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Horse profile

Venture West (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2014) · Last trainer Martin Hassett · Last owner T F Lonergan
by Westerner (GB) out of Saddlers' Venture (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
5 runs · 4 courses · from May 2012
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Jan 2014 — 4,678 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2014 Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Venture West (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 87.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 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

Best recent KTB Rating 99A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 20 Oct 2013 Official rating 87 at the last run, 6 Jan 2014

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 4 figures · best 99A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft299A93.5—
Good290C87.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m288C86.5—
2m1f – 2m4f299A94.5—

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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 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 12.1% of 11,837 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7114.3%+2.2—
Good to Firm2342711.5%−0.6—
Good3,40843012.6%+0.50 from 2
Good to Soft2,11125312%−0.1—
Soft3,78045212%−0.10 from 2
Heavy2,10925912.3%+0.20 from 1
Standard (AW)188168.5%−3.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f4948.2%−3.9—
1m – 1m1f1241310.5%−1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f267259.4%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m3,36839611.8%−0.30 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f4,28453712.5%+0.40 from 2
2m5f – 3m2,97837512.6%+0.5—
Over 3m7678811.5%−0.6—

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
Saddlers' Venture (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Caulfields Venture (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Caulfields Venture (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Caulfields Venture (IRE)3772m–3mClass 3
Winning Ticket (IRE)120——
Uimhir A Naoi (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
S J Hassett 3 0 0% −3.00
Conor Maxwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D J Byrne 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2013 3 0 0% −3.00
2012 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 1 run
06 Jan 14+58d Thurles Munster Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 16f · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-1 87— S J Hassett 14/1
2013 · 3 runs
09 Nov 13+20d Naas www.naasracecourse.com Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 20/20 3½ 11-9 —88C S J Hassett 66/1
20 Oct 13+12d Naas Andrew & Bridget Kenny Memorial Maiden Hurdle 19f · Yielding · 22 ran 11/22 2¼ 11-9 —99A Conor Maxwell 50/1
08 Oct 13+496d Tipperary Join The Tipperary Supporter's Club 2014 Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 18 ran 8/18 1¾ 11-1 —85C S J Hassett 50/1
2012 · 1 run
30 May 12 Punchestown Mickybo And Me Flat Race 17f · Good · 16 ran 16/16 30 11-7 —90C Mr D J Byrne 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Venture West won?
Venture West (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2012 and 2014.
Who trained Venture West?
Venture West (IRE) was trained by Martin Hassett on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 6 January 2014.
Who is Venture West's sire?
Venture West (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Saddlers' Venture (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
What is Venture West's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 6 January 2014. That is also the highest on record.
What is Venture West's sire's record?
Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,837 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
Who are Venture West's siblings?
Out of Saddlers' Venture (IRE), Venture West (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Caulfields Venture (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Caulfields Venture (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2012. 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.