Velvet Vega (IRE)
Velvet Vega is a filly by Lope De Vega out of a Sea The Stars mare and has two places from three runs over 1m2f – 1m4f. Her best effort came when second of seven at Newmarket in May 2026. She led when third of three at Nottingham in Jun 2026 and was the beaten favourite on that last run.
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (66.7%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 15dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 71
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 71A | 64 | 3 runs · 71 / 64 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 3 analysed runs since May 2026
- Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,230 runs since Apr 2014 (1,109 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 960.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,560 | 238 | 15.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 2,756 | 383 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,564 | 184 | 11.8% | −2 | — |
| Soft | 1,882 | 254 | 13.5% | −0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 721 | 85 | 11.8% | −2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,727 | 536 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 478 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,613 | 512 | 14.2% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,612 | 519 | 14.4% | +0.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,287 | 468 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 960 | 90 | 9.4% | −4.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 247 | 24 | 9.7% | −4.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2014 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benoit De La Sayette | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 26+15d | Nottingham | Happy Retirement Martin Stoneman Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Set the pace early - tucked in behind winner - squeezed for space approaching 3f out - shifted right and pressed for effort with 2f to go - struggled and slipped back inside final furlong - beaten into third at the line | 3/3 | 9 | 9-2 | 21C | 59C | Benoit De La Sayette | 4/7F |
| 10 Jun 26+40d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Sat behind leader early - pressed for effort over 2f out but response soon asked for again - unable to close from over 1f out - edged out of second close home | 3/8 | ½ | 9-2 | 64A | 61A | Oisin Murphy | 4/7F |
| 01 May 26 | Newmarket | Darley EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Held up at the back - urged forward with 2f left - angled left and closed on the front group inside the final furlong - moved into second but unable to trouble the winner - lost momentum near the line | 2/7 | 5 | 9-1 | 71A | 73A | Benoit De La Sayette | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Velvet Vega won?
- Velvet Vega (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
- Who trains Velvet Vega?
- Velvet Vega (IRE) is trained by John & Thady Gosden, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 June 2026.
- Who is Velvet Vega's sire?
- Velvet Vega (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Conte De Fee (IRE), whose sire is Sea The Stars.
- What is Velvet Vega's sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,230 runs since Apr 2014 (1,109 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 960.
- Who are Velvet Vega's siblings?
- Out of Conte De Fee (IRE), Velvet Vega (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.