Velvet Reel (IRE)
Velvet Reel is a Mahler mare who raced seven times on turf between Sep 2022 and Jul 2023 without winning or placing. She reached an official rating of 85 and contested handicaps at up to 2m4f on soft ground. Her last run, at Kilbeggan in Jul 2023, was her first in first-time headgear; she finished 13 of 15 off an OR of 82. She had raced twice at both Listowel and Naas.
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 38dBetween runs (median)longest 98 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
Best recent Speed —
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 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 83C | 39.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 58C | 40.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 97C | 48 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 83C | 53 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 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 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 10.8% of 8,878 runs since Sep 2014 (788 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 119 | 18 | 15.1% | +4.3 | — |
| Good | 2,974 | 378 | 12.7% | +1.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,819 | 179 | 9.8% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,742 | 259 | 9.4% | −1.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 1,214 | 124 | 10.2% | −0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,050 | 199 | 9.7% | −1.1 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,212 | 324 | 10.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,826 | 341 | 12.1% | +1.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 769 | 95 | 12.4% | +1.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2014 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Benmore (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Benmore (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benmore (IRE) | 11 | 3 | 2m–2m5f | Class 4 |
| Shannon Gray (IRE) | 17 | 1 | 2m4f | — |
| River Legend (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Deegan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| A P Heskin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| T J Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| NH Flat | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Jul 23+38d | Kilbeggan | Massey Ferguson Johnston Farm Equipment Longford Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 13/15 | 15 | 11-1 | 82 | 83C | 76C | A P Heskin | 33/1 |
| 13 Jun 23+8d | Sligo | Benbulben Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 11/13 | 15 | 10-12 | 85 | 23C | 78C | Shane Fitzgerald | 125/1 |
| 05 Jun 23+50d | Listowel | Nora Canty Mares Maiden Hurdle | 12/18 | hd | 11-0 | — | 97C | 73C | T J Kelly | 250/1 |
| 16 Apr 23+98d | Tramore | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle | 12/14 | 12 | 10-13 | — | 31C | 78C | Richard Deegan | 250/1 |
| 08 Jan 23+19d | Naas | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle | 21/25 | 4¼ | 11-5 | — | 48C | 93C | Richard Deegan | 200/1 |
| 2022 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 22+93d | Naas | Care At Home Services Mares Maiden Hurdle | 14/25 | 1½ | 11-7 | — | 27C | 94C | Richard Deegan | 125/1 |
| 18 Sep 22 | Listowel | Kerry Group (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 12/13 | 4¾ | 11-0 | — | 58C | 76C | Tom Kelly | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Velvet Reel won?
- Velvet Reel (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2022 and 2023.
- Who trained Velvet Reel?
- Velvet Reel (IRE) was trained by Eoin Christopher McCarthy on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 21 July 2023.
- Who is Velvet Reel's sire?
- Velvet Reel (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of China Reel (IRE), whose sire is Shantou.
- What is Velvet Reel's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 21 July 2023. The highest on record is 85.
- What is Velvet Reel's sire's record?
- Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,878 runs since Sep 2014 (788 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
- Who are Velvet Reel's siblings?
- Out of China Reel (IRE), Velvet Reel (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Benmore (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Benmore (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Nov 2026.