Valor Spirit (2023) Horse
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The three-year-old bay gelding Valor Spirit, by Ardad out of Great Dame, is trained by B Smart and owned by Old Gilroyders And Bryan Smart. Over 13 starts he has recorded three second-place finishes and five third-place finishes, still searching for a win, and has earned $28,830 in prize money. His latest start came at Newcastle on 21 October 2026, where he finished 11th of 13.
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Musselburgh • Catterick • Ripon • Redcar • Nottingham • Ayr • Doncaster • Beverley • Carlisle • Pontefract • LeicesterRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Musselburgh 04-Nov-26 1007m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) R1 Veronika Walker: Moments That Matter Handicap, SP: 17.00 | P Mulrennan 1.75L | 6 (11) |
| Newcastle 21-Oct-26 1006m SYNTHETIC R7 CL5 Hcp (of $13,344) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.920, SP: 12.00 1st Beaumadier ( H Regan 132 , Cd 125 ) 2nd Simba's Pride ( M Winn 128 ) 2.50L 3rd Lucius Aurelius ( S Gray 123 ) 2.80L 11th Valor Spirit ( O J Orr 135 ) 6.85L See full results | O J Orr 61.2kg 6.85L | 11 (13) |
| Catterick 08-Sep-26 1006m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp $1,038 (of $8,844) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:59.390, SP: 34.00 1st Military Girl ( C Beasley 136 ) 2nd Hanney Girl ( D Allan 134 ) 0.75L 3rd Our Absent Friends ( J Hart 138 ) 1.25L 4th Valor Spirit ( D Nolan 132 ) 2.50L See full results | D Nolan 59.9kg 2.50L | 4 (10) |
| Ripon 18-Jul-26 1207m GOOD R2 CL4 Md $4,731 (of $10,083) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.390, SP: 3.00 1st Master Of Delphi ( C Beasley 133 ) 2nd Valor Spirit ( P Mulrennan 133 ) 5.50L 3rd Indefensible ( H Russell 133 ) 1.00L See full results | P Mulrennan 60.3kg 5.50L | 2 (5) |
| Redcar 19-Jun-26 1006m GOOD R6 CL5 MdHcp (of $6,920) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:58.600, SP: 4.50 1st Argy Bhaji ( C Rodriguez 133 ) 2nd Vinciamo ( T Eaves 136 ) 6.00L 3rd O Fortuna ( D Fentiman 122 ) 1.25L 6th Valor Spirit ( T Kiely-marshall 136 , Cd 131 ) 8.40L See full results | T Kiely-marshall 61.7kg, Cd 59.4kg 8.40L | 6 (9) |
| Ripon 28-May-26 1207m GOOD R3 CL5 Hcp $4,154 (of $8,855) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.150, SP: 10.00 1st Simba's Pride ( M Winn 129 ) 2nd Valor Spirit ( P Mulrennan 134 ) 0.75L 3rd Northern Tempest ( C Beasley 126 ) 1.75L See full results | P Mulrennan 60.8kg 0.75L | 2 (11) |
| Nottingham 23-Oct-25 1223m HEAVY CL5 Flat, SP: 5/1 Chased leaders far side of group, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out | Ethan Tindall 61.2kg 2 3/4l | 5 (12) |
| Ayr 30-Sep-25 1207m SOFT CL5 Flat, SP: 15/2 Tracked leaders 3rd and one pace final furlong, no chance with winner | J Garritty 60.3kg 3/4 length | 3 (8) |
| Doncaster 12-Sep-25 1209m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 33/1 Raced towards near side, chased group leader until pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out | Shane Gray 55.3kg 3/4 length | 14 (15) |
| Beverley 24-Aug-25 1006m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 28/1 Towards rear, waiting for room 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, ran on to go second inside final 110 yards, no extra and dropped to third final strides | Cam Hardie 55.3kg 1/2 length | 3 (7) |
| Carlisle 12-Aug-25 1172m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 7/4 In touch in 4th, pushed along over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, kept on, never on terms | Warren Fentiman 59kg 2 1/4l | 3 (5) |
| Pontefract 27-Jul-25 1009m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL4 Flat, SP: 13/2 Held up in rear, plenty to do over 1f out, soon pushed along, went 2nd final strides, eyecatcher | O J Orr 60.3kg 2l | 2 (11) |
| Ripon 26-Apr-25 1006m GOOD CL4 Flat, SP: 9/1 Chased winner, driven 2f out, kept on one pace over 1f out, lost 2nd close home | O J Orr 60.3kg 1 length | 3 (5) |
| Leicester 04-Apr-25 1006m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 9/4 In touch in rear, driven and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders | O J Orr 60.3kg 2 1/2l | 3 (6) |