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Horse profile

By The Face (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, May 2005) · Last trainer C Gourdain · Last owner J A Rojano
by Orpen (USA) out of Bold Feather (GB) (Persian Bold)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 May 2005 — 7,832 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2005 · 3rd of 3
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Mar 2005 and May 2005, the last of them as a 3yo filly. Finished 3 of 3 at Chantilly (FR) last time. By Orpen (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,037 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
Orpen (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,037 runs since Jan 2008 (381 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.4% from 113.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3912.6%−6.4—
Good to Firm438409.1%+0.1—
Good891758.4%−0.60 from 1
Good to Soft501367.2%−1.8—
Soft7197410.3%+1.30 from 1
Heavy285289.8%+0.8—
Standard (AW)1,1601099.4%+0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2422711.2%+2.2—
6f – 7f1,31313510.3%+1.30 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,013939.2%+0.20 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f543356.4%−2.6—
1m5f – 2m511499.6%+0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f286196.6%−2.4—
2m5f – 3m11354.4%−4.6—
Over 3m1616.3%−2.7—

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
Bold Feather (GB) (Persian Bold)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Karramalu (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Karramalu (IRE)3411m4f—
Drama Kid (IRE)130——

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2005 · 2 runs
18 May 05+62d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Bois Mousseron (Handicap) (Fillies) 7f · Good · 3 ran 3/3 1½ 9-2 Christophe Soumillon —
17 Mar 05 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Vesinet (Claimer) (Fillies) 8f · Very Soft · 3 ran 2/3 1½ 8-13 Christophe Soumillon —

Quick answers

How many races has By The Face won?
By The Face (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2005.
Who trained By The Face?
By The Face (IRE) was trained by C Gourdain on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 18 May 2005.
Who is By The Face's sire?
By The Face (IRE) is by Orpen (USA) out of Bold Feather (GB), whose sire is Persian Bold.
What is By The Face's sire's record?
Orpen (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 4,037 runs since Jan 2008 (381 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.4% from 113.
Who are By The Face's siblings?
Out of Bold Feather (GB), By The Face (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Karramalu (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2005. 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.