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Horse profile

Velsheda (FR)

4yo filly (at last run, Mar 2023) · Last trainer D Cottin · Last owner The Gentlemans Stable
by Dream Ahead (USA) out of Katsya (FR) (Sinndar)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Aug 2021
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Mar 2023 — 1,333 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2023 · 6th of 9 New yard Headgear returns LTO
KTB Profile

Velsheda is a filly by Dream Ahead out of a Sinndar mare who was yet to win from five starts. She raced on turf and all-weather, over trips from 6f to 2m4f, without placing. Her last run, at Auteuil in Mar 2023, was her first for the yard and saw headgear return when she finished 6 of 9 in the Prix Oiseleur. She had runs at Deauville, Chantilly and Saint-Cloud.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 5,694 runs since Jan 2008 (528 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6% from 184.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm29620.7%+11.6—
Good to Firm7047510.7%+1.6—
Good1,08612011%+1.90 from 2
Good to Soft687629%−0.1—
Soft833637.6%−1.50 from 1
Heavy299268.7%−0.40 from 1
Standard (AW)2,0561658%−1.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f8689811.3%+2.2—
6f – 7f3,0292879.5%+0.40 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,113827.4%−1.70 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f426348%−1.10 from 1
1m5f – 2m184116%−3.1—
2m1f – 2m4f6757.5%−1.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m500%−9.1—
Over 3m200%−9.1—

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
Katsya (FR) (Sinndar)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kavira (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Auteuil (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gregory Benoist 2 0 0% −2.00
Nicolas Gauffenic 1 0 0% −1.00
Aurelien Lemaitre 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Piccone 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2023 · 1 run
05 Mar 23+194d Auteuil (FR) Prix Oiseleur (Chase) (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran 6/9 5 10-6 Nicolas Gauffenic 14/1
2022 · 2 runs
23 Aug 22+52d Deauville (FR) Prix du Cidre (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Slow · 14 ran 11/14 2½ 9-2 Aurelien Lemaitre 28/1
02 Jul 22+234d Chantilly (FR) Prix de l'Aire Cantilienne - C.C.A.C. (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 8f · Good · 15 ran 15/15 nk 9-0 Tony Piccone 23/1
2021 · 2 runs
10 Nov 21+76d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Pharsale (Conditions) (2yo Fillies) (Turf) 10f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 2½ 9-2 Gregory Benoist 25/1
26 Aug 21 Deauville (FR) Prix de la Maison de l'Armateur (Conditions) (2yo Fillies) (Round Course) (Turf) 8f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 ¾ 9-2 Gregory Benoist 58/1

Quick answers

How many races has Velsheda won?
Velsheda (FR) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2021 and 2023.
Who trained Velsheda?
Velsheda (FR) was trained by D Cottin on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 5 March 2023.
Who is Velsheda's sire?
Velsheda (FR) is by Dream Ahead (USA) out of Katsya (FR), whose sire is Sinndar.
What is Velsheda's sire's record?
Dream Ahead (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 5,694 runs since Jan 2008 (528 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6% from 184.
Who are Velsheda's siblings?
Out of Katsya (FR), Velsheda (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2021. 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.