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Horse profile

Avec Grand Plaisir (FR)

3yo gelding · Trainer Jarlath P Fahey · Owner Mrs Kathleen Whelan
by St Mark's Basilica (FR) out of Rufoof (GB) (Zamindar)
8 runs · 8 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Navan (IRE) Ran yesterday · 3rd of 14 Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile

Typically typically mid in 3 of 5 analysed runs — Avec Grand Plaisir (FR) is 1 from 8. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 69.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically midfield Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating69At career-high mark
69 64–69

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 97 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Navan (IRE), 27 Aug 2026

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 97A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good397A933 · 97 / 93
Soft287C762 · 87 / 76
Standard (AW)1——1 · —
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f491B77.54 · 91 / 77.5
1m – 1m1f497A914 · 97 / 91

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 18 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 84A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan (IRE), 27 Aug 2026 Official rating 69 at the last run, 16 Oct 2026

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 84A · median 71.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good384A793 · 84 / 79
Soft266A612 · 66 / 61
Standard (AW)1——1 · —
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f477A634 · 77 / 63
1m – 1m1f484A784 · 84 / 78

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 18 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 from 5 analysed runs

  • Midfield 3 (60%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (40%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 610 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 16.7% from 102. Weakest on good going: 9.2% from 152. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17.1% from 210.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−13.6—
Good to Firm1021716.7%+3.1—
Good152149.2%−4.41 from 3
Good to Soft701622.9%+9.30 from 1
Soft1011615.8%+2.20 from 2
Heavy17317.6%+40 from 1
Standard (AW)1661710.2%−3.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f30310%−3.6—
6f – 7f2583011.6%−2—
1m – 1m1f2103617.1%+3.51 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f1031312.6%−10 from 4
1m5f – 2m6116.7%+3.1—
2m1f – 2m4f300%−13.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Rufoof (GB) (Zamindar)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Tanmawwy (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Tanmawwy (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tanmawwy (IRE)2766f–7fClass 2
Rewaayat (GB)1736fClass 5
Rabaah (IRE)726fClass 4
Muhaarar's Nephew (GB)421m½f–1m2fClass 4
Sabaaya (IRE)20——
Rufaafa (GB)20——
Bravo Papa (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% +1.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan (IRE) 1 1 100% +3.00
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% +0.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ronan Whelan 4 1 25% +0.00
Nathan Crosse 3 0 0% −3.00
Gary Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 7 1 14% −3.00
2025 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
16 Oct 26+50d Dundalk (AW) (IRE) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 1½ 9-9 6991B77A Nathan Crosse 15/2
27 Aug 26+11d Navan (IRE) Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle This Saturday Handicap (Div II) 8f · Good · 12 ran Held up at the back - urged forward with 2f left - strong progress into 3rd with a furlong to go - hit the front close home - kept going under pressure to prevail 1/12 9-4 6597A84A Ronan Whelan 3/1F
16 Aug 26+11d Curragh (IRE) Melbourne Cup Carnival Handicap 8f · Good · 13 ran Settled midfield early - urged into contention and up to 3rd inside final 2f - stayed on strongly to finish 2nd beaten a short head 2/13 nk 9-2 6489C79A Ronan Whelan 12/1
05 Aug 26+52d Sligo (IRE) Carlsberg Optional Claiming Race 10.5f · Yielding · 14 ran Shared front spot early - lost command with a furlong left as effort was squeezed - held no more in reserve late - finished eighth beaten 6¼ lengths 8/14 ¾ 9-7 6587C66A Ronan Whelan 11/2
14 Jun 26+27d Cork Racing Again Friday 10th July Handicap 8f · Good · 12 ran Settled in the pack midfield - moved up into 6th before pushing into 4th inside the final furlong - stayed on to grab 3rd close to the line 3/12 1¼ 9-9 6493A77A Nathan Crosse 10/1
18 May 26+33d Roscommon Michael Tiger Lyons Memorial Maiden 10.5f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran Settled around midfield - still in 7th with two furlongs left after being asked for effort - held that spot into the final furlong - stayed on well to the line finishing 5th 5/13 3¾ 9-7 —68C60A Nathan Crosse 50/1
15 Apr 26+164d Leopardstown Student Style Awards (C & G) Maiden 10f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran Sprang forward at the start - regained front spot briefly before 2f - settled third by the midway point - asked for effort with 2f remaining - dropped back into the pack a furlong out - faded to finish seventh 7/11 shd 9-8 —65A56A Ronan Whelan 25/1
02 Nov 25 Curragh Irish EBF Maiden (Smullen Series) 8f · Heavy · 20 ran Held up in the pack - pushed along with no response 3f out - well held at the finish 12/20 1 9-7 —52C64C Gary Carroll 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has Avec Grand Plaisir (FR) won?
Avec Grand Plaisir (FR) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Avec Grand Plaisir (FR)?
Avec Grand Plaisir (FR) is trained by Jarlath P Fahey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 October 2026.
Who is Avec Grand Plaisir (FR)'s sire?
Avec Grand Plaisir (FR) is by St Mark's Basilica (FR) out of Rufoof (GB), whose sire is Zamindar.
What going does Avec Grand Plaisir (FR) prefer?
Avec Grand Plaisir (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Avec Grand Plaisir (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 16 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Avec Grand Plaisir (FR)'s sire's record?
St Mark's Basilica (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 610 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.7% from 102. Weakest on good going: 9.2% from 152. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17.1% from 210.
Who are Avec Grand Plaisir (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Rufoof (GB), Avec Grand Plaisir (FR) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Tanmawwy (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Tanmawwy (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2025. 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.