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Horse profile

Battle Wish (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2024) · Last trainer Alain Couetil · Last owner Couetil Elevage Mme C Villaud Ameline
by Falco (USA) out of Over Tercah (FR) (Martaline)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Jan 2024 — 1,029 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2024 · 3rd of 11 First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Battle Wish is a maiden who has been placed twice from four starts on turf over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground. His best effort came when third of 11 in the Prix Joseph Barron at Pau in Jan 2024, his first time in headgear. The gelding, by Falco out of an Over Tercah mare, raced once at each of Pau, Compiegne, Nantes and Auteuil. He was trained by Alain Couetil at his last run.

Based on 4 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,582 runs since Jan 2008 (208 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.3% from 332. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 13.6% from 286. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6% from 134.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm44818.2%+8.8—
Good322309.3%−0.1—
Good to Soft230167%−2.4—
Soft4475311.9%+2.50 from 4
Heavy207209.7%+0.3—
Standard (AW)332216.3%−3.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f16425%+15.6—
6f – 7f13486%−3.4—
1m – 1m1f384338.6%−0.8—
1m2f – 1m4f274228%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2863913.6%+4.2—
2m1f – 2m4f390359%−0.40 from 4
2m5f – 3m9077.8%−1.6—
Over 3m800%−9.4—

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
Over Tercah (FR) (Martaline)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Pau (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Compiegne (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nantes (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Auteuil (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00

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
2024 · 1 run
02 Jan 24+596d Pau (FR) Prix Joseph Barron (Hurdle) (Handicap) (6yo+) (Turf) 19f · Very Soft · 11 ran 3/11 2½ 11-3 Antoine Coupu 9/1
2022 · 3 runs
16 May 22+23d Compiegne (FR) Prix Quomodo (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) 19f · Very Soft · 10 ran 6/10 7 11-0 Antoine Coupu 10/1
23 Apr 22+20d Nantes (FR) Prix De La Morhonniere (Conditions Hurdle) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 11 ran 3/11 ¼ 10-10 Antoine Coupu 17/1
03 Apr 22 Auteuil (FR) Prix Guy Hunault (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 12 ran 11/12 18 10-10 Antoine Coupu 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Battle Wish won?
Battle Wish (FR) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2022 and 2024. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Battle Wish?
Battle Wish (FR) was trained by Alain Couetil on the most recent run on record, at Pau (FR) on 2 January 2024.
Who is Battle Wish's sire?
Battle Wish (FR) is by Falco (USA) out of Over Tercah (FR), whose sire is Martaline.
What is Battle Wish's sire's record?
Falco (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,582 runs since Jan 2008 (208 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.3% from 332. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 13.6% from 286. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6% from 134.

Record shown from April 2022. 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.