Velvet Skies
5-year-old gelding with a 6% win rate who thrives on ideal conditions.
Owner
Chris Priestley & Dave Flynn
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
31.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
⚡ Strengths & Risks AI Analysis
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 9 starts (11%)
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 6 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Ok
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Loves
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Ok
Left-handed, tight turning
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📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
27 Mar
8th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 9 runners
10 Mar
7th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
10 Mar
7th
Southwell
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
6 Feb
5th
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
30 Jan
3rd
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 14 runners
16 Jan
2nd
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 15 runners
3 Dec
2nd
Dundalk
7f – 1m · Standard · 17 runners
19 Nov
5th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
5 Nov
7th
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 15 runners
22 Oct
🏆 Won
Navan
5f – 6½f · Soft · 20 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
19 |
1 win, 6 seconds, 2 thirds, 10 other |
6 Feb |
5.3% |
| Navan Galloping |
4 |
1 win, 1 third, 2 other |
22 Oct |
25% |
| Naas Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
23 Mar |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
4 Jun |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
22 Sep |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
11 Jul |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
10 Mar |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 |
2 other |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
8 Sep |
100% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
20 Apr |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jun |
0% |
| Laytown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
4 Sep |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Sep |
0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Mar |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Jul |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 Aug |
0% |