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Velvet Vega (IRE)

3yo filly · Trainer John & Thady Gosden · Owner Bobby Flay
3 runs · 3 courses · from May 2026
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Beaten favourite LTO Last run 25 Jun 2026 · 3rd of 3
KTB Profile

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.

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since May 2026 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 71 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Newmarket, 1 May 2026

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 3 figures · best 71A · median 64
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f371A643 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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 73A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 1 May 2026

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 3 figures · best 73A · median 61
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f373A613 runs · 73 / 61

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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 from 3 analysed runs since May 2026

  • Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

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.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18422.2%+8.4—
Good to Firm1,56023815.3%+1.50 from 1
Good2,75638313.9%+0.10 from 1
Good to Soft1,56418411.8%−2—
Soft1,88225413.5%−0.3—
Heavy7218511.8%−2—
Standard (AW)3,72753614.4%+0.60 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4787114.9%+1.1—
6f – 7f3,61351214.2%+0.4—
1m – 1m1f3,61251914.4%+0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f3,28746814.2%+0.40 from 3
1m5f – 2m960909.4%−4.4—
2m1f – 2m4f247249.7%−4.1—
2m5f – 3m3213.1%−10.7—
Over 3m100%−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

Dam

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mythical Tale (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
25 Jun 26+15d Nottingham Happy Retirement Martin Stoneman Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 3 ran 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 21C59C Benoit De La Sayette 4/7F
10 Jun 26+40d Kempton (AW) Unibet/EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 1m3f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 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 64A61A Oisin Murphy 4/7F
01 May 26 Newmarket Darley EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 1m2f · Good · 7 ran 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 71A73A 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.

Record shown from May 2026. 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.