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Virgilio (FR)

11yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2020) · Last trainer Dan Skelton · Last owner C J Edwards D Futter A H Rushworth
by Denham Red (FR) out of Liesse De Marbeuf (FR) (Cyborg)
26 runs · 15 courses · from Jun 2013
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Oct 2020 — 2,210 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2020 9 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 147
KTB Profile

Virgilio (FR) is 9 from 26, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Marston's Pedigree Summer Cup at Uttoxeter (Jul 2018). Hasn't won since Jul 2018. 4 of 8 starts at Aintree have ended in wins. Last raced off 147, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 26 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating147↓ 10lb off peak
147 118–157

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Aintree, 19 May 2017

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 9 figures · best 115C · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good6115C101.5—
Good to Soft2100C87.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3100C87—
2m5f – 3m3115C112—
Over 3m393A89—

Of 16 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 158A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 1 Jul 2018 Official rating 147 at the last run, 9 Oct 2020

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 15 figures · best 158A · median 137
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good8158A137.5—
Soft4151A138.5—
Good to Soft3150B137—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8151A136—
Over 3m4158A149—
2m5f – 3m3141B134—

Of 22 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (7).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Denham Red (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 16.4% of 592 runs since Jan 2008 (65 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.2% from 184.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−16.4—
Good to Firm11327.3%+10.9—
Good1402215.7%−0.75 from 12
Good to Soft551221.8%+5.41 from 3
Soft2554216.5%+0.13 from 7
Heavy1211714%−2.40 from 4
Standard (AW)400%−16.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−16.4—
1m2f – 1m4f18316.7%+0.3—
1m5f – 2m743040.5%+24.1—
2m1f – 2m4f2594216.2%−0.25 from 15
2m5f – 3m184158.2%−8.21 from 5
Over 3m56712.5%−3.93 from 6

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
Liesse De Marbeuf (FR) (Cyborg)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Asuncion (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Asuncion (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Asuncion (FR)3122m½f–2m3fClass 4
Chateau Chinon (FR)100——
Doctor Jivago (FR)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 12 5 42% +7.73
Soft 7 3 43% +10.20
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −0.62

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 10 5 50% +4.23
Class 1 10 1 10% −1.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +1.38
Class 3 1 1 100% +3.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Aintree 8 4 50% +4.13
Uttoxeter 2 1 50% +7.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 2 2 100% +4.88
Les Sables-d'Olonne 2 1 50% +7.20
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 1 100% +1.10
Pau 1 0 0% −1.00
Compiegne 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 15 5 33% +6.96
Over 3m 6 3 50% +9.25
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% −2.90

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 17 7 41% +9.61
Bridget Andrews 4 0 0% −4.00
Wilfrid Denuault 4 1 25% +5.20
Ian Popham 1 1 100% +2.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 22 8 36% +8.11
None 4 1 25% +5.20

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2018 5 2 40% +7.00
2017 4 1 25% −0.75
2016 7 2 29% −2.52
2015 3 3 100% +7.38
2013 4 1 25% +5.20

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 16 5 31% +3.73
Hurdle 10 4 40% +9.58

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
2020 · 3 runs
09 Oct 20+209d Chepstow Professor Caroline Tisdall Supports Heroic Jumpers Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 23.5f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-12 147—— Bridget Andrews 40/1
14 Mar 20+37d Uttoxeter Burton Union Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20f · Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-10 142—— Harry Skelton 50/1
06 Feb 20+446d Huntingdon Betway Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 8/10 32 11-12 14475C124C Harry Skelton 33/1
2018 · 5 runs
17 Nov 18+14d Cheltenham BetVictor.com Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 27.5f · Good · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-9 157—— Bridget Andrews 20/1
03 Nov 18+125d Wetherby Bet365 Charlie Hall Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 24f · Good · 4 ran 3/4 3 11-4 157115C134C Bridget Andrews 15/2
01 Jul 18+44d Uttoxeter Marston's Pedigree Summer Cup (Listed Open Handicap Chase) Class 1 · 26f · Good · 18 ran 1/18 11-12 149—158A Harry Skelton 8/1
18 May 18+34d Aintree Smarkets Handicap Chase Class 2 · 25f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-12 14589A145B Harry Skelton 2/1F
14 Apr 18+119d Aintree Randox Health Grand National Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 34.5f · Heavy · 38 ran F/38 — 10-8 145—— Harry Skelton 50/1
2017 · 4 runs
16 Dec 17+35d Doncaster Bet365 Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-6 147—— Bridget Andrews 5/1
11 Nov 17+176d Aintree Rugby Betting At 188bet Handicap Chase Class 2 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran 8/12 ½ 11-11 14987A125A Harry Skelton 11/4F
19 May 17+42d Aintree Neil Sutherland Memorial Handicap Chase Class 2 · 25f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-12 14293A153A Harry Skelton 9/4F
07 Apr 17+102d Aintree Betway Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 25f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 18 11-4 14478C128B Harry Skelton 14/1
2016 · 7 runs
26 Dec 16+31d Kempton 32Red Kauto Star Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 12 11-7 146112B131B Harry Skelton 10/1
25 Nov 16+20d Newbury Fuller's London Pride Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Berkshire Novices' Chase) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 10 11-8 146100C150B Harry Skelton 7/1
05 Nov 16+29d Wincanton Wincanton Rising Stars Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 20f · Good · 3 ran PU/3 — 11-8 148—— Harry Skelton 7/4
07 Oct 16+153d Newton Abbot Weatherbys Racing Diaries Intermediate Chase Class 2 · 21f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 10-8 148110C141B Harry Skelton 11/10F
07 May 16+29d Warwick Phillips 66 Refinery To Jet Forecourt Novices' Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 10-12 146—137B Harry Skelton 11/8F
08 Apr 16+98d Aintree Alder Hey Children's Charity Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 20f · Soft · 22 ran 5/22 shd 11-12 148—142A Harry Skelton 8/1
01 Jan 16+27d Cheltenham Dornan Engineering Relkeel Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 20.5f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-0 149—— Harry Skelton 5/1
2015 · 3 runs
05 Dec 15+204d Aintree Betfred 'be Part Of The Action' Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-6 138—151A Ian Popham 5/2F
15 May 15+6d Aintree Aintree Golf Course Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 10-5 118—133A Harry Skelton 11/8F
09 May 15+500d Warwick Midshire Business Systems - Office Technology Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 10-6 118—135B Harry Skelton 7/2J
2013 · 4 runs
25 Dec 13+46d Pau Prix De Fezensac (Chase) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 5 ran 4/5 5 10-6 ——— Wilfrid Denuault 10/1
09 Nov 13+15d Compiegne Prix Compiegne Les Vitrines De Votre Ville (Hurdle) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 4 ran 4/4 6 10-12 ——— Wilfrid Denuault 83/10
25 Oct 13+129d Les Sables-d'Olonne Prix Jobic Severe (Hurdle) (Turf) 17f · Very Soft · 3 ran 1/3 10-6 ——— Wilfrid Denuault 41/5
18 Jun 13 Les Sables-d'Olonne Prix Pierre De La Bassetiere (Hurdle) (Turf) 17f · Soft · 4 ran 5/4 dht 10-6 ——— Wilfrid Denuault 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has Virgilio won?
Virgilio (FR) won 9 of 26 archived starts between 2013 and 2020, a strike rate of 34.6%. Placed 11 times in total (42.3% of starts).
Who trained Virgilio?
Virgilio (FR) was trained by Dan Skelton on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 9 October 2020.
Who is Virgilio's sire?
Virgilio (FR) is by Denham Red (FR) out of Liesse De Marbeuf (FR), whose sire is Cyborg.
What going does Virgilio prefer?
Virgilio (FR) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Virgilio's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 147, from the run on 9 October 2020. The highest on record is 157.
What is Virgilio's sire's record?
Denham Red (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.4% of 592 runs since Jan 2008 (65 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.2% from 184.
Who are Virgilio's siblings?
Out of Liesse De Marbeuf (FR), Virgilio (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Asuncion (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Asuncion (FR)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2013. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.