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Horse profile

C'est Different (FR)

6yo gelding · Trainer Sam Thomas · Owner Walters Plant Hire Ltd
by Manatee (GB) out of Narvica Gravelle (FR) (High Yield)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses Off 219 days · 15th of 24 Last raced off OR 131
KTB Profile

C'est Different is a gelding who has won four of nine starts over hurdles on turf. He gained all four wins in handicaps, two of them over 2m5f to 3m on good to soft and two over 2m1f to 2m4f. His last win came at Newbury in Jan 2026 in a Class 4 event off a mark of 121. He last ran at Cheltenham in Mar 2026, finishing 15 of 24 in the Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle off an official rating of 131.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating131At career-high mark
131 92–131

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 136 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Market Rasen, 26 Nov 2025

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 136A · median 106.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4136A119.52 · 136 / 125.5
Soft397A90—
Good1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3136A1243 · 136 / 124
1m5f – 2m398C90—
2m1f – 2m4f2124A110.5—

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 143A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 14 Jan 2026 Official rating 131 at the last run, 12 Mar 2026

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 9 figures · best 143A · median 118
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4143A1182 · 143 / 130.5
Soft3122A102—
Good1——1 · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4102C98.5—
2m5f – 3m3143A1243 · 143 / 124
2m1f – 2m4f2122A120—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 274 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm300%−10.2—
Good81911.1%+0.90 from 1
Good to Soft48816.7%+6.53 from 4
Soft9277.6%−2.61 from 3
Heavy4449.1%−1.10 from 1
Standard (AW)600%−10.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−10.2—
1m2f – 1m4f7114.3%+4.1—
1m5f – 2m1341511.2%+10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1001010%−0.22 from 2
2m5f – 3m2827.1%−3.12 from 3
Over 3m100%−10.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Avrilomanoir (FR) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Histoiredemars (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Avrilomanoir (FR)3746f–7f—
Histoiredemars (FR)211m7fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 3 75% +6.50
Soft 3 1 33% −1.43
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 1 33% +0.75
Class 5 3 2 67% +2.07
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 1 100% +2.25
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 3 1 33% −1.43
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 1 100% +2.75
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +2.25
Carlisle 1 1 100% +2.50
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 2 67% +4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 2 100% +3.07

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dylan Johnston 8 3 38% +2.50
Adam Wedge 1 1 100% +0.57

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 1 50% +1.75
2025 5 3 60% +3.32
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 4 50% +4.07
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
12 Mar 26+57d Cheltenham Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24f · Good · 24 ran Tracked pace early - hit front after 6th - driven approaching 2 out and drifted left before being passed near the last - unable to respond and dropped away close home 15/24 ½ 10-7 131124B124A Dylan Johnston 9/1
14 Jan 26+49d Newbury Wendigo Wins The Brown Advisory Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran Tracked the pace early - pushed along to move up after 3 out - hit the front 2 out - driven approaching the last - drew away on the run-in comfortably 1/17 12-1 121115B143A Dylan Johnston 11/4F
26 Nov 25+277d Market Rasen Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 23f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Handy early - hit front after 3 out and travelling strongly - given a squeeze 2 out - two lengths to good over the last - driven out on the run-in for a taking success 1/8 10-3 109136A118A Dylan Johnston 9/4
22 Feb 25+5d Chepstow Pertemps Network EMEA Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 10 ran Settled in the pack early - moved through to hit the front approaching the 3rd from home and pushed along after two out - kept finding under pressure to win going away 1/10 11-9 9297A122A Adam Wedge 4/7F
17 Feb 25+24d Carlisle Carlisle Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled midpack early - improved from 7th to hit front two out - opened up before last - allowed to coast home unchallenged 1/10 11-7 92124A118A Dylan Johnston 5/2F
24 Jan 25+19d Sandown Anne Boleyn 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran Settled at the back - pressed for effort but made no headway before 2 out - beaten into 7th 7/10 nk 11-1 —90C100C Dylan Johnston 80/1
05 Jan 25+21d Chepstow Dunraven Windows / EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 10 ran Settled in the pack through the early stages - held a middling spot 3 out - unable to close and finished 4th 4/10 20 10-13 ——97A Dylan Johnston 14/1
15 Dec 24+47d Windsor Fitzdares Royal Windsor Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Held a midfield position - pushed along after 3 out but unable to close - finished well held in 5th 5/11 19 11-4 —98C95C Dylan Johnston 22/1
29 Oct 24 Chepstow ColourFence Newport For Gates And Sheds Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran Shared front spot early - driven on when overtaken 3f out - lost touch approaching 2f out and unable to find more finishing 6th 6/12 1½ 10-10 —80C102C Dylan Johnston 17/2

Quick answers

How many races has C'est Different (FR) won?
C'est Different (FR) won 4 of 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 44.4%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trains C'est Different (FR)?
C'est Different (FR) is trained by Sam Thomas, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 March 2026.
Who is C'est Different (FR)'s sire?
C'est Different (FR) is by Manatee (GB) out of Narvica Gravelle (FR), whose sire is High Yield.
What going does C'est Different (FR) prefer?
C'est Different (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 4 starts (75%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is C'est Different (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 131, from the run on 12 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is C'est Different (FR)'s sire's record?
Manatee (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 274 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are C'est Different (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Narvica Gravelle (FR), C'est Different (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Avrilomanoir (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Histoiredemars (FR)). The wins came over 6f–1m7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2024. 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.