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Horse profile

Viva Valentina (IRE)

7yo mare (at last run, Mar 2025) · Last trainer Dan Skelton · Last owner Stephen Bough
by Masked Marvel (GB) out of Sainte Russy (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2023
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Mar 2025 — 598 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2025 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Viva Valentina is a maiden who won none of five starts on turf between Apr 2023 and Mar 2025. She placed once, finishing second of 14 at Market Rasen in Nov 2023. All runs came over 1m5f to 2m4f on good to soft or soft ground. Her last run, at Southwell in Mar 2025, was off a mark of 95, which was her career-high official rating. Headgear returned that day.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Jan 2025 · updated 6 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Market Rasen, 16 Nov 2023

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 4 figures · best 110B · median 46
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3110B59—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4110B46—

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 120A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 16 Nov 2023 Official rating 95 at the last run, 17 Mar 2025

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 4 figures · best 120A · median 88.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3120A90—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4120A88.5—

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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 from 3 analysed runs since Jan 2025

  • Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Masked Marvel (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,637 runs since Mar 2019 (266 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 20.2% from 287.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm4125%+9.5—
Good2925117.5%+2—
Good to Soft2875820.2%+4.70 from 4
Soft6068614.2%−1.30 from 1
Heavy4335813.4%−2.1—
Standard (AW)1500%−15.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−15.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3126.5%−9—
1m5f – 2m4247217%+1.50 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f88313014.7%−0.80 from 1
2m5f – 3m2584115.9%+0.4—
Over 3m36925%+9.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2019 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sainte Russy (FR) (Saint Des Saints)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Sainte Sophie (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m1f–2m5½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sainte Sophie (FR)1812m5½f—
Bohio (FR)812m1½f—
Arbarok (FR)512m1f—
Mouthshuteyesopen (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 4 0 0% −4.00
Tristan Durrell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2025 · 3 runs
17 Mar 25+41d Southwell Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Mares' Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Settled off the pace - couldn't land a blow when eased and pulled up before 2 out PU/11 — 11-12 95—— Harry Skelton 8/1
04 Feb 25+33d Taunton Racing TV Club Day Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m½f · Soft · 11 ran Held up towards the back - never involved in the finish - well held in 8th 8/11 shd 10-13 —33C74C Tristan Durrell 50/1
02 Jan 25+413d Huntingdon Advertise Your Business At Huntingdon Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 14 ran Held up at the back - no impact on the contest throughout - well held in 11th 11/14 33 11-1 —59C90C Harry Skelton 20/1
2023 · 2 runs
16 Nov 23+224d Market Rasen Discover What's Trending At Rhino.Bet Casino Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 2/14 2¼ 10-11 —110B120A Harry Skelton 33/1
06 Apr 23 Wetherby Wetherby Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 8 ran 8/8 14 10-9 —27C87C Harry Skelton 9/4

Quick answers

How many races has Viva Valentina won?
Viva Valentina (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2023 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Viva Valentina?
Viva Valentina (IRE) was trained by Dan Skelton on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 17 March 2025.
Who is Viva Valentina's sire?
Viva Valentina (IRE) is by Masked Marvel (GB) out of Sainte Russy (FR), whose sire is Saint Des Saints.
What is Viva Valentina's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 17 March 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Viva Valentina's sire's record?
Masked Marvel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,637 runs since Mar 2019 (266 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 20.2% from 287.
Who are Viva Valentina's siblings?
Out of Sainte Russy (FR), Viva Valentina (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Sainte Sophie (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m1f–2m5½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2023. 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.