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Horse profile

Belcantista (FR)

9yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2011) · Last trainer Philip Hobbs · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Unfuwain (USA) out of Opera Prima (USA) (Alleged)
14 runs · 7 courses · from Mar 2006
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Mar 2011 — 5,698 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2011 · 3rd of 5 Won at Exeter
KTB Profile

Belcantista (FR) is 1 from 14, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2008.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4

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

Best recent KTB Rating 127A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 14 Feb 2009 Official rating 134 at the last run, 14 Feb 2009

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 138A · median 127
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2138A122.5—
Good1———
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4133A117—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · 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
Unfuwain (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 384 runs since Jan 2008 (35 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+90.1—
Good to Firm39410.3%+0.4—
Good1181210.2%+0.30 from 1
Good to Soft6657.6%−2.30 from 2
Soft68710.3%+0.41 from 7
Heavy31516.1%+6.20 from 3
Standard (AW)6046.7%−3.20 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5120%+10.1—
6f – 7f1218.3%−1.6—
1m – 1m1f2414.2%−5.7—
1m2f – 1m4f60915%+5.10 from 3
1m5f – 2m6557.7%−2.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f871011.5%+1.61 from 9
2m5f – 3m961111.5%+1.6—
Over 3m3500%−9.9—

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
Opera Prima (USA) (Alleged)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 1 14% −0.38
Heavy 3 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% —

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 1 50% +0.62
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 5 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 3 1 33% −0.38
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% —
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% —
Toulouse (FR) 1 0 0% —
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 1 11% −3.38
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% —
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Benoit Delo 5 0 0% −2.00
Tom O'Brien 3 1 33% −0.38
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Jean-Philippe Boisgontier 1 0 0% —
Christophe Soumillon 1 0 0% —
Francois-Xavier Bertras 1 0 0% —
Jean-Bernard Eyquem 1 0 0% —

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 1 8% −2.38
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 3 1 33% −0.38
2007 6 0 0% −1.00
2006 2 0 0% —

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% −2.38
Flat 4 0 0% —
Chase 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2011 · 1 run
22 Mar 11+133d Exeter Elizabeth Finn Care Novices' Chase Class 3 · 19f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 1½ 10-12 —104C Tom O'Brien 11/2
2010 · 1 run
09 Nov 10+633d Exeter Desert Orchid Restaurant Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 ½ 11-1 —107C A P McCoy 5/1
2009 · 1 run
14 Feb 09+56d Ascot Betfair Your Perfect Match Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 19.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 7/14 1¾ 10-0 134127A Richard Johnson 5/2F
2008 · 3 runs
20 Dec 08+29d Ascot Ladbroke (Listed Handicap Hurdle) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 21 ran 2/21 1¼ 10-6 127138A Tom O'Brien 10/1
21 Nov 08+264d Exeter Exeter Racecourse Conference Centre Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 16 ran 1/16 10-12 127133A Tom O'Brien 13/8
02 Mar 08+105d Auteuil (FR) Prix du Cheval de l'Annee (Prix Beugnot) (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) 18f · Very Soft · 3 ran 2/3 1½ 10-11 —— Benoit Delo 4/1F
2007 · 6 runs
18 Nov 07+33d Auteuil (FR) Prix le Parisien (Prix Count Schomberg) (Hurdle) (Handicap) () 18f · Very Soft · 3 ran 3/3 ¾ 10-11 —— Benoit Delo 63/10
16 Oct 07+58d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix General de Saint-Didier (Gentleman Amateurs) 12.5f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 ¾ 10-2 —— Mr Jean-Philippe Boisgontier —
19 Aug 07+54d Deauville (FR) Darley Grand Handicap de la Manche (Handicap) 16f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 dht 9-6 —— Christophe Soumillon —
26 Jun 07+46d Auteuil (FR) Prix Dawn Run (Hurdle) () 19.5f · Very Soft · 3 ran 3/3 5 10-5 —— Benoit Delo —
11 May 07+68d Auteuil (FR) Prix Guy Hunault (Hurdle) 18f · Very Soft · 4 ran 2/4 5 10-5 —— Benoit Delo —
04 Mar 07+84d Auteuil (FR) Prix Rohan (Hurdle) () 18f · Holding · 3 ran 2/3 3 10-8 —— Benoit Delo —
2006 · 2 runs
10 Dec 06+262d Toulouse (FR) Prix de l'Europe (Prix Max Sicard) () 12f · Heavy · 16 ran 4/16 1½ 9-0 —— Francois-Xavier Bertras —
23 Mar 06 Longchamp (FR) Prix Lord Seymour () 12f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 2 8-12 —— Jean-Bernard Eyquem —

Quick answers

How many races has Belcantista won?
Belcantista (FR) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2006 and 2011, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 3 times in total (21.4% of starts).
Who trained Belcantista?
Belcantista (FR) was trained by Philip Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 22 March 2011.
Who is Belcantista's sire?
Belcantista (FR) is by Unfuwain (USA) out of Opera Prima (USA), whose sire is Alleged.
What going does Belcantista prefer?
Belcantista (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Belcantista's official rating?
Belcantista (FR)'s highest official rating on record is 134.
What is Belcantista's sire's record?
Unfuwain (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 384 runs since Jan 2008 (35 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from March 2006. 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.