Descartes (GER)
Descartes (GER) is 4 from 18, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Achille-Fould at Auteuil (FR) (Sep 2015). Hasn't won since Oct 2015. 4 of 11 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 0 from 5 on quicker.
- 4–18Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 5 (27.8%)Placed
- +13.70£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 1.76Fair A/E n=15 · 1.28 incl. margin
- 77dAvg 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 12.5% of 4,261 runs since Jan 2008 (421 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 99 | 14 | 14.1% | +1.6 | — |
| Good | 1,270 | 146 | 11.5% | −1 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 816 | 111 | 13.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,304 | 169 | 13% | +0.5 | 4 from 8 |
| Heavy | 549 | 69 | 12.6% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 222 | 23 | 10.4% | −2.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 39 | 6 | 15.4% | +2.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 157 | 14 | 8.9% | −3.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 326 | 32 | 9.8% | −2.7 | 2 from 14 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,053 | 128 | 12.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,456 | 192 | 13.2% | +0.7 | 2 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 991 | 125 | 12.6% | +0.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 239 | 35 | 14.6% | +2.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Dothraki (GER) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7½f–1m2½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dothraki (GER) | 20 | 3 | 7½f–1m2f | — |
| Desiree Clary (GER) | 3 | 1 | 1m2½f | — |
| Dream On (GER) | 1 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Danza Classica (GER) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Daenerys (GER) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Django (GER) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| De La Fayette (GER) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ducksflytogether (GER) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 4 | 50% | +23.70 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longchamp (FR) | 5 | 2 | 40% | +21.70 |
| Auteuil (FR) | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Compiegne | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontainebleau | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lyon Parilly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 14 | 2 | 14% | +12.70 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Charles Boudot | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Anthony Crastus | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Bertrand Lestrade | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.00 |
| Stephane Pasquier | 2 | 2 | 100% | +24.70 |
| James Reveley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thibault Speicher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alexandre Champenois | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alexis Achard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Antoine Werle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 8 | 2 | 25% | +18.70 |
| None | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.00 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +20.70 |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 14 | 2 | 14% | +12.70 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.00 |
| Chase | 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 Descartes won?
- Descartes (GER) won 4 of 18 archived starts between 2012 and 2015, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 5 times in total (27.8% of starts).
- Who trained Descartes?
- Descartes (GER) was trained by G Macaire on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 22 November 2015.
- Who is Descartes's sire?
- Descartes (GER) is by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Dynamica (GER), whose sire is Dashing Blade.
- What going does Descartes prefer?
- Descartes (GER) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 8 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Descartes's sire's record?
- Sholokhov (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,261 runs since Jan 2008 (421 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
- Who are Descartes's siblings?
- Out of Dynamica (GER), Descartes (GER) has 8 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Dothraki (GER) (3). The wins came over 7½f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.