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Vafortino: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Vafortino is an 8-year-old gelding by New Bay, trained by Charlie Fellowes. He has won 6 of 40 starts and placed in 12 more, for £392,417 in prize money. His best trip is 7f, where 5 wins from 26 is a 19% strike rate against 7% at every other distance. He runs next in the 2:10 at Leopardstown on 12 September. His best performance rating is 111, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 40
  • Wins 6
  • Placed 18
  • Strike rate 15%
  • Prize money £392,417
  • Best rating 111
  • Official rating 100

Where Vafortino runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:10 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Sovereign Path Handicap —

Vafortino form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
2 Aug 26 Galway (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Ahonoora Handicap 7f Yielding 3 2 15/2 Ronan Whelan 100
18 Jun 26 Ascot Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 7f Good To Firm 9 4.75 50/1 Christophe Soumillon 101
14 May 26 York Oakmere Homes Hambleton Handicap Class 2 1m Good 8 4 11/1 Billy Loughnane 103
6 Mar 26 Meydan (UAE) Ras Al Khor Sponsored By Emaar (Turf) 7f Good 7 4.25 33/1 Kieran Shoemark 105
7 Feb 26 Abu Dhabi (UAE) Abu Dhabi Gold Cup () (Turf) 1m Good 10 6.25 Kieran Shoemark 105
23 Jan 26 Meydan (UAE) Jebel Hatta Presented By Longines (Turf) 1m 1f Good 5 7 25/1 Callum Shepherd 102
2 Jan 26 Meydan (UAE) Zabeel Mile Sponsored By Phi Advertising (Turf) 1m Good 4 1.75 30/1 Kieran Shoemark 102
19 Dec 25 Meydan (UAE) Business Bay Challenge Sponsored By Emaar () (Turf) 7f Yielding 7 2 25/1 Adrie de Vries 104
28 Sep 25 Cologne (GER) Dinger's Gartencenter Koln - Sprint Trophy (3yo+) (Turf) 7f Good To Soft 5 4.5 13/5F Luke Morris –
14 Sep 25 Doncaster Betfred 'The Classic Bookmaker' Handicap Class 2 6.5f Good To Soft 5 .75 20/1 Daniel Muscutt 105
7 Aug 25 Chepstow Racing League 17 Handicap Class 2 7f Good To Soft 5 4.25 16/1 Daniel Muscutt 106
19 Oct 24 Ascot Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) Class 1 6f Soft 18 17.75 80/1 Christophe Soumillon 107
24 Aug 24 York Sky Bet City Of York Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 7f Good To Firm 2 1.5 22/1 James Doyle 105
13 Jul 24 Chester Raymond & Kathleen Corbett Memorial City Plate Stakes (Listed) Class 1 7f Good To Soft 3 2.75 18/5 Franny Norton 106
22 Jun 24 Ascot Wokingham Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 6f Good To Firm 6 2.5 28/1 Jim Crowley 107
2 Mar 24 Meydan (UAE) Ras Al Khor Sponsored By Emirates Airline (Turf) 7f Good 6 3 13/8 Daniel Muscutt 107
26 Jan 24 Meydan (UAE) Al Fahidi Fort Presented by Longines (Turf) 7f Good 2 1 15/2 Christophe Soumillon 106
22 Dec 23 Meydan (UAE) Business Bay Challenge () (Turf) 7f Good 1 — 3/1 James Doyle 106
7 Oct 23 Redcar Racing TV EBF Stallions Guisborough Stakes (Listed) Class 1 7f Good 1 — 9/2 David Allan 103
29 Jul 23 Ascot Moet & Chandon International Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 7f Good 22 15.25 15/2 Ryan Sexton 102
14 Jul 23 York William Hill Epic Value Handicap Class 2 7f Good 2 — 7/2 Rossa Ryan 102
22 Jun 23 Ascot Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 7f Good To Firm 10 5 9/1 Benoit De La Sayette 103
13 May 23 Ascot Peroni Nastro Azzurro Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 7f Soft 3 4.25 11/1 Benoit De La Sayette 103
18 Apr 23 Newmarket National Stud Handicap Class 2 7f Good To Soft 2 .5 5/1 Benoit De La Sayette 103
29 Mar 23 Kempton (AW) 25% Boost On Darts Profits At Unibet Handicap Class 2 7f Standard To Slow 3 2.5 11/2 Benoit De La Sayette 103
21 Sep 22 Goodwood Heineken Optional Claiming Handicap Class 2 1m Good To Soft 1 — 15/2 Daniel Muscutt 101
9 Jul 22 Newmarket bet365 Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 7f Good To Firm 11 8.75 14/1 Benoit De La Sayette 102
16 Jun 22 Ascot Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 7f Good To Firm 11 4.5 7/1 Benoit De La Sayette 102
7 May 22 Ascot Tote Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 7f Good 1 — 16/1 Benoit De La Sayette 97
28 Mar 22 Newcastle (AW) All Weather Championships Mile Handicap Class 3 7f Standard To Slow 2 .25 17/2 Laura Pearson 93
21 Sep 21 Listowel Listowel Arms Hotel Handicap 1m Yielding To Soft 11 12.25 8/1 Mikey Sheehy 95
23 May 21 Curragh Heider Family Stables Gallinule Stakes (Group 3) 1m 2f Soft To Heavy 9 23 10/1 Declan McDonogh 99
8 Apr 21 Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race (Plus 10) 1m Soft 3 3.75 11/4 Mikey Sheehy 101
18 Oct 20 Naas Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Race Final (Plus 10) 7f Soft 3 1.75 6/1 Declan McDonogh 99
3 Oct 20 Tipperary Coolmore Churchill Stakes (Listed) 7.5f Yielding To Soft 3 1.5 9/4 Declan McDonogh 99
31 Aug 20 Roscommon Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race (Plus 10) 7f Yielding To Soft 1 — 8/11F Mikey Sheehy 99
23 Aug 20 Naas Irish EBF Ballyhane Stakes (Median Auction Race) 6f Soft 6 3.5 14/1 Shane Crosse 99
6 Aug 20 Leopardstown Japan Racing Association Tyros Stakes (Group 3) 7f Good 6 2.25 8/1 Shane Crosse –
11 Jul 20 Leopardstown Buy Online At Irish Yearling Sales Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden (Plus 10) 7f Good 1 — 11/2 Shane Crosse –
23 Jun 20 Navan Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) 5.5f Yielding 4 1 11/1 Shane Crosse –

Last time out

Finished 3 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Ahonoora Handicap at Galway (IRE) on 2 August 2026. Sat close behind front group early - 6th at halfway - pressed for effort over a furlong and a half out - improved to 5th inside the final furlong and stayed on to finish 3rd.

Vafortino by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
7f 26 5 19%
8f 6 1 17%
6f 3 0 0%
9f 1 0 0%
6.5f 1 0 0%
10f 1 0 0%
7.5f 1 0 0%
5.5f 1 0 0%

Vafortino by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 14 4 29%
Good To Firm 6 0 0%
Good To Soft 6 1 17%
Soft 5 0 0%
Yielding 3 0 0%
Yielding To Soft 3 1 33%
Standard To Slow 2 0 0%
Soft To Heavy 1 0 0%

Vafortino by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Ascot 8 1 13%
Meydan (UAE) 7 1 14%
York 3 0 0%
Newmarket 2 0 0%
Naas 2 0 0%
Leopardstown 2 1 50%
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0%
Abu Dhabi (UAE) 1 0 0%
Cologne (GER) 1 0 0%
Doncaster 1 0 0%

Vafortino breeding

  • Sire New Bay (GB)
  • Dam Arbaah (USA)
  • Damsire Invasor (ARG)
  • Breeder China Horse Club
  • Foaled 15 February 2018

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