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Horse profile

Velvet Touch (GB)

5yo mare (at last run, Jan 2006) · Last trainer David Simcock · Last owner Kingsland Bloodstock
by Danzig Connection (USA) out of Soft Touch (GER) (Horst-Herbert)
19 runs · 6 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Jan 2006 — 7,582 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2006 · 4th of 14 Last raced off OR 40
KTB Profile

Velvet Touch (GB) is yet to win from 19 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 10 at Southwell (AW) (Apr 2005).

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating40↓ 5lb off peak
40 40–45

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 50C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 24 Jan 2006 Official rating 40 at the last run, 24 Jan 2006

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 16 figures · best 57C · median 28.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1354C29—
Firm257C36—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Under 6f1357C29—
6f – 7f350C7—

Of 19 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 19 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
Danzig Connection (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 165 runs since Jan 2008 (21 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm24312.5%+5.80 from 2
Good4500%−6.7—
Good to Soft2727.4%+0.7—
Soft2214.5%−2.2—
Heavy6116.7%+10—
Standard (AW)4149.8%+3.10 from 15
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2600%−6.70 from 3
1m – 1m1f29310.3%+3.6—
1m2f – 1m4f2627.7%+1—
1m5f – 2m2800%−6.7—
2m1f – 2m4f3226.3%−0.4—
2m5f – 3m15213.3%+6.6—
Over 3m9222.2%+15.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Soft Touch (GER) (Horst-Herbert)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Soft Gold (GB)80——
Touch of Spice (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 15 0 0% −15.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 7 14 0 0% −14.00
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 11 0 0% −11.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Brighton 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 16 0 0% −16.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Kelly 6 0 0% −6.00
George Baker 3 0 0% −3.00
Chris Catlin 2 0 0% −2.00
Ted Durcan 2 0 0% −2.00
Neil Pollard 2 0 0% −2.00
J-P Guillambert 1 0 0% −1.00
Micky Fenton 1 0 0% −1.00
Fergal Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Vince Slattery 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 12 0 0% −12.00
None 7 0 0% −7.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 17 0 0% −17.00

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
2006 · 2 runs
24 Jan 06+5d Southwell (AW) Betdirect On Masters Snooker Maiden Claiming Stakes Class 7 · 7f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 ¾ 8-4 4050C Chris Catlin 5/1
19 Jan 06+38d Southwell (AW) Play Now At Betdirectcasino.com Maiden Claiming Stakes Class 7 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 3/13 1¾ 8-7 407C Chris Catlin 8/1
2005 · 17 runs
12 Dec 05+20d Southwell (AW) Text Betdirect To 88600 Maiden Claiming Stakes Class 7 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 4/10 3 8-9 45— J-P Guillambert 3/1F
22 Nov 05+125d Southwell (AW) Bet On Champions League Football at Betdirect Banded Stakes Class 7 · 5f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 6/11 1¾ 8-11 4540C Micky Fenton 12/1
20 Jul 05+17d Lingfield (AW) Winterhalter Fillies' Handicap (AW) Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 nk 8-10 4316C George Baker 12/1
03 Jul 05+12d Brighton attheracespoker.com Handicap Class 6 · 5.5f · Firm · 13 ran 3/13 shd 8-13 4257C George Baker 14/1
21 Jun 05+12d Brighton NEC-Display-Solutions.com Handicap Class 6 · 5.5f · Firm · 10 ran 4/10 2 9-4 4315C George Baker 20/1
09 Jun 05+3d Yarmouth Mail At Faberscaffolding.co.uk Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 17/19 2½ 9-2 450C Ted Durcan 16/1
06 Jun 05+19d Folkestone Builders Day On 24th June Handicap Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 5/12 nk 9-1 45— Ted Durcan 20/1
18 May 05+9d Southwell (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 1 8-11 4510C Neil Pollard 12/1
09 May 05+14d Southwell (AW) Sponsor A Race At Southwell Banded Stakes Class 7 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 8/10 shd 9-7 45-6C Fergal Lynch 9/2
25 Apr 05+34d Southwell (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 ¾ 9-0 4554C Neil Pollard 15/2
22 Mar 05+7d Lingfield (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 10/10 7 9-2 45-6C Shane Kelly 12/1
15 Mar 05+21d Southwell (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 5f · Standard · 10 ran 3/10 ½ 8-9 4554C Shane Kelly 14/1
22 Feb 05+16d Southwell (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 5f · Standard · 13 ran 9/13 shd 9-2 4528C Shane Kelly 14/1
06 Feb 05+5d Wolverhampton (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 5f · Standard · 12 ran 4/12 1 9-0 4548C Shane Kelly 12/1
01 Feb 05+7d Southwell (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 5f · Standard · 13 ran 7/13 hd 9-2 40— Shane Kelly 11/2
25 Jan 05+21d Southwell (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 5f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 ½ 8-13 4047C Shane Kelly 33/1
04 Jan 05 Wolverhampton (AW) Banded Stakes Class 7 · 5f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 ¾ 8-13 4029C Vince Slattery 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Velvet Touch won?
Velvet Touch (GB) has yet to win, from 19 archived starts between 2005 and 2006. Placed 4 times in total (21.1% of starts).
Who trained Velvet Touch?
Velvet Touch (GB) was trained by David Simcock on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 24 January 2006.
Who is Velvet Touch's sire?
Velvet Touch (GB) is by Danzig Connection (USA) out of Soft Touch (GER), whose sire is Horst-Herbert.
What is Velvet Touch's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 40, from the run on 24 January 2006. The highest on record is 45.
What is Velvet Touch's sire's record?
Danzig Connection (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 165 runs since Jan 2008 (21 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Velvet Touch's siblings?
Out of Soft Touch (GER), Velvet Touch (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.