Horse profile
Vroomvroomboo (IRE)
by Dylan Thomas (IRE) out of Playing Around (GB) (Act One)
20 runs · 16 courses · from Dec 2023
As at 9 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 3 Nov 2026 · 8th of 12
Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile
Vroomvroomboo is a maiden who has failed to win in 20 starts on turf and has placed three times. Her best effort came when third of 17 at Cork in Jul 2025. She has raced over 2m1f – 2m4f on 11 occasions and over 2m5f – 3m on seven. Held up in rear is her usual style. She finished eighth of 12 at Fairyhouse in Nov 2026 when last raced off OR 80, 20lb below her highest ever mark.
Based on 20 archived runs · run-style from 17 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 9 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 20lb off peak
- 0–20Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (15%)Placed
- −20.00£1 level staken=20 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=20 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 27dBetween runs (median)longest 240 d
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.
Official rating80↓ 20lb off peak
80
80–100
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 119
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 9 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 119B | 86.5 | 4 runs · 119 / 86.5 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 93C | 89 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 3 | 97B | 68 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 9 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 109B | 69 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 119B | 88 | 4 runs · 119 / 86.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 20 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 20 runs · as at 9 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 17 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Held up 8 (47%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 6 (35%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (18%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 7,495 runs since Mar 2011 (533 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 50 | 6 | 12% | +1.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 646 | 79 | 12.2% | +1.7 | — |
| Good | 2,076 | 240 | 11.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 1,141 | 111 | 9.7% | −0.8 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 1,712 | 154 | 9% | −1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 649 | 65 | 10% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,220 | 132 | 10.8% | +0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 192 | 34 | 17.7% | +7.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 691 | 60 | 8.7% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,214 | 125 | 10.3% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,248 | 127 | 10.2% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,812 | 182 | 10% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,555 | 171 | 11% | +0.5 | 0 from 11 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 647 | 66 | 10.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 7 |
| Over 3m | 136 | 22 | 16.2% | +5.7 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2011 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Playing Around (GB) (Act One)
7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Dandy Dan (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Bigbadandbeautiful (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dandy Dan (IRE) | 22 | 6 | 2m–3m2½f | Class 2 |
| Bigbadandbeautiful (IRE) | 10 | 5 | 1m2f–2m½f | Listed |
| Getaround (IRE) | 12 | 4 | 2m–2m7f | Class 2 |
| Early Education (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 2m1f | — |
| Calendar House (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| The Grey Goose (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| No Loose Ends (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thurles | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Sexton | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Miss H Heffernan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Conor Smithers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Philip Donovan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Shane O'Callaghan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Niall Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cian Cullinan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chase | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Nov 26+25d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Christmas Parties At Fairyhouse December 12th Handicap Hurdle Settled out the back early - no threat turning for home - plodded on at same speed to finish 8th | 8/12 | 5 | 9-11 | 80 | 88A | 82A | Shane O'Callaghan | 15/2 |
| 09 Oct 26+8d | Downpatrick (IRE) | Tennent's NI Handicap Hurdle Prompt up with the front pair - 3rd at halfway - moved up to challenge approaching 2 out - collared before the last and driven - 4th early on run-in - faded to finish 6th | 6/14 | 4½ | 10-5 | 82 | 119B | 89A | Conor Smithers | 10/1 |
| 01 Oct 26+72d | Clonmel (IRE) | Glenary Handicap Hurdle Prominent early - sixth by the ninth fence - moved up to fourth 3 out - driven before the turn in and made no headway 2 out - finished 6th | 6/15 | ½ | 10-11 | 83 | 85B | 100A | Kevin Sexton | 28/1 |
| 21 Jul 26+38d | Ballinrobe (IRE) | Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (Div I) Held towards the back throughout - blundered 4 out - never got involved and finished well beaten | 12/15 | 5½ | 10-8 | 86 | 79C | 76C | Conor Smithers | 14/1 |
| 13 Jun 26+240d | Downpatrick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle Sat close to pace early - minor stumble 4th - third by halfway - pushed along 3 out - went for lead after 2 out - held no more in third before last then dropped away run-in | 8/10 | 9 | 10-6 | 89 | 88A | 79A | Conor Smithers | 12/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Oct 25+15d | Thurles | Premier County Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up in midfield - clipped heels at the 3rd and lost momentum again 7th - driven out after another error 4 out - unable to find more and well held at the finish | 13/18 | 4½ | 11-3 | 94 | 90B | 90A | Niall Moore | 22/1 |
| 01 Oct 25+11d | Sligo | Gracie's Bar Beginners Chase Settled towards the back early - stumbled second and again 5 out - error also noted 7th - still towards the tail at halfway - pushed along after 4 out without gaining ground - stayed on same speed from 2 out to finish fifth | 5/11 | 12 | 11-2 | — | 82A | 91A | Philip Donovan | 18/1 |
| 20 Sep 25+40d | Navan | Balreask Bar, Restaurant & Guest Accommodation Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Held a midpack position - improved into second and pushed along entering the straight - dropped away over the final two furlongs to finish well held | 12/16 | 1 | 11-12 | 96 | 68B | 97A | Kevin Sexton | 14/1 |
| 11 Aug 25+31d | Ballinrobe | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle Settled with the pack early - moved into 3rd after the 8th before slipping back and losing momentum - got in awkwardly at the last and faded to finish 5th | 5/9 | 2 | 11-1 | 96 | 93A | 96A | Kevin Sexton | 7/2 |
| 11 Jul 25+31d | Cork | Follow Us On Instagram Mares Handicap Hurdle Held up towards back - made strong progress 3 out - up to second last - stayed on but eased back to third near the line | 3/17 | nk | 10-10 | 94 | 100C | 111A | Kevin Sexton | 12/1 |
| 10 Jun 25+27d | Sligo | Connaught Bottlers Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled in the pack early - improved to second by halfway - hit the front approaching three out - blundered under pressure and faded to finish ninth | 9/16 | 8 | 11-4 | 97 | 67B | 93A | Cian Cullinan | 25/1 |
| 14 May 25+166d | Tipperary | Tipperary Races On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up at the back from the off - made no impression through the race - well beaten in 14th | 14/16 | 15 | 11-9 | 98 | — | 92C | Philip Donovan | 33/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Nov 24+17d | Thurles | Horse & Jockey Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Settled midfield early - improved into 4th by halfway - up to 3rd turning in - challenged the front-runner 2 out then asked for effort - unable to gain ground before the last - stayed on same rate to finish 3rd | 3/15 | 6 | 11-5 | 98 | 109B | 113A | Philip Donovan | 50/1 |
| 12 Nov 24+9d | Fairyhouse | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Held up at back - into midfield by halfway - driven approaching two out then faded from there - eventually well held in 12th | 12/14 | nk | 11-12 | 100 | — | 94A | Miss H Heffernan | 25/1 |
| 03 Nov 24+24d | Cork | Paddy Power 'Did You Watch The Breeders Cup At All' Mares Maiden Hurdle Towards the rear - minor error 5 out - nudged along to improve into 7th approaching the straight - one-paced from 2 out and finished sixth | 6/14 | 6½ | 11-7 | — | 69B | 103A | Kevin Sexton | 50/1 |
| 10 Oct 24+15d | Tramore | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle Settled in the pack early - improved into 5th before the second - urged along and up to 4th approaching three out - unable to gain further ground before the following fence - hit the final fence in third and stayed on at one speed to finish third | 3/11 | 13 | 10-13 | — | 97B | 97A | Kevin Sexton | 80/1 |
| 25 Sep 24+118d | Listowel | Listowel Vintners Association Flat Race Held up towards the back - shaken up and improved on the wide side down the far side - weakened over 3f out and beaten well from there | 10/12 | 8½ | 11-0 | — | 65C | 89C | Miss H Heffernan | 66/1 |
| 30 May 24+20d | Limerick | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle | 9/9 | 8 | 10-13 | — | 93C | 85C | Kevin Sexton | 100/1 |
| 10 May 24+135d | Downpatrick | ITBA Celebrating Northern Region Award Winners Mares Flat Race | 4/8 | 6 | 11-4 | — | 52A | 94A | Miss H Heffernan | 28/1 |
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 23 | Leopardstown | Paddy Power The Flat One Flat Race | PU/8 | — | 11-0 | — | — | — | Miss H Heffernan | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Vroomvroomboo won?
- Vroomvroomboo (IRE) has yet to win, from 20 archived starts between 2023 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (15% of starts).
- Who trains Vroomvroomboo?
- Vroomvroomboo (IRE) is trained by James Andrew Fahey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 November 2026.
- Who is Vroomvroomboo's sire?
- Vroomvroomboo (IRE) is by Dylan Thomas (IRE) out of Playing Around (GB), whose sire is Act One.
- What is Vroomvroomboo's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 3 November 2026. The highest on record is 100.
- What is Vroomvroomboo's sire's record?
- Dylan Thomas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 7,495 runs since Mar 2011 (533 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
- Who are Vroomvroomboo's siblings?
- Out of Playing Around (GB), Vroomvroomboo (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Dandy Dan (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Bigbadandbeautiful (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–3m2½f. As at Nov 2026.