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Horse profile

Dom Fontenail (FR)

13yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2012) · Last trainer Martin Brassil · Last owner Mrs A G Kavanagh
by Tel Quel (FR) out of Ninon Fontenail (FR) (Turgeon)
16 runs · 10 courses · from Mar 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jun 2012 — 5,251 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2012 Won at Auteuil (FR) Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Dom Fontenail (FR) is 1 from 16, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Predicateur at Auteuil (FR) (Mar 2005). Hasn't won since Mar 2005. Last raced off 102, 25lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 25lb off peak
Official rating102↓ 25lb off peak
102 102–127

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 124A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway, 30 Jul 2010 Official rating 102 at the last run, 4 Jun 2012

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 →

Jumps 9 figures · best 134A · median 115
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft3116A116—
Good to Soft2134A121—
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
Heavy1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5134A116—
Over 3m2115A114.5—
2m5f – 3m2124A116—

Of 13 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3) · beaten lengths not stored (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 13 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
Tel Quel (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 4.7% of 342 runs since Jan 2008 (41 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−4.70 from 1
Good to Firm2528%+3.30 from 3
Good10854.6%−0.10 from 2
Good to Soft3925.1%+0.40 from 2
Soft9155.5%+0.81 from 6
Heavy6111.6%−3.10 from 2
Standard (AW)1218.3%+3.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−4.7—
1m2f – 1m4f400%−4.7—
1m5f – 2m9055.6%+0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f14585.5%+0.81 from 9
2m5f – 3m8933.4%−1.30 from 4
Over 3m1200%−4.70 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ninon Fontenail (FR) (Turgeon)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Nina Fontenail (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Nina Fontenail (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Nina Fontenail (FR)1421m4fClass 6

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 1 17% −4.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Auteuil (FR) 3 1 33% —
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Tralee 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 1 11% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr R Kavanagh 3 0 0% −3.00
D Gallagher 3 1 33% —
Ian McCarthy 2 0 0% −2.00
Niall P Madden 2 0 0% −2.00
Mark Bolger 2 0 0% −2.00
R Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Jackson 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr R J Hume 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00
None 4 1 25% −1.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2005 3 1 33% —

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 13 0 0% −13.00
Hurdle 3 1 33% —

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
04 Jun 12+26d Listowel Listowel Race Directors Hunters Chase 24f · Yielding · 17 ran F/17 — 11-0 102— Mr R Kavanagh 25/1
09 May 12+649d Punchestown Racing Post Champion Hunters Chase 25f · Yielding · 12 ran 6/12 1½ 11-7 115114A Mr R Kavanagh 50/1
30 Jul 10+17d Galway Guinness Galway Blazers Handicap Chase (0-130) 22.5f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 5/19 1½ 10-8 115124A Ian McCarthy 33/1
13 Jul 10+83d Killarney McSweeney Arms Hotel Handicap Chase (0-116) 17f · Yielding · 14 ran 8/14 1¼ 11-9 116116A Ian McCarthy 20/1
21 Apr 10+278d Punchestown Brian Price Memorial Champion Hunters Chase 25f · Good · 25 ran 5/25 1½ 11-7 124115A Mr R Kavanagh 40/1
17 Jul 09+26d Kilbeggan Gigginstown House Midlands National Handicap Chase 22f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-5 126— Niall P Madden 25/1
21 Jun 09+225d Down Royal Tile Market I.t.b.a. (northern Region) Galway Plate Trial Handicap Chase 20f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 80/19 11-4 126— Niall P Madden 16/1
08 Nov 08+38d Naas James & Helen Hannan Memorial Handicap Chase 19f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 2½ 10-7 127116A Mark Bolger 12/1
01 Oct 08+63d Tralee Denny Gold Medal Handicap Chase 20f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran 6/12 24 11-3 109113C R Walsh 7/1
30 Jul 08+38d Galway William Hill Galway Plate (Handicap Chase) 22.5f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran 7/22 6 9-11 122108A Shane Jackson 25/1
22 Jun 08+24d Down Royal Britvic N.I. Galway Plate Trial Handicap Chase 20f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 2/10 1 11-2 126134A Barry Geraghty 8/1
29 May 08+195d Punchestown Enhance Marketing Chase 18f · Firm · 7 ran 5/7 1¾ 10-13 126107A Mark Bolger 33/1
16 Nov 07+733d Cheltenham BGC Cross Country Chase Class 2 · 30f · Good To Firm · 14 ran UR/14 — 11-8 —— Mr R J Hume 50/1
13 Nov 05+35d Auteuil (FR) Prix Count Schomberg (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) 18f · Heavy · 3 ran 3/3 3 11-1 —— D Gallagher —
09 Oct 05+203d Auteuil (FR) Prix Prince d'Ecouen (Handicap Hurdle) 19.5f · Very Soft · 3 ran 2/3 3 10-12 —— D Gallagher —
20 Mar 05 Auteuil (FR) Prix Predicateur (Handicap Hurdle) 19.5f · Very Soft · 3 ran 1/3 10-6 —— D Gallagher —

Quick answers

How many races has Dom Fontenail (FR) won?
Dom Fontenail (FR) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2005 and 2012, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 2 times in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Dom Fontenail (FR)?
Dom Fontenail (FR) was trained by Martin Brassil on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 4 June 2012.
Who is Dom Fontenail (FR)'s sire?
Dom Fontenail (FR) is by Tel Quel (FR) out of Ninon Fontenail (FR), whose sire is Turgeon.
What going does Dom Fontenail (FR) prefer?
Dom Fontenail (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Dom Fontenail (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 4 June 2012. The highest on record is 127.
What is Dom Fontenail (FR)'s sire's record?
Tel Quel (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.7% of 342 runs since Jan 2008 (41 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Dom Fontenail (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Ninon Fontenail (FR), Dom Fontenail (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Nina Fontenail (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Nina Fontenail (FR)). The wins came over 1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2005. 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.