Venetian Power (IRE)
Venetian Power is a colt by St Mark's Basilica out of a Lope De Vega mare who has one win from four runs on turf. He won the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race at Killarney over 1m – 1m1f on good going in Jul 2026. He has raced three times over 1m – 1m1f. He finished sixth of six when held in the Churchill Tyres Beresford Stakes at the Curragh in Sep 2026.
- 1–4Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 1 (25%)Placed
- +1.50£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 30dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 101
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 101A | 89 | 2 runs · 101 / 89 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 101A | 77 | 3 runs · 101 / 77 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 4 analysed runs since Jun 2026
- Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (25%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 631 runs since Jan 2008 (143 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 16.7% from 102. Weakest on good going: 9.2% from 152. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17.4% from 218.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 102 | 17 | 16.7% | +3.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 152 | 14 | 9.2% | −4.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 72 | 17 | 23.6% | +10 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 108 | 16 | 14.8% | +1.2 | — |
| Heavy | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +3.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 177 | 19 | 10.7% | −2.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 32 | 3 | 9.4% | −4.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 266 | 31 | 11.7% | −1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 218 | 38 | 17.4% | +3.8 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 105 | 13 | 12.4% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Powerful Hook Head (GER) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m2½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerful Hook Head (GER) | 13 | 1 | 1m2½f | — |
| Powerful Rosie (GER) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 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 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 26+50d | Curragh (IRE) | Churchill Tyres Beresford Stakes (Group 2) Held up early and fighting for restraint - up to 5th by halfway - bumped 2f out - lost a place inside final 2f - faded in the closing stages | 6/6 | 7 | 9-5 | 69A | 56B | Declan McDonogh | 20/1 |
| 07 Aug 26+23d | Gowran Park (IRE) | Coolmore Stud Churchill Stakes (Listed) Sluggish start - settled towards the back - 5th turning for home - shaped up on the inner from 2f out - boxed in with 1.5f left - asked for effort inside final furlong - unable to find more and finished one-paced in 5th | 5/6 | nk | 9-5 | 101A | 85A | J M Sheridan | 8/1 |
| 15 Jul 26+18d | Killarney (IRE) | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race settled in the pack and full of running - 3rd at halfway - moved out and driven with 1f to run - improved into the front with 1f to run - ran on powerfully near the finish | 1/5 | 9-8 | 77C | 87B | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 9/2 | |
| 27 Jun 26 | Curragh | Barronstown Stud Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden Sat behind the front group early - 4th at halfway - pushed along on the inside 2f out - unable to close in 3rd with a furlong left - stayed on same speed but edged out of 3rd close home to finish 4th | 4/8 | shd | 9-5 | 63A | 76A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Venetian Power won?
- Venetian Power (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Venetian Power?
- Venetian Power (IRE) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 September 2026.
- Who is Venetian Power's sire?
- Venetian Power (IRE) is by St Mark's Basilica (FR) out of Power Zone (IRE), whose sire is Lope De Vega.
- What is Venetian Power's sire's record?
- St Mark's Basilica (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 631 runs since Jan 2008 (143 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.7% from 102. Weakest on good going: 9.2% from 152. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17.4% from 218.
- Who are Venetian Power's siblings?
- Out of Power Zone (IRE), Venetian Power (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Powerful Hook Head (GER) (1). The wins came over 1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.