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Horse profile

Verdasco (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2016) · Last trainer Caroline Fryer · Last owner Caroline Fryer
by Sassanian (USA) out of Babolna (FR) (Tropular)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Feb 2014
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 May 2016 — 3,817 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2016 New yard Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile

Verdasco (FR) is yet to win from 9 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 7 at Bangor-on-Dee (May 2014). Last raced off 76, 14lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating76↓ 14lb off peak
76 76–90

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 92A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 6 Jun 2014 Official rating 76 at the last run, 10 May 2016

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 8 figures · best 95B · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good495B88.5—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f695B86.5—
1m5f – 2m293C90—

Of 9 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 · 8 figures from 9 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
Sassanian (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 661 runs since Jan 2008 (67 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−10.3—
Good to Firm46510.9%+0.60 from 1
Good1542013%+2.70 from 4
Good to Soft12297.4%−2.90 from 1
Soft222209%−1.30 from 2
Heavy1121412.5%+2.20 from 1
Standard (AW)100%−10.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f200%−10.3—
1m5f – 2m1521912.5%+2.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f323329.9%−0.40 from 7
2m5f – 3m149138.7%−1.6—
Over 3m35411.4%+1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Babolna (FR) (Tropular)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Poquelin (FR) (9 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Poquelin (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Poquelin (FR)3992m–2m5fGrade 3
Qrackers (FR)2662m½f–3mClass 4
I Will Follow (FR)1412m4f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wilson Renwick 2 0 0% −2.00
A P McCoy 2 0 0% −2.00
Adrian Lane 2 0 0% −2.00
Mikey Ennis 1 0 0% −1.00
James Cowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Harding 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 8 0 0% −8.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
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
10 May 16+667d Southwell Martin Orange 40th Birthday Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 9-12 76— Mikey Ennis 33/1
13 Jul 14+18d Southwell Blu Uk Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 10 10-12 8080C Wilson Renwick 5/1
25 Jun 14+19d Worcester Download Our Free App At bookmakers.co.uk Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 shd 10-8 8487A Wilson Renwick 12/1
06 Jun 14+20d Market Rasen Hartshead Club Fiddle Trip 2014 Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 6 11-0 8892A A P McCoy 13/2
17 May 14+16d Bangor-on-Dee H.n. Nuttall Ltd Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 9 11-2 9095B A P McCoy 7/2
01 May 14+9d Sedgefield Breaking News Paxtons Exclusive Kverneland Dealers Conditional Jockeys' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Soft · 12 ran 5/12 7 10-8 —86C James Cowley 25/1
22 Apr 14+9d Kelso Lyntoun Private Hire Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 18f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 22 11-0 —85C Brian Harding 33/1
13 Apr 14+71d Wetherby National Festival Circus Is Here Today Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 1 10-13 —93C Adrian Lane 50/1
01 Feb 14 Wetherby wetherbyracing.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Heavy · 11 ran 10/11 10 11-4 —87C Adrian Lane 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Verdasco (FR) won?
Verdasco (FR) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2014 and 2016.
Who trained Verdasco (FR)?
Verdasco (FR) was trained by Caroline Fryer on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 10 May 2016.
Who is Verdasco (FR)'s sire?
Verdasco (FR) is by Sassanian (USA) out of Babolna (FR), whose sire is Tropular.
What is Verdasco (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 10 May 2016. The highest on record is 90.
What is Verdasco (FR)'s sire's record?
Sassanian (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 661 runs since Jan 2008 (67 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Verdasco (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Babolna (FR), Verdasco (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Poquelin (FR) (9). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Poquelin (FR)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2014. 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.