Horse profile
Verne Castle (GB)
by Sakhee's Secret (GB) out of Lochangel (GB) (Night Shift)
54 runs · 14 courses · from Aug 2015
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Jan 2021 — 2,100 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2021 · 3rd of 5
8 wins · Chelmsford City (AW) & Lingfield (AW)
Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile
Verne Castle (GB) is 8 from 54. Hasn't won since Feb 2020. All 8 wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 14 on turf. All 8 wins have come over trips under 6f. Last raced off 82, 17lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 54 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on AW
OR ↓ 17lb off peak
- 8–54Wins / Runs
- 14.8%Strike rate
- 18 (33.3%)Placed
- −18.62£1 level staken=54 at SP
- 1.21Fair A/E n=54 · 1.04 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 38dAvg between runs
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 rating82↓ 17lb off peak
82
67–99
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 117
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 36 | 120A | 100 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 91A | 82 | — |
| Good | 2 | 81A | 69 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 39 | 120A | 99 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 95B | 87 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 42 figures from 42 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 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 8.8% of 3,866 runs since Jan 2008 (253 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.3% from 772.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 61 | 12 | 19.7% | +10.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Firm | 783 | 77 | 9.8% | +1 | 0 from 6 |
| Good | 730 | 45 | 6.2% | −2.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 344 | 27 | 7.8% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 362 | 33 | 9.1% | +0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 88 | 11 | 12.5% | +3.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,498 | 134 | 8.9% | +0.1 | 8 from 40 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 772 | 95 | 12.3% | +3.5 | 8 from 48 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,678 | 139 | 8.3% | −0.5 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 732 | 53 | 7.2% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 398 | 28 | 7% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 188 | 18 | 9.6% | +0.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 72 | 5 | 6.9% | −1.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 20 | 1 | 5% | −3.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −8.8 | — |
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
Lochangel (GB) (Night Shift)
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Strictly Dancing (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Strictly Dancing (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly Dancing (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Celestial Dream (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Neptunes Secret (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Heavenly Song (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 40 | 8 | 20% | −4.62 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 16 | 1 | 6% | −9.00 |
| Class 4 | 14 | 3 | 21% | −0.87 |
| Class 3 | 12 | 2 | 17% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −3.75 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 21 | 6 | 29% | +8.25 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 14 | 2 | 14% | −7.87 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Bath | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Salisbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 48 | 8 | 17% | −12.62 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Probert | 22 | 3 | 14% | −13.62 |
| Franny Norton | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Nicky Mackay | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| P J McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Josephine Gordon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Liam Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J F Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Hayley Turner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Edward Greatrex | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 37 | 8 | 22% | −1.62 |
| Hood + blinkers | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2020 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.50 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2018 | 12 | 2 | 17% | −0.50 |
| 2017 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −3.87 |
| 2016 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +2.25 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Jan 21+16d | Lingfield (AW) | Betyourway At Betway Handicap | 3/5 | nse | 9-4 | 82 | 111C | 82B | Nicky Mackay | 10/3 |
| 11 Jan 21+7d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap | 2/8 | ½ | 9-2 | 80 | 99A | 87A | Nicky Mackay | 7/1 |
| 04 Jan 21+13d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Handicap | 2/6 | hd | 8-9 | 80 | 111A | 83B | Nicky Mackay | 10/1 |
| 2020 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 20+19d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Handicap | 6/7 | ½ | 8-8 | 82 | 117A | 69A | Hollie Doyle | 14/1 |
| 03 Dec 20+12d | Chelmsford City (AW) | tote.co.uk Now Never Beaten BY SP Handicap | 8/9 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 84 | 83A | 54A | Hollie Doyle | 14/1 |
| 21 Nov 20+254d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Handicap | 6/9 | nk | 9-7 | 85 | 112A | 82A | Nicky Mackay | 33/1 |
| 12 Mar 20+12d | Chelmsford City (AW) | tote Guarantee At tote.co.uk All UK Races Handicap | 4/5 | ½ | 9-3 | 86 | 92C | 71B | Franny Norton | 9/2 |
| 29 Feb 20+7d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Casino Handicap | 2/6 | nse | 8-6 | 85 | 113A | 79B | Hollie Doyle | 7/1 |
| 22 Feb 20+16d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Peter Andre Ladies Day Handicap | 4/5 | 1 | 9-10 | 86 | 94C | 77B | P J McDonald | 9/2 |
| 06 Feb 20+7d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Ministry Of Sound And Light Extravaganza Handicap | 1/8 | 9-0 | 83 | 97A | 88A | Hollie Doyle | 7/2 | |
| 30 Jan 20+28d | Chelmsford City (AW) | tote Is Back With Better Value Handicap | 2/7 | 1 | 9-7 | 83 | 113A | 90A | P J McDonald | 6/1 |
| 02 Jan 20+20d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet totetrifecta At totesport.com Handicap | 3/7 | 1¼ | 8-3 | 85 | 106A | 74A | Hollie Doyle | 12/1 |
| 2019 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 19+22d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Merry Christmas To All Our Customers Handicap | 7/9 | 1½ | 9-9 | 87 | 92A | 74A | Franny Norton | 7/1 |
| 21 Nov 19+182d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Irish Lotto At totesport.com Handicap | 9/13 | 1½ | 8-8 | 89 | 95B | 75A | Liam Jones | 50/1 |
| 23 May 19+61d | Lingfield | Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap | 9/9 | 4½ | 9-8 | 76 | 48A | 42A | Connor Beasley | 5/1 |
| 23 Mar 19+8d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Casino Handicap | 9/10 | ½ | 9-0 | 91 | 83B | 69A | Franny Norton | 16/1 |
| 15 Mar 19+13d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet totequadpot At totesport.com Handicap | 3/8 | shd | 9-7 | 91 | 100A | 88A | Franny Norton | 11/1 |
| 02 Mar 19+58d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Casino Handicap | 7/7 | nk | 8-9 | 93 | 112A | 74A | Franny Norton | 8/1 |
| 03 Jan 19+30d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet Totetrifecta At Totesport.com Handicap | 5/7 | shd | 8-7 | 94 | 97A | 71A | Darragh Keenan | 4/1 |
| 2018 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Dec 18+28d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap | 4/9 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 95 | 106A | 78A | Franny Norton | 12/1 |
| 06 Nov 18+38d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Sprint Handicap | 3/7 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 96 | 104A | 89A | J F Egan | 8/1 |
| 29 Sep 18+43d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet Totescoop6 At Totesport.com Handicap | 1/7 | 9-10 | 91 | 92A | 89A | James Doyle | 7/2 | |
| 17 Aug 18+7d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet Totetrifecta At Totesport.com Handicap | 1/7 | 8-5 | 86 | 104A | 79A | Josephine Gordon | 6/1 | |
| 10 Aug 18+6d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Irish Lotto At Totesport.com Handicap | 5/7 | ½ | 9-9 | 87 | 108A | 86A | David Probert | 9/2 |
| 04 Aug 18+35d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet totequadpot At totesport.com Handicap | 4/9 | hd | 9-5 | 87 | 91A | 81A | Franny Norton | 5/1 |
| 30 Jun 18+10d | Chester | Jim Beam Handicap | 6/10 | 2 | 8-13 | 77 | 82A | 76A | David Probert | 5/1 |
| 20 Jun 18+7d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Extra Places At Totesport.com Handicap | 4/10 | nse | 8-10 | 87 | 90A | 89A | David Probert | 12/1 |
| 13 Jun 18+11d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet Toteswinger At Totesport.com Essex Sprint Handicap | 2/9 | 2¼ | 8-8 | 87 | 100A | 86A | David Probert | 33/1 |
| 02 Jun 18+14d | Epsom Downs | Investec Corporate Banking 'dash' Handicap | 16/20 | nk | 8-1 | 84 | 57C | 64A | Hayley Turner | 33/1 |
| 19 May 18+65d | Newmarket | Betway Sprint Handicap | 5/8 | ¾ | 9-7 | 84 | 91A | 82A | Josephine Gordon | 25/1 |
| 15 Mar 18+155d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Totequadpot Races 3 To 6 Handicap | 10/10 | nk | 9-7 | 95 | 88A | 73A | Connor Beasley | 25/1 |
| 2017 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Oct 17+39d | Kempton (AW) | ebfstallions.com Conditions Stakes | 6/8 | 4½ | 9-2 | 97 | 87A | 69A | David Probert | 20/1 |
| 02 Sep 17+18d | Chester | ThembnaTeam Handicap | 10/12 | ½ | 9-5 | 93 | 81A | 71A | David Probert | 14/1 |
| 15 Aug 17+18d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Essex Sprint Handicap | 4/12 | hd | 9-4 | 99 | 108A | 93A | David Probert | 33/1 |
| 28 Jul 17+105d | Ascot | Neptune Investment Management Handicap | 10/13 | ½ | 9-4 | 99 | 73C | 57A | David Probert | 50/1 |
| 14 Apr 17+20d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway All-weather Sprint Championships Conditions Stakes | 11/12 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 99 | 83A | 69A | David Probert | 40/1 |
| 25 Mar 17+28d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Dash Handicap | 6/7 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 99 | 120A | 78A | David Probert | 5/2F |
| 25 Feb 17+7d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Hever Sprint Stakes (Listed) | 3/8 | hd | 9-0 | 90 | 119A | 86A | David Probert | 12/1 |
| 18 Feb 17+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Dash Handicap | 1/10 | 9-7 | 85 | 113A | 96A | David Probert | 15/8F | |
| 04 Feb 17+30d | Lingfield (AW) | Betway Best Odds Guaranteed Plus Handicap | 1/9 | 9-7 | 81 | 96A | 90A | David Probert | 9/4F | |
| 05 Jan 17+105d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Handicap | 5/10 | ½ | 9-3 | 81 | 97A | 78A | David Probert | 13/2 |
| 2016 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Sep 16+14d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet totetrifecta At totesport.com Handicap | 1/12 | 9-0 | 74 | 110A | 105A | Oisin Murphy | 6/1 | |
| 08 Sep 16+24d | Chelmsford City (AW) | totepoolracing Win Tickets On Twitter Handicap | 1/9 | 9-1 | 68 | — | 96A | Rob Hornby | 3/1J | |
| 15 Aug 16+5d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Hills Prospect Drinks Distributor Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 1/6 | 9-5 | 67 | — | 72B | David Probert | 5/4F | |
| 10 Aug 16+21d | Salisbury | S H Jones Wines Handicap | 3/9 | ½ | 8-9 | 67 | — | 81A | David Probert | 8/1 |
| 20 Jul 16+8d | Bath | Vision Commercial Kitchens Handicap | 6/8 | 4 | 9-1 | 68 | — | 57A | David Probert | 7/2 |
| 12 Jul 16+7d | Bath | Bird In Hand Saltford Handicap (Bath Summer Sprint Series Qualifier) | 4/9 | nk | 9-0 | 68 | — | 74A | David Probert | 4/1 |
| 05 Jul 16+24d | Brighton | Frosts4cars.co.uk Ladies Day Handicap | 5/6 | nk | 8-11 | 68 | — | 62B | Edward Greatrex | 5/2F |
| 11 Jun 16+12d | Bath | Collect Totepool Winnings At Betfred Shops Maiden Stakes | 3/4 | ¾ | 9-5 | 70 | — | 76B | Liam Keniry | 3/1 |
| 30 May 16+18d | Windsor | Sky Bet Maiden Stakes | 3/8 | ¾ | 9-5 | 73 | — | 85A | David Probert | 8/1 |
| 12 May 16+16d | Salisbury | Bathwick Tyres Salisbury Handicap (Div 2) | 7/11 | 6 | 9-5 | 73 | — | 52C | David Probert | 7/1 |
| 26 Apr 16+209d | Lingfield (AW) | Trackside Restaurant Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 2/8 | nk | 9-0 | — | — | 79A | Rob Hornby | 3/1J |
| 2015 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Sep 15+44d | Nottingham | British Stallion Studs EBF Slip Anchor Maiden Stakes | 7/14 | ½ | 9-5 | — | — | 68A | David Probert | 3/1F |
| 17 Aug 15 | Kempton (AW) | British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 8/12 | ½ | 9-5 | — | — | 72A | David Probert | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Verne Castle won?
- Verne Castle (GB) won 8 of 54 archived starts between 2015 and 2021, a strike rate of 14.8%. Placed 18 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Verne Castle?
- Verne Castle (GB) was trained by Michael Wigham on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 27 January 2021.
- Who is Verne Castle's sire?
- Verne Castle (GB) is by Sakhee's Secret (GB) out of Lochangel (GB), whose sire is Night Shift.
- What going does Verne Castle prefer?
- Verne Castle (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 8 wins from 40 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 Verne Castle's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 27 January 2021. The highest on record is 99.
- What is Verne Castle's sire's record?
- Sakhee's Secret (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 3,866 runs since Jan 2008 (253 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12.3% from 772.
- Who are Verne Castle's siblings?
- Out of Lochangel (GB), Verne Castle (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Strictly Dancing (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Strictly Dancing (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.