Horse profile
Velvet Skies (IRE)
54 runs · 20 courses · from Apr 2023
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Navan, Dundalk (AW) & Down Royal
Last run 9 Sep 2026 · 9th of 11
Last raced off OR 60
KTB Profile
Velvet Skies is a gelding with three wins from 54 starts, all over 6f – 7f. He won a handicap at Navan on soft ground in Oct 2025 off an official rating of 60, a handicap at Dundalk on standard going in Mar 2025 off 63, and a nursery handicap at Down Royal on good ground in Sep 2023 off 60. Typically held up, he finished 9 of 11 at Carlisle in Sep 2026 in a Class 6 handicap off an official rating of 60, which was 14lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 54 archived runs · run-style from 34 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 14lb off peak
- 3–54Wins / Runs
- 5.6%Strike rate
- 16 (29.6%)Placed
- −38.00£1 level staken=54 at SP
- 0.57Fair A/E n=54 · 0.46 incl. margin
- 74Highest OR
- 16dBetween runs (median)longest 152 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.
Official rating60↓ 14lb off peak
60
58–74
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 106
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 25 | 106A | 87 | 11 runs · 106 / 91 |
| Good | 12 | 103A | 79 | 2 runs · 67 / 61 |
| Soft | 11 | 97C | 67 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 107C | 89 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 44 | 110C | 84 | 11 runs · 106 / 85 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 101B | 81 | 3 runs · 101 / 97 |
| Under 6f | 4 | 103A | 81.5 | — |
Of 54 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 52 figures from 54 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 from 34 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Prominent 12 (35%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 12 (35%) · 1 win
- Held up 10 (29%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 1,888 runs since Mar 2020 (118 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 4.2% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 131 | 7 | 5.3% | −2.2 | — |
| Good | 511 | 44 | 8.6% | +1.1 | 1 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 195 | 13 | 6.7% | −0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 316 | 24 | 7.6% | +0.1 | 1 from 12 |
| Heavy | 119 | 5 | 4.2% | −3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 612 | 49 | 8% | +0.5 | 1 from 26 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 144 | 13 | 9% | +1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 6f – 7f | 690 | 55 | 8% | +0.5 | 3 from 46 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 380 | 26 | 6.8% | −0.7 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 289 | 20 | 6.9% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 242 | 18 | 7.4% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 116 | 8 | 6.9% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 26 | 2 | 7.7% | +0.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2020 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Gangsta Man (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Gangsta Man (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gangsta Man (IRE) | 23 | 3 | 5f–7½f | Class 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 26 | 1 | 4% | −20.50 |
| Good | 12 | 1 | 8% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 19 | 1 | 5% | −13.50 |
| Navan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Curragh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Naas | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Laytown (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 46 | 3 | 7% | −30.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Under 6f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Coen | 15 | 1 | 7% | −10.50 |
| Wesley Joyce | 13 | 1 | 8% | −7.00 |
| Terry Casey | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Conor Whiteley | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sean Bird | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ethan Tindall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry McHugh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warren Fentiman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr P W Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 45 | 3 | 7% | −29.00 |
| Blinkers | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2025 | 17 | 2 | 12% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Sep 26+8d | Carlisle | Quickstep Supporting Andersons Autumn Flooring Offers Handicap Stakes Settled just off the pace - pressed for headway inside final 2f - unable to land a challenge - finished ninth | 9/11 | 6 | 9-9 | 60 | 67A | 50A | Tom Eaves | 33/1 |
| 01 Sep 26+22d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Book Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Racecourse Apprentice Handicap Stakes Settled with eagerness in the pack - pushed to go the pace 3f out then urged forward 2f out - dropped away and beaten well | 8/9 | hd | 9-6 | 60 | 79A | 65A | Ethan Tindall | 9/2 |
| 10 Aug 26+11d | Ayr | Ladbrokes 'Insure Your Acca On Football' Handicap Stakes Held around midfield early - driven for effort approaching 2f out but lost touch - dropped away thereafter to finish well held | 10/13 | nk | 9-12 | 60 | 89C | 69A | Barry McHugh | 8/1 |
| 30 Jul 26+76d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Stakes (Div I) Held a midfield spot early - nudged into contention over 2f out - finished strongly under urging from 1f out to grab second in the final 110yds - unable to threaten the winner | 2/12 | 1 | 9-12 | 58 | 106A | 87A | Darragh Keenan | 22/1 |
| 15 May 26+15d | Hamilton | Molton Brown At Hamilton Park Handicap Sat close to the front group early - urged forward with over 2f left - dropped away final furlong - finished 6th | 6/8 | nse | 9-6 | 60 | 55A | 64A | Warren Fentiman | 17/2 |
| 30 Apr 26+23d | Southwell (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Urged forward from the off - settled last and lost touch a furlong in after needing encouragement - made ground on the pack with 2f left - up into fourth inside the final furlong - stayed on but never able to challenge | 4/7 | ¾ | 8-13 | 62 | 91A | 70A | Conor Whiteley | 7/2 |
| 07 Apr 26+11d | Southwell (AW) | Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap Settled with the pack early - pushed for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished ninth | 9/10 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 65 | 85A | 58A | Conor Whiteley | 9/1 |
| 27 Mar 26+17d | Newcastle (AW) | SBK: No Casino Just Sports Handicap (Div 2) Settled at the back early - urged into effort over 2f out - lost ground inside final furlong to finish well beaten | 8/9 | 3 | 9-1 | 68 | 54A | 54A | Conor Whiteley | 5/1 |
| 10 Mar 26+32d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Settled midpack early - pushed along with 2f left after finding traffic - eased left near the furlong marker - stayed on without threatening - finished 7th beaten 4 lengths | 7/11 | ¾ | 9-1 | 69 | 69A | 69A | Donagh Murphy | 17/2 |
| 06 Feb 26+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap Sat behind front group - third at halfway - pressed for effort with 2f left - unable to close and held on steadily to finish fifth | 5/9 | hd | 9-3 | 69 | 70A | 76A | Chris Hayes | 3/1 |
| 30 Jan 26+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Handicap Settled in the pack - pushed along to make ground 2f out - drifted right approaching final furlong and a half - up into 4th with a furlong left before staying on at one gait to finish 3rd | 3/14 | dht | 9-13 | 69 | 101B | 92A | Ben Coen | 9/1 |
| 16 Jan 26+44d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap Sat close to front early fighting for control - shared advantage 3f out - pushed along 2f out - overtaken a furlong out - stayed on at one gear to finish 2nd beaten 2.5 lengths | 2/14 | 2½ | 9-8 | 67 | 100B | 89A | Wesley Joyce | 9/2 |
| 2025 · 17 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Dec 25+14d | Dundalk (AW) | New Saddle Bar At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Settled just behind the front group - 6th at halfway - driven forward and made progress inside the last two furlongs - into second and driven approaching the final furlong - unable to reel in the winner and stayed on same effort to finish 2nd | 2/14 | 2¾ | 9-11 | 67 | 94B | 83A | Ben Coen | 13/2 |
| 19 Nov 25+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Sharp start - sat close to pace in third at halfway - asked for effort 2f out and briefly went second inside final furlong - held no more late finishing 5th | 5/14 | 1 | 9-12 | 68 | 97B | 84A | Ben Coen | 22/1 |
| 05 Nov 25+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race Sat close to front pack early - 4th at halfway - asked for effort in early straight but made no gain over 1f out - held no more inside final furlong to finish 7th | 7/13 | 1¾ | 9-10 | 68 | 86B | 80A | Ben Coen | 10/3J |
| 22 Oct 25+5d | Navan | Christmas Parties At Navan Racecourse 6th & 14th December Handicap (0-60) Settled in the pack early - urged into 4th over 2f out - closed to 2nd and driven 1 1/2f out - edged in front close home and stayed on strongly to win | 1/19 | 10-2 | 60 | 97C | 116A | Ben Coen | 7/2F | |
| 17 Oct 25+25d | Dundalk (AW) | Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) Settled around midfield - improved into 6th and asked for effort with 2f left - up to 4th approaching the final furlong - stayed on late to finish 3rd | 3/11 | nk | 10-2 | 60 | 89A | 93A | Ben Coen | 11/2 |
| 22 Sep 25+18d | Fairyhouse | Return Of The Jumps On October 11th Handicap Held up towards the back - pushed along with two out - unable to threaten leaders and faded before the line | 14/18 | nk | 9-7 | 62 | 64C | 63A | Ben Coen | 16/1 |
| 04 Sep 25+9d | Laytown (AW) | Download The New Tote App (Q.R.) Handicap Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along with 2f left - 8th approaching the final furlong with no further headway made | 7/10 | 1¾ | 11-11 | 67 | — | 68A | Mr P W Mullins | 9/1 |
| 26 Aug 25+83d | Bellewstown | Dolly's Bar & Pantry Handicap Held up towards the back and wide - urged forward with 2f to run - still 8th with a furlong left - stayed on late to finish 5th - shortfall to the front maintained throughout | 5/9 | 2¾ | 8-6 | 68 | 103A | 56A | Terry Casey | 10/1 |
| 04 Jun 25+3d | Curragh | Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Held up towards the back - pushed along in 17th spot 2f out - unable to close - finished well held in 10th | 10/23 | ¾ | 9-3 | 69 | 82C | 72A | Terry Casey | 13/2 |
| 01 Jun 25+27d | Listowel | Croom House Stud Handicap Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left then found room and edged left inside the final furlong - unable to find more in the closing stages finishing eighth beaten 2.5 lengths | 8/13 | ½ | 8-10 | 69 | 56C | 66A | Terry Casey | 10/1 |
| 05 May 25+9d | Curragh | Treacy Group Supporting Newbridge Parishes Day Handicap Settled midpack early - pushed along and moved up though edged right approaching 2f out then 4th with a furlong left - stayed on strongly late to snatch second close home | 2/27 | ¾ | 9-1 | 67 | 91C | 97A | Terry Casey | 7/1 |
| 26 Apr 25+22d | Navan | Kilberry Apprentice Handicap Held up towards the back - little threat 2f out and still 11th under pressure 1f out - finished strongly to snatch 3rd close home | 3/20 | ¾ | 9-3 | 66 | 90C | 88A | Terry Casey | 8/1 |
| 04 Apr 25+12d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Sat close to the front pack - 5th at halfway - asked for effort on the wide side entering the straight but made no headway from a furlong out | 7/8 | ½ | 9-1 | 67 | 88A | 67A | Ben Coen | 9/4F |
| 23 Mar 25+16d | Naas | Dubawi Legend At Compas Stallions Handicap Sat close to front group early - fourth at halfway then asked for effort but couldn't find more inside final 2f - stayed on same gear to finish fourth | 4/15 | ½ | 9-12 | 68 | 110C | 88A | Ben Coen | 10/1 |
| 07 Mar 25+37d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-70) Settled behind the pace early - upped to second by halfway - narrowing the gap 3f out - pushed along 2f out - fought for the lead inside the final furlong drifting left and brushing the other runner - held on by a nose at the line | 1/13 | 9-9 | 63 | 99B | 93A | W J Lee | 9/2 | |
| 29 Jan 25+15d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap Held up towards the back - pushed along and edged closer on the inside two out - unable to threaten in 7th with a furlong left and finished one-paced | 6/14 | ½ | 8-11 | 63 | 85B | 68A | Terry Casey | 5/1 |
| 14 Jan 25+27d | Dundalk (AW) | Group Deals Available At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) Held up at the back - improved into 6th under pressure 2f out - moved up to second and closed on leader final furlong - stayed on strongly but denied by half a length | 2/14 | ½ | 9-2 | 60 | 92B | 85A | Terry Casey | 17/2 |
| 2024 · 15 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 24+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) Settled in the pack towards the outside - improved to reach the front group and pressed for effort 2f out - then dropped away quickly - finished well beaten in 13th | 13/13 | nk | 10-0 | 63 | 76B | 65A | Gary Carroll | 13/2 |
| 04 Dec 24+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) Held a midfield spot on the rail - pushed along and up into 4th approaching the final two furlongs - unable to find extra thereafter - finished 7th beaten 3 lengths | 7/14 | 1 | 10-2 | 64 | 87B | 81A | Gary Carroll | 9/2J |
| 20 Nov 24+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Sat just off the front group early - 5th at halfway - pushed along and hit the front approaching the last two furlongs - overtaken with a furlong left - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th | 4/14 | hd | 9-9 | 64 | 87B | 78A | Wesley Joyce | 4/1 |
| 06 Nov 24+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Bet On The Best Night Out At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) Sat close to the pace on the wide side - pressed for effort in 5th with 2f left - unable to close on the front group late - finished 6th | 6/14 | ½ | 9-11 | 64 | 94B | 82A | Wesley Joyce | 8/1 |
| 25 Oct 24+28d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap (47-70) Slow to begin - settled in the pack early - pushed along in 6th with 2f left - edged off a straight line - moved into second inside the last but couldn't reel in the leader and held on for the same effort to the line | 2/14 | 2½ | 9-0 | 63 | 87B | 72A | Terry Casey | 28/1 |
| 27 Sep 24+6d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap (47-75) Settled towards the back - pushed along with over a furlong left - made no impression - finished seventh beaten 6½ lengths | 7/13 | hd | 9-4 | 65 | 71B | 72A | Wesley Joyce | 11/1 |
| 21 Sep 24+54d | Navan | Navan Racecourse Handicap (50-80) Sat close to the pace early - pushed along in 4th with 2f left - dropped away late to finish 8th | 8/11 | ¾ | 8-13 | 68 | 65A | 63A | Wesley Joyce | 40/1 |
| 29 Jul 24+18d | Galway | Clayton Hotel Galway Handicap (50-80) | 13/15 | 1½ | 9-7 | 72 | 45C | 54C | Ben Coen | 25/1 |
| 11 Jul 24+4d | Leopardstown | Ryans Cleaning Handicap | 9/10 | 1¾ | 8-6 | 72 | 80A | 48A | Wesley Joyce | 15/2 |
| 07 Jul 24+38d | Limerick | Tote, Never Beaten By SP Rated Race | 4/9 | hd | 8-4 | 72 | 88A | 80A | Wesley Joyce | 6/1 |
| 30 May 24+23d | Fairyhouse | Book Your Hospitality At fairyhouse.ie Handicap (47-75) | 16/18 | 2 | 9-4 | 72 | 57C | 47A | Wesley Joyce | 7/1 |
| 07 May 24+8d | Navan | Arkle Bar Handicap | 4/15 | 1½ | 9-12 | 73 | 73C | 80A | Wesley Joyce | 7/2 |
| 29 Apr 24+24d | Naas | Book Your Summer Season BBQ Packages At Naas Racecourse Handicap | 2/12 | 4½ | 8-9 | 73 | 73A | 81A | Wesley Joyce | 15/2 |
| 05 Apr 24+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Friday 12th July Ladies Day At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 2/14 | 5½ | 10-2 | 74 | 81B | 97A | Ben Coen | 7/1 |
| 15 Mar 24+152d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap | 2/9 | 2 | 9-7 | 72 | 83A | 85A | Sean Bird | 33/1 |
| 2023 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Oct 23+19d | Naas | Irish Ebf Auction Series Race Final | 11/13 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 72 | 40C | 70A | Ben Coen | 200/1 |
| 26 Sep 23+8d | Cork | Irish Ebf Auction Series Nursery Handicap | 7/8 | 5 | 9-0 | 72 | 87A | 53A | Ben Coen | 6/1 |
| 18 Sep 23+4d | Fairyhouse | Kilminfoyle House Stud Nursery Handicap | 2/6 | 2 | 8-5 | 70 | 67A | 71B | Wesley Joyce | 9/4F |
| 14 Sep 23+6d | Naas | Goffs Sportsman's Challenge | 4/14 | 6 | 9-5 | 70 | 107C | 79A | Ben Coen | 80/1 |
| 08 Sep 23+19d | Down Royal | Grant Thornton Nursery Handicap (47-70) | 1/9 | 8-10 | 60 | 82A | 71A | Wesley Joyce | 5/1 | |
| 20 Aug 23+14d | Curragh | Plusvital Speed Gene Nursery Handicap | 5/11 | 5 | 8-0 | 62 | 78A | 57A | Wesley Joyce | 33/1 |
| 06 Aug 23+17d | Galway | Kinlay Hostel Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden | 5/7 | ½ | 8-13 | — | — | 55A | Gary Carroll | 28/1 |
| 20 Jul 23+55d | Leopardstown | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden | 18/18 | 9½ | 8-8 | — | 40C | 55C | Sean Bird | 125/1 |
| 26 May 23+36d | Curragh | Irish European Breeders Fund Auction Series Maiden | 14/17 | ½ | 8-13 | — | 66C | 63A | Gary Carroll | 40/1 |
| 20 Apr 23 | Tipperary | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race | 4/5 | nse | 9-5 | — | 53C | 62B | Ben Coen | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Velvet Skies won?
- Velvet Skies (IRE) won 3 of 54 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 16 times in total (29.6% of starts).
- Who trains Velvet Skies?
- Velvet Skies (IRE) is trained by Gary Harrison, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 September 2026.
- Who is Velvet Skies's sire?
- Velvet Skies (IRE) is by Buratino (IRE) out of Gasta (IRE), whose sire is Vocalised.
- What going does Velvet Skies prefer?
- Velvet Skies (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 12 starts (8.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Velvet Skies's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 9 September 2026. The highest on record is 74.
- What is Velvet Skies's sire's record?
- Buratino (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 1,888 runs since Mar 2020 (118 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.2% from 119.
- Who are Velvet Skies's siblings?
- Out of Gasta (IRE), Velvet Skies (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Gangsta Man (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Gangsta Man (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7½f. As at Nov 2026.