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Horse profile

Bliss In The City (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2018) · Last trainer F Vermeulen · Last owner Jan Cnockaert
by Elusive City (USA) out of Marital Bliss (FR) (Double Bed)
22 runs · 4 courses · from Mar 2015
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Jun 2018 — 3,076 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2018 · 9th of 13 4 wins · Deauville (FR) & Saint-Cloud (FR)
KTB Profile

Bliss In The City (FR) is 4 from 22. Hasn't won since Nov 2017. All 4 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 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
Elusive City (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,427 runs since Apr 2008 (636 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,123.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm461328.3%+18.6—
Good to Firm90510111.2%+1.5—
Good1,4631278.7%−10 from 4
Good to Soft898728%−1.70 from 2
Soft1,123726.4%−3.31 from 7
Heavy329237%−2.70 from 1
Standard (AW)3,66341311.3%+1.63 from 8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f99810410.4%+0.7—
6f – 7f4,12243810.6%+0.9—
1m – 1m1f2,2742049%−0.70 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f691527.5%−2.24 from 18
1m5f – 2m210157.1%−2.60 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f9766.2%−3.5—
2m5f – 3m3326.1%−3.6—
Over 3m200%−9.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Marital Bliss (FR) (Double Bed)

8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Kasbah Bliss (FR) (13 wins).

The wins came over 1m1f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Kasbah Bliss (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kasbah Bliss (FR)52131m7½f–3m1fGroup 1
Vamosalaplaya (FR)3221m2½f—
Bliss For Ever (FR)1221m1f–2m2f—
Stag Party (FR)412m1½f—
Xanadu Bliss (FR)111m2f—
Chic Bliss (FR)90——
King's Bliss (FR)50——
Kasbah Bis (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 8 3 38% +27.70
Soft 7 1 14% −1.90
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Saint-Cloud (FR) 9 1 11% −3.90
Deauville (FR) 9 3 33% +26.70
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 18 4 22% +22.80
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Erwann Lebreton 5 1 20% +0.10
Cristian Demuro 4 1 25% +0.80
Antoine Hamelin 3 0 0% −3.00
Christophe Soumillon 2 1 50% +1.00
Sebastien Maillot 2 0 0% −2.00
Alexis Badel 2 0 0% −2.00
Damien Artu 1 1 100% +26.90
Stephane Breux 1 0 0% −1.00
Maxime Guyon 1 0 0% −1.00
Vincent Cheminaud 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 14 4 29% +26.80
None 7 0 0% −7.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 6 3 50% +29.70
2016 5 1 20% +0.10
2015 8 0 0% −8.00

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
2018 · 3 runs
02 Jun 18+19d Longchamp (FR) Prix de L'Ile Saint-Louis (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 1m2f · Soft · 13 ran 9/13 ¾ 9-3 Antoine Hamelin 11/1
14 May 18+129d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de la Bigorre (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 1m4½f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 16/18 5 8-11 Antoine Hamelin 10/1
05 Jan 18+38d Deauville (FR) Prix du Bocage Ornais (Handicap) (5yo+) (Polytrack) 1m4½f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 hd 9-4 Antoine Hamelin 54/10
2017 · 6 runs
28 Nov 17+41d Deauville (FR) Prix des Abricotiers (Handicap) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 1m4½f · Standard · 16 ran 1/16 9-5 Christophe Soumillon 2/1F
18 Oct 17+80d Deauville (FR) Prix des Goderelles (Handicap) (5yo+) (Polytrack) 1m4½f · Fast · 15 ran 1/15 9-6 Cristian Demuro 19/5
30 Jul 17+34d Deauville (FR) Prix des Gentlemen-Riders et Cavalieres (Handicap) (4yo+) (Amateur Riders) (Polytrack) 1m4½f · Standard · 16 ran 1/16 10-6 Damien Artu 269/10
26 Jun 17+33d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Bois Briard (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 1m2½f · Good · 17 ran 12/17 1 8-11 Erwann Lebreton 135/10
24 May 17+18d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix du Quartier Saint-Paul (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 1m4½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 6/16 ½ 9-3 Christophe Soumillon 6/1F
06 May 17+158d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix de Tarnos (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 1m4½f · Soft · 17 ran 9/17 1¼ 9-1 Erwann Lebreton 241/10
2016 · 5 runs
29 Nov 16+11d Deauville (FR) Prix des Pruniers (Handicap) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 1m4½f · Standard · 16 ran 5/16 hd 8-13 Erwann Lebreton 89/10
18 Nov 16+23d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de la Marne (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 1m2½f · Heavy · 18 ran 4/18 nse 8-7 Erwann Lebreton 17/2
26 Oct 16+172d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Petit Morin (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 1m2½f · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 8-13 Erwann Lebreton 41/10F
07 May 16+125d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix de l'Etoile du Bon Secours (Handicap) (4yo) (Round) (Turf) 1m2f · Good · 16 ran 14/16 1¼ 9-6 Stephane Breux 37/1
03 Jan 16+22d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Chardeniere (Handicap) (4yo) (Polytrack) 1m1½f · Standard · 16 ran 12/16 ½ 8-11 Sebastien Maillot 178/10
2015 · 8 runs
12 Dec 15+50d Deauville (FR) Prix des Chaumieres (Handicap) (3yo) (Polytrack) 1m1½f · Standard · 16 ran 5/16 nse 9-6 Sebastien Maillot 117/10
23 Oct 15+28d Deauville (FR) Prix de Saint-Jouin (Handicap) (3yo) (Polytrack) 1m4½f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 ¾ 8-11 Maxime Guyon 11/1
25 Sep 15+50d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Huez (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 1m7f · Very Soft · 14 ran 7/14 hd 8-5 Alexis Badel 35/1
06 Aug 15+69d Deauville (FR) Prix de Victot (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 1m7f · Good · 11 ran 10/11 3 9-4 Alexis Badel 12/1
29 May 15+28d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Callistrate (Maiden) (3yo) (Turf) 1m2½f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 8 9-1 Vincent Cheminaud 48/10
01 May 15+30d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Comrade (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 1m2½f · Very Soft · 7 ran 4/7 1½ 8-10 Cristian Demuro 18/1
01 Apr 15+22d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Tourbillon (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m2f · Very Soft · 6 ran 5/6 6 8-11 Cristian Demuro 192/10
10 Mar 15 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Frauenfeld (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m2f · Very Soft · 10 ran 4/10 ¾ 9-2 Cristian Demuro 35/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bliss In The City won?
Bliss In The City (FR) won 4 of 22 archived starts between 2015 and 2018, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 6 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained Bliss In The City?
Bliss In The City (FR) was trained by F Vermeulen on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 2 June 2018.
Who is Bliss In The City's sire?
Bliss In The City (FR) is by Elusive City (USA) out of Marital Bliss (FR), whose sire is Double Bed.
What going does Bliss In The City prefer?
Bliss In The City (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 8 starts (37.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bliss In The City's sire's record?
Elusive City (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,427 runs since Apr 2008 (636 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,123.
Who are Bliss In The City's siblings?
Out of Marital Bliss (FR), Bliss In The City (FR) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Kasbah Bliss (FR) (13). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Kasbah Bliss (FR)). The wins came over 1m1f–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2015. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.