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Horse profile

Deus Ex Machina (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2012) · Last trainer B De Watrigant · Last owner Olivier De La Garoullaye
by Pelder (IRE) out of Mea Maxima Culpa (FR) (Holst)
10 runs · 1 course · from Mar 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Apr 2012 — 5,317 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2012 Won at Auteuil (FR)
KTB Profile

Deus Ex Machina (FR) is 1 from 10. Hasn't won since Mar 2009.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 27 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
Pelder (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 249 runs since Jan 2008 (24 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+89.2—
Good to Firm16425%+14.2—
Good6957.2%−3.6—
Good to Soft17211.8%+1—
Soft8989%−1.81 from 8
Heavy54713%+2.20 from 2
Standard (AW)300%−10.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−10.8—
1m2f – 1m4f500%−10.8—
1m5f – 2m931010.8%0—
2m1f – 2m4f921112%+1.21 from 4
2m5f – 3m48612.5%+1.70 from 6
Over 3m1000%−10.8—

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

Dam
Mea Maxima Culpa (FR) (Holst)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Deo Gratias (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m1½f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Deo Gratias (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Deo Gratias (FR)922m2f–2m3½fListed
Gratia Plena (FR)1912m2fListed
Ite Missa Est (FR)512m1½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 1 13% −5.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Elwis Lequesne 8 1 13% −5.00
Kevin Guignon 1 0 0% −1.00
Bertrand Thelier 1 0 0% —

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 3 0 0% −1.00
2009 2 1 50% —

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 9 1 11% −5.00
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2012 · 2 runs
06 Apr 12+19d Auteuil (FR) Prix Murat (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 10-3 Kevin Guignon 55/1
18 Mar 12+336d Auteuil (FR) Prix Predicateur (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 18 ran 10/18 7 10-2 Elwis Lequesne 28/1
2011 · 3 runs
17 Apr 11+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Murat (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-8 Elwis Lequesne 42/1
27 Mar 11+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Troytown (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 12 ran 6/12 15 10-8 Elwis Lequesne 22/1
06 Mar 11+322d Auteuil (FR) Prix Robert De Clermont-Tonnerre (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 21.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 5/11 1 10-10 Elwis Lequesne 27/1
2010 · 3 runs
18 Apr 10+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Du President De La Republique (Chase) Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 23.5f · Very Soft · 20 ran PU/20 — 10-0 Elwis Lequesne 7/1
28 Mar 10+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Lutteur III (Handicap Chase) 21.5f · Heavy · 3 ran 2/3 1 10-6 Elwis Lequesne —
07 Mar 10+322d Auteuil (FR) Prix du Cheval de l'Annee 2009 (Prix Karcimont) (Chase) (Handicap) 20.5f · Very Soft · 4 ran 4/4 3 11-0 Bertrand Thelier —
2009 · 2 runs
19 Apr 09+42d Auteuil (FR) Prix un Soir Aux Courses (Prix Aristote) (Chase) 20.5f · Very Soft · 4 ran 3/4 ¾ 11-0 Elwis Lequesne —
08 Mar 09 Auteuil (FR) Prix Cousin Pons (Chase) 18.5f · Very Soft · 4 ran 1/4 10-8 Elwis Lequesne —

Quick answers

How many races has Deus Ex Machina won?
Deus Ex Machina (FR) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2009 and 2012, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 1 time in total (10% of starts).
Who trained Deus Ex Machina?
Deus Ex Machina (FR) was trained by B De Watrigant on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 6 April 2012.
Who is Deus Ex Machina's sire?
Deus Ex Machina (FR) is by Pelder (IRE) out of Mea Maxima Culpa (FR), whose sire is Holst.
What going does Deus Ex Machina prefer?
Deus Ex Machina (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Deus Ex Machina's sire's record?
Pelder (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 249 runs since Jan 2008 (24 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Deus Ex Machina's siblings?
Out of Mea Maxima Culpa (FR), Deus Ex Machina (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Deo Gratias (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Deo Gratias (FR)). The wins came over 2m1½f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2009. 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.