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Horse profile

Defi Des Carres (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2021) · Last trainer Charlie Mann · Last owner Mrs John Thorneloe Mjr Bannister
by Sumitas (GER) out of Star Des Carres (FR) (Beyssac)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Mar 2021 — 2,058 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2021 2 wins · Vittel & Wissembourg Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile

Defi Des Carres (FR) is 2 from 8. Hasn't won since Aug 2018. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 127.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 43 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Cheltenham, 11 Dec 2020

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 3 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 123A the best of the last 1 rated run · Cheltenham, 11 Dec 2020 Official rating 127 at the last run, 17 Mar 2021

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 3 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 3 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
Sumitas (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 87 runs since Oct 2013 (13 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good10220%+8.51 from 1
Good to Soft500%−11.50 from 2
Soft52713.5%+21 from 4
Heavy1516.7%−4.80 from 1
Standard (AW)500%−11.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−11.5—
1m – 1m1f600%−11.5—
1m2f – 1m4f300%−11.5—
1m5f – 2m300%−11.5—
2m1f – 2m4f641015.6%+4.12 from 4
2m5f – 3m600%−11.50 from 1
Over 3m400%−11.50 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Star Des Carres (FR) (Beyssac)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 1 25% −2.20
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 1 100% —

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Compiegne (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Vittel 1 1 100% +0.80
Wissembourg 1 1 100% —
Auteuil (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Dieppe 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 2 50% −1.20
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Bannister 3 0 0% −3.00
Thomas Gaullier 2 2 100% +0.80
Maxime Camus 1 0 0% −1.00
Morgan Regairaz 1 0 0% −1.00
Wilfrid Denuault 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 3 2 67% −0.20
2017 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
Flat 2 2 100% +0.80
Hurdle 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 2 runs
17 Mar 21+73d Cheltenham Glenfarclas Chase (Cross Country Chase) (GBB Race) Class 2 · 3m6f · Good To Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-4 127—— Harry Bannister 28/1
03 Jan 21+23d Plumpton Sky Sports Racing Sussex National Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m4½f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-7 127—— Harry Bannister 11/1
2020 · 1 run
11 Dec 20+416d Cheltenham Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 3m6f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 shd 10-2 12143A123A Harry Bannister 16/1
2019 · 1 run
22 Oct 19+429d Compiegne (FR) Prix Francois de Chevigny (Cross-Country Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m7½f · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 shd 11-5 ——— Maxime Camus 14/5
2018 · 3 runs
19 Aug 18+70d Vittel Prix Baguenault De Puchesse 2m2f · Soft · 1 ran 1/1 10-3 ——— Thomas Gaullier 4/5F
10 Jun 18+59d Wissembourg Orix Eddy Acker 2m3f · Good · 1 ran 1/1 10-1 ——— Thomas Gaullier —
12 Apr 18+349d Auteuil (FR) Prix Necor (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3½f · Very Soft · 14 ran 11/14 4 10-12 ——— Morgan Regairaz 73/1
2017 · 1 run
28 Apr 17 Dieppe Prix Dom Pasquini (Hurdle) 2m1f · Very Soft · 4 ran 6/4 dht 10-7 ——— Wilfrid Denuault 59/1

Quick answers

How many races has Defi Des Carres won?
Defi Des Carres (FR) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2017 and 2021, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trained Defi Des Carres?
Defi Des Carres (FR) was trained by Charlie Mann on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 17 March 2021.
Who is Defi Des Carres's sire?
Defi Des Carres (FR) is by Sumitas (GER) out of Star Des Carres (FR), whose sire is Beyssac.
What going does Defi Des Carres prefer?
Defi Des Carres (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Defi Des Carres's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 17 March 2021. That is also the highest on record.
What is Defi Des Carres's sire's record?
Sumitas (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 87 runs since Oct 2013 (13 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from April 2017. 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.