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Horse profile

Velvet Vortex (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2025) · Trainer Mike Murphy · Owner Victoria Taylor Family
by Territories (IRE) out of Battery Power (GB) (Royal Applause)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 358 days · 8th of 10 Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

Velvet Vortex is a maiden who has yet to win from nine starts on turf and all-weather. His best effort came when fourth of eight at Chelmsford City (AW) in Feb 2025. Typically held up, he finished eighth of 10 at Southwell (AW) in Oct 2025 in a Class 6 handicap, last raced off an official rating of 47 which was 8lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating47↓ 8lb off peak
47 47–55

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 90 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Brighton, 1 Sep 2025

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 9 figures · best 90A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)689A811 · —
Good to Firm390A83—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f590A791 · —
6f – 7f489A83—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 63A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Brighton, 1 Sep 2025 Official rating 47 at the last run, 24 Oct 2025

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 9 figures · best 65A · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)665A58.51 · —
Good to Firm363A60—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f564A601 · —
6f – 7f465A58.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 5 analysed runs

  • Held up 4 (80%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,595 runs since Jan 2008 (348 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 13.3% from 532.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm10220%+9.8—
Good to Firm433399%−1.20 from 3
Good7628110.6%+0.4—
Good to Soft4615511.9%+1.7—
Soft5327113.3%+3.1—
Heavy1982211.1%+0.9—
Standard (AW)1,198978.1%−2.10 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2943010.2%0—
6f – 7f1,6131599.9%−0.30 from 4
1m – 1m1f984909.1%−1.10 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f4545512.1%+1.9—
1m5f – 2m182189.9%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f561425%+14.8—
2m5f – 3m10110%−0.2—
Over 3m200%−10.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Battery Power (GB) (Royal Applause)

4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Velvet Vista (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Velvet Vision (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Velvet Vista (GB)3467fClass 5
Velvet Vision (GB)1831m–1m2fClass 4
Velvet Vulcan (GB)3721m4f–2mClass 6
Velvet Voice (GB)2212m1½fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chelmsford City (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daniel Muscutt 3 0 0% −3.00
Paddy Bradley 2 0 0% −2.00
Neil Callan 1 0 0% −1.00
Josephine Gordon 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 4 0 0% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
24 Oct 25+53d Southwell (AW) Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran Sluggish getaway - settled at rear alongside another - made no impression - finished eighth 8/10 4¾ 9-4 4750A45A Daniel Muscutt 12/1
01 Sep 25+28d Brighton Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Sluggish start settling towards the back - made progress through midfield before drifting left approaching the final furlong - unable to find more between rivals and finished fifth 5/9 nk 9-5 4890A63A Daniel Muscutt 11/1
04 Aug 25+149d Lingfield (AW) Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap (AWT) (Div 2) Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 7 ran Held up towards the back - unable to land a blow - finished sixth 6/7 nse 9-5 5079C59A Daniel Muscutt 14/1
08 Mar 25+14d Chelmsford City (AW) Watch Live Racing At bet365 Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran Drifted right at the off - travelled with plenty of enthusiasm behind the pace - drifted markedly left from over a furlong out - lost ground in the closing stages and finished without effort 8/11 ¾ 9-9 5285A64A Neil Callan 9/4F
22 Feb 25+119d Chelmsford City (AW) Watch Live Racing At bet365 Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran Sluggish start - held up towards rear in 7th - closed steadily up the inner late but held for 4th 4/8 ½ 8-7 5483A65A Josephine Gordon 40/1
26 Oct 24+23d Chelmsford City (AW) Illuminate Christmas Party Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 6 ran Sluggish start - held up towards the back and lacking pace - crept through late but well held 4/6 2¾ 9-5 5589A58B Luke Morris 14/1
03 Oct 24+64d Chelmsford City (AW) betfair.betfair.com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran Held in the pack early - pressed for effort with over 2f left - unable to close the gap - well held at the finish 6/12 4¼ 9-7 —72C51C Paddy Bradley 80/1
31 Jul 24+39d Leicester Big Roar Property Investment Champions Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 4¼ 9-4 —83B59A Paddy Bradley 50/1
22 Jun 24 Newmarket Bedford Lodge Supports Racing Welfare EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 12/14 9 9-4 —58C60C Shane Kelly 250/1

Quick answers

How many races has Velvet Vortex (GB) won?
Velvet Vortex (GB) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
Who trains Velvet Vortex (GB)?
Velvet Vortex (GB) is trained by Mike Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 October 2025.
Who is Velvet Vortex (GB)'s sire?
Velvet Vortex (GB) is by Territories (IRE) out of Battery Power (GB), whose sire is Royal Applause.
What is Velvet Vortex (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 24 October 2025. The highest on record is 55.
What is Velvet Vortex (GB)'s sire's record?
Territories (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,595 runs since Jan 2008 (348 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 13.3% from 532.
Who are Velvet Vortex (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Battery Power (GB), Velvet Vortex (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Velvet Vista (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Velvet Vision (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2024. 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.