Multiple Group Winner and Champion Stayer in France, Valirann is one of the Hottest Stallions at Stud in Ireland and England, with Stores Realising up to €155,000
Race Record
Valirann was recognised as the leading three-year-old stayer in France, narrowly missing an undefeated record with four wins from five starts. His impressive racing career included victories in the Group 3 Prix de Lutece and Group 2 Prix de Chaudenay, both over 15 furlongs in his final two outings.
He’s another who I’d imagine will be going down the Gold Cup route. The way he won the Brown Advisory at the meeting last year and the way he handled the track and the occasion, we’d have to be plotting a route back there for the Gold Cup. He’s a horse who improved all season and I’m sure he’ll improve more again this time. – Willie Mullins
Pedigree Highlights
Valirann is a son of Nayef (Gulch), a four-time Group 1 winner and a proven sire of sires. Nayef secured notable victories, including the Prince of Wales’s Stakes (1m2f) in 2003, the Dubai Sheema Classic (1m4f) in 2002, the Champion Stakes (1m2f) at Newmarket in 2001, and the Juddmonte International (1m2f) in 2002.
Nayef produced four stakes winners in 2015 alone and seven stakes winners in 2014. In 2015, 31% of his runners were stakes winners, with an overall winner rate of 49%, and a 33% strike rate for two-year-old winners.
Nayef’s sire, Gulch, was a son of Mr. Prospector, a leading sire in North America. Gulch won major races like the Breeders’ Cup Sprint and earning the title of American Champion Sprint Horse the same year.
Bred by The Queen, Valirann’s granddam, Height of Fashion was a resolute galloper in the mould of her sire Bustino. A winner of the Fillies’ Mile and Princess of Wales’s Stakes, she later became a foundation mare, producing several influential offspring.
Valirann’s dam, Valima, is a stakes-winning daughter of Linamix (Mendez). She has produced three stakes winners, including Valyra, an unbeaten Group 1 Prix de Diane-French Oaks winner.
Valirann’s pedigree is further bolstered by his third dam, Vadlava, who produced Val Royal, a Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Mile winner and sire. She is also the granddam of Valixir, a Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes winner, and the third dam of Vadamos (Monsun), a Group 1 winner and emerging sire.
Progeny Performance
Lecky Watson
- 1st Cheltenham, Brown Advisory Novices´ Chase (Grade 1) won by 4L
- 1st Punchestown, Sky Bet, For The Fans Novice S´chase, won by 8L
- 1st Naas, Bar One Racing 100% Acca Boost Beg
- 1st Thurles, Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle
Knappers Hill (Purchaser: Tom Malone/Paul Nicholls, €155,000)
- 1st Wincanton, Novices’ Chase, 2m4f, won by 4¼L (Grade 2)
- 1st Sandown, bet365 Select Hurdle (Grade 2), 2m5½f
- 1st Wincanton, Unibet Elite Hurdle (Grade 2)
- 1st Chepstow, Wasdell Group Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle
- 1st Sandown, bet365 Novices Championship Final Handicap Hurdle (Class 2)
- 1st Newton Abbot, Racing Partnership Novices´ Hurdle
- 1st Wincanton, EBF Stallions ‘National Hunt’ Novices Hurdle (Class 3)
- 1st Chepstow, Andy Stewart Racing´s Great Friend Novices´ Hurdle
- 1st Aintree, Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) Class 1
- 1st Ascot, Enter ITV7 Tonight Standard Open NH Flat Race, Class 1
- 1st Chepstow, Wasdell Group Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 1)
Val Dancer
- 1st Coral Welsh Grand National Handicap Chase 2024
- 1st Carlisle, Graham, Pam & Jo Birthday Celebration Cumberland Handicap Chase
- 1st Catterick, Jumping For Joy On Racing TV Novices´ Handicap Chase
- 1st Wetherby, Kenneth Shaw 75th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase
- 1st Leicester, William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap Chase
- 1st Bangor-on-Dee, Rainbow Foundation Novices´ Hurdle
Potters Charm
- 1st Aintree, William Hill Formby Novices Hurdle (Grade 1)
- 1st Cheltenham, Albert Bartlett Novices Hurdle (Grade 2)
- 1st Cheltenham, Alastair Down Press Room Novices Hurdle (Grade 2)
- 1st Worcester, Caremark Maiden Hurdle
- 1st Ffos Las, Watch Races On The Racing App Open Maiden NH Flat Race
Ballybawn Belter
- 1st Ballinrobe, Irish Stallion Farms EBF (M) Handicap Hurdle
- 1st Punchestown, Adare Manor Opportunity Final Handicap Hurdle
- 1st ISF EBF Paddy Mullins (Mares) Handicap Hurdle (Grade B)
- 1st Leopardstown, TRI Superstore (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race
Freddie Robdal
- 1st Kilbeggan, SIS, Supporting Irish Handicap S´chase
- 1st Wexford, Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap S´chase
- 1st Tramore, Lismore Handicap S´chase
Emotional Roller
- 1st Catterick, Handicap Chase
Valirann Gold
- 1st Fontwell, Southern Contract Handicap Chase
- 1st Chepstow, Cazoo Handicap Chase
Motown Lake
- 1st Ffos Los, Cazoo Handicap Chase
- 1st Uttoxeter, Brit Plant Direct Handicap Chase (Div 2)
Melton Mossy
- 1st Tanton, Trucksmith 40th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle 3 y.o.+
- 1st Ludlow, Michael Oliver Memorial Amateur Jockeys´ Handicap Hurdle
- 1st Newton Abbott, Keely Hodgkinson For Sports Personality Handicap Hurdle
- 1st Worcester, Savills Handicap Hurdle
- 1st Ffos Las, Mali Robyn Novices Limited Handicap Hurdle
Jay Pee M
- 1st Navan, 2m1f, 5-y-o+, Kilberry Handicap Steeplechase
- 1st Cork, Weldon´s Beginners S´chase
Sunny South West
- 1st Clonmel, INH Flat Race (10K), 2m, 4-y-o+
Shoeshine Boy
- 1st Hexham, First Class Catering From Falcons Events Handicap Hurdle
- 1st Kelso, Bruce Farms Handicap Hurdle
- 1st Ayr, Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle
- 1st Carlisle, Get Daily Tips At racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle
- 1st Ayr, 100% RacingTV Profits Back To Racing Handicap Hurdle
Western General
- 1st Hereford, DragonBet Backing Our Opinion At Cheltenham Handicap Chase
- 1st Wincanton, BetMGM Who Wants A Nine-Darter Handicap Chase
- 1st Newton Abbot, newtonabbotracing.com Handicap Chase
- 1st Newton Abbot, Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 ‘National Hunt’ Maiden Hurdle
Panda Boy
- 1st Punchestown, Ladbrokes We Play Together Beg. S´chase
- 1st Leopardstown, Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier)
- 1st Punchestown I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle
Upping the Anti
- 1st Tipperary, Packie Downey Memorial Rated Nov Chase
- 1st Kilbeggan, Follow Kilbeggan On Twitter Beg. S´chase
- 1st Clonmel, I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle
Other progeny winners include;
- Val Venus – Curraghmore (6yo+ Geldings Maiden)
- Myfriendcooper – Dromahane (4yo Mares Maiden)
- Far From Over – Stradbally (PTP)
- Forward Plan – Ballingarry (5yo Geldings Maiden)
- Carrigdoun Boy – Stradbally (4yo Maiden)
- Paloma Dove – Monksgrange (4yo Mares Maiden)
- Saratoga Lass – Ballingarry (4yo Mares Maiden)
- Maggies Mogul – Ballyarthur (4yo Mares Maiden)
We are excited to welcome Valirann to the Tullaghansleek Stud roster for the 2025 breeding season. With his outstanding pedigree, impressive race record, and the success of his progeny, we are confident that he will make a significant impact as a leading sire. Standing at 16.1 1/2hh, Valirann offers breeders the chance to produce racehorses of the highest calibre, combining the best qualities of both Nayef and Valima.
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