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Venetian Lion: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Venetian Lion is a 3-year-old gelding by St Mark's Basilica, trained by William Haggas. He has won 3 of 9 starts and placed in 2 more, for £18,537 in prize money. He has won 2 of 4 on good to firm ground, which is the surface to note. He runs next in the 3:23 at Nottingham on 4 November. His best performance rating is 81, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 9
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 5
  • Strike rate 33%
  • Prize money £18,537
  • Best rating 81
  • Official rating 81

Where Venetian Lion runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:23 Nottingham Watch Racing TV Now Handicap Stakes —

Venetian Lion form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
16 Oct 26 Haydock M6Toll Road To Victory Handicap Stakes (Div II) Class 3 1m Heavy 4 1.75 100/30 Tom Marquand 81
30 Sep 26 Kempton (AW) Industry Leading In-play Markets At Unibet Handicap Stakes (London Mile Series Qualifier) Class 4 1m Standard / Slow 3 1.25 6/5F Tom Marquand 81
17 Sep 26 Pontefract Matty Bown Handicap Stakes Class 4 1m Good 1 — 11/4F Cieren Fallon 76
20 Aug 26 Newmarket (July) #Come Racing Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m Good To Firm 1 — 9/4J Harry Davies 72
3 Aug 26 Nottingham Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m 0.5f Good To Firm 1 — 5/6F Tom Marquand 65
27 Jul 26 Southwell (AW) Prestige Safety Fire Risk Assessments Handicap Stakes Class 6 1m Standard 2 .5 100/30 Tom Marquand 65
1 Jun 26 Wolverhampton (AW) Race And Rest At The Holiday Inn Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 1m 0.5f Standard 6 8.75 18/1 Tom Marquand –
25 May 26 Redcar Watch Racing TV In HD Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 1m Good To Firm 9 25.75 22/1 Harry Burns –
30 Apr 26 Yarmouth Gold & Silver Exchange Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 1m Good To Firm 7 4.5 11/1 Cieren Fallon –

Last time out

Finished 4 in the M6Toll Road To Victory Handicap Stakes (Div II) at Haydock on 16 October 2026. Prominent in the pack early - progress over 2f out but short of racing room - denied a gap until moved right over 1f out - ran on strongly inside the final furlong to finish 4th.

Venetian Lion by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
8f 7 2 29% —
8.5f 2 1 50% —

Venetian Lion by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Firm 4 2 50% —
Standard 2 0 0% —
Heavy 1 0 0% —
Standard / Slow 1 0 0% —
Good 1 1 100% —

Venetian Lion by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Haydock 1 0 0% —
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% —
Pontefract 1 1 100% —
Newmarket (July) 1 1 100% —
Nottingham 1 1 100% —
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% —
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% —
Redcar 1 0 0% —
Yarmouth 1 0 0% —

Venetian Lion breeding

  • Sire St Mark's Basilica (FR)
  • Dam Forest Crown (GB)
  • Damsire Royal Applause (GB)
  • Breeder Car Colston Hall Stud
  • Foaled 15 March 2023

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