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Verona Basilica (IRE)

2yo colt · Trainer Donnacha Aidan O'Brien · Owner Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor Derrick Smith
by St Mark's Basilica (FR) out of Remember When (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Aug 2026
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 1 Sep 2026 · 12th of 15
KTB Profile

Verona Basilica is a lightly raced colt by St Mark's Basilica out of a dam who has produced six winners from seven runners to race. His sire's progeny have recorded a win rate of 18.5% over 1m – 1m1f since Jan 2008. He has two starts since Aug 2026, finishing 12 of 15 in a maiden at Gowran Park in Sep 2026 on soft ground.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Aug 2026 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 69 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Dundalk (AW) (IRE), 15 Aug 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 →

Flat 2 figures · best 69B · median 60.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft1——1 run · —
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
6f – 7f1——1 run · —
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 57A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Dundalk (AW) (IRE), 15 Aug 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 2 figures · best 57A · median 51
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft1——1 run · —
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
6f – 7f1——1 run · —
1m – 1m1f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 659 runs since Apr 2025 (147 horses).

Weakest on good going: 9.2% from 152. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 18% from 228.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−14.4—
Good to Firm1021716.7%+2.3—
Good152149.2%−5.2—
Good to Soft751925.3%+10.9—
Soft1101715.5%+1.10 from 1
Heavy20315%+0.6—
Standard (AW)1982512.6%−1.80 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3239.4%−5—
6f – 7f2813512.5%−1.90 from 1
1m – 1m1f2284118%+3.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1071413.1%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m8225%+10.6—
2m1f – 2m4f300%−14.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2025 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Remember When (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)

7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Bye Bye Baby (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Serpentine (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bye Bye Baby (IRE)1437f–1m2fGroup 3
Serpentine (IRE)921m2f–1m4fGroup 1
Beacon Rock (IRE)921m–1m2fGroup 3
Wedding Vow (IRE)711m1fGroup 2
King Of The Castle (IRE)811m4½f—
Bound (IRE)1211m2fListed
Downing Street (IRE)30——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
01 Sep 26+17d Gowran Park (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden 7f · Yielding · 15 ran Slow to begin - held towards back of chasing group - urged forward with 3f to go - driven but made no real impression late and finished well beaten 12/15 1 9-5 52C45A Chris Hayes 66/1
15 Aug 26 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 1m · Standard · 13 ran Sluggish start - held up at the back throughout - given a squeeze approaching 3f out and driven with 2f left - unable to find more finishing 9th 9/13 1 9-7 69B57A Gavin Ryan 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Verona Basilica won?
Verona Basilica (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Verona Basilica?
Verona Basilica (IRE) is trained by Donnacha Aidan O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 September 2026.
Who is Verona Basilica's sire?
Verona Basilica (IRE) is by St Mark's Basilica (FR) out of Remember When (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
What is Verona Basilica's sire's record?
St Mark's Basilica (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 659 runs since Apr 2025 (147 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 9.2% from 152. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 18% from 228.
Who are Verona Basilica's siblings?
Out of Remember When (IRE), Verona Basilica (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Bye Bye Baby (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Serpentine (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2026. 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.