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Horse profile

Venture Capital (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, May 2016) · Last trainer U Schwinn · Last owner Manfred Hofer Michael Motschmann
by Siyouni (FR) out of Babola (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Dec 2014
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 May 2016 — 3,835 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2016 · 8th of 15 New yard
KTB Profile

Venture Capital (FR) is yet to win from 5 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 8 at Chantilly (FR) (Mar 2015).

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 8,357 runs since Mar 2014 (978 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 457.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14321.4%+8.4—
Good to Firm6647911.9%−1.1—
Good1,66323614.2%+1.2—
Good to Soft1,21013911.5%−1.5—
Soft1,35115811.7%−1.30 from 1
Heavy457429.2%−3.8—
Standard (AW)2,99843114.4%+1.40 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4145312.8%−0.2—
6f – 7f3,23142313.1%+0.10 from 1
1m – 1m1f2,88537513%00 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f1,47719613.3%+0.3—
1m5f – 2m2863311.5%−1.5—
2m1f – 2m4f55712.7%−0.3—
2m5f – 3m9111.1%−1.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2014 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Babola (IRE) (Grand Lodge)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Full Forward (FR)30——
Bintisultan (FR)110——
St Florent (FR)20——
No Contest (FR)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chantilly (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Umberto Rispoli 2 0 0% −2.00
Alexis Badel 1 0 0% −1.00
Mickael Berto 1 0 0% −1.00
Jozef Bojko 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 3 0 0% −3.00
2014 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2016 · 1 run
06 May 16+371d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Bois du Guey (Claimer) (4yo) (Polytrack) 1m1f · Standard · 15 ran 8/15 1¼ 9-4 Alexis Badel 24/1
2015 · 3 runs
01 May 15+23d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Gouvernant (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 1m · Very Soft · 11 ran 6/11 1 8-6 Mickael Berto 98/10
08 Apr 15+22d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Chaussee Pontpoint (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Polytrack) 1m · Standard · 10 ran 8/10 nk 9-2 Umberto Rispoli 138/10
17 Mar 15+90d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Bois Rosiere (Claimer) (3yo) (Polytrack) 1m1f · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 hd 9-4 Umberto Rispoli 92/10
2014 · 1 run
17 Dec 14 Deauville (FR) Prix de l'Amiraute (Maiden) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Polytrack) 7½f · Standard · 15 ran 10/15 hd 8-11 Jozef Bojko 111/10

Quick answers

How many races has Venture Capital won?
Venture Capital (FR) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2014 and 2016. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Venture Capital?
Venture Capital (FR) was trained by U Schwinn on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 6 May 2016.
Who is Venture Capital's sire?
Venture Capital (FR) is by Siyouni (FR) out of Babola (IRE), whose sire is Grand Lodge.
What is Venture Capital's sire's record?
Siyouni (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 8,357 runs since Mar 2014 (978 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 457.
Who are Venture Capital's siblings?
Out of Babola (IRE), Venture Capital (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.