HORSE PROFILE

Volakes (GB) Horse Profile: Record, Form and Odds

b filly · by Nathaniel (IRE) out of Very Dashing (GB)

Volakes’s best going, distance and course

Distance2m · 1 placed from 3
GoingGood to soft · 1 placed from 2
CourseChepstow · 1 placed from 1

Two runs at Uttoxeter have yet to produce a place.

Volakes’s latest run

Last time out, Volakes finished sixth of nine in the Class 5 QuinnBet Mares' Handicap Hurdle at Uttoxeter on 9 December 2025, beaten 30¼ lengths by Analiese. She started at 14/1 over 2m3f207y on soft ground under Charlie Hammond. She has no race declared for today or tomorrow.

Volakes’s official rating

Her official rating is 102. That is down 2lb this year, from 104.

Volakes’s trainer and jockey

Charlie Hammond has ridden her most often in 2025, three times out of four.

Volakes’s pedigree: what the Nathaniel stock does

Volakes is by Nathaniel out of Very Dashing, a Dansili mare. In Britain over the last 12 months, Nathaniel’s runners have won 45 times from 447 starts, a 10% strike rate. Their most successful distance is Volakes’s trip of two miles, where they have won seven of 78 starts (9%).

Volakes career record

8
Runs
0
Wins
0%
Win %
2
Placed
25%
Place %
£3,401
Earnings
Recent form 75433546 most recent on right

Volakes: peak ratings achieved

104
Peak OR
3
Best finish

Volakes form by course, going and distance

By course

course Runs Wins Placed Win %
Uttoxeter 2 0 0 0%
Sandown 1 0 0 0%
Chepstow 1 0 1 0%
Doncaster 1 0 1 0%
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0 0%
Nottingham 1 0 0 0%

By going

going Runs Wins Placed Win %
Soft 2 0 0 0%
Good To Soft 2 0 1 0%
Good 1 0 0 0%
Heavy 1 0 1 0%
Standard 1 0 0 0%
Standard To Slow 1 0 0 0%

By distance

distance Runs Wins Placed Win %
2m 3 0 1 0%
2m1f–2m4f 2 0 1 0%
1m3f–1m4f 2 0 0 0%
1m5f–1m6f 1 0 0 0%

Volakes recent form: analyst notes

  • Pos 6 9 Dec Uttoxeter

    Held up early pulling hard at the back - moved into midfield but jumped awkwardly 5th - lost touch two out and finished 6th

  • Pos 4 31 Oct Uttoxeter

    Held up towards the back - made gradual progress before 3 out - into 5th and driven approaching 2 out - stayed on same gear to finish 4th

  • Pos 5 8 Mar Sandown

    Settled at the rear - error at the second last - always out of contention finishing 5th

  • Pos 3 28 Jan Chepstow

    Handy on rail early - moved up into second straightening for home - hit front 3 out then clipped the following obstacle - driven but overtaken with two to go - held on for third without finding more

Volakes race history and results

6
9 Dec 2025
2m3f207y · Soft · Class 5 · Charlie Hammond
14/1
SP
4
31 Oct 2025
1m7f168y · Good · Class 4 · Charlie Hammond
66/1
SP
5
8 Mar 2025
1m7f216y · Good To Soft · Class 3 · Charlie Hammond
25/1
SP
3
28 Jan 2025
2m11y · Heavy · Class 4 · Ciaran Gethings
8/1
SP
3
22/1
SP
4
16 Nov 2024
1m4f51y · Standard · Class 5 · Hector Crouch
8/1
SP
7
2 Oct 2024
1m2f219y · Standard To Slow · Class 5 · Billy Loughnane
12/1
SP

Volakes breeding and pedigree

Date of birth
8 Mar 2021
Sire
Nathaniel (IRE)
Dam
Very Dashing (GB)
Damsire
Dansili (GB)
Breeder
Meon Valley Stud

Volakes FAQs

Has Volakes won a race?

Not yet. She has been placed twice from eight starts.

Who is Volakes’s sire?

Nathaniel. Her dam is Very Dashing, by Dansili.

When does Volakes run next?

She has no race declared for today or tomorrow. Her next run will appear on this page as soon as she is declared.

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