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Horse profile

Battle Drum (GB)

2yo colt (at last run, Nov 2025) · Trainer A Fabre · Owner Juddmonte
by War Front (USA) out of Emollient (USA) (Empire Maker)
4 runs · 2 courses · from Jun 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 21 Nov 2025 · 6th of 9
KTB Profile

Battle Drum is a War Front colt out of Emollient who is yet to win from four starts. He showed his best effort when fourth of seven at Chantilly in Jun 2025. The colt has raced twice over 6f to 7f and twice over 1m to 1m1f, with two runs on turf and two on all-weather. His last run, at Chantilly in Nov 2025, saw him finish sixth of nine in the Prix de l'Eperon.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 25 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
War Front (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 2,496 runs since Jan 2008 (297 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.9% from 923. Weakest on good going: 10.9% from 533. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.3% from 1,009.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14321.4%+5.7—
Good to Firm4758317.5%+1.8—
Good5335810.9%−4.80 from 1
Good to Soft2273716.3%+0.60 from 1
Soft2813211.4%−4.3—
Heavy43511.6%−4.1—
Standard (AW)92317418.9%+3.20 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1713017.5%+1.8—
6f – 7f1,00919519.3%+3.60 from 2
1m – 1m1f81510512.9%−2.80 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f3805614.7%−1—
1m5f – 2m9455.3%−10.4—
2m1f – 2m4f2414.2%−11.5—
2m5f – 3m300%−15.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Emollient (USA) (Empire Maker)

4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Raclette (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Raclette (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Raclette (GB)747½f–1m4fGroup 2
Ardent (USA)621m–1m1½fListed
Licence (GB)711m1½f—
Peace Charter (GB)716f—

Record by conditions

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chantilly (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Stephane Pasquier 2 0 0% −2.00
Alexis Pouchin 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2025 · 4 runs
21 Nov 25+13d Chantilly (FR) Prix de l'Eperon (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 9 ran 6/9 ¾ 9-2 Stephane Pasquier 37/10
08 Nov 25+137d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Croix Marquet (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 1¼ 9-2 Stephane Pasquier 11/2
24 Jun 25+14d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Vineuil (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 7f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 hd 9-3 Alexis Pouchin 13/5
10 Jun 25 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Chateau Bouscaut (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 7f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 ¾ 8-11 Alexis Pouchin 11/5

Quick answers

How many races has Battle Drum won?
Battle Drum (GB) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2025.
Who trains Battle Drum?
Battle Drum (GB) is trained by A Fabre, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 November 2025.
Who is Battle Drum's sire?
Battle Drum (GB) is by War Front (USA) out of Emollient (USA), whose sire is Empire Maker.
What is Battle Drum's sire's record?
War Front (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 2,496 runs since Jan 2008 (297 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.9% from 923. Weakest on good going: 10.9% from 533. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.3% from 1,009.
Who are Battle Drum's siblings?
Out of Emollient (USA), Battle Drum (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Raclette (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Raclette (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 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.