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Horse profile

Velvet Ribbon (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Aug 2013) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Michael Tabor Derrick Smith Mrs John Magnier
by Duke Of Marmalade (IRE) out of Superfonic (FR) (Zafonic)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Aug 2012
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Aug 2013 — 4,840 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2013 · 13th of 14 Last raced off OR 65
KTB Profile

Velvet Ribbon (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Velvet Ribbon (IRE) has 3 produce in the archive, 2 winners — most wins Siouxfonic (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Siouxfonic (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Siouxfonic (IRE)921m4f–2m1fClass 4
True Nation (IRE)2121m–1m½fClass 6
Animalinhereyes (IRE)20——

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

Best recent KTB Rating 61A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 9 Sep 2012 Official rating 65 at the last run, 5 Aug 2013

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 61A · median 50.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f361A45—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

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.

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 10.5% of 3,539 runs since Apr 2012 (307 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm17211.8%+1.3—
Good to Firm4895811.9%+1.40 from 1
Good825728.7%−1.80 from 1
Good to Soft3713910.5%0—
Soft6226410.3%−0.20 from 1
Heavy217219.7%−0.80 from 1
Standard (AW)99611611.6%+1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f37410.8%+0.3—
6f – 7f604508.3%−2.2—
1m – 1m1f721659%−1.50 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1,05511811.2%+0.70 from 1
1m5f – 2m7219312.9%+2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f242249.9%−0.6—
2m5f – 3m1221411.5%+1—
Over 3m37513.5%+3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2012 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Superfonic (FR) (Zafonic)

9 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Lean On Pete (IRE) (10 wins).

The wins came over 5f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Her Indoors (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lean On Pete (IRE)94101m½f–1m4fClass 5
Everkyllachy (IRE)5985f–7fClass 5
Her Indoors (IRE)1831m3½f–2m1fGrade 3
Golden Raven (IRE)821m—
Unrequited (IRE)2411m4½f—
Head Hunter (IRE)30——
Phonic (IRE)140——
Solfeggio (IRE)120——
Paradisiac (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joseph O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
Ana O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 2 runs
05 Aug 13+25d Naas Naas Apprentice Handicap (50-80) 1m · Yielding · 14 ran 13/14 2½ 8-4 6544C Ana O'Brien 10/1
11 Jul 13+305d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden 1m4f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 6/6 22 9-0 —56C Joseph O'Brien 3/1
2012 · 2 runs
09 Sep 12+10d Curragh Moyglare 50 European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden 1m · Good · 14 ran 11/14 1½ 9-0 —61A Joseph O'Brien 10/1
30 Aug 12 Killarney Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden 1m½f · Heavy · 9 ran 7/9 9 9-0 —45A Seamie Heffernan 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Velvet Ribbon won?
Velvet Ribbon (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2012 and 2013.
Who trained Velvet Ribbon?
Velvet Ribbon (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 5 August 2013.
Who is Velvet Ribbon's sire?
Velvet Ribbon (IRE) is by Duke Of Marmalade (IRE) out of Superfonic (FR), whose sire is Zafonic.
What is Velvet Ribbon's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 5 August 2013. That is also the highest on record.
What is Velvet Ribbon's sire's record?
Duke Of Marmalade (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 3,539 runs since Apr 2012 (307 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Velvet Ribbon's siblings?
Out of Superfonic (FR), Velvet Ribbon (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Lean On Pete (IRE) (10). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Her Indoors (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m1f. As at Nov 2026.
Has Velvet Ribbon produced winners?
As a dam, Velvet Ribbon (IRE) has 3 produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Siouxfonic (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Siouxfonic (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2012. 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.