Horse profile
Very Excellent (IRE)
by Casamento (IRE) out of Step With Style (USA) (Gulch)
39 runs · 22 courses · from Feb 2019
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Jul 2024 — 843 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2024
4 wins · Beverley, Dundalk (AW) & Bellewstown
Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile
Very Excellent won four of 39 starts with all wins at 1m2f – 1m4f or 1m5f – 2m. He gained his biggest success in a maiden hurdle at Bellewstown in Jul 2020 off an official rating of 118 and later won handicaps on heavy ground at Beverley in Jul 2023 and on the all-weather at Dundalk. The gelding, aged 8 at his last run in Jul 2024, finished off an official rating of 101 at Market Rasen that day.
Based on 39 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 19lb off peak
- 4–39Wins / Runs
- 10.3%Strike rate
- 12 (30.8%)Placed
- −2.30£1 level staken=39 at SP
- 1.43Fair A/E n=38 · 1.14 incl. margin
- 120Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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 rating101↓ 19lb off peak
101
69–120
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 113
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) | 8 | 98B | 93 | — |
| Soft | 6 | 115C | 90 | — |
| Good | 3 | 100C | 96 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 97A | 90.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 112C | 91.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 115C | 92 | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 113A | 78 | — |
| Good | 3 | 101B | 87 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 102A | 88 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 99B | 71 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 113C | 80 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 113A | 87.5 | — |
Of 39 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 36 figures from 39 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 8.6% of 3,625 runs since Jan 2008 (299 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 4.9% from 287.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 20 | 2 | 10% | +1.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 450 | 44 | 9.8% | +1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 809 | 88 | 10.9% | +2.3 | 1 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 413 | 33 | 8% | −0.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 500 | 29 | 5.8% | −2.8 | 0 from 14 |
| Heavy | 170 | 12 | 7.1% | −1.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,263 | 105 | 8.3% | −0.3 | 2 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 287 | 14 | 4.9% | −3.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 755 | 66 | 8.7% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 680 | 43 | 6.3% | −2.3 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 811 | 85 | 10.5% | +1.9 | 3 from 16 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 696 | 63 | 9.1% | +0.5 | 1 from 11 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 273 | 26 | 9.5% | +0.9 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 97 | 12 | 12.4% | +3.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 26 | 4 | 15.4% | +6.8 | — |
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
Step With Style (USA) (Gulch)
8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Masterstonemason (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Eez Eh (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masterstonemason (IRE) | 61 | 2 | 2m | — |
| Firey Red (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 6f–1m | — |
| Eez Eh (IRE) | 16 | 1 | 1m1f | Class 5 |
| Comedic Art (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 1m4f | — |
| Sansibar (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 1m½f | — |
| Shy Smile (IRE) | 16 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Quiet Route (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Wild Diamond (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Good | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.80 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +18.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +18.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 7 | 2 | 29% | +4.50 |
| Catterick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ripon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.20 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 3 | 19% | +16.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.80 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Anderson | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 4 | 1 | 25% | +17.00 |
| Emmet McNamara | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Dillon Maxwell | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Conor Rabbitt | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| P J O'Hanlon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wesley Joyce | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Daniel King | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| B J Cooper | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.20 |
| Declan McDonogh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Graham Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ross Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Kearney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jake Coen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Cian MacRedmond | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Power | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 28 | 2 | 7% | −2.80 |
| Cheekpieces | 11 | 2 | 18% | +0.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +13.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.00 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.20 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 21 | 3 | 14% | +11.50 |
| Hurdle | 18 | 1 | 6% | −13.80 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Jul 24+17d | Market Rasen | Info At lives.org.uk Handicap Hurdle | PU/12 | — | 11-3 | 101 | — | — | Aaron Anderson | 28/1 |
| 20 Jun 24+17d | Ripon | Kirby Thomas Grand Finale Classic Handicap | 4/7 | ¾ | 9-10 | 69 | 89A | 84A | James Sullivan | 28/1 |
| 03 Jun 24+83d | Wetherby | Vickers.Bet Handicap | 13/16 | ½ | 8-12 | 71 | 84C | 62C | Cam Hardie | 125/1 |
| 12 Mar 24+29d | Sedgefield | Betting.Bet New Betting Sites Handicap Hurdle | 5/6 | 26 | 11-0 | 103 | 44C | 88C | Aaron Anderson | 25/1 |
| 12 Feb 24+32d | Catterick | Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Handicap Hurdle | 6/7 | 11 | 10-4 | 104 | 43C | 83C | Aaron Anderson | 16/1 |
| 11 Jan 24+35d | Catterick | Racing Again 24th January Handicap Hurdle | 2/7 | ½ | 11-2 | 103 | 78A | 110B | Conor Rabbitt | 20/1 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Dec 23+103d | Market Rasen | Discover What's Trending At Rhino.Bet Casino Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 6/6 | 70 | 11-4 | 105 | 21C | 81C | Conor Rabbitt | 25/1 |
| 26 Aug 23+19d | Cartmel | Fitzdares Cartmel Cup Handicap Hurdle | 2/10 | 1 | 9-13 | 104 | 113A | 116A | Aaron Anderson | 40/1 |
| 07 Aug 23+14d | Ripon | Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate Handicap | 6/7 | nk | 9-9 | 73 | 88B | 67A | Cam Hardie | 33/1 |
| 24 Jul 23+23d | Beverley | Churchill Tyres Handicap | 1/5 | 9-12 | 71 | 72C | 78B | Cam Hardie | 20/1 | |
| 01 Jul 23+33d | Newcastle (AW) | Racing Welfare Handicap | 7/11 | 2½ | 9-8 | 74 | 96A | 71A | Cam Hardie | 66/1 |
| 29 May 23+13d | Redcar | Jacks Coaches Handicap | 8/8 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 75 | 97A | 60A | Graham Lee | 28/1 |
| 16 May 23+73d | Wetherby | wetherbyracing.co.uk Handicap | 3/14 | 2¾ | 9-7 | 76 | 93C | 82A | Andrew Mullen | 150/1 |
| 04 Mar 23+66d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Hurdle | 6/7 | 16 | 11-2 | 110 | 80C | 91C | Ross Chapman | 125/1 |
| 2022 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 22+90d | Catterick | Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Hurdle | PU/11 | — | 11-9 | 115 | — | — | Aaron Anderson | 125/1 |
| 29 Sep 22+13d | Clonmel | Slievenamon Claiming Hurdle | 6/12 | 4½ | 11-7 | 115 | 88C | 100C | Aidan Kelly | 6/1 |
| 16 Sep 22+46d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Bet Boost Apprentice Handicap (50-80) | 10/14 | 2½ | 9-10 | 77 | 90B | 67A | Jack Kearney | 9/1 |
| 01 Aug 22+50d | Cork | Fermoy Handicap Hurdle | 8/12 | 4¾ | 11-0 | 116 | 102A | 98A | P J O'Hanlon | 22/1 |
| 12 Jun 22+81d | Downpatrick | Tote Jackpot Is Back Opportunity Handicap Hurdle | 5/6 | nk | 11-5 | 118 | 66C | 103C | P J O'Hanlon | 9/4 |
| 23 Mar 22+35d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap | 1/14 | 9-4 | 74 | 98B | 86A | Wesley Joyce | 9/2J | |
| 16 Feb 22+77d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (45-75) | 3/14 | ¾ | 9-8 | 74 | 96B | 81A | Daniel King | 11/2 |
| 2021 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Dec 21+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Hotel Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap | 4/14 | ½ | 9-1 | 74 | 84B | 78A | Daniel King | 3/1F |
| 12 Nov 21+20d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Maiden | 1/14 | 9-3 | 73 | 98B | 87A | Jake Coen | 5/1 | |
| 23 Oct 21+13d | Leopardstown | Ardilea Handicap (50-80) | 7/20 | ½ | 9-10 | 74 | 96C | 78A | Emmet McNamara | 22/1 |
| 10 Oct 21+17d | Curragh | Bord Na Mona Recycling Apprentice Handicap | 9/18 | hd | 9-6 | 74 | 76C | 81A | Cian MacRedmond | 11/2 |
| 23 Sep 21+16d | Listowel | Tote Ireland Handicap (50-80) | 4/15 | ½ | 9-11 | 74 | 115C | 92A | Emmet McNamara | 11/2 |
| 07 Sep 21+16d | Galway | James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap (50-75) | 2/15 | nk | 9-11 | 70 | 100C | 103A | Emmet McNamara | 14/1 |
| 22 Aug 21+15d | Naas | Treo Eile Retraining Racehorses Apprentice Handicap | 9/16 | hd | 9-10 | 73 | 112C | 76A | Wesley Joyce | 16/1 |
| 07 Aug 21+373d | Cork | Newmarket Maiden | 12/15 | 2¾ | 10-3 | 73 | 61C | 75C | Emmet McNamara | 50/1 |
| 2020 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Jul 20+26d | Galway | Guinness Novice Hurdle | 5/9 | 4½ | 11-9 | 120 | 92A | 122A | B J Cooper | 10/3 |
| 04 Jul 20+190d | Bellewstown | Consistently The Best At Tattersalls Ireland Derby Sale Maiden Hurdle | 1/14 | 11-9 | 118 | 101B | 134A | B J Cooper | 16/5 | |
| 2019 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 19+34d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power 'Only 364 Days Till Christmas' 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 7/22 | hd | 10-7 | — | 67B | 109A | Dillon Maxwell | 7/1 |
| 23 Nov 19+28d | Gowran Park | Timmy Maher Memorial 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 2/16 | 1¼ | 10-7 | — | 99B | 124A | Dillon Maxwell | 5/1 |
| 26 Oct 19+21d | Galway | Renvyle House Hotel 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 2/18 | ½ | 10-7 | — | 113C | 130A | Dillon Maxwell | 50/1 |
| 05 Oct 19+15d | Gowran Park | Jack Duggan Memorial 3-Y-O Hurdle | F/16 | — | 10-1 | — | — | — | Dillon Maxwell | 20/1 |
| 20 Sep 19+155d | Ballinrobe | Portwest 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 7/12 | 2 | 10-12 | — | 87C | 91C | Robbie Power | 6/1 |
| 18 Apr 19+27d | Clonmel | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden | 2/15 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 92C | 92A | Colin Keane | 14/1 |
| 22 Mar 19+49d | Dundalk (AW) | Anglo Printers Maiden | 4/8 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 84A | 70A | Declan McDonogh | 6/1 |
| 01 Feb 19 | Dundalk (AW) | Valentine's Weekend Special At Dundalk Stadium Maiden (Plus 10) | 4/13 | nk | 9-5 | — | 79B | 76A | Declan McDonogh | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Very Excellent won?
- Very Excellent (IRE) won 4 of 39 archived starts between 2019 and 2024, a strike rate of 10.3%. Placed 12 times in total (30.8% of starts).
- Who trained Very Excellent?
- Very Excellent (IRE) was trained by Mike Sowersby on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 7 July 2024.
- Who is Very Excellent's sire?
- Very Excellent (IRE) is by Casamento (IRE) out of Step With Style (USA), whose sire is Gulch.
- What going does Very Excellent prefer?
- Very Excellent (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Very Excellent's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 7 July 2024. The highest on record is 120.
- What is Very Excellent's sire's record?
- Casamento (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 3,625 runs since Jan 2008 (299 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 4.9% from 287.
- Who are Very Excellent's siblings?
- Out of Step With Style (USA), Very Excellent (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Masterstonemason (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Eez Eh (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m. As at Oct 2026.