Contender (FR)
Contender (FR) is 3 from 28. Hasn't won since Apr 2014. All 3 wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 10 on turf.
- 3–28Wins / Runs
- 10.7%Strike rate
- 8 (28.6%)Placed
- −10.70£1 level staken=27 at SP
- 1.62Fair A/E n=27 · 1.37 incl. margin
- 60dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,025 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 198 | 41 | 20.7% | +8.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,251 | 399 | 12.3% | +0.4 | — |
| Good | 3,146 | 328 | 10.4% | −1.5 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,310 | 130 | 9.9% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,194 | 94 | 7.9% | −4 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 273 | 25 | 9.2% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,653 | 882 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 3 from 18 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,860 | 521 | 13.5% | +1.6 | 0 from 4 |
| 6f – 7f | 8,004 | 950 | 11.9% | 0 | 1 from 15 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,752 | 289 | 10.5% | −1.4 | 2 from 8 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,025 | 102 | 10% | −1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 273 | 26 | 9.5% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 102 | 10 | 9.8% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.8 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Jersey Jewel (FR) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Jersey Jewel (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Jewel (FR) | 28 | 2 | 1m3½f–1m4f | Class 5 |
| Shutterbug (GB) | 9 | 1 | 6f | Class 6 |
| Rainmaker (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 18 | 3 | 17% | −1.70 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deauville (FR) | 12 | 1 | 8% | −8.30 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 8 | 2 | 25% | +4.60 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Le Croise-Laroche | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 15 | 1 | 7% | −11.30 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 2 | 25% | +4.60 |
| Under 6f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephane Pasquier | 8 | 2 | 25% | +4.60 |
| Marc Lerner | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.30 |
| Stephane Ladjadj | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gregory Benoist | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sylvain Ruis | 2 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Delphine Santiago | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Piccone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Theo Bachelot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mlle Aude Duporte | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cesar Passerat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Georges-Antoine Anselin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 14 | 2 | 14% | −0.40 |
| Blinkers | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.30 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +6.60 |
| 2013 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −9.30 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2011 | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Contender (FR) won?
- Contender (FR) won 3 of 28 archived starts between 2011 and 2016, a strike rate of 10.7%. Placed 8 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trained Contender (FR)?
- Contender (FR) was trained by C Boillot on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 4 March 2016.
- Who is Contender (FR)'s sire?
- Contender (FR) is by Exceed And Excel (AUS) out of Nikolenka (IRE), whose sire is Indian Ridge.
- What going does Contender (FR) prefer?
- Contender (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 18 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Contender (FR)'s sire's record?
- Exceed And Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,025 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
- Who are Contender (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Nikolenka (IRE), Contender (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Jersey Jewel (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Jersey Jewel (FR)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.