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Horse profile

Verona Lad (GB)

2yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2009) · Last trainer Jennie Candlish · Last owner P And Mrs G A Clarke
by Needwood Blade (GB) out of Silver Spell (GB) (Aragon)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Jul 2009
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Sep 2009 — 6,261 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2009 · 12th of 14 Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile

Verona Lad (GB) is yet to win from 4 starts.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 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 50C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thirsk, 10 Aug 2009 Official rating 55 at the last run, 14 Sep 2009

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 4 figures · best 57A · median 43.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
Soft1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
6f – 7f457A43.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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
Needwood Blade (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 2,746 runs since Mar 2008 (187 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3825.3%−2.6—
Good to Firm498357%−0.90 from 1
Good572417.2%−0.70 from 1
Good to Soft275207.3%−0.60 from 1
Soft197168.1%+0.20 from 1
Heavy6657.6%−0.3—
Standard (AW)1,100999%+1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f444409%+1.1—
6f – 7f928687.3%−0.60 from 4
1m – 1m1f444347.7%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f386328.3%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m347246.9%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f1631710.4%+2.5—
2m5f – 3m3239.4%+1.5—
Over 3m200%−7.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Silver Spell (GB) (Aragon)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Don Pietro (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Brassini (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Don Pietro (GB)4051m–1m2fClass 4
Brassini (GB)2855f–7fClass 2
Hi Ho Silver (GB)3547fClass 6
Warden Warren (GB)3627fClass 5
Greek Music (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leicester 2 0 0% −2.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adrian McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Stephen Craine 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Kelly 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
2009 · 4 runs
14 Sep 09+35d Leicester Ladbrokes.com Desford Nursery Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 12/14 2¾ 8-6 5531A Adrian McCarthy 125/1
10 Aug 09+12d Thirsk Black Sheep Brewery Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good · 14 ran 12/14 3½ 8-12 5550C Paul Mulrennan 100/1
29 Jul 09+12d Leicester E.b.f. Lutterworth Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 10 9-3 —37C Stephen Craine 33/1
17 Jul 09 Haydock Stainless Wire Ltd Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 2½ 9-3 —57A Shane Kelly 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Verona Lad won?
Verona Lad (GB) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2009.
Who trained Verona Lad?
Verona Lad (GB) was trained by Jennie Candlish on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 14 September 2009.
Who is Verona Lad's sire?
Verona Lad (GB) is by Needwood Blade (GB) out of Silver Spell (GB), whose sire is Aragon.
What is Verona Lad's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 14 September 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is Verona Lad's sire's record?
Needwood Blade (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 2,746 runs since Mar 2008 (187 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Verona Lad's siblings?
Out of Silver Spell (GB), Verona Lad (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Don Pietro (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Brassini (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2009. 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.