Vanderpoel (IRE)
Vanderpoel is a gelding who has won four of eight starts on turf, all on his first visit to the course. He won a Class 4 maiden hurdle at Huntingdon in Jan 2025 and a Class 4 novices hurdle at Ludlow the following month, both over 1m5f – 2m on good to soft. He then took a Class 3 novices limited handicap chase at Ascot in Dec 2025 on soft over 2m1f – 2m4f and a Class 3 handicap chase at Sandown in Jan 2026 on good over 1m5f – 2m. He last ran at Cheltenham in Mar 2026, finishing 7 of 20 in the Class 1 Grand Annual Handicap Chase off a mark of 141.
- 4–8Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 5 (62.5%)Placed
- +6.37£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 2.04Fair A/E n=8 · 1.78 incl. margin
- 141Highest OR
- 62dAvg between runs
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 111
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 121C | 91 | 3 runs · 121 / 91 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 137B | 111 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 137B | 111 | 3 runs · 121 / 88 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 91B | 78.5 | 2 runs · 91 / 78.5 |
Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 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
- Prominent 3 (38%) · 2 wins
- Led 3 (38%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (13%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,260 runs since Jan 2008 (420 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 99 | 14 | 14.1% | +1.6 | — |
| Good | 1,270 | 146 | 11.5% | −1 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 815 | 110 | 13.5% | +1 | 2 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,304 | 169 | 13% | +0.5 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 549 | 69 | 12.6% | +0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 222 | 23 | 10.4% | −2.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 39 | 6 | 15.4% | +2.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 157 | 14 | 8.9% | −3.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 326 | 32 | 9.8% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,052 | 127 | 12.1% | −0.4 | 3 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,456 | 192 | 13.2% | +0.7 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 991 | 125 | 12.6% | +0.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 239 | 35 | 14.6% | +2.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightmarchmorning (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.12 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.25 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.12 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Ascot | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.12 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 3 | 60% | +3.37 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +5.12 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.25 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.12 |
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 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Mar 26+67d | Cheltenham | Debenhams Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Up with the pace and pressing for the front from 4 out - in command 3 out before collared at the 2f mark - dropped away tamely on the run-in to finish 7th | 7/20 | 1¼ | 11-0 | 141 | 56B | 131A | Ben Jones | 15/2 |
| 03 Jan 26+15d | Sandown | Try Unibet's Smartview Racecards Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Moved comfortably in third early on - challenged the front-runner with plenty in hand approaching 3 out - hit the front soon after - driven out after 2 out - cleared the last fluently - stayed on to the finish | 1/5 | 11-8 | 134 | 121C | 140B | Ben Jones | 9/4 | |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 25+22d | Ascot | Howden Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - moved to the front 2 out - quickly forged ahead - kept on with minimal pressure to win | 1/4 | 11-7 | 126 | 66C | 141B | Ben Jones | 5/1 | |
| 27 Nov 25+27d | Lingfield | Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Went straight to the front - lost command after 5th then fought back into it from 7th - regained command past 11th - urged along and put back behind before 3 out - no answer to winner from 2 out - clipped last obstacle - lost momentum late | 2/6 | 24 | 11-10 | 128 | 91B | 125B | Ben Jones | 10/3 |
| 31 Oct 25+244d | Uttoxeter | Kalahari King 'Chasing Excellence' Beginners' Chase (GBB Race) Sat behind leading two early - clumsy at 1st and scrappy again at 3rd - driven yet outpaced approaching 2 out | 3/5 | 9 | 11-5 | 128 | 88C | 126B | Ben Jones | 6/1 |
| 01 Mar 25+24d | Kelso | bet365 Premier Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Went straight to the front - lost the advantage two out and dropped away in a hurry - eased to a halt before the final fence | PU/9 | — | 11-5 | 129 | — | — | Ben Jones | 6/1 |
| 05 Feb 25+34d | Ludlow | Ludlow Members Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Set the pace from the outset - opened up a big advantage from 3 out - hit the second-last and edged off a true line at the last while unpressured - held on comfortably for the win | 1/7 | 11-7 | — | 111A | 132B | Ben Jones | 1/8F | |
| 02 Jan 25 | Huntingdon | Advertise Your Business At Huntingdon Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Handy early - hit the front strongly approaching 2 out and opened daylight by the last - kept finding more to the line | 1/14 | 11-8 | — | 137B | 142A | Ben Jones | 3/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Vanderpoel won?
- Vanderpoel (IRE) won 4 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 5 times in total (62.5% of starts).
- Who trains Vanderpoel?
- Vanderpoel (IRE) is trained by Ben Pauling, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 March 2026.
- Who is Vanderpoel's sire?
- Vanderpoel (IRE) is by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Dear Songbird (IRE), whose sire is Millenary.
- What going does Vanderpoel prefer?
- Vanderpoel (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Vanderpoel's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 141, from the run on 11 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Vanderpoel's sire's record?
- Sholokhov (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,260 runs since Jan 2008 (420 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
- Who are Vanderpoel's siblings?
- Out of Dear Songbird (IRE), Vanderpoel (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.