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Horse profile

Venturevango (IRE)

7yo mare · Trainer Adam Nicol · Owner Thomas Kieran Otoole
by Ocovango (GB) out of Venture Lagertha (IRE) (Fruits Of Love)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 164 days · 9th of 10 Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Venturevango is a mare by Ocovango out of Venture Lagertha who is yet to win from eight starts on turf. She has raced over trips from 1m5f to 3m on good, soft and heavy ground without placing. Typically held up, she was held in her last run at Kelso in May 2026 when ninth of 10 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle off an official rating of 82. She has reached a highest ever mark of 89.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 86 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Kelso, 6 May 2026

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 6 figures · best 88C · median 28.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft388C403 · 88 / 40
Heavy217C3.52 · 17 / 3.5
Good1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m340C-103 · 40 / -10
2m1f – 2m4f288C52.52 · 88 / 52.5
2m5f – 3m1——1 · —

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 91C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 29 Nov 2025 Official rating 82 at the last run, 6 May 2026

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 6 figures · best 91C · median 82.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft391C873 · 91 / 87
Heavy284C812 · 84 / 81
Good1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m391C873 · 91 / 87
2m1f – 2m4f284C81.52 · 84 / 81.5
2m5f – 3m1——1 · —

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 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 6 analysed runs

  • Held up 5 (83%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Ocovango (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,974 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses).

Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.2% from 190.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm27829.6%+20.2—
Good933929.9%+0.50 from 3
Good to Soft694699.9%+0.5—
Soft911758.2%−1.20 from 3
Heavy393379.4%00 from 2
Standard (AW)1600%−9.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f600%−9.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1100%−9.4—
1m5f – 2m785638%−1.40 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,090989%−0.40 from 3
2m5f – 3m8929310.4%+10 from 2
Over 3m1902714.2%+4.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Venture Lagertha (IRE) (Fruits Of Love)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Venture Maximus (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 3 0 0% −3.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Caragh Monaghan 3 0 0% −3.00
Ryan Mania 2 0 0% −2.00
Conor Stone-Walsh 2 0 0% −2.00
Toby McCain-Mitchell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 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
06 May 26+35d Kelso 2000 Sacks Of Carrots Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 21f · Good · 10 ran Held up at back of field - dropped away 2 out - well held at the finish 9/10 6½ 10-11 8286A81A Ryan Mania 50/1
01 Apr 26+13d Southwell Join Southwell Golf Club Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24.5f · Good · 7 ran Settled in the pack early - driven approaching 3 out but faded fast - eased and pulled up before 2 out PU/7 — 10-12 86—— Toby McCain-Mitchell 33/1
19 Mar 26+77d Sedgefield Paxtons No1 CaseIH Dealer In UK&Ireland Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 11 ran Held up towards the back - lost touch with the field from 3 out - dropped away with nothing left to give - eased and pulled up before the final fence PU/11 — 11-8 89—— Ryan Mania 28/1
01 Jan 26+33d Fairyhouse TheTravelShop.ie Handicap Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 24 ran Settled towards the back of the pack - hint of a stumble at the opening fence - unable to make an impression in the straight and well held 13/24 1¾ 10-0 8388C79C Conor Stone-Walsh 80/1
29 Nov 25+8d Fairyhouse Kettles Country House Hotel Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 24 ran Settled midfield - dropped away three out - faded from there - eventually well beaten in 19th 19/24 9 10-12 —-11C91C Caragh Monaghan 200/1
21 Nov 25+5d Fairyhouse Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Mares Maiden Hurdle 20.5f · Heavy · 16 ran Held up towards the back of the pack - unable to make headway from 3 out - dropped right away and beaten a long way 13/16 17 10-6 —17C84C Caragh Monaghan 300/1
16 Nov 25+28d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 22 ran Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout - eventually finished 20th 20/22 8½ 11-0 —-10C78C Caragh Monaghan 300/1
19 Oct 25 Limerick PwC Mares Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran Held up in the back half - 9th at halfway - blundered 3 out and hard ridden from there - always out of it and well behind 9/11 6½ 11-7 —40C87C Conor Stone-Walsh 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Venturevango (IRE) won?
Venturevango (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Venturevango (IRE)?
Venturevango (IRE) is trained by Adam Nicol, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 May 2026.
Who is Venturevango (IRE)'s sire?
Venturevango (IRE) is by Ocovango (GB) out of Venture Lagertha (IRE), whose sire is Fruits Of Love.
What is Venturevango (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 6 May 2026. The highest on record is 89.
What is Venturevango (IRE)'s sire's record?
Ocovango (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 2,974 runs since Jan 2008 (302 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 14.2% from 190.
Who are Venturevango (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Venture Lagertha (IRE), Venturevango (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2025. 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.