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Horse profile

Velvet Goldmine (IRE)

3yo filly · Trainer Ed Walker · Owner David Ward
by Starman (GB) out of Mayorstone (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out Won at Goodwood First-time headgear LTO Last run 28 Aug 2026 · 1st of 9 Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile

Velvet Goldmine is a filly who has one win from four runs on turf, the success coming in a Class 4 handicap at Goodwood over under 6f on good to firm going in Aug 2026. She won last time out at Goodwood in Aug 2026 in first-time headgear off an official rating of 69. All wins are at Class 4. Her sire is Starman out of Mayorstone.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Jun 2026 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 146 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Goodwood, 28 Aug 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 4 figures · best 146B · median 85.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Firm2146B1122 runs · 146 / 112
Good293A66.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Under 6f2146B119.52 runs · 146 / 119.5
6f – 7f278B591 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 · Goodwood, 28 Aug 2026 Official rating 69 at the last run, 28 Aug 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 4 figures · best 98A · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Firm298A90.52 runs · 98 / 90.5
Good281A71.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Under 6f298A89.52 runs · 98 / 89.5
6f – 7f283B72.51 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Starman (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 1,165 runs since Mar 2025 (188 horses).

Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.7% from 172.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−11.8—
Good to Firm2082210.6%−1.21 from 2
Good3363811.3%−0.50 from 2
Good to Soft9088.9%−2.9—
Soft1491711.4%−0.4—
Heavy29310.3%−1.5—
Standard (AW)3525014.2%+2.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2083014.4%+2.61 from 2
6f – 7f7539012%+0.20 from 2
1m – 1m1f172158.7%−3.1—
1m2f – 1m4f30310%−1.8—
1m5f – 2m200%−11.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2025 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Mayorstone (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Lady Dancealot (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Lady Dancealot (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lady Dancealot (IRE)3256fClass 2
Full Prime (IRE)1226fClass 4
Oakland Princess (IRE)70——
Stonegarth (IRE)30——
Beyabehla (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +5.50
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 1 50% +5.50
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Goodwood 1 1 100% +6.50
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 2 1 50% +5.50
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kieran Shoemark 3 1 33% +4.50
George Downing 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Hood 1 1 100% +6.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 1 33% +4.50
2025 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
28 Aug 26+76d Goodwood Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Stakes Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - eased over to the left approaching the final furlong - stormed clear inside the last to score 1/9 9-1 69146B98A Kieran Shoemark 13/2
13 Jun 26+12d Bath Marsha Naify British EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5½f · Good · 11 ran Sat close to pace early - urged forward passing 1f mark - drifted to left flank and hit front - kept finding more - caught right at the line for second 2/11 shd 9-2 —93A81A George Downing 5/4F
01 Jun 26+234d Newbury Favourite Things Boosted Daily At BetVictor Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - went to the front before being challenged and passed inside final furlong - stayed on same gait to finish third 3/6 ½ 9-2 —78B83B Kieran Shoemark 3/1
2025 · 1 run
10 Oct 25 Newmarket Godolphin Under Starters Orders Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 7f · Good · 11 ran Settled forwardly and eager early - urged into effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlongs to finish eighth 8/11 ¾ 9-2 —40A62A Kieran Shoemark 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Velvet Goldmine won?
Velvet Goldmine (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Velvet Goldmine?
Velvet Goldmine (IRE) is trained by Ed Walker, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 August 2026.
Who is Velvet Goldmine's sire?
Velvet Goldmine (IRE) is by Starman (GB) out of Mayorstone (IRE), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
What is Velvet Goldmine's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 28 August 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Velvet Goldmine's sire's record?
Starman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 1,165 runs since Mar 2025 (188 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.7% from 172.
Who are Velvet Goldmine's siblings?
Out of Mayorstone (IRE), Velvet Goldmine (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Lady Dancealot (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Lady Dancealot (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.