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Blek (FR)

8yo horse (at last run, Mar 2013) · Last trainer M Pimbonnet · Last owner Alain Maubert
by Chichicastenango (FR) out of Exande (FR) (Exit To Nowhere)
27 runs · 6 courses · from May 2008
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Mar 2013 — 4,963 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2013 · 7th of 8 10 wins · 4 courses New yard Beaten favourite LTO
KTB Profile

Blek (FR) is 10 from 27, including a Group 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Maurice De Nieuil at Longchamp (FR) (Jul 2010). Hasn't won since Jul 2010. 6 of 12 starts at Saint-Cloud (FR) have ended in wins.

Based on 27 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, Blek (FR)’s progeny in our archive have won 5.3% of 152 runs since Jan 2008 (27 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Good1915.3%0
Good to Soft1417.1%+1.8
Soft5523.6%−1.7
Heavy5235.8%+0.5
Standard (AW)1218.3%+3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
1m – 1m1f800%−5.3
1m2f – 1m4f2428.3%+3
1m5f – 2m1915.3%0
2m1f – 2m4f8755.7%+0.4
2m5f – 3m1300%−5.3
Over 3m100%−5.3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

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
Chichicastenango (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 728 runs since Jan 2008 (103 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 14.9% from 174. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.8% from 219. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.1% from 112.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm5120%+8.3—
Good1351712.6%+0.92 from 5
Good to Soft1121412.5%+0.82 from 7
Soft1742614.9%+3.23 from 7
Heavy831012%+0.33 from 8
Standard (AW)219177.8%−3.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f8337.5%+25.8—
6f – 7f11287.1%−4.6—
1m – 1m1f2232410.8%−0.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2383012.6%+0.93 from 8
1m5f – 2m681217.6%+5.97 from 18
2m1f – 2m4f72811.1%−0.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m700%−11.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Exande (FR) (Exit To Nowhere)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Roche Ambeau (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Roche Ambeau (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Roche Ambeau (FR)1621m2f–1m2½fListed
Pragmatisme (FR)721m4f–1m4½f—
Arisk (FR)911m2f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 8 3 38% −4.00
Good to Soft 7 2 29% −2.90
Soft 7 3 43% −0.75
Good 5 2 40% −0.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Saint-Cloud (FR) 12 6 50% −4.90
Longchamp (FR) 6 2 33% +0.75
Deauville (FR) 3 1 33% −2.00
Chantilly (FR) 3 1 33% −1.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 2 0 0% −1.00
Toulouse (FR) 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 18 7 39% −4.15
1m2f – 1m4f 8 3 38% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Anthony Crastus 21 8 38% −7.40
Yohann Bourgois 3 1 33% +0.25
Davy Bonilla 2 1 50% —
Rudy Pimbonnet 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 26 10 38% −7.15
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 6 0 0% −6.00
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 7 3 43% +1.85
2009 6 4 67% —
2008 4 3 75% —

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
19 Mar 13+141d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Bagneres de Bigorre (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) 15f · Heavy · 8 ran 7/8 20 9-2 Rudy Pimbonnet 14/5F
29 Oct 12+16d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Sagaro (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 14f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 2½ 8-11 Anthony Crastus 3/1
13 Oct 12+23d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Du Val-D'Oise (Prix De La Ville De Maisons-Laffitte) (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 15f · Heavy · 16 ran —/16 9-3 Anthony Crastus 15/1
20 Sep 12+147d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Val De Loir (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 ¾ 9-0 Anthony Crastus 7/1
26 Apr 12+22d Longchamp (FR) Prix Du Debarcadere (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Heavy · 8 ran 8/8 30 9-0 Anthony Crastus 23/10F
04 Apr 12+22d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Querido (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 5 8-9 Anthony Crastus 11/2
13 Mar 12+228d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Nelcius (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 15f · Very Soft · 8 ran 6/8 4 9-1 Anthony Crastus 5/2J
29 Jul 11+44d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Carrousel () (4yo+) (Turf) 15f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 nk 8-11 Anthony Crastus 7/1
15 Jun 11+68d Chantilly (FR) Prix La Moskowa () (4yo+) (Turf) 15f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 1 9-4 Yohann Bourgois 58/10
08 Apr 11+166d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Right Royal () (4yo+) (Turf) 15.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 2½ 9-6 Anthony Crastus 11/1
24 Oct 10+21d Longchamp (FR) Prix Royal-Oak (3yo+) (Turf) 15.5f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 hd 9-4 Yohann Bourgois 13/2
03 Oct 10+42d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix Du Cadran (4yo+) (Turf) 20f · Very Soft · 8 ran 8/8 5 9-2 Anthony Crastus 9/4J
22 Aug 10+39d Deauville (FR) Darley Prix Kergorlay (3yo+) (Turf) 15f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 2½ 9-6 Anthony Crastus 9/4F
14 Jul 10+52d Longchamp (FR) Prix Maurice De Nieuil (4yo+) (Turf) 14f · Very Soft · 6 ran 1/6 8-11 Yohann Bourgois 9/4
23 May 10+21d Longchamp (FR) Prix Vicomtesse Vigier (4yo+) (Turf) 15.5f · Good · 7 ran 3/7 1½ 8-11 Anthony Crastus 11/2
02 May 10+19d Longchamp (FR) Prix De Barbeville - M.T.P.A. "Office De Tourisme De L'Ile Maurice" (4yo+) (Turf) 15.5f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 9-0 Anthony Crastus 5/2
13 Apr 10+128d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Right Royal () (4yo+) (Turf) 15.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 9-2 Anthony Crastus 11/10F
06 Dec 09+22d Toulouse (FR) Prix Max Sicard () 12f · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 nk 9-6 Davy Bonilla —
14 Nov 09+39d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Denisy () 15.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 1/11 9-4 Davy Bonilla —
06 Oct 09+70d Chantilly (FR) Prix Scaramouche () 15f · Very Soft · 7 ran 1/7 9-9 Anthony Crastus —
28 Jul 09+43d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix du Carrousel () 15.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 ¾ 9-1 Anthony Crastus —
15 Jun 09+34d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix La Moskowa () 15f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 8-11 Anthony Crastus —
12 May 09+191d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Marysas 15.5f · Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 8-12 Anthony Crastus —
02 Nov 08+26d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Leclerc Rueil-Malmaison (Handicap) 12f · Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 8-6 Anthony Crastus —
07 Oct 08+56d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Foret de la Haute Pommeraie (Handicap) 12f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 hd 8-6 Anthony Crastus —
12 Aug 08+83d Deauville (FR) Prix de Noirval (Handicap) 12.5f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 9-2 Anthony Crastus —
21 May 08 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Flyway (Claimer) (Colts & Geldings) 10.5f · Good · 3 ran 1/3 9-2 Anthony Crastus —

Quick answers

How many races has Blek (FR) won?
Blek (FR) won 10 of 27 archived starts between 2008 and 2013, a strike rate of 37%. Placed 12 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trained Blek (FR)?
Blek (FR) was trained by M Pimbonnet on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 19 March 2013.
Who is Blek (FR)'s sire?
Blek (FR) is by Chichicastenango (FR) out of Exande (FR), whose sire is Exit To Nowhere.
What going does Blek (FR) prefer?
Blek (FR) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Blek (FR)'s sire's record?
Chichicastenango (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 728 runs since Jan 2008 (103 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 14.9% from 174. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.8% from 219. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.1% from 112.
Who are Blek (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Exande (FR), Blek (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Roche Ambeau (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Roche Ambeau (FR)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m4½f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Blek (FR) sired winners?
As a sire, Blek (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.3% of 152 runs since Jan 2008 (27 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from May 2008. 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.