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Horse profile

Beau Pretendant (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2015) · Last trainer G Elbaz · Last owner Peter Hetherington
by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Villezbelle (FR) (Villez)
2 runs · 1 course · from Nov 2012
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Nov 2015 — 4,004 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2015 · 10th of 12 New yard
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Nov 2012 and Nov 2015, the last of them as a 7yo gelding. Finished 10 of 12 at Enghien (FR) last time. By Great Pretender (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 13% of 3,541 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 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
Great Pretender (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 3,541 runs since Jan 2008 (410 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+87—
Good to Firm19210.5%−2.5—
Good71510014%+1—
Good to Soft5677813.8%+0.8—
Soft1,40218112.9%−0.10 from 1
Heavy7539612.7%−0.30 from 1
Standard (AW)8144.9%−8.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−5.9—
1m – 1m1f2800%−13—
1m2f – 1m4f151106.6%−6.4—
1m5f – 2m72812016.5%+3.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1,64921012.7%−0.30 from 2
2m5f – 3m7699412.2%−0.8—
Over 3m2022713.4%+0.4—

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
Villezbelle (FR) (Villez)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Galore Desassences (FR) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m7f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Galore Desassences (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Galore Desassences (FR)1641m7f–2m3½fClass 3
Lug Des Assences (FR)20——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2015 · 1 run
10 Nov 15+1098d Enghien (FR) Prix de Nogent (Hurdle) (Claimer) (5yo+) (Turf) 19f · Very Soft · 12 ran 10/12 hd 10-3 Maxime Tissier 97/1
2012 · 1 run
07 Nov 12 Enghien (FR) Prix Du Simplon (Hurdle) (Handicap) (4yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-3 Alexis Mercurol 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Beau Pretendant won?
Beau Pretendant (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2012 and 2015.
Who trained Beau Pretendant?
Beau Pretendant (FR) was trained by G Elbaz on the most recent run on record, at Enghien (FR) on 10 November 2015.
Who is Beau Pretendant's sire?
Beau Pretendant (FR) is by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Villezbelle (FR), whose sire is Villez.
What is Beau Pretendant's sire's record?
Great Pretender (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 3,541 runs since Jan 2008 (410 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.
Who are Beau Pretendant's siblings?
Out of Villezbelle (FR), Beau Pretendant (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Galore Desassences (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Galore Desassences (FR)). The wins came over 1m7f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2012. 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.