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Horse profile

Effet Special (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2021) · Last trainer Lucinda Russell · Last owner Brahms Liszt
by Network (GER) out of Tisane (FR) (Dear Doctor)
13 runs · 5 courses · from Feb 2019
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Apr 2021 — 2,007 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2021 Won at Perth Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile

Effet Special (FR) is 1 from 13, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2020. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 7 on softer). Last raced off 101, 24lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 24lb off peak
Official rating101↓ 24lb off peak
101 98–125

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Musselburgh, 4 Nov 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 9 figures · best 111A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good5111A92—
Heavy298B76—
Soft296C90.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5111A85—
1m5f – 2m4105A94—

Of 13 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 112A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Musselburgh, 4 Nov 2020 Official rating 101 at the last run, 22 Apr 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 131A · median 101.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good5131A102—
Heavy2107A102—
Soft2103B96.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6107A97—
1m5f – 2m4131A107.5—

Of 13 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 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
Network (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 3,767 runs since Jan 2008 (380 horses).

Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 10.2% from 274.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+85.9—
Good to Firm63812.7%−1.4—
Good83312615.1%+11 from 6
Good to Soft5097214.1%00 from 2
Soft1,54719612.7%−1.40 from 2
Heavy79312215.4%+1.30 from 3
Standard (AW)16212.5%−1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f761418.4%+4.3—
1m5f – 2m68911316.4%+2.31 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1,68023013.7%−0.40 from 7
2m5f – 3m1,04814513.8%−0.3—
Over 3m2742810.2%−3.9—

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
Tisane (FR) (Dear Doctor)

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
Good 6 1 17% −0.50
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 1 20% +0.50
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 5 1 20% +0.50
Musselburgh 3 0 0% −3.00
Kelso 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 6 1 17% −0.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Derek Fox 10 1 10% −4.50
Patrick Wadge 1 0 0% −1.00
Stephen Mulqueen 1 0 0% −1.00
Blair Campbell 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 8 1 13% −2.50
Hood + tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 5 1 20% +0.50
2019 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% −2.50
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00

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
22 Apr 21+65d Perth Fonab Castle Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-8 101—— Derek Fox 5/2F
16 Feb 21+71d Carlisle Racing Post GoNorth Weekend 20-22 March Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Heavy · 14 ran 7/14 5 11-11 10398B107A Derek Fox 18/1
07 Dec 20+33d Musselburgh Williamhill.com Best Odds Guaranteed Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 1¼ 10-3 10585A90A Patrick Wadge 15/2
04 Nov 20+58d Musselburgh Get Daily Tips At racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 15 10-13 105105A112A Derek Fox 11/1
07 Sep 20+27d Perth TGo Creative Design And Print Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 5 11-12 10592B102A Derek Fox 5/1J
11 Aug 20+21d Perth Thank You Cherrybank Garage Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-8 9869A131A Derek Fox 9/2
21 Jul 20+225d Perth Thank You NHS From Perth Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 4¾ 11-11 103111A101A Derek Fox 16/1
09 Dec 19+30d Musselburgh Introducing Racing TV Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-5 108—— Derek Fox 14/1
09 Nov 19+14d Kelso Ian Anderson Memorial Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 4½ 11-4 11254C97C Derek Fox 10/1
26 Oct 19+38d Kelso Royal Caledonian Hunt Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 16 11-10 115—97B Derek Fox 10/1
18 Sep 19+32d Kelso IJF & MS Society Handicap Chase Class 3 · 17f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 16 10-13 12053C89C Stephen Mulqueen 28/1
17 Aug 19+192d Perth perthlodge.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Heavy · 3 ran F/3 — 10-12 120—— Blair Campbell 3/1
06 Feb 19 Ayr Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 12 10-9 12596C103B Derek Fox 15/2

Quick answers

How many races has Effet Special (FR) won?
Effet Special (FR) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2019 and 2021, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 2 times in total (15.4% of starts).
Who trained Effet Special (FR)?
Effet Special (FR) was trained by Lucinda Russell on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 22 April 2021.
Who is Effet Special (FR)'s sire?
Effet Special (FR) is by Network (GER) out of Tisane (FR), whose sire is Dear Doctor.
What going does Effet Special (FR) prefer?
Effet Special (FR) has the best record on good 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 Effet Special (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 22 April 2021. The highest on record is 125.
What is Effet Special (FR)'s sire's record?
Network (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 3,767 runs since Jan 2008 (380 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 10.2% from 274.

Record shown from February 2019. 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.