Horse profile
Ventura Dream (IRE)
3yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2025) · Last trainer Archie Watson · Last owner Middleham Park Racing Cv Partner
by Earthlight (IRE) out of You Dare To Dream (IRE) (Royal Applause)
13 runs · 8 courses · from Nov 2024
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Sep 2025 — 418 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025 · 1st of 10
Won last time out
2 wins · Lingfield (AW) & Southwell (AW)
Last raced off OR 58
KTB Profile
Ventura Dream won two of 13 starts, both at Class 6 level over 1m – 1m1f on Standard (AW). He gained both successes in handicaps, at Southwell in Feb 2025 and at Lingfield in Sep 2025. The gelding, by Earthlight out of a Royal Applause mare, held up when winning last time out at Lingfield (AW) in Sep 2025. He last ran off a mark of 58, 12lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 12lb off peak
- 2–13Wins / Runs
- 15.4%Strike rate
- 3 (23.1%)Placed
- +7.50£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 1.99Fair A/E n=13 · 1.66 incl. margin
- 70Highest OR
- 19dBetween runs (median)
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.
Official rating58↓ 12lb off peak
58
58–70
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 95
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 115B | 79.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 95B | 89 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 115B | 86 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 73A | 70 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 13 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Prominent 6 (46%) · 1 win
- Led 4 (31%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 3 (23%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 907 runs since Apr 2024 (130 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.8% from 169.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 149 | 15 | 10.1% | +1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 210 | 13 | 6.2% | −2.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 90 | 12 | 13.3% | +5 | — |
| Soft | 98 | 5 | 5.1% | −3.2 | — |
| Heavy | 21 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 334 | 30 | 9% | +0.7 | 2 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 169 | 20 | 11.8% | +3.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 413 | 31 | 7.5% | −0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 224 | 18 | 8% | −0.3 | 2 from 10 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 78 | 6 | 7.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2024 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
You Dare To Dream (IRE) (Royal Applause)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koda Legend (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 2 | 20% | +10.50 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 6 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +15.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +13.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 2 | 20% | +10.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Morris | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| William Cox | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Miss Brodie Hampson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charles Bishop | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| None | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +10.50 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Sep 25+19d | Lingfield (AW) | Arc Celebrates Shared Ownership Handicap Sat close behind the front-runner - urged forward with two furlongs left - hit the front inside the final furlong and stayed on strongly to win | 1/10 | 9-9 | 58 | 88A | 69A | Hollie Doyle | 5/2F | |
| 25 Aug 25+22d | Southwell (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap Set the pace early - under pressure and challenged 2f out then overtaken approaching the final furlong - could find nothing more late and well held | 12/13 | 7 | 9-4 | 61 | 61B | 39A | Luke Morris | 9/2 |
| 03 Aug 25+25d | Yarmouth | Metatarsal Mile Handicap Sat close to pace early - asked for effort 2f out then drifted left and lost ground final furlong - finished 4th | 4/8 | 2¾ | 9-7 | 63 | 95B | 64A | Luke Morris | 15/2 |
| 09 Jul 25+16d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Supporting Safer Gambling Handicap On edge and fighting the bridle early - tucked in behind pace - hit the front over 2f out - pushed along and overtaken with a furlong left - faded in the closing 110yds | 5/14 | 2 | 9-9 | 65 | 87B | 74A | William Cox | 28/1 |
| 23 Jun 25+30d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Highbet Bet 10 Get 30 Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Handy in third out wide - moved into second approaching 3f out - hit the front over 2f out - driven along swinging for home before losing the advantage inside the final furlong - drifted left and faded to finish sixth | 6/13 | 1¼ | 10-5 | 67 | 74B | 74A | Miss Brodie Hampson | 9/2 |
| 24 May 25+14d | Windsor | Sporting Times Sri Lanka Handicap Handy early - hit front of the pack turning for home - driven on when overtaken 3f out - under pressure 2f out then squeezed for room and fading inside final furlong - held on with nothing more to give | 4/9 | 1½ | 9-8 | 69 | 83A | 76A | William Cox | 33/1 |
| 10 May 25+38d | Nottingham | PricedUp Handicap Went straight to front - lost place 4f out - urged for effort then faded from contention 3f out - well held at finish | 8/10 | 13 | 9-9 | 70 | 42C | 45C | William Cox | 14/1 |
| 02 Apr 25+19d | Southwell (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Handy in the early running - driven up to challenge into contention 2f out - hit the front briefly before being overtaken entering the final furlong - unable to find more and edged out of second close home | 3/13 | ½ | 9-4 | 70 | 115B | 87A | Luke Morris | 50/1 |
| 14 Mar 25+27d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Sent to front early holding a firm grip - pushed along with 2f remaining - lost command inside final furlong - dropped away after finishing 7th beaten 5 lengths | 7/8 | shd | 9-4 | 70 | 85A | 63A | Hollie Doyle | 10/1 |
| 15 Feb 25+50d | Southwell (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap (Div 1) Set the pace from the off - roused two out - pressed for effort inside final furlong - held on gamely to prevail | 1/8 | 9-6 | 62 | 104A | 79A | Charles Bishop | 16/1 | |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 24+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Gamble Responsibly With BetMGM EBF 'Confined' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Settled in the pack early - lost touch with the pace 3f out - pushed along and dropped away from 2f out to finish well held | 9/12 | shd | 9-7 | — | 46A | 57A | Luke Morris | 22/1 |
| 10 Dec 24+18d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Held up in the pack - urged forward with 3f left - failed to figure - finished sixth | 6/8 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 70A | 60A | Luke Morris | 18/1 |
| 22 Nov 24 | Newcastle (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly With BetMGM EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - closed on the front group with 2f left - lost touch a furlong out - eased back to finish fifth | 5/12 | nk | 9-7 | — | 73A | 69A | Luke Morris | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ventura Dream won?
- Ventura Dream (IRE) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
- Who trained Ventura Dream?
- Ventura Dream (IRE) was trained by Archie Watson on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 13 September 2025.
- Who is Ventura Dream's sire?
- Ventura Dream (IRE) is by Earthlight (IRE) out of You Dare To Dream (IRE), whose sire is Royal Applause.
- What going does Ventura Dream prefer?
- Ventura Dream (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ventura Dream's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 58, from the run on 13 September 2025. The highest on record is 70.
- What is Ventura Dream's sire's record?
- Earthlight (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 907 runs since Apr 2024 (130 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.8% from 169.
- Who are Ventura Dream's siblings?
- Out of You Dare To Dream (IRE), Ventura Dream (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.