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Horse profile

Ardad Apollo

Ardad × Victoria's Angel (Dark Angel (IRE))

TrainerMark Walford
OwnerMrs K Bethel & Cw Racing Club

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2024
Colour: bay

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Official rating: Unrated
Last run (GB & IRE): 22 Sep 2026, Beverley (5/13)
Last win (GB & IRE): Yet to win

Recent form

Ardad Apollo: next race and entries

Ardad Apollo is declared to run in the Celebrate With Sponsorship At Southwell Racecourse Restricted Novice Stakes at Southwell (AW) on Saturday 17 October (18:30).

Celebrate With Sponsorship At Southwell Racecourse Restricted Novice Stakes · 17 Oct · 18:30 · Southwell (AW) · Dougie Costello · 9-1

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
22 Sep 26	Beverley	5/13	150/1	3	Rhys Elliott	Mark Walford	Christmas Parties R Us Restricted Novice Stakes	Class 5	Flat Turf	5f	Good	8-8	Call Me Tomorrow (IRE)	£4,320	0/4

5/1322 Sep 26 · Beverley150/1
Christmas Parties R Us Restricted Novice Stakes
Class 55fGood
All fields
Date
22 Sep 26
Course
Beverley
Pos
5/13
SP
150/1
Btn
3
Jockey
Rhys Elliott
Trainer
Mark Walford
Race
Christmas Parties R Us Restricted Novice Stakes
Class
Class 5
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
5f
Going
Good
Wgt
8-8
Winner / 2nd
Call Me Tomorrow (IRE)
Winner prize
£4,320
Future form
0/4

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Mark Walford	22 Sep 26	22 Sep 26	5/13	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Mark Walford

Trainer: Mark Walford
First run: 22 Sep 26
Last run: 22 Sep 26
First run for yard: 5/13
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Entries

Upcoming entries and declarations

Draw	Jockey	Status	Date	Time	Course	Race	Class	Dist	Going	Prize	Runners	Wgt
4	Dougie Costello	Declared	17 Oct 26	18:30	Southwell (AW)	Celebrate With Sponsorship At Southwell Racecourse Restricted Novice Stakes	Class 5	6f17y	Standard	£4,320	11	9-1

Southwell (AW) · 2026-10-17

Draw: 4
Jockey: Dougie Costello
Status: Declared
Date: 17 Oct 26
Time: 18:30
Course: Southwell (AW)
Race: Celebrate With Sponsorship At Southwell Racecourse Restricted Novice Stakes
Class: Class 5
Dist: 6f17y
Going: Standard
Prize: £4,320
Runners: 11
Wgt: 9-1

Declared runners and forward entries, non-runners excluded.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
Flat	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	22 Sep 26	22 Sep 26

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 22 Sep 26
Last run: 22 Sep 26

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchArdad

Parent · 1

SireArdad

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireKodiac (GB)
Sire's damGood Clodora (IRE)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchVictoria's Angel

Parent · 1

DamVictoria's Angel

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireDark Angel (IRE)
Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Ardad

Victoria's Angel

Kodiac (GB)

Good Clodora (IRE)

Dark Angel (IRE)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseArdad Apollo

Sexgelding

Foaled2024

SireArdad

DamVictoria's Angel

DamsireDark Angel (IRE)

Sire's sireKodiac (GB)

Sire's damGood Clodora (IRE)

Dam's produce0 winners from 2 runners

Notable siblingSomething Coming (GB)

Female line

Victoria's Angel (IRE) · 0 winners from 2 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Ardad	Victoria's Angel	Dark Angel (IRE)	7 May 24	bay	gelding	Flat 5.9f	Flat 7.1f · NH 2m1f

Ardad

Sire: Ardad
Dam: Victoria's Angel
Damsire: Dark Angel (IRE)
Foaled: 7 May 24
Colour: bay
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 5.9f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.1f · NH 2m1f

Progeny of Ardad in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All Flat runs	3,338	295	898	8.8%	26.9%	1
At 5f to 6f	2,387	236	666	9.9%	27.9%	1
On Good going	787	60	193	7.6%	24.5%	1
At 5f to 6f on Good going	578	45	145	7.8%	25.1%	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 3,338
Wins: 295
Placed: 898
Win %: 8.8%
Place %: 26.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 5f to 6f

Condition: At 5f to 6f
Runs: 2,387
Wins: 236
Placed: 666
Win %: 9.9%
Place %: 27.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 787
Wins: 60
Placed: 193
Win %: 7.6%
Place %: 24.5%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 5f to 6f on Good going

Condition: At 5f to 6f on Good going
Runs: 578
Wins: 45
Placed: 145
Win %: 7.8%
Place %: 25.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Ardad × Dark Angel mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	17	7	41.2%	0	143	14	23	9.8%	£142,841	€0

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 17
Winners: 7
Winners %: 41.2%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 143
Wins: 14
2nd/3rd: 23
Win %: 9.8%
Prize GB (£): £142,841
Prize IRE (€): €0

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Dorney Lake (GB)	33	6	£42,540	€0
Tipperary Sunset (GB)	2	2	£17,151	€0
Adalida (GB)	19	2	£26,074	€0
Wor Faayth (IRE)	4	1	£7,921	€0
Lily Pearl (GB)	8	1	£12,201	€0
Pure Angel (GB)	15	1	£18,757	€0
Guest List (IRE)	21	1	£11,004	€0
Ardangel (GB)	1	0	£1,268	€0
Ardad Apollo (GB)	1	0	£0	€0
Without You (GB)	1	0	£0	€0
Perfect Dark (GB)	4	0	£1,255	€0
Givendale (GB)	4	0	£347	€0

Dorney Lake (GB)

Horse: Dorney Lake (GB)
Runs: 33
Wins: 6
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £42,540
Prize IRE (€): €0

Tipperary Sunset (GB)

Horse: Tipperary Sunset (GB)
Runs: 2
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £17,151
Prize IRE (€): €0

Adalida (GB)

Horse: Adalida (GB)
Runs: 19
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £26,074
Prize IRE (€): €0

Wor Faayth (IRE)

Horse: Wor Faayth (IRE)
Runs: 4
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £7,921
Prize IRE (€): €0

Lily Pearl (GB)

Horse: Lily Pearl (GB)
Runs: 8
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £12,201
Prize IRE (€): €0

Pure Angel (GB)

Horse: Pure Angel (GB)
Runs: 15
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £18,757
Prize IRE (€): €0

Guest List (IRE)

Horse: Guest List (IRE)
Runs: 21
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £11,004
Prize IRE (€): €0

Ardangel (GB)

Horse: Ardangel (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,268
Prize IRE (€): €0

Ardad Apollo (GB)

Horse: Ardad Apollo (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Without You (GB)

Horse: Without You (GB)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Perfect Dark (GB)

Horse: Perfect Dark (GB)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,255
Prize IRE (€): €0

Givendale (GB)

Horse: Givendale (GB)
Runs: 4
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £347
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Victoria's Angel (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 2 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Ardad (IRE) out of Victoria's Angel (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Kodi Bear (IRE)

Something Coming (GB)0W · 7R

By Starspangledbanner

Star Brose0W · 0R

Female line

1Victoria's Angel (IRE)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

In brief

How old is Ardad Apollo?

Ardad Apollo is a 2-year-old bay gelding, foaled on 7 May 2024.

Who are the sire and dam of Ardad Apollo?

Ardad Apollo is by Ardad out of Victoria's Angel, a daughter of Dark Angel (IRE).

Who trains Ardad Apollo?

Ardad Apollo is trained by Mark Walford and owned by Mrs K Bethel & Cw Racing Club, and has run for no other trainer in Britain or Ireland.

What is Ardad Apollo's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Ardad Apollo has run 1 time and is yet to win.

When did Ardad Apollo last run?

Ardad Apollo last ran in Britain or Ireland on 22 September 2026 at Beverley in the Christmas Parties R Us Restricted Novice Stakes, finishing 5th of 13.

When is Ardad Apollo's next race?

Ardad Apollo is declared to run in the Celebrate With Sponsorship At Southwell Racecourse Restricted Novice Stakes at Southwell (AW) on 17 October 2026 (off 18:30).