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Vital Sign (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2022) · Last trainer Richard Rowe · Last owner Winterfields Farm Ltd
by Let The Lion Roar (GB) out of Grace N' Favour (IRE) (Exit To Nowhere)
14 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2019
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Mar 2022 — 1,697 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2022 Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile

Vital Sign was a maiden who never won in 14 starts on turf. He showed his best effort when fourth of 10 at Plumpton in Dec 2019. All his racing came between 2m1f and 3m, mostly on good to soft. Aged 9 at his last run in Mar 2022, he finished in a Class 5 handicap chase at Plumpton off an official rating of 71, 34lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 34lb off peak
Official rating71↓ 34lb off peak
71 71–105

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fontwell, 29 Mar 2021

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 7 figures · best 100A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good to Soft261C52—
Soft297B88—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f397B79—
2m5f – 3m382C61—
Over 3m1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 93A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 29 Mar 2021 Official rating 71 at the last run, 14 Mar 2022

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 8 figures · best 108A · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good to Soft395C79—
Soft2108A105—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m495C87.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3108A102—
Over 3m1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 14 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
Let The Lion Roar (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 372 runs since Jul 2012 (35 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13% from 131.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm9111.1%+1.40 from 2
Good1181411.9%+2.20 from 1
Good to Soft7978.9%−0.80 from 7
Soft11587%−2.70 from 3
Heavy44511.4%+1.70 from 1
Standard (AW)7114.3%+4.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−9.7—
1m2f – 1m4f500%−9.7—
1m5f – 2m9255.4%−4.3—
2m1f – 2m4f119108.4%−1.30 from 6
2m5f – 3m1311713%+3.30 from 6
Over 3m24416.7%+70 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2012 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Grace N' Favour (IRE) (Exit To Nowhere)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Maggie Barrett (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Maggie Barrett (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Maggie Barrett (IRE)1312m4fClass 4
It'snotcominghome (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fontwell 5 0 0% −5.00
Plumpton 4 0 0% −4.00
Lingfield 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Davies 8 0 0% −8.00
Tabitha Worsley 2 0 0% −2.00
Leighton Aspell 2 0 0% −2.00
Page Fuller 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Ffrench Davis 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 2 0 0% −2.00
2021 6 0 0% −6.00
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2022 · 2 runs
14 Mar 22+43d Plumpton Horse Racing At Betting.Bet Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m1½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 10-2 71—— Page Fuller 15/2
30 Jan 22+66d Fontwell Virgin Bet Fives Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-0 74—— James Davies 11/1
2021 · 6 runs
25 Nov 21+16d Lingfield Docker Hughes Memorial Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 shd 9-9 77—79C Tabitha Worsley 66/1
09 Nov 21+8d Lingfield Read Hollie Doyle's Column On attheraces.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 9½ 9-9 8143B67B Tabitha Worsley 11/1
01 Nov 21+199d Plumpton Triple A Event Security Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran UR/12 — 9-7 81—— Ben Ffrench Davis 50/1
16 Apr 21+18d Fontwell Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good To Firm · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-2 88—— James Davies 22/1
29 Mar 21+14d Fontwell Call Star Sports On 08000 521 321 Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m2f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 9 11-8 93100A93A James Davies 20/1
15 Mar 21+386d Plumpton Betting.Bet Free Bets Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-5 98—— James Davies 33/1
2020 · 3 runs
23 Feb 20+16d Fontwell Village House Hotel Findon Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-13 102—— James Davies 33/1
07 Feb 20+20d Kempton racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 14/16 19 11-7 10561C95C Leighton Aspell 50/1
18 Jan 20+47d Ascot Matchbook British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5½f · Heavy · 7 ran 7/7 22 11-2 10549C87C Leighton Aspell 100/1
2019 · 3 runs
02 Dec 19+21d Plumpton Strong Flavours Catering Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 hd 10-12 —79A108A James Davies 33/1
11 Nov 19+19d Kempton Wise Betting At Racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 10 ran 9/10 53 10-12 —82C88C James Davies 100/1
23 Oct 19 Fontwell 'Doing Things Better, Doing Better Things' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3f · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 1¼ 11-2 —97B102A James Davies 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Vital Sign won?
Vital Sign (IRE) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2019 and 2022.
Who trained Vital Sign?
Vital Sign (IRE) was trained by Richard Rowe on the most recent run on record, at Plumpton on 14 March 2022.
Who is Vital Sign's sire?
Vital Sign (IRE) is by Let The Lion Roar (GB) out of Grace N' Favour (IRE), whose sire is Exit To Nowhere.
What is Vital Sign's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 14 March 2022. The highest on record is 105.
What is Vital Sign's sire's record?
Let The Lion Roar (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 372 runs since Jul 2012 (35 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13% from 131.
Who are Vital Sign's siblings?
Out of Grace N' Favour (IRE), Vital Sign (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Maggie Barrett (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Maggie Barrett (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2019. 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.