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Horse profile

El Kraken (FR)

4yo gelding · Trainer M Blancpain · Owner M M Blancpain
by Goken (FR) out of Highland Holly (Gleneagles)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Jul 2026
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 20 Aug 2026 · 16th of 16
KTB Profile

El Kraken is a lightly raced gelding with two starts since Jul 2026. He finished 16 of 16 in a Class 3 race at Deauville in Aug 2026. By Goken out of a Gleneagles mare whose sole other foal to race has won, he is from a sire whose progeny have recorded a 15.2% strike rate under 6f and 13.2% on good ground since Jan 2008. All his runs have come at 6f to 7f.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 25 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,062 runs since Jan 2008 (245 horses).

Strongest on good going: 12.7% from 244. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 15.2% from 198.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm55916.4%+6.9—
Good2443112.7%+3.20 from 1
Good to Soft407338.1%−1.4—
Soft485479.7%+0.2—
Heavy160159.4%−0.1—
Standard (AW)711608.4%−1.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1983015.2%+5.7—
6f – 7f1,1491079.3%−0.20 from 2
1m – 1m1f453357.7%−1.8—
1m2f – 1m4f185147.6%−1.9—
1m5f – 2m24312.5%+3—
2m1f – 2m4f49612.2%+2.7—
2m5f – 3m400%−9.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Highland Holly (Gleneagles)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them El Kraken (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
El Kraken (FR)2317f—
Winterberry (FR)10——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
20 Aug 26+42d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Cheval De Spectacle (Prix De Fecamp) Class 3 · 7.5f · Standard · 16 ran 16/16 3 9-4 Christophe Soumillon 13/2
09 Jul 26 Longchamp (FR) Prix De Charenton Handicap 3 · 7f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 8 9-6 C Soumillon 5/4F

Quick answers

How many races has El Kraken won?
El Kraken (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains El Kraken?
El Kraken (FR) is trained by M Blancpain, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 August 2026.
Who is El Kraken's sire?
El Kraken (FR) is by Goken (FR) out of Highland Holly, whose sire is Gleneagles.
What is El Kraken's sire's record?
Goken (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 2,062 runs since Jan 2008 (245 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 12.7% from 244. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 15.2% from 198.
Who are El Kraken's siblings?
Out of Highland Holly, El Kraken (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: El Kraken (FR) (1). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2026. 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.