Viola da Gamba (IRE)
Viola da Gamba (IRE) is yet to win from 16 starts, though has placed 7 times. Best effort: 2nd of 8 at Windsor (Oct 2012). Last raced off 60, 14lb below the career-high mark.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Viola da Gamba (IRE) has 4 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceapach Rua (FR) | 15 | 0 | — | — |
| Restless Gale (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Musico (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Resolving (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
- 0–16Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 7 (43.8%)Placed
- −16.00£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=16 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 74Highest OR
- 38dAvg 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.
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 9.7% of 4,158 runs since Jan 2008 (308 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 51 | 2 | 3.9% | −5.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 625 | 76 | 12.2% | +2.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 1,018 | 107 | 10.5% | +0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 489 | 45 | 9.2% | −0.5 | — |
| Soft | 805 | 79 | 9.8% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 366 | 34 | 9.3% | −0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 804 | 61 | 7.6% | −2.1 | 0 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 101 | 7 | 6.9% | −2.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 522 | 42 | 8% | −1.7 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 630 | 68 | 10.8% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,052 | 106 | 10.1% | +0.4 | 0 from 11 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 952 | 95 | 10% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 586 | 55 | 9.4% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 260 | 25 | 9.6% | −0.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 55 | 6 | 10.9% | +1.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Alonso de Guzman (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Kentmere (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonso de Guzman (IRE) | 21 | 4 | 1m1½f–1m6f | Class 5 |
| Kentmere (IRE) | 20 | 2 | 2m–2m½f | Class 4 |
| Udabaa (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 1m–1m2½f | Class 4 |
| Night Cruise (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 1m4f–2m | Class 4 |
| Mystical Star (FR) | 18 | 1 | 2m3½f | Class 4 |
| Endeavoured (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Castanet (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 6 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Folkestone | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Kelly | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| David Kenny | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eddie Ahern | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Bentley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Hood | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Hood + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Viola da Gamba (IRE) won?
- Viola da Gamba (IRE) has yet to win, from 16 archived starts between 2011 and 2013. Placed 7 times in total (43.8% of starts).
- Who trained Viola da Gamba (IRE)?
- Viola da Gamba (IRE) was trained by William Knight on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 23 January 2013.
- Who is Viola da Gamba (IRE)'s sire?
- Viola da Gamba (IRE) is by Alhaarth (IRE) out of Addaya (IRE), whose sire is Persian Bold.
- What is Viola da Gamba (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 23 January 2013. The highest on record is 74.
- What is Viola da Gamba (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Alhaarth (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 4,158 runs since Jan 2008 (308 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Viola da Gamba (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Addaya (IRE), Viola da Gamba (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Alonso de Guzman (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Kentmere (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Viola da Gamba (IRE) produced winners?
- As a dam, Viola da Gamba (IRE) has 4 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.