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Horse profile

Cuevo Especial (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2016) · Last trainer B Duchemin · Last owner Guy Hanouna
by Marchand De Sable (USA) out of Swandor (USA) (Swain)
11 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2012
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Oct 2016 — 3,672 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2016 · 11th of 17 Won at Auteuil (FR)
KTB Profile

Cuevo Especial (FR) is 1 from 11, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Wild Monarch at Auteuil (FR) (Apr 2012). Hasn't won since Apr 2012.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 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
Marchand De Sable (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,093 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 13.2% from 167. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.8% from 148.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+39.8—
Good to Firm17211.8%+1.6—
Good260238.8%−1.4—
Good to Soft1672213.2%+3—
Soft289289.7%−0.50 from 7
Heavy146138.9%−1.31 from 1
Standard (AW)2102210.5%+0.30 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f28310.7%+0.5—
6f – 7f1752112%+1.8—
1m – 1m1f2843311.6%+1.40 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f328309.1%−1.1—
1m5f – 2m1101412.7%+2.51 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f148106.8%−3.40 from 7
2m5f – 3m2000%−10.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Swandor (USA) (Swain)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Any Jhones (FR)30——
Oxanueva (FR)80——
Rimona (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +11.20

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 7 1 14% +5.20
Deauville (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Enghien (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 1 1 100% +11.20

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Stevan Bourgois 2 0 0% −2.00
David Cottin 2 1 50% +10.20
Marc-Antoine Billard 1 0 0% −1.00
Anthony Caramanolis 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Etienne Merle 1 0 0% −1.00
Jimmy Tastayre 1 0 0% −1.00
Gaetan Masure 1 0 0% −1.00
Christophe Pieux 1 0 0% −1.00
Sylvain Dehez 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 1 11% +3.20
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 5 0 0% −5.00
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 5 1 20% +7.20

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 1 17% +6.20
Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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 Jockey SP
2016 · 5 runs
15 Oct 16+25d Auteuil (FR) Prix Prince d'Ecouen (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3½f · Very Soft · 17 ran 11/17 1¼ 10-3 Marc-Antoine Billard 26/1
20 Sep 16+11d Auteuil (FR) Prix d'Angers (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3½f · Very Soft · 11 ran 10/11 12 10-10 Stevan Bourgois 87/10
09 Sep 16+213d Auteuil (FR) Prix Jean Bart (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 13 ran 3/13 1¾ 9-13 Stevan Bourgois 74/1
09 Feb 16+31d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Carrefour Mira (Claimer) (5yo+) (Polytrack) 1m1½f · Standard · 17 ran 7/17 3 8-11 Anthony Caramanolis 52/1
09 Jan 16+19d Deauville (FR) Prix d'Essai (Claimer) (5yo+) (Amateur Riders) (Polytrack) 1m1½f · Standard · 8 ran 8/8 5 10-3 Mr Etienne Merle 42/1
2015 · 1 run
21 Dec 15+1193d Deauville (FR) Prix des Perrets (Claimer) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 1m1½f · Standard · 15 ran 12/15 5 9-4 Jimmy Tastayre 47/1
2012 · 5 runs
14 Sep 12+10d Enghien (FR) Prix Maurice D'Ohkuysen (Chase) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 2m1f · Very Soft · 12 ran 4/12 3 9-13 Gaetan Masure 11/1
04 Sep 12+86d Auteuil (FR) Prix Weather Permitting (Chase) (Novices) (3yo Unraced in a chase) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 8 ran 7/8 3 10-6 David Cottin 6/1
10 Jun 12+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Aguado (Hurdle) () (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 8 ran 8/8 5 10-6 Christophe Pieux 15/1
20 May 12+22d Auteuil (FR) Gras Savoye Risk Consulting Prix Stanley (Hurdle) () (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 13 ran 10/13 1½ 10-6 Sylvain Dehez 8/1
28 Apr 12 Auteuil (FR) Prix Wild Monarch (Div II) (Hurdle) () (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m7f · Heavy · 13 ran 1/13 10-4 David Cottin 112/10

Quick answers

How many races has Cuevo Especial won?
Cuevo Especial (FR) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2012 and 2016, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 2 times in total (18.2% of starts).
Who trained Cuevo Especial?
Cuevo Especial (FR) was trained by B Duchemin on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 15 October 2016.
Who is Cuevo Especial's sire?
Cuevo Especial (FR) is by Marchand De Sable (USA) out of Swandor (USA), whose sire is Swain.
What is Cuevo Especial's sire's record?
Marchand De Sable (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,093 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.2% from 167. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.8% from 148.
Who are Cuevo Especial's siblings?
Out of Swandor (USA), Cuevo Especial (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2012. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.