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Horse profile

Vengaboy (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2025) · Last trainer Jennie Candlish · Last owner A C Okeeffe
by Vendangeur (IRE) out of Native Design (IRE) (Be My Native)
7 runs · 7 courses · from Mar 2023
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Mar 2025 — 579 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2025 · 3rd of 8 Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile

Vengaboy is a gelding by Vendangeur out of a Be My Native mare who has shown no wins from seven starts on turf. His best effort came when third of eight at Wetherby in Mar 2025 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle off an official rating of 96. He raced prominently that day. The horse has contested races over trips from 1m5f to 3m on going ranging from good to heavy.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Jan 2025 · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 129 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wetherby, 28 Mar 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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 129A · median 74
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy398B58—
Good to Soft291B82.5—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3129A98—
1m5f – 2m358C47—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 107B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 28 Mar 2025 Official rating 96 at the last run, 28 Mar 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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 107B · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy3101A99—
Good to Soft2100A98.5—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3107B100—
1m5f – 2m3101A95—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 Jan 2025

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

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Vendangeur (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 775 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 5.7% from 123.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm800%−9.2—
Good2082210.6%+1.40 from 1
Good to Soft156138.3%−0.90 from 2
Soft2752910.5%+1.30 from 1
Heavy12375.7%−3.50 from 3
Standard (AW)400%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f100%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f19526.3%+17.1—
1m5f – 2m274279.9%+0.70 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f288196.6%−2.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m1741910.9%+1.70 from 3
Over 3m1815.6%−3.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Native Design (IRE) (Be My Native)

8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them My Design (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (The Happy Chappy (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
My Design (IRE)2442m4f–3m½f—
The Happy Chappy (IRE)2643m1f–3m4½fClass 3
Clouded Thoughts (IRE)2022m½f–2m3½f—
The Friary (IRE)1723m–3m½fClass 4
Carrigmoorna Storm (IRE)722m–2m3f—
The Reaping Race (IRE)2313m—
Majestic Design (IRE)60——
Definite Design (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Shanahan 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J M Fennell 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieren Buckley 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Condon 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan Queally 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 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
2025 · 3 runs
28 Mar 25+15d Wetherby 100% RacingTV Profits Back To Racing Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 24f · Good · 8 ran Untidy over obstacles early - travelled in a handy spot - hit front swinging into home straight - blundered two out - overtaken approaching final fence - unable to find more once level 3/8 7 11-7 96129A107B William Shanahan 4/1
13 Mar 25+56d Hexham Download The NE Bet App Today Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran Settled towards the back early - losing touch three out - well adrift through the finish - eventually came home 11th 11/15 shd 11-8 9991B100A William Shanahan 22/1
16 Jan 25+419d Newcastle Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Pulled hard early - settled at the back of the field - a long way adrift before 3 out and finished tenth 10/11 7½ 11-12 10374C97C Sean Quinlan 33/1
2023 · 4 runs
24 Nov 23+221d Fairyhouse John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 23.5f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 7/14 2¾ 11-12 10298B99A Mr J M Fennell 28/1
17 Apr 23+25d Tramore Newtown Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 13 ran 9/13 4½ 10-10 —47C95C Kieren Buckley 22/1
23 Mar 23+12d Cork Welcome To Student Raceday 2023 Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 6/13 nk 11-2 —29B101A Richard Condon 40/1
11 Mar 23 Gowran Park Goresbridge Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 10/18 1 11-2 —58C92C Declan Queally 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Vengaboy won?
Vengaboy (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2023 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Vengaboy?
Vengaboy (IRE) was trained by Jennie Candlish on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 28 March 2025.
Who is Vengaboy's sire?
Vengaboy (IRE) is by Vendangeur (IRE) out of Native Design (IRE), whose sire is Be My Native.
What is Vengaboy's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 28 March 2025. The highest on record is 103.
What is Vengaboy's sire's record?
Vendangeur (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 775 runs since Jan 2008 (82 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5.7% from 123.
Who are Vengaboy's siblings?
Out of Native Design (IRE), Vengaboy (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: My Design (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (The Happy Chappy (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2023. 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.