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Horse profile

Voisey's Bay (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2016) · Last trainer Thomas Foley · Last owner Black Stairs Syndicate
by Desert King (IRE) out of Shania (IRE) (Le Bavard)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Feb 2015
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Dec 2016 — 3,610 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2016 Won at Tipperary Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

Voisey's Bay (IRE) is 1 from 8. Hasn't won since Apr 2015. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer).

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 65 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Cork, 20 Nov 2016

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 128A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tipperary, 4 Jun 2015 Official rating 109 at the last run, 17 Dec 2016

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 6 figures · best 128A · median 114.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Soft4128A116—
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4128A118.5—
2m5f – 3m2112A109.5—

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 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
Desert King (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,142 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 157.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+11—
Good to Firm122108.2%−0.8—
Good3844010.4%+1.41 from 2
Good to Soft1572113.4%+4.4—
Soft267197.1%−1.90 from 4
Heavy13996.5%−2.50 from 2
Standard (AW)6834.4%−4.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1200%−9—
1m – 1m1f4436.8%−2.2—
1m2f – 1m4f7157%−2—
1m5f – 2m3964511.4%+2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f398358.8%−0.21 from 4
2m5f – 3m192126.3%−2.70 from 4
Over 3m29310.3%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shania (IRE) (Le Bavard)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Harvey Traynor (IRE)30——
Aswelltoo (IRE)30——
Rodeo Man (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 1 50% +3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 1 50% +3.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Roger Loughran 7 1 14% −2.00
Mr P T Foley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 1 17% −1.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 2 0 0% −2.00
2015 6 1 17% −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
2016 · 2 runs
17 Dec 16+27d Fairyhouse Buy Your 2017 Fairyhouse Membership On Course Today Handicap Hurdle 2m7f · Soft To Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-3 109—— Roger Loughran 20/1
20 Nov 16+519d Cork Blackwater Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 11/12 1¼ 9-11 11065A86A Roger Loughran 16/1
2015 · 6 runs
20 Jun 15+16d Gowran Park Ladbrokes Jack Duggan Memorial Handicap Hurdle 3m · Good · 17 ran PU/17 — 10-6 114—— Roger Loughran 9/1
04 Jun 15+48d Tipperary Buy Tickets Online At Tipperaryraces.ie Handicap Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 16 ran 3/16 1½ 11-0 113—128A Mr P T Foley 11/2
17 Apr 15+27d Tipperary Join The Tipperary Races Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 11-4 ——117A Roger Loughran 4/1
21 Mar 15+13d Gowran Park Cillian Buckley & Kilkenny City And County Vintners Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 3/16 1¼ 11-12 ——120A Roger Loughran 12/1
08 Mar 15+24d Naas Network Ireland Kildare Branch Supporting International Women's Day Maiden Hurdle 3m · Yielding To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 1½ 11-12 ——112A Roger Loughran 11/1
12 Feb 15 Thurles Cashel Maiden Hurdle 2m6½f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 20 11-4 ——107A Roger Loughran 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Voisey's Bay won?
Voisey's Bay (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2015 and 2016, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Voisey's Bay?
Voisey's Bay (IRE) was trained by Thomas Foley on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 17 December 2016.
Who is Voisey's Bay's sire?
Voisey's Bay (IRE) is by Desert King (IRE) out of Shania (IRE), whose sire is Le Bavard.
What is Voisey's Bay's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 17 December 2016. The highest on record is 114.
What is Voisey's Bay's sire's record?
Desert King (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,142 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 157.
Who are Voisey's Bay's siblings?
Out of Shania (IRE), Voisey's Bay (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2015. 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.