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Horse profile

Dantesque (FR)

5yo horse (at last run, May 2021) · Last trainer J-M Beguigne · Last owner Naji Pharaon
by Rail Link (GB) out of Valdance (FR) (Vaguely Pleasant)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Jun 2020
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 May 2021 — 1,985 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2021 · 2nd of 9 Won at Longchamp (FR) First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Dantesque (FR) is 1 from 5. Hasn't won since Oct 2020.

Based on 5 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 10.5% of 2,918 runs since Jan 2008 (285 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 13.5% from 341. Weakest on heavy going: 7.2% from 237. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.7% from 228.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1119.1%−1.4—
Good to Firm3414613.5%+3—
Good6196510.5%0—
Good to Soft390348.7%−1.80 from 1
Soft573478.2%−2.30 from 2
Heavy237177.2%−3.31 from 2
Standard (AW)7479713%+2.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f27311.1%+0.6—
6f – 7f228135.7%−4.8—
1m – 1m1f4294811.2%+0.7—
1m2f – 1m4f93312313.2%+2.71 from 4
1m5f – 2m676679.9%−0.60 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f462378%−2.5—
2m5f – 3m1411510.6%+0.1—
Over 3m2214.5%−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
Valdance (FR) (Vaguely Pleasant)

5 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Solar Dancer (FR)20——
Royal Flash (FR)10——
Call Me Mister (FR)50——
Sure (FR)20——
Cosmo Flight (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +4.10
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 1 100% +5.10
Compiegne (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Dieppe (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 1 25% +2.10
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mme Lea Bails 3 1 33% +3.10
Mlle Lea Bails 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Piccone 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 1 25% +2.10
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 3 1 33% +3.10

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
14 May 21+50d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Relko (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 14f · Very Soft · 9 ran 2/9 nk 8-8 Mme Lea Bails 10/1
25 Mar 21+161d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de la Gloriette (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 12f · Heavy · 16 ran 11/16 ½ 9-5 Mme Lea Bails 18/1
15 Oct 20+80d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Botzaris (Handicap) (4yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) 12f · Heavy · 15 ran 1/15 8-13 Mme Lea Bails 51/10
27 Jul 20+45d Compiegne (FR) Prix du Berval (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 17/18 20 9-1 Mlle Lea Bails 117/1
12 Jun 20 Dieppe (FR) Prix du Palais de la Decouverte (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Soft · 6 ran 6/6 30 9-0 Tony Piccone 27/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dantesque (FR) won?
Dantesque (FR) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2020 and 2021, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Dantesque (FR)?
Dantesque (FR) was trained by J-M Beguigne on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 14 May 2021.
Who is Dantesque (FR)'s sire?
Dantesque (FR) is by Rail Link (GB) out of Valdance (FR), whose sire is Vaguely Pleasant.
What is Dantesque (FR)'s sire's record?
Rail Link (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 2,918 runs since Jan 2008 (285 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 13.5% from 341. Weakest on heavy going: 7.2% from 237. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.7% from 228.
Who are Dantesque (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Valdance (FR), Dantesque (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2020. 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.