Vocal Legend (IRE)
Vocal Legend won two of eight starts, both at Class 4 level. Both wins came on the all-weather at trips of 6f to 7f, one at Southwell in Feb 2025 and the other at Lingfield in Apr 2025. The colt was beaten favourite when finishing 11 of 12 at Newbury in Jul 2025, last raced off a career-high mark of 79. He is by Dark Angel out of Hay Chewed.
- 2–8Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 5 (62.5%)Placed
- −1.25£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.80Fair A/E n=8 · 1.52 incl. margin
- 79Highest OR
- 49dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 89
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 86A | 83.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 99C | 80 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 99C | 83.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 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 7 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Mid-division 3 (43%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (14%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (14%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,881 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 107 | 16 | 15% | +3.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,694 | 452 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 4,842 | 510 | 10.5% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2,409 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | — |
| Soft | 2,725 | 254 | 9.3% | −2 | — |
| Heavy | 822 | 69 | 8.4% | −2.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 7,281 | 917 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 2 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,064 | 278 | 13.5% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 10,702 | 1,253 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 2 from 8 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,994 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,469 | 236 | 9.6% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,090 | 109 | 10% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 472 | 41 | 8.7% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 86 | 7 | 8.1% | −3.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Beelzebub (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Beelzebub (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beelzebub (IRE) | 38 | 4 | 6f–7f | Class 4 |
| Kingofhell (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Dark Lyric (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.75 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.75 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Loughnane | 3 | 2 | 67% | +3.75 |
| Jason Watson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Levey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Cox | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.75 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jul 25+27d | Newbury | Sequoia Spirit & Style Handicap Midfield early - moved closer approaching halfway - challenged the front pair over 2f out - faded and finished well held in 11th | 11/12 | ½ | 9-7 | 79 | 80B | 60A | Colin Keane | 3/1F |
| 06 Jun 25+28d | Doncaster | WPCC See It. Treat It. Appeal Handicap Settled in the pack away from the rail early - moved through into contention 2f out - pushed along a furlong out and stayed on at one speed - nabbed second right at the line | 2/10 | 1 | 9-2 | 78 | 89A | 86A | Billy Loughnane | 17/2 |
| 09 May 25+21d | Ascot | Motivator 20th Derby Anniversary Handicap Drifted markedly right and interfered with another runner at the off - settled towards the rear - unable to land a blow - finished seventh beaten just under five lengths | 7/16 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 78 | 99C | 90A | Jason Watson | 10/1 |
| 18 Apr 25+62d | Lingfield (AW) | BetMGM All-Weather Vase Three-Year-Old Handicap Settled with the pack early - moved right and pressed for the win a furlong out - finished strongly to get up in the closing strides | 1/10 | 9-4 | 75 | 83A | 85A | Billy Loughnane | 3/1 | |
| 15 Feb 25+38d | Southwell (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Went straight to front - shifted towards the stands rail in the straight - asked for effort a furlong out - drew away to score comfortably | 1/5 | 9-1 | 75 | 84C | 86B | Billy Loughnane | 7/4 | |
| 08 Jan 25+48d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled handy early - pressed forward passing the furlong marker - closed alongside inside the final furlong but couldn't better the winner - held on for second | 2/13 | 1¾ | 8-12 | — | 78B | 79A | Jason Watson | 14/1 |
| 21 Nov 24+119d | Lingfield (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM / EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled in second early - sat behind eventual winner from 2f out - stayed on without threatening from the final furlong - held for second | 2/10 | 5½ | 9-7 | — | 86A | 75A | Sean Levey | 5/1 |
| 25 Jul 24 | Doncaster | Sky Bet Supporting Matt Hampson Foundation EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/9 | 2¾ | 9-4 | — | 56A | 69A | William Cox | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Vocal Legend (IRE) won?
- Vocal Legend (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 5 times in total (62.5% of starts).
- Who trained Vocal Legend (IRE)?
- Vocal Legend (IRE) was trained by Charles Hills on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 3 July 2025.
- Who is Vocal Legend (IRE)'s sire?
- Vocal Legend (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Hay Chewed (IRE), whose sire is Camacho.
- What going does Vocal Legend (IRE) prefer?
- Vocal Legend (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Vocal Legend (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 3 July 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Vocal Legend (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,881 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
- Who are Vocal Legend (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Hay Chewed (IRE), Vocal Legend (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Beelzebub (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Beelzebub (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.