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Horse profile

April Flower (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2016) · Last trainer Robert Collet · Last owner Ballantines Racing Stud Ltd
by Laveron (GB) out of Desert's Flower (FR) (Highest Honor)
12 runs · 1 course · from Apr 2014
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Jun 2016 — 3,774 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2016 · 10th of 15
KTB Profile

April Flower (FR) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 3rd of 13 at Auteuil (FR) (Jun 2016).

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Laveron (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,171 runs since Jan 2008 (142 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 14.9% from 161. Weakest on soft going: 6.9% from 477.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm3026.7%−3.5—
Good2302310%−0.2—
Good to Soft1612414.9%+4.7—
Soft477336.9%−3.30 from 9
Heavy2553714.5%+4.30 from 3
Standard (AW)1700%−10.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11100%+89.8—
1m – 1m1f500%−10.2—
1m2f – 1m4f2200%−10.2—
1m5f – 2m259249.3%−0.90 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f583589.9%−0.30 from 10
2m5f – 3m2542710.6%+0.4—
Over 3m47919.1%+8.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Desert's Flower (FR) (Highest Honor)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them St Nicolas D'Acy (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m7f–2m3½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
St Nicolas D'Acy (FR)1022m2f–2m3½f—
Exotic Flower (FR)711m7f—
Piste Aux Etoiles (FR)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 0 0% −9.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 0 0% −10.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ludovic Philipperon 3 0 0% −3.00
Ervan Chazelle 3 0 0% −3.00
David Cottin 3 0 0% −3.00
Alexandre Seigneul 2 0 0% −2.00
Davy Delalande 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 5 0 0% −5.00
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 5 0 0% −5.00

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 Jockey SP
2016 · 5 runs
27 Jun 16+7d Auteuil (FR) Prix de Chantilly (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 15 ran 10/15 ½ 10-12 Ludovic Philipperon 156/10
20 Jun 16+8d Auteuil (FR) Prix du Vesinet (Hurdle) (Claimer) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 8 9-13 Alexandre Seigneul 112/10
12 Jun 16+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Hardatit (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Soft · 15 ran 9/15 30 10-1 Alexandre Seigneul 96/1
22 May 16+8d Auteuil (FR) Prix Tanerko (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19.5f · Heavy · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-3 Ludovic Philipperon 51/1
14 May 16+226d Auteuil (FR) Prix Valmajour (Hurdle) (Claimer) (5yo+) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 15 ran 9/15 6 10-10 Davy Delalande 173/10
2015 · 2 runs
01 Oct 15+30d Auteuil (FR) Prix Guillaume de Pracomtal (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Soft · 16 ran 10/16 1½ 10-10 Ervan Chazelle 244/10
01 Sep 15+304d Auteuil (FR) Prix Gerard Philippeau (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 12 ran 3/12 2½ 10-10 Ervan Chazelle 32/1
2014 · 5 runs
01 Nov 14+24d Auteuil (FR) Prix Robert Weill (Prix Ketch) (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 14 ran F/14 — 10-7 David Cottin 163/10
08 Oct 14+33d Auteuil (FR) Prix de Grenoble (Hurdle) (3yo) (Conditions) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 1½ 10-7 David Cottin 107/10
05 Sep 14+135d Auteuil (FR) Prix des Platanes (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 10 ran 6/10 30 10-1 Ludovic Philipperon 33/1
23 Apr 14+19d Auteuil (FR) Prix Go Ahead (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 15f · Very Soft · 9 ran 5/9 4 10-1 Ervan Chazelle 29/1
04 Apr 14 Auteuil (FR) Prix Grandak (Hurdle) (Novices) (3yo Colts & Geldings unraced over hurdles & fences) (Turf) 15f · Very Soft · 15 ran 9/15 2½ 10-6 David Cottin 208/10

Quick answers

How many races has April Flower won?
April Flower (FR) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2014 and 2016. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained April Flower?
April Flower (FR) was trained by Robert Collet on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 27 June 2016.
Who is April Flower's sire?
April Flower (FR) is by Laveron (GB) out of Desert's Flower (FR), whose sire is Highest Honor.
What is April Flower's sire's record?
Laveron (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,171 runs since Jan 2008 (142 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14.9% from 161. Weakest on soft going: 6.9% from 477.
Who are April Flower's siblings?
Out of Desert's Flower (FR), April Flower (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: St Nicolas D'Acy (FR) (2). The wins came over 1m7f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2014. 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.