Vanilla Skies (GB)
Vanilla Skies (GB) is 1 from 5, the win coming at Class 4 level. Last raced off a career-high mark of 77.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 3 (60%)Placed
- +3.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 1.16Fair A/E n=5 · 1.03 incl. margin
- 77Highest OR
- 25dAvg 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 106
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 87C | 74 | 3 runs · 87 / 74 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 106A | 87 | 5 runs · 106 / 87 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 9 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 4 analysed runs since Jun 2026
- Held up 2 (50%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 1,094 runs since Apr 2024 (182 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 10.8% from 120.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 194 | 28 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Good | 279 | 38 | 13.6% | −0.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 119 | 19 | 16% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 120 | 13 | 10.8% | −3 | — |
| Heavy | 35 | 5 | 14.3% | +0.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 346 | 48 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 74 | 11 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 551 | 75 | 13.6% | −0.2 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 291 | 41 | 14.1% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 147 | 23 | 15.6% | +1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −10.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2024 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Brewing (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Brewing (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewing (GB) | 30 | 6 | 6f–7f | Class 2 |
| Showering (GB) | 11 | 3 | 6f | Class 3 |
| Cold Front (GB) | 7 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Wonder Spirit (GB) | 34 | 1 | 1m2½f | — |
| Dorchester (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cieren Fallon | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Harry Burns | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Oct 26+20d | Newcastle (AW) | Download The Raceday Ready App Fillies' Handicap Stakes Missed the break - last of the field early - progressed over 2f out and niggled along 2f out - plugged on at same speed from over 1f out to finish 5th | 5/9 | hd | 9-3 | 77 | 97A | 81A | Cieren Fallon | 3/1F |
| 11 Sep 26+44d | Sandown | Sri Lanka Wonder Of Asia Fillies' Handicap Stakes Settled with the pack early - asked for effort 2f out and lost ground when pressed inside final 2f - stayed on again close home but never able to threaten - finished third | 3/7 | nk | 9-5 | 77 | 106A | 88A | Cieren Fallon | 8/1 |
| 29 Jul 26+18d | Redcar | Start Your Racing Tv Free Trial Apprentice Fillies' Novice Stakes (gbb Race) Handy early with front group - driven approaching final 2f and moved into second inside final furlong - stayed on but unable to reach winner | 2/7 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 76 | 74B | 78B | Harry Burns | 100/30 |
| 11 Jul 26+16d | Salisbury | Tony Brown Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Travelled fourth early in eager fashion - made headway over 2f out to close on the pacesetter - asked for effort and held on for second without troubling the winner | 2/5 | 4 | 9-7 | — | 74C | 75B | Darragh Keenan | 3/1 |
| 25 Jun 26 | Newmarket | Hallgarten Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Pulled hard early - settled at the rear - moved left approaching 2f out - showed inexperience but surged into contention entering the last furlong - driven to the front close home and stayed on strongly to score | 1/5 | 9-2 | — | 87C | 75B | Cieren Fallon | 7/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Vanilla Skies won?
- Vanilla Skies (GB) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trains Vanilla Skies?
- Vanilla Skies (GB) is trained by William Haggas, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 October 2026.
- Who is Vanilla Skies's sire?
- Vanilla Skies (GB) is by Pinatubo (IRE) out of Cloud Line (GB), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
- What going does Vanilla Skies prefer?
- Vanilla Skies (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Vanilla Skies's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 77, from the run on 1 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Vanilla Skies's sire's record?
- Pinatubo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 1,094 runs since Apr 2024 (182 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 10.8% from 120.
- Who are Vanilla Skies's siblings?
- Out of Cloud Line (GB), Vanilla Skies (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Brewing (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Brewing (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m2½f. As at Nov 2026.