Aintree John Smith's Fox Hunters' Chase (National Course) Class 2 · 21f · Good To Soft · 21 ran 4/21 26 12-0 113103C Capt Tim Edwards 50/1
12 Mar 10+21d Sandown Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Memorial Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-11 113111B Capt Tim Edwards 10/11F
19 Feb 10+275d Sandown Lifesaver Systems Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 1¼ 11-11 113113B Capt Tim Edwards 5/1
20 May 09+20d Sedgefield Lloyds Tsb Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 1/13 11-11 103117A Capt Tim Edwards 3/1
30 Apr 09+37d Hereford Digibet.co.uk Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 19f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 11-7 103125A Capt Tim Edwards 5/1
24 Mar 09+18d Southwell Anne Jepson Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 24.5f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 9 11-1 101103B Capt Tim Edwards 6/1
06 Mar 09+694d Sandown Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Memorial Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 1¼ 11-3 99106B Capt Tim Edwards 9/2
12 Apr 07+268d Aintree John Smith's Fox Hunters' Chase Class 2 · 21f · Good · 27 ran 9/27 ¾ 12-0 10095C Capt Tim Edwards 66/1
18 Jul 06+28d Killarney Kenmare Timber Frame Homes Novice Chase 20f · Firm · 7 ran 3/7 22 11-3 10099C D J Casey 25/1
20 Jun 06+18d Tralee Denny Handicap Chase (0-116) 24f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 7/13 1½ 11-5 10389C Denis O'Regan 6/1F
02 Jun 06+26d Tramore Mary Grimes Catering Beginners Chase 22f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 1/15 11-12 103110C Denis O'Regan 12/1
07 May 06+8d Killarney Gleneagle Hotel Handicap Chase (0-109) 20f · Soft · 13 ran 7/13 10 11-1 9893C Barry Geraghty 10/1
29 Apr 06+8d Punchestown Punchestown Three Day Event Handicap Chase (0-116) 25f · Good · 14 ran UR/14 — 11-0 98— Andrew J McNamara 8/1
21 Apr 06+43d Thurles Horse And Jockey Beginners Chase 24f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 shd 11-12 98112C John Cullen 9/2
09 Mar 06+18d Thurles Thurles Racecourse Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 18 ran 12/18 4½ 11-4 9579C J R Barry 14/1
19 Feb 06+24d Navan Gain Horse Feeds Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 28 ran 10/28 2 11-12 —90C J R Barry 14/1
26 Jan 06+12d Gowran Park Ashkalani Carey's Cottage Cup Handicap Chase (0-109) 20f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 11/18 2 11-8 10288C Andrew J McNamara 14/1
14 Jan 06+13d Punchestown Tattersalls Ireland Hurdle 20f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 hd 11-5 —105C Andrew J McNamara 16/1
01 Jan 06+14d Fairyhouse Dunboyne Handicap Chase (0-123) 25f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 6 10-10 10592C Barry Geraghty 14/1
18 Dec 05+15d Thurles Molony Cup Handicap Chase (0-109) 24f · Yielding · 14 ran 4/14 7 11-13 106105C Barry Geraghty 6/1
03 Dec 05+14d Fairyhouse Ladbrokes.com Porterstown Handicap Chase (0-140) 29f · Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 25 10-8 10789C John Cullen 8/1
19 Nov 05+9d Punchestown Irish Field Novice Chase 22f · Soft To Heavy · 5 ran 4/5 6 11-2 104102C Niall P Madden 16/1
10 Nov 05+154d Thurles Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase (Div 1) 22f · Soft · 16 ran 3/16 11 11-12 100114C D J Casey 14/1
09 Jun 05+29d Tipperary Keeponthesunnyside Beginners Chase 23f · Good · 17 ran 2/17 3½ 11-9 98108C Andrew J McNamara 10/1
11 May 05+14d Fairyhouse Dunboyne Beginners Chase 21.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 4/18 2 11-9 98108C Andrew J McNamara 8/1
27 Apr 05+67d Punchestown Cox's Cash & Carry Champion Hunters Chase 25f · Yielding To Soft · 19 ran 6/19 1 11-11 —99C Mr K E Power 12/1
19 Feb 05+16d Fairyhouse John Mccarthy Memorial Hunters Chase 22.5f · Soft · 16 ran 2/16 10 11-1 —119C Mr K E Power 10/1
03 Feb 05 Clonmel Lisronagh Hunters Chase 20f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 3/18 2 11-11 —115C Mr K E Power 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Van Ness (IRE) won?
Van Ness (IRE) won 4 of 29 archived starts between 2005 and 2011, a strike rate of 13.8%. Placed 12 times in total (41.4% of starts).
Who trained Van Ness (IRE)?
Van Ness (IRE) was trained by G T H Bailey on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 7 April 2011.
Who is Van Ness (IRE)'s sire?
Van Ness (IRE) is by Hubbly Bubbly (USA) out of Brown Trout (IRE), whose sire is Beau Charmeur.
What going does Van Ness (IRE) prefer?
Van Ness (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Van Ness (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 7 April 2011. The highest on record is 113.
What is Van Ness (IRE)'s sire's record?
Hubbly Bubbly (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 489 runs since Jan 2008 (56 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Van Ness (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Brown Trout (IRE), Van Ness (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2005. 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.