Valirann Gold (2017) Horse
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Valirann Gold, a nine-year-old bay gelding by Valirann out of Gola Star, is in the care of trainer H R J Nelmes and owned by Mrs Mark Bentley & Mr J Brown. Over 47 starts he has secured three victories and placed on 14 occasions, accumulating $71,680 in earnings. He last ran at Worcester on 12 October 2026, finishing 5th out of 10 runners. His latest triumph was at Fontwell on 28 March 2026.
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Worcester • Fontwell • Ffos Las • Exeter • Wincanton • Taunton • Cheltenham • Lingfield • Chepstow • Hereford • Newton Abbot • Plumpton • Fairyhouse • Leopardstown • Cork • Naas • PunchestownRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Worcester 12-Oct-26 4627m GOOD R2 CL5 HcpCh $353 (of $11,486), SP: 17.00 1st Billy Boi Blue ( K Woods 168 ) 2nd Moonlightinthepark ( J Tudor 148 ) 1.50L 3rd Ridin Solo ( T Gillard 166 ) 5.25L 5th Valirann Gold ( B Godfrey 145 ) 15.00L See full results | B Godfrey 65.8kg 15.00L | 5 (10) |
| Fontwell 07-May-26 5221m GOOD R3 CL5 HcpCh $351 (of $6,130), SP: 5.50 1st Ballyfinn ( C Bament 168 ) 2nd Gata Ban ( D Johnston 153 ) 4.00L 3rd Friends Don't Ask ( T Cannon 160 ) 13.00L 5th Valirann Gold ( B Godfrey 153 ) 19.05L See full results | B Godfrey 69.4kg 19.05L | 5 (11) |
| Ffos Las 22-Apr-26 4789m SOFT R5 CL5 HcpCh $2,819 (of $11,414), Winning Time: 06:05.820, SP: 12.00 1st Esperti ( S Bowen 159 ) 2nd Valirann Gold ( N Fox 145 , Cd 142 ) 3.25L 3rd Bataillon ( J Stenhouse 168 , Cd 161 ) 7.50L See full results | N Fox 65.8kg, Cd 64.4kg 3.25L | 2 (13) |
| Fontwell 08-Apr-26 3917m SOFT R5 CL5 HcpCh $714 (of $6,203), Winning Time: 04:56.660, SP: 3.25 1st Misteroddsocks ( C Gethings 145 ) 2nd Gorcombe Moonshine ( B Godfrey 145 ) 0.20L 3rd Rap Soul ( H Bannister 168 ) 8.50L 4th Valirann Gold ( N Fox 151 , Cd 148 ) 14.20L See full results | N Fox 68.5kg, Cd 67.1kg 14.20L | 4 (9) |
| Fontwell 28-Mar-26 4348m GOOD R3 CL5 HcpCh $6,247 (of $6,247), SP: 8.50 1st Valirann Gold ( N Fox 153 , Cd 150 ) 2nd Daring Plan ( L Gardner 151 ) 1.25L 3rd Tom Desjy ( H Bannister 150 ) 1.25L See full results | N Fox 69.4kg, Cd 68kg | 1 (7) |
| Fontwell 14-Mar-26 3571m SOFT CL4 Chase, SP: 4/1 Chased leading pair, dropped to last after 3rd, detached after 6th, slow 8th, soon tailed off | Ben Godfrey 64.4kg 26l | 4 (4) |
| Exeter 06-Mar-26 3866m GOOD TO SOFT CL5 Chase, SP: 9/1 Towards rear, detached before 10th, rallied and stayed on from 3 out, ran on well after last, took third final strides | G Sheehan 66.2kg 3 1/2l | 3 (11) |
| Wincanton 14-Feb-26 4055m HEAVY CL4 Chase, SP: 11/1 Close up, led after 4th, headed 8th, tracked leader, jumped left next, lost position 12th, pushed along after next and struggling, pulled up before last | Ben Godfrey 64.4kg | UPL (7) |
| Taunton 17-Jan-26 3230m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Chase, SP: 7/2 Towards rear, slow 4th and pushed along in last, plugged on late, never involved | S Bowen 64.9kg 1 1/2 length | 5 (7) |
| Exeter 18-Dec-25 3866m HEAVY CL5 Chase, SP: 4/1 Mid-division, mistake 6th, some headway after 11th, left in remote second 3 out, kept going for modest second, closed on eased down leader after last but always held | Ned Fox 71.2kg 7l | 2 (9) |
| Exeter 23-Nov-25 3866m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Chase, SP: 10/1 Held up in rear, driven in last after 4 out, switched left and minor headway after 2 out, plugged on run-in, never a danger | Ned Fox 64.4kg 1/2 length | 6 (10) |
| Fontwell 07-Nov-25 3917m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Chase, SP: 16/1 Tracked leader, lost place turning for home, soon ridden, rallied after last, went 3rd final strides | Bryan Carver 67.6kg 2l | 3 (10) |
| Fontwell 23-Oct-25 3571m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Chase, SP: 10/1 Prominent, not fluent 1st, soon led, slow and headed 2nd, outpaced 3 out, 4 lengths 4th when hampered and unseated rider last | Ben Godfrey 67.6kg | UPL (7) |
| Cheltenham 16-Apr-25 5652m GOOD CL3 Chase, SP: 40/1 Not always fluent, always towards rear, tailed off | Ben Godfrey 64.4kg 5l | 8 (14) |
| Fontwell 28-Mar-25 3917m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL2 Chase, SP: 14/1 In touch with leaders, ridden before 10th, lost position before 12th, outpaced 3 out, kept on run-in, no danger | Ned Fox 64.4kg 1 1/4 length | 5 (12) |
| Fontwell 23-Feb-25 4348m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Chase, SP: 5/1 Chased leader until 5th, chased leaders, went 2nd again after 4 out, pushed along and lost 2nd before next, ridden and weakened after 2 out | G Sheehan 70.8kg 1 3/4 length | 4 (10) |
| Exeter 09-Feb-25 3866m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Chase, SP: 17/2 Chased leaders, lost position 9th and pushed along, plugged on from 3 out, took modest 4th run-in | Ned Fox 66.7kg 2 1/4l | 4 (9) |
| Exeter 13-Jan-25 3520m SOFT CL4 Chase, SP: 10/3 Mid-division, mistake 7th, pushed along and outpaced home turn, stayed on strongly from last to grab 2nd | Ned Fox 64.4kg 1 3/4 length | 2 (7) |
| Fontwell 26-Dec-24 3571m SOFT CL5 Chase, SP: 3/1 Prominent, ridden before 10th where not fluent, soon outpaced, minor headway before last, went 3rd run-in, not reach leaders | Ned Fox 65.8kg 5l | 3 (6) |
| Fontwell 10-Dec-24 4348m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL5 Chase, SP: 5/2 Led, headed 6th, remained close up, not fluent 7th, outpaced from 3 out, gradually weakened | Ned Fox 68.5kg 1 length | 6 (9) |
| Lingfield 28-Nov-24 3219m SOFT CL5 Chase, SP: 13/2 Wore red hood to post, chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, stayed on, took 3rd on run-in, not trouble front pair | Ned Fox 66.7kg 5 1/2l | 3 (8) |
| Chepstow 13-Apr-24 3912m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Chase, SP: 4/1 Close up, led 4th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on one pace | Ned Fox 64.4kg 1 1/4 length | 3 (9) |
| Fontwell 28-Mar-24 3571m HEAVY CL4 Chase, SP: 5/2 In rear, slow 5th, not fluent and struggling 7th, behind next, closed before 4 out, struggling again before 3 out, plugged on before last, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner | G Sheehan 65.8kg 16l | 2 (4) |
| Chepstow 17-Mar-24 3912m HEAVY (SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Chase, SP: 9/2 Led, not fluent 6 out, ridden and challenged 4 out, headed 2 out, no extra last | Ben Godfrey 65.8kg 16l | 3 (5) |
| Lingfield 05-Mar-24 4435m HEAVY CL5 Chase, SP: 10/3 Led after 2nd, slow and headed 4th, led after 6th, headed 10th, weakened before hitting brush upright of 3 out | G Sheehan 68kg 23l | 4 (5) |
| Fontwell 14-Feb-24 3917m HEAVY CL5 Chase, SP: 5/4 Wore hood to post,tracked leader, bumped 3rd, led briefly out wide 4 out, ridden before next, closer between last two, led on inside run-in, stayed on strongly | G Sheehan 66.7kg | 1 (6) |
| Exeter 31-Jan-24 3866m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Chase, SP: 8/1 Raced wide, close up, pushed along 5 out, ridden next, soon weakened | Ned Fox 64.4kg 1/2 length | 7 (14) |
| Chepstow 24-Jan-24 3912m HEAVY CL4 Chase, SP: 10/1 Tracked leader, ridden and good jump 4 out, lost place 3 out, weakened 2 out | Shane Quinlan 64.4kg 3 3/4l | 5 (9) |
| Fontwell 26-Dec-23 3571m SOFT CL5 Chase, SP: 13/2 Chased leaders, lost place 8th, soon pushed along, stayed on from 2 out, went second final 50yds | Ned Fox 66.7kg 2 1/2l | 2 (7) |
| Bangor-on-Dee 15-Dec-23 3490m HEAVY CL5 Chase, SP: 6/1 Disputed lead before 1st where not fluent and headed, soon prominent, not fluent 7th where lost position, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, tailed off before last | Shane Quinlan 68.9kg 7l | 5 (8) |
| Exeter 20-Nov-23 4877m GOOD TO SOFT CL4 Chase, SP: 40/1 Led, went left 3rd, pushed along and headed before 4 out, lost 2nd soon after, weakened and tired mistake 3 out | R Patrick 66.2kg 14l | 8 (11) |
| Warwick 07-Nov-23 4023m SOFT CL4 Chase, SP: 50/1 In rear, pushed along 5 out, never on terms | Shane Quinlan 64.4kg 45kgl | 9 (13) |
| Ascot 02-Apr-23 4232m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Chase, SP: 18/1 Jumped left at times, lost 2nd after 11th, chased leaders, weakened 4 out, left remote 3rd 2 out | Shane Quinlan 64.4kg 2 1/2l | 3 (6) |
| Chepstow 19-Mar-23 3912m SOFT CL5 Chase, SP: 18/1 Led, headed and tracked leaders 3rd, pushed along and outpaced after 11th, ridden and rallied 4 out, stayed on one pace from next | Shane Quinlan 72.6kg 11l | 3 (15) |
| Hereford 16-Jan-23 3226m SOFT CL5 Chase, SP: 9/4 Prominent early, soon lost place and in rear, tailed off 4 out, plugged on and left remote 4th 2 out, went 3rd | Shane Quinlan 71.2kg 17l | 3 (11) |
| Chepstow 08-Jan-23 3229m SOFT (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL4 Chase, SP: 12/1 Jumped well and made all and set strong pace, clear from 2 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged | Shane Quinlan 64.4kg | 1 (6) |
| Warwick 31-Dec-22 3268m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Chase, SP: 40/1 Detached in rear, not fluent 3rd, never dangerous | Shane Quinlan 69.9kg 5l | 6 (13) |
| Lingfield 24-Nov-22 3219m SOFT CL5 Chase, SP: 28/1 Edgy, jumped left, pressed winner until led 6th, headed after next, weakened quickly | Shane Quinlan 70.3kg 3 1/2l | 6 (7) |
| Hereford 08-Nov-22 4374m GOOD TO SOFT CL5 Hurdle, SP: 100/1 Held up in rear, pushed along before 8th, lost touch next, pulled up before 2 out | David Noonan 73.9kg | UPL (11) |
| Newton Abbot 11-May-22 3722m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Hurdle, SP: 50/1 Towards rear mid-division, some headway 6th, ridden after 3 out and struggling, pulled up before 2 out | Stan Sheppard 77.1kg | UPL (11) |
| Plumpton 14-Mar-22 4128m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Hurdle, SP: 33/1 In rear, pushed along 4 out, weakened next, pulled up before 2 out | Bryan Carver 69.9kg | UPL (5) |
| Fairyhouse 29-Jan-22 4069m GOOD TO YIELDING (YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 17/2 Held up, progress into 8th 3 out, ridden in 5th entering straight, no impression before 2 out | Jack Kennedy 76.2kg 7 1/2l | 5 (16) |
| Leopardstown 28-Dec-21 4023m SOFT (YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 125/1 Towards rear, mistake and unseated rider at 5th | R Deegan 73.9kg | UPL (17) |
| Cork 05-Dec-21 3219m SOFT Hurdle, SP: 40/1 Mid-division, ridden and no extra before 3 out | Shane Fitzgerald 76.2kg 18l | 9 (18) |
| Naas 06-Nov-21 3822m YIELDING TO SOFT Hurdle, SP: 300/1 In rear, 10th before 6th, progress after 3 out, no impression in 6th 2 out, kept on one pace to moderate 4th | A W Short 76.2kg 7 1/2l | 4 (14) |
| Punchestown 15-Mar-21 4023m HEAVY NH Flat, SP: 14/1 Waited with in rear, some headway and pushed along approaching straight, soon under pressure and no impression, one pace | Mr S Cavanagh 73.9kg Dead Heat | 5 (6) |