Birthday Sun (GER)
Birthday Sun (GER) is 2 from 11. Hasn't won since Jan 2013. Both wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 7 on turf.
- 2–11Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 3 (27.3%)Placed
- +3.20£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 3.70Fair A/E n=11 · 3.15 incl. margin
- 87dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 1,313 runs since Jan 2008 (177 horses).
Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.6% from 144.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −10.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 53 | 8 | 15.1% | +4.4 | — |
| Good | 241 | 26 | 10.8% | +0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 183 | 22 | 12% | +1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 227 | 23 | 10.1% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 111 | 11 | 9.9% | −0.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 492 | 50 | 10.2% | −0.5 | 2 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 63 | 4 | 6.3% | −4.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 500 | 53 | 10.6% | −0.1 | 2 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 458 | 49 | 10.7% | 0 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 144 | 11 | 7.6% | −3.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 67 | 10 | 14.9% | +4.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 70 | 12 | 17.1% | +6.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −1.6 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Be My Prince (GER) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7½f–1m1½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be My Prince (GER) | 18 | 3 | 7½f–1m1½f | — |
| Birthday Lion (GER) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Be My Lion (GER) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 2 | 50% | +10.20 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longchamp (FR) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 3 | 2 | 67% | +11.20 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 2 | 29% | +7.20 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Boeuf | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mlle Camille Peltier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Franck Blondel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Norbert Jeanpierre | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.20 |
| Thierry Thulliez | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Anthony Crastus | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Olivier Peslier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alexander Pietsch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Matthieu Autier | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Stefanie Hofer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 2 | 20% | +4.20 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.20 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +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
Quick answers
- How many races has Birthday Sun won?
- Birthday Sun (GER) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2011 and 2013, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
- Who trained Birthday Sun?
- Birthday Sun (GER) was trained by F Vermeulen on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 7 October 2013.
- Who is Birthday Sun's sire?
- Birthday Sun (GER) is by Areion (GER) out of Boucheron (GER), whose sire is Turfkonig.
- What going does Birthday Sun prefer?
- Birthday Sun (GER) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Birthday Sun's sire's record?
- Areion (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 1,313 runs since Jan 2008 (177 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.6% from 144.
- Who are Birthday Sun's siblings?
- Out of Boucheron (GER), Birthday Sun (GER) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Be My Prince (GER) (3). The wins came over 7½f–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.