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Vassula Ryden (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer W McCreery · Last owner S Fisher
by Fastnet Rock (AUS) out of Cruck Realta (GB) (Sixties Icon)
10 runs · 6 courses · from Sep 2023
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Oct 2024 — 730 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 2nd of 18 Won at Navan Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Vassula Ryden won the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden at Navan over under 6f on soft ground in Oct 2023. The filly, by Fastnet Rock out of a Sixties Icon mare, has one win and three places from ten turf starts. She finished second of 18 in the KONE Handicap at Galway in Oct 2024 when last raced off OR 75, which was 15lb below her highest ever mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating75↓ 15lb off peak
75 74–90

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 99 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Gowran Park, 27 Jul 2024

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 10 figures · best 114C · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft495C91.5—
Good399A79—
Good to Soft277C71.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f592C77—
1m – 1m1f4114C95—
Under 6f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway, 28 Oct 2024 Official rating 75 at the last run, 28 Oct 2024

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 10 figures · best 111A · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft4111A80—
Good382A78—
Good to Soft288A83—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f578A75—
1m – 1m1f498A86.5—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 from 3 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Prominent 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Fastnet Rock (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,483 runs since Jan 2008 (557 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1417.1%−5—
Good to Firm6768712.9%+0.8—
Good1,21614812.2%+0.10 from 3
Good to Soft5727613.3%+1.20 from 2
Soft1,012989.7%−2.41 from 4
Heavy3193711.6%−0.50 from 1
Standard (AW)1,67321713%+0.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1081513.9%+1.81 from 1
6f – 7f1,09712611.5%−0.60 from 5
1m – 1m1f1,48417311.7%−0.40 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f1,86424213%+0.9—
1m5f – 2m6758813%+0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f212209.4%−2.7—
2m5f – 3m4112.4%−9.7—
Over 3m200%−12.1—

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

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Rose Of Kildare (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Rose Of Kildare (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rose Of Kildare (IRE)2065f–1m2½fGroup 3
Believe In Stars (IRE)721m2fClass 4
Western Alliance (IRE)511m½fClass 5
Cruck Railie (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 1 25% −1.62
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Bellewstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 2 1 50% +0.38
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
Under 6f 1 1 100% +1.38

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
W J Lee 9 1 11% −6.62
Declan McDonogh 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Visor 7 0 0% −7.00
None 2 1 50% +0.38
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 8 0 0% −8.00
2023 2 1 50% +0.38

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
2024 · 8 runs
28 Oct 24+25d Galway KONE Handicap (50-80) 8.5f · Heavy · 18 ran Up with the front group - moved to 3rd at halfway - pressed forward to challenge for top spot 1f out - could not match the winner in the closing stages 2/18 1¾ 9-10 75114C98A W J Lee 10/1
03 Oct 24+37d Bellewstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap (50-80) 8f · Yielding · 6 ran Went straight to front - urged forward with over 2f left - matched stride inside final furlong then overtaken close home - stayed on same gait for second 2/6 nk 10-0 7491A85B W J Lee 5/1
27 Aug 24+31d Bellewstown Peadar Kearney's Pub Handicap (50-80) 8f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran Settled just behind the front-runner early - asked for effort over 2f out - slipped to third with a furlong left and unable to find more - eased back to fourth at the line 4/15 nk 9-11 7477C88A Declan McDonogh 10/1
27 Jul 24+16d Gowran Park Gowran Park Handicap 8f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 ½ 9-4 7899A82A W J Lee 16/1
11 Jul 24+61d Leopardstown Ryans Cleaning Handicap 7f · Good · 10 ran 10/10 ½ 9-5 8079A59A W J Lee 16/1
11 May 24+14d Naas Declan Landy Fencing Handicap 6f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 hd 9-5 8471C78A W J Lee 12/1
27 Apr 24+4d Navan Space Traveller Irish EBF Committed Stakes (Listed) 6f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 9/13 nk 9-0 8766C78A W J Lee 25/1
23 Apr 24+188d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race 7f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 ½ 9-4 9092C75B W J Lee 5/2J
2023 · 2 runs
18 Oct 23+36d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 5.5f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 1/15 8-13 —95C111A W J Lee 11/8F
12 Sep 23 Galway Irish EBF Median Sires Series Fillies Maiden 7f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 1½ 9-1 —77C70B W J Lee 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Vassula Ryden won?
Vassula Ryden (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
Who trained Vassula Ryden?
Vassula Ryden (IRE) was trained by W McCreery on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 28 October 2024.
Who is Vassula Ryden's sire?
Vassula Ryden (IRE) is by Fastnet Rock (AUS) out of Cruck Realta (GB), whose sire is Sixties Icon.
What going does Vassula Ryden prefer?
Vassula Ryden (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 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 Vassula Ryden's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 28 October 2024. The highest on record is 90.
What is Vassula Ryden's sire's record?
Fastnet Rock (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,483 runs since Jan 2008 (557 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Vassula Ryden's siblings?
Out of Cruck Realta (GB), Vassula Ryden (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Rose Of Kildare (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Rose Of Kildare (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2023. 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.