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Horse profile

Walk In The Valley (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith · Owner West Yorkshire Racing Club
by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Flaming Queen (IRE) (Flemensfirth (USA))
10 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2024
As at 13 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Market Rasen Beaten favourite LTO Last run 13 Nov 2026 · 3rd of 3 Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Walk In The Valley (IRE) is 1 from 10, the win coming at Class 5 level. Last raced off a career-high mark of 100.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 13 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating100At career-high mark
100 90–100

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle, 13 Feb 2025

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 8 figures · best 109A · median 85.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4109A961 run · —
Soft385B79—
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6109A902 runs · 98 / 89.5
1m5f – 2m279C78—

Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no race clock stored (1) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 runs · as at 13 Nov 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 114B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 25 Oct 2026 Official rating 100 at the last run, 13 Nov 2026

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 9 figures · best 117A · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4117A1091 run · —
Soft3112B109—
Good2106B103.52 runs · 106 / 103.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6117A107.52 runs · 114 / 110
1m5f – 2m2112B105—
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

Of 10 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 · 9 figures from 10 runs · as at 13 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.

The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 8 Oct 2026: top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0) · to 8 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.

Run style from 10 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Mid-division 4 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 3 (30%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (10%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 7,100 runs since May 2011 (712 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm511121.6%+8.2—
Good1,92526313.7%+0.30 from 2
Good to Soft1,62022313.8%+0.41 from 4
Soft2,46832313.1%−0.30 from 4
Heavy99913113.1%−0.3—
Standard (AW)3712.7%−10.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.4—
6f – 7f1815.6%−7.8—
1m – 1m1f2600%−13.4—
1m2f – 1m4f75912%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2,26232014.1%+0.70 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2,85440814.3%+0.91 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,56817611.2%−2.20 from 1
Over 3m2963812.8%−0.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2011 · as at 13 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Flaming Queen (IRE) (Flemensfirth (USA))

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Care To Differ (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −1.25
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 1 20% −2.25
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Market Rasen 3 1 33% −0.25
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% −3.25
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny McMenamin 4 1 25% −1.25
Tom Midgley 4 0 0% −4.00
Peter Kavanagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Alan Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 1 33% −0.25
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Chase 3 1 33% −0.25

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
2026 · 3 runs
13 Nov 26+19d Sedgefield Lisa Margaret Turner Memorial Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North Monet's Garden Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 3 ran held up towards the back - clumsy jumping at 5th - still within reach of the front 2 out - urged along and faded before the last where scrappy again - finished 3rd 3/3 10 11-0 100—101C Danny McMenamin 6/4F
25 Oct 26+17d Market Rasen Summer Plate Ladies Day On Sale Now Handicap Steeple Chase Class 5 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Made the running early - passed 4 out - shoved for effort 3 out - level with the front one 2 out - veered left and wandered at the last making contact - soon back in front - kept finding to score readily 1/5 12-0 9298C114B Danny McMenamin 7/4F
08 Oct 26+329d Market Rasen Malton Marquees Novices' Handicap Steeple Chase Class 5 · 2m3f · Good · 6 ran Up with the front pair early - dropped back to 7th - jumped untidily 3 out and urged without response - finished 4th and well held 4/6 ½ 11-13 9481B106B Danny McMenamin 7/2
2025 · 4 runs
13 Nov 25+273d Market Rasen NFU Mutual Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Handy in the early stages - hit the front 6th - matched by a rival 3 out - travelling strongest 2 out - clipped last obstacle - pressed hard and caught close home 2/7 1½ 11-0 9086A117A Danny McMenamin 5/2
13 Feb 25+22d Newcastle Al Dousari Qatar Equine Products UK Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Settled in the pack - made ground into 6th but ragged over 6th fence then blundered 2 out - lost momentum on the run-in to finish 8th 8/13 1½ 10-13 9394B104A Peter Kavanagh 11/1
22 Jan 25+21d Catterick Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Settled with the pack early - shifted left and pushed along before two out - unable to threaten leader by the last and fell away in the closing stages 9/12 ¾ 10-13 96109A98A Tom Midgley 16/1
01 Jan 25+26d Catterick Racing Again 9th January Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 1m7½f · Soft · 5 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along after three out and made ground to reach the front pack by two out - stayed on to finish third 3/5 ¾ 11-6 9979C112B Tom Midgley 4/1
2024 · 3 runs
06 Dec 24+38d Sedgefield Download The New Vickers.Bet iOS App Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1f · Soft · 9 ran Settled towards the back - clipped the 2nd - made ground but jumped awkwardly two out - unable to threaten leaders and edged out of 4th late 5/9 ½ 11-1 —85B109A Tom Midgley 200/1
29 Oct 24+17d Bangor-on-Dee My Local Solicitor In Malpas Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m½f · Soft · 14 ran Settled midpack early - stumbled at 2nd and again not clean at the 6th - stayed handy with the front group into midrace - then soon under pressure and lost ground - eased out of contention approaching two out PU/14 — 10-11 ——— Tom Midgley 125/1
12 Oct 24 Hexham L&R Pest Control Services Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 14 ran Held up in the pack - pressed on approaching last but unable to close - well held at the finish 7/14 3¼ 10-11 —77C98C Alan Doyle 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has Walk In The Valley won?
Walk In The Valley (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trains Walk In The Valley?
Walk In The Valley (IRE) is trained by Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 November 2026.
Who is Walk In The Valley's sire?
Walk In The Valley (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Flaming Queen (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth (USA).
What going does Walk In The Valley prefer?
Walk In The Valley (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Walk In The Valley's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 13 November 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Walk In The Valley's sire's record?
Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 7,100 runs since May 2011 (712 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Walk In The Valley's siblings?
Out of Flaming Queen (IRE), Walk In The Valley (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2024. 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.