Viscount Nelson (USA)
Viscount Nelson (USA) is 3 from 12 in our archive, including 2 Listed wins. The biggest win we hold: the Coolmore Hurricane Run Stakes at Tipperary (Aug 2009). Hasn't won since Jun 2011. Last raced off a career-high mark of 114.
- 3–12Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 7 (58.3%)Placed
- −7.45£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 1.01Fair A/E n=11 · 0.82 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 73dAvg 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 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | −3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 605 | 83 | 13.7% | +2.1 | 1 from 5 |
| Good | 655 | 67 | 10.2% | −1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 290 | 22 | 7.6% | −4 | — |
| Soft | 394 | 28 | 7.1% | −4.5 | 2 from 5 |
| Heavy | 158 | 20 | 12.7% | +1.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 877 | 126 | 14.4% | +2.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 5 | 18.5% | +6.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 595 | 73 | 12.3% | +0.7 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 736 | 89 | 12.1% | +0.5 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 846 | 107 | 12.6% | +1 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 422 | 35 | 8.3% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 202 | 19 | 9.4% | −2.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 123 | 11 | 8.9% | −2.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 67 | 10 | 14.9% | +3.3 | — |
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
11 siblings in the archive, 10 winners — best of them Horatio Nelson (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Horatio Nelson (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horatio Nelson (IRE) | 7 | 4 | 7f | Group 1 |
| Van Gogh (USA) | 11 | 2 | 7f–1m | Group 1 |
| Kitty Matcham (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 6f–7f | Group 2 |
| General Macarthur (USA) | 15 | 2 | 7f–1m | — |
| Red Rock Canyon (IRE) | 26 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Point Piper (USA) | 5 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Adeste Fideles (USA) | 8 | 1 | 6f | — |
| The Algarve (USA) | 8 | 1 | 1m½f | — |
| Mona Lisa's Smile (USA) | 12 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Assagher (USA) | 3 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Guessing (USA) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.20 |
| Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | −2.25 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.75 |
| Curragh | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.20 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.20 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.75 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colm O'Donoghue | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.20 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 5 | 2 | 40% | −2.25 |
| Pat Smullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 2 | 29% | −4.25 |
| Blinkers | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.20 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.20 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 | 50% | −1.25 |
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 Viscount Nelson won?
- Viscount Nelson (USA) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2009 and 2011, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 7 times in total (58.3% of starts).
- Who trained Viscount Nelson?
- Viscount Nelson (USA) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 3 September 2011.
- Who is Viscount Nelson's sire?
- Viscount Nelson (USA) is by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Imagine (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
- What going does Viscount Nelson prefer?
- Viscount Nelson (USA) 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 Viscount Nelson's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 3 September 2011. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Viscount Nelson's sire's record?
- Giant's Causeway (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.
- Who are Viscount Nelson's siblings?
- Out of Imagine (IRE), Viscount Nelson (USA) has 11 other produce in our archive, 10 of them winners. Most wins: Horatio Nelson (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Horatio Nelson (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.