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Venture Capital: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Venture Capital is a 5-year-old gelding by Washington DC, trained by Kevin Ryan. He has won 5 of 30 starts and placed in 7 more, for £100,060 in prize money. His best trip is 7f, where 2 wins from 5 is a 40% strike rate against 12% at every other distance. He runs next in the 11:50 at Newmarket on 31 October. His best performance rating is 97, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 30
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 12
  • Strike rate 17%
  • Prize money £100,060
  • Best rating 97
  • Official rating 76

Where Venture Capital runs next

Time Course Race Best price
11:50 Newmarket Prestige Vehicles Handicap Stakes (Div II) —

Venture Capital form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
16 Oct 26 Newcastle (AW) Northumbria Leisure For Jukeboxes Handicap Stakes Class 4 5f Standard 8 4 11/2 Shane Gray 76
13 Sep 26 Doncaster Land Of Lights Festival At Gullivers Handicap Stakes Class 3 5f Good 5 3.5 12/1 Kevin Stott 77
1 Sep 26 Ripon Ripon Yorkshire's Garden Racecourse Handicap Stakes (Div II) Class 4 6f Soft 4 3 17/2 Shane Gray 79
1 Aug 26 Hamilton Cube Glass 'soba' Handicap Stakes Class 2 5f Good 9 7 33/1 Shane Gray 82
15 Apr 26 Beverley Beverley Beaker Handicap Class 3 5f Good To Soft 8 6 12/1 Shane Gray 84
27 Mar 26 Newcastle (AW) SBK: Betting Without The Bull Handicap Class 3 6f Standard 11 12.25 14/1 Shane Gray 86
4 Mar 26 Southwell (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Class 3 5f Standard 7 6.25 9/2 Shane Gray 88
6 Feb 26 Newcastle (AW) SBK: No Casino Just Sports Handicap Class 3 5f Standard 8 5.75 15/2 Shane Gray 89
18 Oct 25 Catterick William Hill Catterick Dash Handicap Class 2 5f Good 3 2.5 9/2 Shane Gray 90
4 Oct 25 Ascot Ascot Racecourse Supports Berks County FC Handicap Class 2 5f Soft 3 1.25 5/1 Jamie Spencer 89
13 Sep 25 Doncaster Betfred Portland (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 5.5f Good 12 4.75 28/1 Shane Gray 90
9 Aug 25 Ascot Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Dash (Handicap) Class 2 5f Good To Firm 3 1.5 9/2F Karis Teetan 91
2 Aug 25 Hamilton Cube Glass 'Soba' Handicap Class 2 5f Good 2 .25 13/8F David Nolan 91
18 Jul 25 Hamilton G4 Claims Not At Fault Claims Made Easy Scottish Stewards' Cup Handicap Class 2 6f Good 14 9.75 22/1 Shane Gray 93
28 Jun 25 York Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dash Handicap Class 2 5f Good 7 12.5 7/1 Shane Gray 94
31 May 25 York William Hill More Top Prices Handicap Class 2 5f Good 10 4.5 5/1 Ryan Moore 95
26 Apr 25 Ripon Ripon Silver Sprint Trophy Handicap Class 2 5f Good 1 — 5/2 Shane Gray 90
8 Apr 25 Pontefract Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Class 2 5f Good 9 5.5 4/1 Shane Gray 91
26 Oct 24 Doncaster Join Century Racing Club Today Handicap Class 2 5f Soft 4 1.5 5/1 Shane Gray 92
5 Oct 24 Ascot Berkshire Healthcare Charity Handicap Class 2 5f Soft 3 2.25 10/3F Shane Gray 92
15 Sep 24 Doncaster Pertemps Network Handicap Class 3 5f Good 1 — 8/1 Shane Gray 86
10 Aug 24 Ascot Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Sprint (Handicap) Class 2 6f Good To Firm 2 2.75 20/1 Jose-Luis Borrego 85
8 Jul 24 Ayr JKR Industrial Cleaning Ltd Handicap Class 3 6f Good To Firm 1 — 5/1 Shane Gray 80
16 Jun 24 Thirsk Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Class 3 7f Good To Soft 8 5.75 28/1 Tom Eaves 83
18 May 24 Newmarket JenningsBet Handicap Class 3 7f Good 6 3.5 25/1 Kevin Stott 85
21 Apr 24 Musselburgh Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap Class 3 1m Good To Soft 6 15.25 20/1 Shane Gray 85
14 Nov 23 Newcastle (AW) BetMGM Take Time Out During SGWeek23! EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 7f Standard 1 — 11/8F Shane Gray 77
30 Oct 23 Newcastle (AW) BetMGM: It's Showtime Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 7f Standard 1 — 28/1 Shane Gray –
26 Sep 23 Newcastle (AW) QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 7f Standard 3 2 9/1 Shane Gray –
8 Jul 23 Beverley weatherbysshop.co.uk EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 5f Good 12 17 28/1 Tom Eaves –

Last time out

Finished 8 in the Northumbria Leisure For Jukeboxes Handicap Stakes at Newcastle (AW) on 16 October 2026. Raced in the pack - shaken up 2f out and made some ground - urged 1f out then faded late to finish 8th.

Venture Capital by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
5f 18 2 11% —
6f 5 1 20% —
7f 5 2 40% —
5.5f 1 0 0% —
8f 1 0 0% —

Venture Capital by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 13 2 15% —
Standard 7 2 29% —
Soft 4 0 0% —
Good To Soft 3 0 0% —
Good To Firm 3 1 33% —

Venture Capital by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Newcastle (AW) 6 2 33% —
Doncaster 4 1 25% —
Ascot 4 0 0% —
Hamilton 3 0 0% —
Ripon 2 1 50% —
Beverley 2 0 0% —
York 2 0 0% —
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% —
Catterick 1 0 0% —
Pontefract 1 0 0% —

Venture Capital breeding

  • Sire Washington DC (IRE)
  • Dam Ventura Blues (IRE)
  • Damsire Bated Breath (GB)
  • Breeder Ms L Clune
  • Foaled 25 February 2021

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