Velveteen (GB)
Velveteen (GB) is 1 from 5. Hasn't won since Jul 2016.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Velveteen (GB) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckle Up Baby (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 1 (20%)Placed
- +0.50£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 1.44Fair A/E n=5 · 1.16 incl. margin
- 92Highest OR
- 8dBetween runs (median)longest 83 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,036 runs since Apr 2008 (1,161 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 198 | 41 | 20.7% | +8.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,251 | 399 | 12.3% | +0.4 | — |
| Good | 3,146 | 328 | 10.4% | −1.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,310 | 130 | 9.9% | −2 | — |
| Soft | 1,194 | 94 | 7.9% | −4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 273 | 25 | 9.2% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,664 | 884 | 13.3% | +1.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,861 | 521 | 13.5% | +1.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 8,010 | 952 | 11.9% | 0 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,756 | 289 | 10.5% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,025 | 102 | 10% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 273 | 26 | 9.5% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 102 | 10 | 9.8% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Sir Guy Porteous (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Sir Guy Porteous (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Guy Porteous (IRE) | 17 | 3 | 7f–1m½f | Class 4 |
| Ventura Royal (IRE) | 16 | 3 | 7f–1m1f | Class 4 |
| Devore (IRE) | 17 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Swagger (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Gold Will (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Noble Phoenix (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Millesime (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Earl Of Persia (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Keane | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Gary Carroll | 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 | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 16+6d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Premier Nursery Handicap | 3/5 | ¾ | 9-4 | 92 | 78B | Colin Keane | 11/4J |
| 28 Aug 16+8d | Curragh (IRE) | Round Tower Stakes | 5/9 | ½ | 9-0 | 92 | 78A | Gary Carroll | 16/1 |
| 20 Aug 16+34d | Curragh | Jimmy O'neill Irish Racing Excellence Curragh Stakes (group 3) | 4/10 | ¾ | 9-0 | — | 79A | Colin Keane | 10/1 |
| 17 Jul 16+83d | Curragh | Qipco European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden | 1/21 | 9-0 | — | 95A | Colin Keane | 9/2 | |
| 25 Apr 16 | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Maiden | 6/13 | shd | 9-0 | — | 90A | Colin Keane | 11/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Velveteen won?
- Velveteen (GB) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2016, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
- Who trained Velveteen?
- Velveteen (GB) was trained by G M Lyons on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 3 September 2016.
- Who is Velveteen's sire?
- Velveteen (GB) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Ermine And Velvet (GB), whose sire is Nayef.
- What going does Velveteen prefer?
- Velveteen (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Velveteen's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 3 September 2016. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Velveteen's sire's record?
- Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,036 runs since Apr 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
- Who are Velveteen's siblings?
- Out of Ermine And Velvet (GB), Velveteen (GB) has 8 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Sir Guy Porteous (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Sir Guy Porteous (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m1f. As at Nov 2026.
- Has Velveteen produced winners?
- As a dam, Velveteen (GB) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.