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Horse profile

Captain Falco (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2023) · Last trainer Eddy Bertin · Last owner Jacques Seror
by Falco (USA) out of Diana Vertica (FR) (Vertical Speed)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Jun 2021
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Oct 2023 — 1,094 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2023 · 6th of 9 New yard First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Captain Falco is a lightly raced gelding with no wins or places from two starts between Jun 2021 and Oct 2023. By Falco whose progeny have won 148 of 1582 runs since Jan 2008 his dam has produced two winners from three runners to race including Siroco Jo with two wins. His last run at Machecoul in Oct 2023 was his first for the yard and came in first-time headgear when he finished 6 of 9 in the Prix Louis Aulnette on heavy ground. He has raced on soft and heavy going over trips from 1m5f to 2m4f.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 21 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,582 runs since Jan 2008 (208 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.3% from 332. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 13.6% from 286. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6% from 134.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm44818.2%+8.8—
Good322309.3%−0.1—
Good to Soft230167%−2.4—
Soft4475311.9%+2.50 from 1
Heavy207209.7%+0.30 from 1
Standard (AW)332216.3%−3.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f16425%+15.6—
6f – 7f13486%−3.4—
1m – 1m1f384338.6%−0.8—
1m2f – 1m4f274228%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2863913.6%+4.20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f390359%−0.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m9077.8%−1.6—
Over 3m800%−9.4—

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
Diana Vertica (FR) (Vertical Speed)

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

The wins came over 2m½f–2m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Siroco Jo (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Siroco Jo (FR)722m½fClass 3
Cyclone Jo (FR)412m2f—
Todaraba (FR)50——

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
22 Oct 23+869d Machecoul (FR) Prix Louis Aulnette (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran 6/9 30 10-8 Dylan Salmon —
05 Jun 21 Auteuil (FR) Prix Rocking Chair (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 15f · Heavy · 14 ran 10/14 5 10-3 Corentin Smeulders 126/1

Quick answers

How many races has Captain Falco (FR) won?
Captain Falco (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2021 and 2023.
Who trained Captain Falco (FR)?
Captain Falco (FR) was trained by Eddy Bertin on the most recent run on record, at Machecoul (FR) on 22 October 2023.
Who is Captain Falco (FR)'s sire?
Captain Falco (FR) is by Falco (USA) out of Diana Vertica (FR), whose sire is Vertical Speed.
What is Captain Falco (FR)'s sire's record?
Falco (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,582 runs since Jan 2008 (208 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.3% from 332. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 13.6% from 286. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6% from 134.
Who are Captain Falco (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Diana Vertica (FR), Captain Falco (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Siroco Jo (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Siroco Jo (FR)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2021. 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.