The last 11 months have been particularly lean. Velvet Skies' most recent win came at Navan on 22 October 2025, and since then it has raced six times without breaking through. The figures read 9-8-10-2-6-4, a sequence that shows one second place and one fourth but mostly mid-field finishes. That recent run would worry an owner, though the placement on 2 suggests the horse can still get competitive. Just a day ago, Velvet Skies was at the races again — still actively campaigned, still being asked to find what has gone missing.
Ben Coen has been its regular pilot, riding the horse 15 times and winning just once together, a 7% win rate that is actually slightly better than Velvet Skies' overall record suggests Coen is the right fit. What stands out is that despite the long drought, Velvet Skies is racing regularly and clearly still valued enough to keep saddling. For a horse with such modest win numbers, that says something about its reliability and the esteem in which it is held at the yard.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | 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% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
4 | 1 second, 3 other | 4 Jun | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
4 | 1 second, 3 other | 23 Mar | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
4 | 4 other | 30 Apr | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 22 Sep | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 1 Sep | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 11 Jul | 0% |
| Galway Tight |
2 | 2 other | 29 Jul | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 | 1 win | 8 Sep | 100% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 26 Sep | 0% |
| Laytown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 4 Sep | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 7 Jul | 0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 9 Sep | 0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 10 Aug | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 27 Mar | 0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 20 Apr | 0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 1 Jun | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 26 Aug | 0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 15 May | 0% |