Velociraptor (GB)
Velociraptor is a colt by Lope Y Fernandez out of Za Za Zoom who has one win and two places from four starts on turf. He won a Class 3 maiden at Chester over 6f-7f on good ground in Jul 2026 and has since finished third of 15 in the Class 2 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes at Newmarket in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 87. He has raced three times over 6f-7f. His highest ever mark is 87.
- 1–4Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 2 (50%)Placed
- −2.27£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 87Highest OR
- 28dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 79
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 to Firm | 3 | 82C | 62 | 3 runs · 82 / 62 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 82C | 79 | 3 runs · 82 / 79 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 11 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 Jul 2026
- Prominent 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (50%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 699 runs since Jan 2008 (103 horses).
Weakest on good going: 6.6% from 167. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 14.7% from 129.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 152 | 20 | 13.2% | +2.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 167 | 11 | 6.6% | −4.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 64 | 10 | 15.6% | +4.9 | — |
| Soft | 61 | 4 | 6.6% | −4.1 | — |
| Heavy | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −4.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 234 | 29 | 12.4% | +1.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 102 | 8 | 7.8% | −2.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 402 | 40 | 10% | −0.7 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 129 | 19 | 14.7% | +4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 63 | 8 | 12.7% | +2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.7 | — |
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
7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Tyson Fury (GB) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m; the highest grade won is Listed (Eirene (GB)).
Family form: Tyson Fury (GB) won at Dundalk (AW) (IRE), 16 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Fury (GB) | 38 | 5 | 1m2½f–2m | Class 3 |
| Eirene (GB) | 17 | 3 | 5f–7f | Listed |
| Greek Hero (GB) | 8 | 2 | 1m | Class 4 |
| Colour Me Happy (GB) | 4 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Morning Colours (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Quick To Decide (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Be My Lady (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.27 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.27 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Probert | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.27 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Oct 26+52d | Newmarket | £200,000 Tattersalls October Auction Stakes (GBB Race) Part of a pair towards the near rail - stalked the front group - urged over 2f out - kept on late without getting involved - finished 3rd | 3/15 | ¾ | 9-1 | 87 | 82C | 93A | David Probert | 12/1 |
| 12 Aug 26+18d | Salisbury | British Stallion Studs EBF Stonehenge Stakes (Listed Race) Settled near the back - pushed along with over a furlong to run - unable to trouble the leaders and beaten into 4th | 4/6 | 6½ | 9-3 | 87 | 62B | 85B | David Probert | 11/2 |
| 25 Jul 26+14d | Chester | IRE Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Sluggish start and held up towards the back - made ground from 3f out - switched wide to hit the front over 1f out - stayed on to assert control right to the line | 1/6 | 9-7 | — | 79A | 86B | David Probert | 8/11F | |
| 11 Jul 26 | Newmarket | Rossdales British EBF Maiden Stakes settled handy early - driven 2f out - stayed on to move into third inside the final furlong | 3/7 | 1½ | 9-2 | — | 61A | 86B | James Doyle | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Velociraptor won?
- Velociraptor (GB) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Velociraptor?
- Velociraptor (GB) is trained by Hugo Palmer, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 October 2026.
- Who is Velociraptor's sire?
- Velociraptor (GB) is by Lope Y Fernandez (IRE) out of Za Za Zoom (IRE), whose sire is Le Vie Dei Colori.
- What is Velociraptor's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 3 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Velociraptor's sire's record?
- Lope Y Fernandez (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 699 runs since Jan 2008 (103 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 6.6% from 167. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 14.7% from 129.
- Who are Velociraptor's siblings?
- Out of Za Za Zoom (IRE), Velociraptor (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Tyson Fury (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Eirene (GB)). The wins came over 5f–2m. As at Oct 2026.