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Horse profile

Velardo (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer Michael Gates · Owner Mr Michael Gates
by Belardo (IRE) out of Glittering Star (FR) (Lomitas)
3 runs · 2 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
New yard Ran 12 days ago · 7th of 7
KTB Profile

Velardo is a gelding by Belardo out of a Lomitas mare who has yet to win from three starts all over 1m2f to 1m4f. He has raced on turf at the Curragh and on the all-weather at Southwell. His last run at Southwell in Oct 2026 was his first for Michael Gates and he finished 7 of 7 in a Class 3 novice stakes.

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 81 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Southwell (AW), 8 Oct 2026

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 3 figures · best 81A · median 78
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1——1 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f381A782 · 81 / 68

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 16 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 74A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 27 Sep 2025

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 3 figures · best 74A · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1——1 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f374A692 · 69 / 62

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 16 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

  • Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Belardo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,703 runs since Jan 2008 (280 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−10.2—
Good to Firm3444212.2%+2—
Good877879.9%−0.3—
Good to Soft390389.7%−0.5—
Soft632589.2%−10 from 1
Heavy2152511.6%+1.40 from 1
Standard (AW)1,23812710.3%+0.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f219209.1%−1.1—
6f – 7f1,3181309.9%−0.3—
1m – 1m1f968969.9%−0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f84810412.3%+2.10 from 3
1m5f – 2m260218.1%−2.1—
2m1f – 2m4f8456%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m6116.7%+6.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Glittering Star (FR) (Lomitas)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Gualda (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7½f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Saisissante (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gualda (IRE)1137½f–1m—
Saisissante (IRE)1421m2f–2mClass 4
Cajun (FR)40——
Xenotes (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
N G McCullagh 2 0 0% −2.00
Clifford Lee 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
08 Oct 26+340d Southwell (AW) Free Tips On attheraces.com EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 11f · Standard · 7 ran Towards back from the start - stayed there throughout - never threatened - finished 7th 7/7 1½ 9-9 81A55C Clifford Lee 25/1
02 Nov 25+36d Curragh 1xBet Safer Gambling Maiden 12f · Heavy · 23 ran Settled midfield in the pack - pushed along with no headway made over 2f out - stayed on at one speed inside the final furlong - finished 8th 8/23 4½ 9-8 55C69A N G McCullagh 13/2
27 Sep 25 Curragh Fitzpatrick's Mercedes-Benz Maiden (Div 1) 10f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran Held up towards the back - urged forward into the straight and made late progress into 8th a furlong out - finished off strongly to close for 5th 5/17 1½ 9-8 78C74A N G McCullagh 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Velardo (IRE) won?
Velardo (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Velardo (IRE)?
Velardo (IRE) is trained by Michael Gates, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 October 2026.
Who is Velardo (IRE)'s sire?
Velardo (IRE) is by Belardo (IRE) out of Glittering Star (FR), whose sire is Lomitas.
What is Velardo (IRE)'s sire's record?
Belardo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,703 runs since Jan 2008 (280 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Velardo (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Glittering Star (FR), Velardo (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Gualda (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Saisissante (IRE)). The wins came over 7½f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2025. 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.