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Horse profile

De Rigueur (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2014) · Last trainer Marco Botti · Last owner N A Jackson
by Montjeu (IRE) out of Exclusive (GB) (Polar Falcon)
16 runs · 9 courses · from Aug 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Oct 2014 — 4,392 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2014 · 2nd of 33 6 wins · Haydock, Newmarket & Wolverhampton (AW) Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile

De Rigueur (GB) is 6 from 16. Hasn't won since Jul 2014. Last raced off a career-high mark of 101.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating101At career-high mark
101 59–101

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

Best recent KTB Rating 102A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 11 Oct 2014 Official rating 101 at the last run, 11 Oct 2014

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 →

Flat 16 figures · best 102A · median 88.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)594A88—
Good3102A92—
Good to Soft3100A90—
Good to Firm397A83—
Heavy294A79—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f9100A89—
1m5f – 2m697A85.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 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.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Montjeu (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 7,971 runs since Jan 2008 (665 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.3% from 686.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5747%−5.3—
Good to Firm1,24215912.8%+0.51 from 3
Good2,14126212.2%−0.11 from 3
Good to Soft1,11014813.3%+11 from 3
Soft1,68219411.5%−0.8—
Heavy68611216.3%+41 from 2
Standard (AW)1,0531009.5%−2.82 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f600%−12.3—
6f – 7f330319.4%−2.9—
1m – 1m1f8139711.9%−0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f2,72436013.2%+0.95 from 9
1m5f – 2m2,42631312.9%+0.61 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1,15712210.5%−1.80 from 1
2m5f – 3m4144510.9%−1.4—
Over 3m1011110.9%−1.4—

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
Exclusive (GB) (Polar Falcon)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Echelon (GB) (8 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Echelon (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Echelon (GB)1887f–1m1fGroup 1
Panache (GB)1532m–2m½fClass 4
Chic (GB)611mGroup 2
Expressive (GB)511m1½fClass 4
Executrix (GB)50——
Excellent (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 2 40% −0.09
Good 3 1 33% +23.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +7.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +3.50
Heavy 2 1 50% +3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 8 3 38% +34.50
Class 5 4 2 50% +4.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +0.91

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 4 1 25% +22.00
Haydock 3 3 100% +18.50
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 2 67% +1.91
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 9 5 56% +36.91
1m5f – 2m 6 1 17% +0.50
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrea Atzeni 7 3 43% +34.00
Adam Kirby 4 2 50% +5.50
Paul Hanagan 1 0 0% −1.00
Marc Monaghan 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Aspell 1 0 0% −1.00
Seb Sanders 1 1 100% +0.91
Toby Atkinson 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 8 3 38% +34.50
Tongue tie 7 3 43% +2.91
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 7 2 29% +29.00
2013 5 2 40% +3.41
2012 4 2 50% +4.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
11 Oct 14+42d Newmarket Betfred Cesarewitch (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 18f · Good · 33 ran 2/33 ¾ 9-7 101102A Andrea Atzeni 25/1
30 Aug 14+7d Chester Win 10,000,000 On Betdaq Colossus Chester Stakes (Listed Handicap) Class 1 · 13.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 5 9-5 10190A Paul Hanagan 4/1
23 Aug 14+49d York Betfred Ebor (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 14f · Good · 19 ran 16/19 ½ 9-4 10178A Andrea Atzeni 10/1
05 Jul 14+35d Haydock bet365 Old Newton Cup (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 12f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 1/15 9-4 97100A Andrea Atzeni 9/1
31 May 14+14d Newmarket John Sunley Memorial Levy Board Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 9-1 9392A Andrea Atzeni 25/1
17 May 14+21d Newmarket Triconnex Handicap Class 2 · 14f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 5 8-11 9569C Marc Monaghan 11/2
26 Apr 14+322d Ripon Riponbet Patent Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 9/9 16 8-8 9571C Paddy Aspell 5/1
08 Jun 13+21d Haydock BetVictor Royal Ascot No Lose Hughes Handicap Class 2 · 16f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 1/14 8-13 8697A Adam Kirby 11/2
18 May 13+31d Newmarket Download Coral App From The App Store Handicap Class 2 · 14f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 2/13 1¼ 8-4 8483A Andrea Atzeni 14/1
17 Apr 13+74d Kempton (AW) Betdaq 1st UK Race Commission Free-Everyday Handicap Class 3 · 16f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 nk 9-3 8188A Adam Kirby 2/1F
02 Feb 13+29d Lingfield (AW) Lingfield Park Owners Group Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 nk 9-1 8275A Adam Kirby 2/1F
04 Jan 13+20d Wolverhampton (AW) Horse Racing Best Bets At Bookmakers.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 9-5 7594A Seb Sanders 10/11F
15 Dec 12+53d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 9-2 6789A Adam Kirby 2/1F
23 Oct 12+25d Yarmouth Weddings At Great Yarmouth Racecourse Handicap Class 5 · 11.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 8 9-8 6864C Andrea Atzeni 4/5F
28 Sep 12+28d Haydock Speedy Services Long Servers Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Heavy · 13 ran 1/13 9-3 5994A Andrea Atzeni 4/1F
31 Aug 12 Wolverhampton (AW) Ladbrokes Bet On Your Mobile Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 shd 8-13 6068A Toby Atkinson 11/10F

Quick answers

How many races has De Rigueur (GB) won?
De Rigueur (GB) won 6 of 16 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 37.5%. Placed 9 times in total (56.3% of starts).
Who trained De Rigueur (GB)?
De Rigueur (GB) was trained by Marco Botti on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 11 October 2014.
Who is De Rigueur (GB)'s sire?
De Rigueur (GB) is by Montjeu (IRE) out of Exclusive (GB), whose sire is Polar Falcon.
What going does De Rigueur (GB) prefer?
De Rigueur (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is De Rigueur (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 11 October 2014. That is also the highest on record.
What is De Rigueur (GB)'s sire's record?
Montjeu (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 7,971 runs since Jan 2008 (665 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.3% from 686.
Who are De Rigueur (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Exclusive (GB), De Rigueur (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Echelon (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Echelon (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2012. 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.