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Aerial (FR)

11yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2017) · Last trainer Paul Nicholls · Last owner Tony Hayward And Barry Fulton
by Turgeon (USA) out of Fille Formidable (USA) (Trempolino)
32 runs · 15 courses · from Mar 2009
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Jan 2017 — 3,573 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2017 · 9th of 16 6 wins · 6 courses Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 134
KTB Profile

Aerial (FR) is 6 from 32, including a Grade 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Barbury International Supporting Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase at Newbury (Mar 2012). Hasn't won since Nov 2016. Last raced off 134, 21lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 32 archived runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 21lb off peak
Official rating134↓ 21lb off peak
134 126–155

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 115 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Fontwell, 13 Nov 2016

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 3 figures · best 115B · median 103
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Soft2115B94—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2103A88—
Over 3m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 131A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 13 Nov 2016 Official rating 134 at the last run, 7 Jan 2017

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 19 figures · best 144A · median 129
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Soft6140B119.5—
Good to Soft6144A130—
Good6144A129.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m12144A128—
2m1f – 2m4f4144A131.5—
Over 3m3131A119—

Of 20 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 20 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Turgeon (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,186 runs since Jan 2008 (341 horses).

Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 267.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−12.3—
Good to Firm47817%+4.7—
Good5006913.8%+1.52 from 7
Good to Soft4246014.2%+1.91 from 6
Soft1,45715710.8%−1.53 from 13
Heavy7349713.2%+0.90 from 6
Standard (AW)2000%−12.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f1300%−12.3—
1m2f – 1m4f3139.7%−2.60 from 1
1m5f – 2m4195813.8%+1.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,65619611.8%−0.52 from 10
2m5f – 3m80011314.1%+1.83 from 17
Over 3m267217.9%−4.41 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fille Formidable (USA) (Trempolino)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Brice Canyon (FR)120——
Monica Di Capua (FR)30——
Ybarra (FR)50——
The Enchanter (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 13 3 23% +7.40
Good 7 2 29% −1.14
Good to Soft 6 1 17% −1.67
Heavy 6 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 7 1 14% −2.67
Class 3 6 2 33% +11.33
Class 2 5 1 20% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +0.53

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 11 1 9% −4.60
Cheltenham 7 0 0% −7.00
Ascot 2 1 50% +1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 1 100% +12.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 1 100% +0.53
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 1 100% +3.33
Wincanton 1 1 100% +3.33
Compiegne (FR) 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 17 3 18% −8.14
2m1f – 2m4f 10 2 20% −0.27
Over 3m 3 1 33% +10.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% —
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% —

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Anthony Lecordier 10 1 10% −3.60
R Walsh 4 2 50% +3.33
Jordan Williams 3 1 33% +10.00
Daryl Jacob 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr William Biddick 2 0 0% −2.00
Nick Scholfield 2 1 50% −0.47
Ryan Mahon 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Derham 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 1 100% +3.33
Sylvain Dehez 1 0 0% −1.00
Ronan Thomas 1 0 0% —

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 29 6 21% +4.59
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 2 1 50% +11.00
2015 4 0 0% −4.00
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2013 3 1 33% −1.47
2012 5 1 20% −0.67
2011 4 2 50% +3.33
2010 8 1 13% −4.60
2009 4 0 0% —

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 21 5 24% +6.06
Hurdle 10 1 10% −4.47
Flat 1 0 0% —

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
07 Jan 17+34d Sandown 32Red Veterans' Handicap Chase (The Final Of The 2016 Veterans' Chase Series) Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 16 ran 9/16 15 10-4 13473C101C Jordan Williams 8/1
04 Dec 16+21d Kelso Scotty Brand Veterans' Handicap Chase (Last Qualifying Leg Of The 2016 Veterans' Chase Series) Class 2 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 1¾ 10-4 135103A123A Jordan Williams 9/2
13 Nov 16+525d Fontwell Totepool Southern National Handicap Chase Class 3 · 27f · Soft · 15 ran 1/15 10-9 127115B131A Jordan Williams 12/1
07 Jun 15+47d Perth Pentland Land Rover Perth Gold Cup Handicap Chase (For The City Of Perth Gold Cup) Class 2 · 24f · Good · 8 ran F/8 — 10-5 130—— Sean Bowen 7/4F
21 Apr 15+21d Ludlow H R Smith Group Ltd Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 1¾ 11-10 127—139A Sam Twiston-Davies 4/1
31 Mar 15+18d Exeter Totnes And Bridgetown Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 19f · Good · 14 ran 2/14 3½ 11-12 127—134A Mr William Biddick 1/2F
13 Mar 15+412d Cheltenham St. James's Place Foxhunter Chase Challenge Cup Class 2 · 26.5f · Soft · 24 ran 7/24 2½ 12-0 136—119A Mr William Biddick 14/1
25 Jan 14+44d Doncaster Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The River Don Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 24.5f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 16 11-10 139—106C Nick Scholfield 16/1
12 Dec 13+54d Taunton Higos For Your Commercial Insurance Services Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 10-12 139—123B Nick Scholfield 8/15F
19 Oct 13+258d Cheltenham Jools Holland Here On 9th November Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 25.5f · Good · 10 ran 7/10 4½ 10-12 132—108C Daryl Jacob 11/2
03 Feb 13+50d Musselburgh Albert Bartlett Scottish Trial (Novices' Hurdle) Class 3 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 6/6 7 10-12 132—99B Daryl Jacob 7/4F
15 Dec 12+28d Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Bristol Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 24f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 6 11-0 132—133A R Walsh 4/1
17 Nov 12+213d Cheltenham Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 20.5f · Soft · 18 ran 6/18 31 11-4 155—120C Daryl Jacob 25/1
18 Apr 12+46d Cheltenham Ceres Estates Silver Trophy Chase (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) Class 1 · 21f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 4½ 11-3 155—143B Harry Derham 15/8
03 Mar 12+35d Newbury Barbury International Supporting Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 20f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-3 149—144A R Walsh 10/3F
28 Jan 12+42d Cheltenham Murphy Group Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 21f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 1¼ 10-10 152—131A R Walsh 5/2F
17 Dec 11+35d Ascot Shawbrook Bank Graduation Chase Class 2 · 21f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-7 140—140B R Walsh 2/1
12 Nov 11+216d Cheltenham Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 4/20 4½ 9-11 140—129A Ryan Mahon 33/1
10 Apr 11+50d Ascot Ascot All Areas Novices' Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 6 11-3 140—125B Ryan Mahon 5/6F
19 Feb 11+83d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Taunton Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-11 126—144A A P McCoy 10/3F
28 Nov 10+43d Auteuil (FR) Prix Morgex (Chase) (4yo) (Turf) 21.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 7/10 6 10-1 ——— Sylvain Dehez 17/1
16 Oct 10+26d Auteuil (FR) Prix Bayonnet (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 21.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 4/13 6 10-10 ——— Anthony Lecordier 11/1
20 Sep 10+18d Auteuil (FR) Prix Julien Decrion (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 21.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 10-10 ——— Anthony Lecordier 14/1
02 Sep 10+83d Auteuil (FR) Prix Gelas (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 21.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran 5/9 ¾ 10-8 ——— Anthony Lecordier 73/10
11 Jun 10+24d Auteuil (FR) Prix Caldarium (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-6 ——— Anthony Lecordier 7/5F
18 May 10+30d Auteuil (FR) Prix Samour (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 12 ran 3/12 2 10-3 ——— Anthony Lecordier 15/2
18 Apr 10+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Midi Olympique (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 10 ran 3/10 1½ 10-8 ——— Anthony Lecordier 10/1
28 Mar 10+114d Auteuil (FR) Prix de Marsan (Hurdle) 18f · Heavy · 3 ran 2/3 6 10-6 ——— Anthony Lecordier —
04 Dec 09+19d Auteuil (FR) Prix Chalet (Hurdle) 18f · Heavy · 3 ran 2/3 5 10-5 ——— Anthony Lecordier —
15 Nov 09+222d Auteuil (FR) Prix Robert de Lipowski (Hurdle) 18f · Heavy · 4 ran 3/4 1½ 10-6 ——— Anthony Lecordier —
07 Apr 09+22d Auteuil (FR) Prix Grandak (Hurdle) (Maiden) (Colts & Geldings) 15f · Very Soft · 3 ran 3/3 shd 10-1 ——— Anthony Lecordier —
16 Mar 09 Compiegne (FR) Prix Henry Foy 10f · Very Soft · 6 ran 6/6 ¾ 8-10 ——— Ronan Thomas —

Quick answers

How many races has Aerial (FR) won?
Aerial (FR) won 6 of 32 archived starts between 2009 and 2017, a strike rate of 18.8%. Placed 13 times in total (40.6% of starts).
Who trained Aerial (FR)?
Aerial (FR) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 7 January 2017.
Who is Aerial (FR)'s sire?
Aerial (FR) is by Turgeon (USA) out of Fille Formidable (USA), whose sire is Trempolino.
What going does Aerial (FR) prefer?
Aerial (FR) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Aerial (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 134, from the run on 7 January 2017. The highest on record is 155.
What is Aerial (FR)'s sire's record?
Turgeon (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,186 runs since Jan 2008 (341 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 267.
Who are Aerial (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Fille Formidable (USA), Aerial (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2009. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.