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Horse profile

Vina Ardanza (IRE)

9yo gelding · Trainer C A McBratney · Owner Rioja Syndicate
by Califet (FR) out of Go Noble (IRE) (Golan)
22 runs · 15 courses · from Apr 2021
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Thurles & Ayr Last run 3 Jul 2026 · 9th of 10 Last raced off OR 113
KTB Profile

Vina Ardanza is a gelding who has won two of 22 starts on turf, both over 1m5f – 2m on good going at Thurles in Nov 2021 and at Ayr in Apr 2021. He has been held up in four of five analysed runs. Both wins came on good ground with no success from 12 starts on softer. His last run, at Wexford in Jul 2026, was off an official rating of 113, 29lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 22 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 29lb off peak
Official rating113↓ 29lb off peak
113 113–142

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 73 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Down Royal, 26 Dec 2024

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 →

Jumps 16 figures · best 148A · median 101.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good7148A1091 run · —
Good to Soft5108C96—
Soft4137B110.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m7119A96—
1m5f – 2m6148A106—
2m1f – 2m4f2137B941 run · —
Over 3m1———

Of 22 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 22 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 115A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Downpatrick, 23 May 2025 Official rating 113 at the last run, 3 Jul 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 →

Jumps 18 figures · best 154A · median 127
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good9140A1231 run · —
Good to Soft5133A132—
Soft4154A129.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m8133A126—
1m5f – 2m6140A131.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3154A1231 run · —
Over 3m1———

Of 22 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 22 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 from 6 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Held up 4 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Califet (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,795 runs since May 2008 (399 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.2—
Good to Firm451124.4%+12.6—
Good1,01513012.8%+12 from 10
Good to Soft6998712.4%+0.60 from 7
Soft1,37014310.4%−1.40 from 5
Heavy6217111.4%−0.4—
Standard (AW)3912.6%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.8—
6f – 7f6116.7%+4.9—
1m – 1m1f18316.7%+4.9—
1m2f – 1m4f651523.1%+11.3—
1m5f – 2m1,20414712.2%+0.42 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f1,65818611.2%−0.60 from 5
2m5f – 3m6927310.5%−1.30 from 9
Over 3m1512214.6%+2.80 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2008 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Go Noble (IRE) (Golan)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Botani (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Botani (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Botani (IRE)1922m–2m3fClass 1
Noble Court (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 10 2 20% +0.75
Good to Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 1 100% +7.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kilbeggan 3 0 0% −3.00
Listowel 2 0 0% −2.00
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 1 50% +0.25
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 1 100% +7.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 0 0% −9.00
1m5f – 2m 7 2 29% +3.75
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Davy Russell 5 1 20% −2.75
Jordan Gainford 3 0 0% −3.00
Ben Harvey 2 0 0% −2.00
Josh Williamson 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Flanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Stone-Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D Higgins 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr B O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D G Lavery 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Ewing 1 0 0% −1.00
Jake Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
Corey McGivern 1 0 0% −1.00
Jody McGarvey 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 1 100% +7.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 21 2 10% −10.25
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 4 0 0% −4.00
2022 8 0 0% −8.00
2021 2 2 100% +8.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 1 8% −9.75
Chase 9 0 0% −9.00
NH Flat 1 1 100% +7.50

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
03 Jul 26+33d Wexford Molloy Metals Recycling Handicap Chase 2m3½f · Good · 10 ran Settled midpack - clipped first fence - up to 6th by halfway - hit three out then dropped away quickly - finished well beaten in 9th 9/10 5 9-9 11351A94A Josh Williamson 50/1
31 May 26+336d Kilbeggan GUY Clothing & KODE Clothing & Footwear Handicap Chase 2m4½f · Yielding · 11 ran Held up towards the back - clipped 3rd - brought down and lost jockey at the 5th UR/11 — 11-5 113—— Sean Flanagan 33/1
2025 · 3 runs
29 Jun 25+27d Cartmel Oakmere Homes Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Tracked leaders early - clumsy over 4th and dropped away after 8th - scrambled the following obstacle - soon well beaten and pulled up PU/10 — 10-13 128—— Conor Stone-Walsh 28/1
02 Jun 25+10d Listowel Beasley Engineering Hunters Chase 3m · Good · 15 ran Held up towards the back - improved into contention approaching the third-last - up to sixth by the final fence - stayed on at one speed through the closing stages to finish sixth 6/15 3 11-4 130—110A Mr D Higgins 20/1
23 May 25+148d Downpatrick Dennison Commercials, Volvo Truck Hunters Chase 3m5f · Good · 8 ran Held up towards the back - moved into 3rd by halfway - advanced to 2nd after 3 out - jumping untidily saw a place surrendered at the following fence and 4th entering the straight - had nothing more to give on the run-in and finished a well-beaten 6th 6/8 13 12-0 13052B115A Mr B O'Neill 4/1
2024 · 3 runs
26 Dec 24+213d Down Royal Metcollect Oil Recycling Hunters Chase 3m · Good To Yielding · 12 ran Held up towards the back - 7th at halfway - moved into 3rd three out - eased away late finishing 5th 5/12 ½ 12-0 13773B127A Mr D G Lavery 14/1
27 May 24+10d Ballinrobe McHale Mayo Handicap Hurdle 2m6½f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 ½ 11-12 133109B125A Sam Ewing 25/1
17 May 24+333d Kilbeggan Kilbeggan Handicap Hurdle 3m · Good · 11 ran 8/11 1 11-5 134119A121A Jake Coen 16/1
2023 · 4 runs
19 Jun 23+36d Kilbeggan Galway Races Galway Plate Trial Handicap Chase 2m3½f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 4¾ 11-5 137—123B Corey McGivern 9/4F
14 May 23+29d Killarney Gerard O'Sullivan Memorial Novice Chase 2m7f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 2/7 nse 11-4 —67A132A Jody McGarvey 2/1
15 Apr 23+28d Aintree Village Hotels Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 22 ran 7/22 1¼ 11-4 14296B133A Aidan Kelly 28/1
18 Mar 23+80d Thurles End Of The Season Hurdle 2m7f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 14 11-0 139117C121B Ben Harvey 13/2
2022 · 8 runs
28 Dec 22+46d Leopardstown Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) 3m · Soft · 27 ran 11/27 4 11-6 14094C127C Ben Harvey 11/1
12 Nov 22+50d Naas Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (grade B) 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 18 ran 2/18 shd 11-6 136137B154A Davy Russell 5/1
23 Sep 22+34d Listowel Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) 2m · Good · 17 ran 9/17 ½ 11-5 136115B131A Jordan Gainford 25/1
20 Aug 22+23d Killarney Killarney Towers Hotel Beginners Chase 2m1f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran F/8 — 11-12 ——— Jordan Gainford 11/10F
28 Jul 22+93d Galway Guinness Galway Hurdle (Grade A Handicap) 2m · Good · 20 ran F/20 — 11-5 137—— Jordan Gainford 14/1
26 Apr 22+18d Punchestown Bective Stud Champion Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m½f · Good To Yielding · 5 ran 4/5 13 11-12 137108C120B Davy Russell 66/1
08 Apr 22+26d Aintree Betway Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 19 11-4 14199A133A Davy Russell 14/1
13 Mar 22+108d Naas Bar One Racing Kingsfurze Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) 1m7½f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 hd 11-1 —104A132A Davy Russell 8/1
2021 · 2 runs
25 Nov 21+221d Thurles Thurles Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 18 ran 1/18 11-9 —99B140A Davy Russell 5/4F
18 Apr 21 Ayr Ayrshire Cancer Support Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m · Good · 10 ran 1/10 10-9 —148A130A Brian Hughes 15/2

Quick answers

How many races has Vina Ardanza won?
Vina Ardanza (IRE) won 2 of 22 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 6 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trains Vina Ardanza?
Vina Ardanza (IRE) is trained by C A McBratney, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 July 2026.
Who is Vina Ardanza's sire?
Vina Ardanza (IRE) is by Califet (FR) out of Go Noble (IRE), whose sire is Golan.
What going does Vina Ardanza prefer?
Vina Ardanza (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 10 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 Vina Ardanza's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 3 July 2026. The highest on record is 142.
What is Vina Ardanza's sire's record?
Califet (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 3,795 runs since May 2008 (399 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Vina Ardanza's siblings?
Out of Go Noble (IRE), Vina Ardanza (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Botani (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Botani (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m3f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2021. 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.