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Horse profile

Vita Nova (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, May 2012) · Last trainer Sir Henry Cecil · Last owner H E Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan
by Galileo (IRE) out of Treca (IRE) (Darshaan)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Jun 2010
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 May 2012 — 5,289 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2012 · 1st of 9 Won last time out 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Vita Nova (IRE) is 4 from 8, including a Listed win. Won last time out in the Betfred The Bonus King E.B.F. Daisy Warwick Stakes at Goodwood — a first Listed win in our archive. Each win came on a first visit to the course. All 4 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Vita Nova (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kohinur (GB)80——
Official rating115↓ 1lb off peak
115 80–116

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 113A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 18 Aug 2011 Official rating 115 at the last run, 5 May 2012

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 113A · median 101.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm3105A104—
Soft2105A98—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f8113A101.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,195 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.51 from 3
Good5,30879014.9%+0.40 from 1
Good to Soft2,34332814%−0.50 from 1
Soft3,84557615%+0.52 from 2
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.7—
Standard (AW)2,48330412.2%−2.31 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.7—
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.84 from 8
1m5f – 2m4,24055513.1%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1,65017010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.2—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

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
Treca (IRE) (Darshaan)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Heavenly Music (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +0.75
Soft 2 2 100% +2.94
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% +16.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 5 1 20% −3.56
Class 3 1 1 100% +2.75
Class 4 1 1 100% +2.50
Class 5 1 1 100% +16.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Goodwood 1 1 100% +0.44
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 1 100% +2.75
Salisbury 1 1 100% +2.50
Kempton (AW) 1 1 100% +16.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Queally 4 0 0% −4.00
Ian Mongan 3 3 100% +5.69
Eddie Ahern 1 1 100% +16.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 1 1 100% +0.44
2011 5 1 20% −1.25
2010 2 2 100% +18.50

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 1 run
05 May 12+203d Goodwood Betfred The Bonus King E.B.F. Daisy Warwick Stakes (Fillies' Listed) Class 1 · 12f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 8-12 115105A Ian Mongan 4/9F
2011 · 5 runs
15 Oct 11+58d Ascot Qipco British Champions Fillies' And Mares' Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 12f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 1½ 9-3 11687A Tom Queally 7/2F
18 Aug 11+47d York Darley Yorkshire Oaks (British Champions' Series) (Fillies' Group 1) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 ¾ 9-7 108113A Tom Queally 9/2
02 Jul 11+35d Haydock bet365 Lancashire Oaks (Fillies' Group 2) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 1¼ 9-5 10899A Tom Queally 10/11F
28 May 11+15d Haydock E.B.F. New Approach Grosvenor Casinos Pinnacle Stakes (Fillies' Listed) Class 1 · 12f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 nk 8-12 100104A Tom Queally 15/8F
13 May 11+266d Newmarket Lloyds Tsb For The Journey Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 1/12 9-5 87105A Ian Mongan 11/4F
2010 · 2 runs
20 Aug 10+51d Salisbury Weatherbys Bank Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Soft · 7 ran 1/7 9-3 8091A Ian Mongan 5/2F
30 Jun 10 Kempton (AW) Digibet Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 13 ran 1/13 8-7 —82A Eddie Ahern 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Vita Nova won?
Vita Nova (IRE) won 4 of 8 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 7 times in total (87.5% of starts).
Who trained Vita Nova?
Vita Nova (IRE) was trained by Sir Henry Cecil on the most recent run on record, at Goodwood on 5 May 2012.
Who is Vita Nova's sire?
Vita Nova (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Treca (IRE), whose sire is Darshaan.
What going does Vita Nova prefer?
Vita Nova (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Vita Nova's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 5 May 2012. The highest on record is 116.
What is Vita Nova's sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,195 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
Who are Vita Nova's siblings?
Out of Treca (IRE), Vita Nova (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.
Has Vita Nova produced winners?
As a dam, Vita Nova (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2010. 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.