Velvet Dove (GB)
Velvet Dove (GB) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 11 at Hereford (Apr 2007). Last raced off a career-high mark of 90.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Velvet Dove (GB) has 1 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Smoking Pigeon (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Smoking Pigeon (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking Pigeon (GB) | 10 | 1 | 2m7½f | Class 5 |
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 90Highest OR
- 17dBetween runs (median)longest 153 d
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
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 561 runs since Jan 2008 (56 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 5.9% from 118.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 74 | 9 | 12.2% | +3.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 184 | 21 | 11.4% | +2.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 112 | 7 | 6.3% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 118 | 7 | 5.9% | −3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 69 | 6 | 8.7% | −0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 139 | 14 | 10.1% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 194 | 17 | 8.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 175 | 12 | 6.9% | −2 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 50 | 7 | 14% | +5.1 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towcester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr S Morris | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Alan O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Messenger | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 07+14d | Worcester | Poker At skypoker.com Conditionals' Novices' Handicap Hdl | RR/14 | — | 11-7 | 90 | — | Sam Jones | 13/2 |
| 11 Apr 07+11d | Hereford | Conditionals' Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 2/11 | 8 | 11-8 | 89 | 117C | Sam Jones | 8/1 |
| 31 Mar 07+132d | Ascot | Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Mares' Novices' Hurdle | 4/7 | 7 | 11-0 | 89 | 70C | Alan O'Keeffe | 16/1 |
| 2006 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 06+17d | Towcester | Best Odds @ gg-odds.com Mares' Only Novices' Hurdle | 6/16 | 2½ | 10-5 | — | 91C | Mr S Morris | 9/1 |
| 02 Nov 06+153d | Towcester | bestpartiesever.com Mares' Only 'NH' Novices' Hurdle | 5/14 | 8 | 10-5 | — | 90C | Mr S Morris | 20/1 |
| 02 Jun 06 | Towcester | Darren And Sophie Smylie Wedding Day Novices' Hurdle | 2/8 | 12 | 10-0 | — | 93C | Tom Messenger | 7/4 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Velvet Dove won?
- Velvet Dove (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2006 and 2007. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Velvet Dove?
- Velvet Dove (GB) was trained by Mrs Pauline Harkin on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 25 April 2007.
- Who is Velvet Dove's sire?
- Velvet Dove (GB) is by Rakaposhi King (GB) out of Careful Dove (GB), whose sire is So Careful.
- What is Velvet Dove's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 25 April 2007. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Velvet Dove's sire's record?
- Rakaposhi King (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 561 runs since Jan 2008 (56 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 5.9% from 118.
- Has Velvet Dove produced winners?
- As a dam, Velvet Dove (GB) has 1 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Smoking Pigeon (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Smoking Pigeon (GB)). The wins came over 2m7½f. As at Nov 2026.