Valvano
Valvano is a five-year-old with a modest win rate of 2 wins from 13 races — roughly 1 in every 5 outings — but what's interesting is where and when those victories have come. His first win arrived at Nottingham in October 2023, then he waited nearly three years before breaking through again at Southwell last August. That two-month gap since his most recent success suggests he remains a competitive proposition, even if his record reads like a horse content to finish in the top three rather than win races outright.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
His recent form tells a curious story. In his last six outings he has been knocked down to 12th place, but sandwiched around that rogue run are three top-3 finishes in successive races — a 7th, a 1st, and then two more top-3 efforts. He is clearly capable of the occasional bright day, though consistency remains elusive. What hampers him most is his record in Class 2 races, where he has failed to win from five attempts. Drop him back into easier company and he is more dangerous, suggesting his true level sits just below the top tier.
Ralph Beckett's Kimpton yard has had a productive season with 107 winners, so Valvano is part of a functioning operation. His regular jockey Hector Crouch has only one win from ten races aboard him, which hints that the partnership is functional rather than sparkling. At five years old, Valvano is past his physical prime but active enough — he raced just a day ago — so there is still time for opportune moments at the right tracks and the right distances. He may never scale the heights of Class 1 or 2 racing, but he remains a horse capable of the occasional win when fortune aligns.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Avoids
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
17 Oct
12th
Ascot
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 21 runners
3 Oct
7th
Redcar
7f – 1m · Good · 8 runners
16 Aug
🏆 Won
Southwell
7f – 1m · Standard · 14 runners
28 Mar
6th
Doncaster
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 22 runners
25 Oct
3rd
Doncaster
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 14 runners
17 Sep
3rd
Great Yarmouth
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 9 runners
7 Jun
13th
Epsom Downs
1m6f – 2m · Good · 17 runners
3 May
4th
Goodwood
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 12 runners
9 Nov
5th
Doncaster
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 23 runners
12 Oct
3rd
York
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft · 15 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Doncaster Galloping |
3 |
1 third, 2 other |
28 Mar |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
18 Oct |
100% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
16 Aug |
100% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 third |
13 Sep |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
6 Apr |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
17 Sep |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Oct |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
3 May |
0% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
7 Jun |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
12 Oct |
0% |