Venetian Sun (IRE)
Venetian Sun is 6 from 9 on turf with all wins at 6f-7f or shorter. She won the Commonwealth Cup at Ascot in Jun 2026, the William Hill Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock in May 2026, the Sumbe Prix Morny at Deauville in Aug 2025, the Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes at Newmarket in Jul 2025 and the Albany Stakes at Ascot in Jun 2025. Typically held up, she finished second of 11 in the July Cup Stakes at Newmarket in Jul 2026 off a mark of 115.
- 6–9Wins / Runs
- 66.7%Strike rate
- 7 (77.8%)Placed
- +10.93£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 2.22Fair A/E n=9 · 1.90 incl. margin
- 115Highest OR
- 52dAvg between runs
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
Best recent Speed 115
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 115A | 100 | 3 runs · 115 / 103 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 115A | 95.5 | 3 runs · 115 / 108 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 8 analysed runs since May 2025
- Mid-division 3 (38%) · 1 win
- Held up 3 (38%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 2 (25%) · 2 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 1,154 runs since Mar 2025 (188 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.8% from 171.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 208 | 22 | 10.6% | −1.3 | 4 from 6 |
| Good | 335 | 38 | 11.3% | −0.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 88 | 8 | 9.1% | −2.8 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 148 | 17 | 11.5% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 29 | 3 | 10.3% | −1.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 345 | 49 | 14.2% | +2.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 208 | 30 | 14.4% | +2.5 | 1 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 746 | 89 | 11.9% | 0 | 5 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 171 | 15 | 8.8% | −3.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 28 | 3 | 10.7% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2025 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Sir Yoshi (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f–7f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Yoshi (IRE) | 25 | 1 | 5f | — |
| Got The Moves (IRE) | 18 | 1 | 7f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 4 | 67% | +7.28 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.90 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 6 | 4 | 67% | +8.53 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.60 |
| Ascot | 2 | 2 | 100% | +8.38 |
| Haydock | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.90 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 5 | 71% | +11.43 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.13 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 80% | +9.80 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Jul 26+22d | Newmarket | Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai July Cup Stakes (Group 1) settled in the pack down the middle of the track - driven and made ground 1f out - responded strongly to move into second inside the final furlong | 2/11 | 1 | 8-13 | 115 | 115A | 110A | Clifford Lee | 6/1 |
| 19 Jun 26+27d | Ascot | Commonwealth Cup (Group 1) Settled in mid-group early - moving smoothly and in contention with the front pack - pushed to the front a furlong out - drifted right - challenged close home - hung on for the win | 1/22 | 8-13 | 115 | 97C | 118A | Clifford Lee | 11/8F | |
| 23 May 26+20d | Haydock | William Hill Sandy Lane Stakes (Group 2) Pulled hard - restrained at back of field - nudged and angled left 2f out - swept to front entering the final furlong - strode away inside the last 110yds to win with something in hand | 1/7 | 8-13 | 114 | 108C | 119A | Clifford Lee | 7/4F | |
| 03 May 26+231d | Newmarket | Betfred 1000 Guineas Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) Held up towards the back - improved into contention with over 2f left and briefly went for the leaders - dropped away final furlong to finish 11th | 11/19 | nse | 9-2 | 114 | 103C | 94A | Clifford Lee | 9/2 |
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Sep 25+21d | Curragh | Moyglare Stud Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) Settled off the pace early - 5th at halfway - pushed into 4th 2f out - unable to threaten inside final furlong - stayed on to snatch 3rd on the line | 3/7 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 113 | 45A | 97A | Clifford Lee | 5/2 |
| 24 Aug 25+44d | Deauville (FR) | Sumbe Prix Morny (2yo Colts & Fillies) (Straight Course) (Turf) | 1/6 | 8-10 | — | — | — | Clifford Lee | 29/10 | |
| 11 Jul 25+21d | Newmarket | Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes (Sponsored By bet365) (Fillies' Group 2) Held third handy on the far flank early - travelling comfortably as rivals converged approaching 2f out - asked for effort and drifted left to hit the front inside the final furlong - pressed late but held on for victory | 1/6 | 9-2 | 105 | 94A | 104B | Clifford Lee | 2/5F | |
| 20 Jun 25+32d | Ascot | Albany Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) Towards the rear of the far bunch - gradual progress from halfway - up with the front pair over 2f out - produced to go ahead over 1f out - forged well away inside the final furlong to win | 1/17 | 9-2 | — | 82C | 112A | Clifford Lee | 7/1 | |
| 19 May 25 | Carlisle | British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Sat just behind pace early - pushed to front approaching final furlong - stayed on strongly to score | 1/7 | 9-2 | — | 109A | 103A | Clifford Lee | 1/2F | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Venetian Sun won?
- Venetian Sun (IRE) won 6 of 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 66.7%. Placed 7 times in total (77.8% of starts).
- Who trains Venetian Sun?
- Venetian Sun (IRE) is trained by K. R. Burke, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 July 2026.
- Who is Venetian Sun's sire?
- Venetian Sun (IRE) is by Starman (GB) out of Johara (IRE), whose sire is Iffraaj.
- What going does Venetian Sun prefer?
- Venetian Sun (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 4 wins from 6 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Venetian Sun's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 11 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Venetian Sun's sire's record?
- Starman (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 1,154 runs since Mar 2025 (188 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.8% from 171.
- Who are Venetian Sun's siblings?
- Out of Johara (IRE), Venetian Sun (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Sir Yoshi (IRE) (1). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Nov 2026.