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Horse profile

Captain Conan (FR)

9yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2016) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner Triermore Stud
by Kingsalsa (USA) out of Lavandou (GB) (Sadler's Wells)
19 runs · 11 courses · from May 2011
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Dec 2016 — 3,594 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2016 6 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 139
KTB Profile

Captain Conan (FR) is 6 from 19 in our archive, including 3 wins at Grade 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Betfred Manifesto Novices' Chase at Aintree (Apr 2013). Hasn't won since Apr 2013. 3 of 4 starts at Sandown have ended in wins. 5 of 13 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 1 from 6 on quicker. Last raced off 139, 22lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 22lb off peak
Official rating139↓ 22lb off peak
139 139–161

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Of 1 run looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 130A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 27 Apr 2016 Official rating 139 at the last run, 17 Dec 2016

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 14 figures · best 149A · median 140
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good5149A143—
Soft4144B142—
Good to Soft3141A130—
Heavy2139B124.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7149A143—
2m1f – 2m4f6146B137—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 16 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 16 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
Kingsalsa (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,989 runs since Jan 2008 (284 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.7% from 110.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3133.3%+24—
Good to Firm7356.8%−2.5—
Good643589%−0.31 from 6
Good to Soft339308.8%−0.50 from 4
Soft655568.5%−0.84 from 7
Heavy262238.8%−0.51 from 2
Standard (AW)1,00910310.2%+0.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1361611.8%+2.5—
6f – 7f622569%−0.3—
1m – 1m1f909758.3%−1—
1m2f – 1m4f526438.2%−1.1—
1m5f – 2m2542710.6%+1.33 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f3964110.4%+1.13 from 10
2m5f – 3m1101412.7%+3.40 from 1
Over 3m36513.9%+4.6—

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
Lavandou (GB) (Sadler's Wells)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Fields of Glory (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m3½f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Fields of Glory (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fields of Glory (FR)2232m–2m4fClass 4
Courageuse (FR)511m3½f—
Royal St Trop (FR)712m1½f—
Cavaliere (FR)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 4 57% +15.17
Good 6 1 17% −3.80
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 1 50% −0.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 13 5 38% +4.37
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 4 1 25% −1.90
Sandown 4 3 75% +9.07
Aintree 2 1 50% +0.20
Auteuil (FR) 2 1 50% +6.50
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Compiegne 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 3 30% +2.20
1m5f – 2m 8 3 38% +5.67
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry Geraghty 11 5 45% +6.37
Andrew Tinkler 3 0 0% −3.00
Sylvain Dehez 2 1 50% +6.50
Daryl Jacob 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00
Vincent Roisnard 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 17 6 35% +8.87
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 5 0 0% −5.00
2014 1 0 0% −1.00
2013 4 2 50% −0.30
2012 6 3 50% +7.67
2011 3 1 33% +5.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 11 4 36% −3.63
Hurdle 8 2 25% +10.50

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
17 Dec 16+234d Ascot Bgc Partners Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19f · Good To Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-11 139—— Daryl Jacob 12/1
27 Apr 16+41d Punchestown Guinness Handicap Chase (Grade A) 20f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 6/17 2 10-12 141—130A Barry Geraghty 12/1
17 Mar 16+33d Cheltenham Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Festival Trophy Chase) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 15 ran 12/15 6 11-10 147—120C Andrew Tinkler 100/1
13 Feb 16+21d Newbury Betfair Exchange Chase (Registered As The Game Spirit Chase) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 27 11-0 150—106C Andrew Tinkler 15/2
23 Jan 16+682d Haydock StanJames.com Champion Hurdle Trial (Grade 2) Class 1 · 15.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 18 11-4 145—110B Andrew Tinkler 10/1
12 Mar 14+95d Cheltenham BetVictor Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-10 161—— Barry Geraghty 7/2
07 Dec 13+247d Sandown BetVictor Tingle Creek Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 3¼ 11-7 159—143A Barry Geraghty 7/4J
04 Apr 13+21d Aintree Betfred Manifesto Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 20f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-4 152—135B Barry Geraghty 6/5F
14 Mar 13+40d Cheltenham Jewson Novices' Chase (Registered As The Golden Miller Novices' Chase) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 nk 11-4 152—141A Barry Geraghty 5/1
02 Feb 13+56d Sandown Betfred Mobile Lotto Challengers Novices' Chase (Registered As The Scilly Isles Novices' Chase) (Grade 1) Class 1 · 20f · Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 11-4 152—139B Barry Geraghty 1/2F
08 Dec 12+20d Sandown Markel Insurance Henry VIII Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 15.5f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-2 151—141B Barry Geraghty 4/7F
18 Nov 12+219d Cheltenham Racing Post Arkle Trophy Trial Novices' Chase (Registered As The November Novices' Chase) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-2 ——143B Barry Geraghty 11/10F
13 Apr 12+41d Aintree Tangle Teezer Top Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 3¾ 11-4 142—149A Barry Geraghty 9/1
03 Mar 12+20d Kelso totepool Premier Kelso Hurdle (Grade 2 Novices' Hurdle) Class 1 · 18f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 2 11-8 142—146B A P McCoy 7/4F
12 Feb 12+36d Leopardstown Deloitte Novice Hurdle (grade 1) 18f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 3¾ 11-9 142—121A Barry Geraghty 11/4
07 Jan 12+198d Sandown 32Red Hurdle (Registered As The Tolworth Hurdle) (Grade 1 Novices' Hurdle) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-7 ——144B Barry Geraghty 9/1
23 Jun 11+13d Auteuil (FR) Prix Pharaon (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 16 ran 1/16 10-6 ——— Sylvain Dehez 15/2
10 Jun 11+38d Auteuil (FR) Prix De Royan (Div 1) (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 13 ran 4/13 ½ 10-6 ——— Sylvain Dehez 10/1
03 May 11 Compiegne Prix Du Grand Ecuyer (Hurdle) 17f · Very Soft · 3 ran 3/3 1½ 9-13 ——— Vincent Roisnard 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Captain Conan (FR) won?
Captain Conan (FR) won 6 of 19 archived starts between 2011 and 2016, a strike rate of 31.6%. Placed 9 times in total (47.4% of starts).
Who trained Captain Conan (FR)?
Captain Conan (FR) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 17 December 2016.
Who is Captain Conan (FR)'s sire?
Captain Conan (FR) is by Kingsalsa (USA) out of Lavandou (GB), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What going does Captain Conan (FR) prefer?
Captain Conan (FR) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 7 starts (57.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Captain Conan (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 139, from the run on 17 December 2016. The highest on record is 161.
What is Captain Conan (FR)'s sire's record?
Kingsalsa (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,989 runs since Jan 2008 (284 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.7% from 110.
Who are Captain Conan (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Lavandou (GB), Captain Conan (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Fields of Glory (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Fields of Glory (FR)). The wins came over 1m3½f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2011. 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.