Very Wood (FR)
Very Wood (FR) is 5 from 12, including a Grade 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham (Mar 2014). Hasn't won since Feb 2015. Last raced off 140, 10lb below the career-high mark.
- 5–12Wins / Runs
- 41.7%Strike rate
- 5 (41.7%)Placed
- +36.68£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 1.61Fair A/E n=12 · 1.36 incl. margin
- 150Highest OR
- 43dBetween runs (median)longest 187 d
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 7,347 runs since Aug 2008 (723 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.4% from 128. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 120.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −14.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 70 | 14 | 20% | +5.8 | — |
| Good | 1,273 | 186 | 14.6% | +0.4 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,026 | 149 | 14.5% | +0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 3,137 | 409 | 13% | −1.2 | 2 from 5 |
| Heavy | 1,709 | 272 | 15.9% | +1.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 128 | 12 | 9.4% | −4.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −14.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 39 | 6 | 15.4% | +1.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 120 | 12 | 10% | −4.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 269 | 29 | 10.8% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,521 | 236 | 15.5% | +1.3 | 2 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,525 | 516 | 14.6% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,495 | 204 | 13.6% | −0.6 | 3 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 375 | 40 | 10.7% | −3.5 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Hallwood (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Hallwood (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallwood (FR) | 8 | 1 | 2m1f | Class 4 |
| Easy Wood (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ball In Wood (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.50 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.82 |
| Good | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +32.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 1 | 50% | +32.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Galway | 2 | 2 | 100% | +0.68 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 3 | 50% | +37.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.68 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B J Cooper | 3 | 2 | 67% | +6.00 |
| Paul Carberry | 3 | 1 | 33% | +31.00 |
| Davy Russell | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.82 |
| Ms N Carberry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Davy Condon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss J M Mangan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 3 | 43% | +0.18 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 2 | 50% | +37.50 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +29.50 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.68 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 2 | 33% | +29.18 |
| Chase | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Very Wood won?
- Very Wood (FR) won 5 of 12 archived starts between 2013 and 2015, a strike rate of 41.7%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).
- Who trained Very Wood?
- Very Wood (FR) was trained by Noel Meade on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 10 March 2015.
- Who is Very Wood's sire?
- Very Wood (FR) is by Martaline (GB) out of Ball Of Wood (FR), whose sire is Cadoudal.
- What going does Very Wood prefer?
- Very Wood (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Very Wood's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 140, from the run on 10 March 2015. The highest on record is 150.
- What is Very Wood's sire's record?
- Martaline (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 7,347 runs since Aug 2008 (723 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.4% from 128. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 120.
- Who are Very Wood's siblings?
- Out of Ball Of Wood (FR), Very Wood (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Hallwood (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Hallwood (FR)). The wins came over 2m1f. As at Nov 2026.