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Horse profile

El Kraken (FR)

4yo gelding · Trainer M Blancpain · Owner Miguel Blancpain
by Goken (FR) out of Highland Holly (IRE) (Gleneagles)
24 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2024
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Chantilly (FR) Last run 3 Nov 2026 · 5th of 15 Last raced off OR 61
KTB Profile

El Kraken (FR) is 1 from 24. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 11 on turf.

Based on 24 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf
Official rating61↓ 3lb off peak
61 58–64

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 9.6% of 2,088 runs since May 2020 (246 horses).

Strongest on good going: 12.7% from 245. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 15.1% from 199.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm55916.4%+6.8—
Good2453112.7%+3.10 from 3
Good to Soft408338.1%−1.50 from 2
Soft4935010.1%+0.50 from 5
Heavy1691710.1%+0.50 from 1
Standard (AW)718608.4%−1.21 from 13
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1993015.1%+5.50 from 1
6f – 7f1,1601109.5%−0.11 from 20
1m – 1m1f462378%−1.60 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f189147.4%−2.2—
1m5f – 2m25312%+2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f49612.2%+2.6—
2m5f – 3m400%−9.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2020 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Highland Holly (IRE) (Gleneagles)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

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

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 13 1 8% −10.40
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 10 0 0% −10.00
Longchamp (FR) 5 0 0% −5.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 4 0 0% −4.00
Chantilly (FR) 4 1 25% −1.40
Deauville (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 20 1 5% −17.40
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Christophe Soumillon 9 1 11% −6.40
Anthony Crastus 8 0 0% −8.00
Rosario Mangione 3 0 0% −3.00
Cesar Belmont 1 0 0% −1.00
C Soumillon 1 0 0% −1.00
Mathieu Calbrix 1 0 0% −1.00
Leonard Plommee 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 13 0 0% −13.00
Hood + tongue tie 7 1 14% −4.40
Tongue tie + visor 3 0 0% −3.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 14 1 7% −11.40
2025 8 0 0% −8.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00

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 OR Jockey SP
2026 · 14 runs
03 Nov 26+13d Deauville (FR) Prix De Commeaux 7½f · Standard · 15 ran 5/15 ¾ 9-3 61 Cesar Belmont 16/1
21 Oct 26+62d Deauville (FR) Prix De La Foret De Bord 7½f · Standard · 13 ran 11/13 nk 9-5 63 Rosario Mangione 12/1
20 Aug 26+42d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Cheval De Spectacle (Prix De Fecamp) Class 3 · 7½f · Standard · 16 ran 16/16 3 9-4 64 Christophe Soumillon 13/2
09 Jul 26+13d Longchamp (FR) Prix De Charenton Handicap 3 · 7f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 8 9-6 — C Soumillon 5/4F
26 Jun 26+14d Deauville (AW) Du Carrefour De L'Armistice Handicap - AWT 7f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 2/10 3 9-7 64 Christophe Soumillon 4/6F
12 Jun 26+22d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix des Coteaux de la Seine (Handicap) (Turf) 6f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 nk 9-6 64 Christophe Soumillon 5/2F
21 May 26+18d Longchamp (FR) Prix Samos (Conditions) (Turf) 7f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 nk 9-4 64 Christophe Soumillon 9/2
03 May 26+25d Longchamp (FR) Prix de la Folie Mericourt (Handicap) (Turf) 7f · Very Soft · 16 ran 3/16 1 9-6 64 Christophe Soumillon 6/1
08 Apr 26+13d Deauville (FR) Prix du Raz Blanchard (Handicap) (All Weather) (Polytrack) 7f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 1 9-6 64 Christophe Soumillon 22/5
26 Mar 26+14d Chantilly (FR) Prix des Porcelaines Kakiemon (Handicap) (All Weather) (Polytrack) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-6 58 Christophe Soumillon 8/5F
12 Mar 26+21d Chantilly (FR) Prix Janus (Handicap) (All Weather) (Polytrack) 1m · Standard · 15 ran 5/15 nse 9-4 58 Christophe Soumillon 87/10
19 Feb 26+13d Chantilly (FR) Prix de l'Allee de la Porte Vaillant (Handicap) (All Weather) (Polytrack) 6½f · Standard · 15 ran 6/15 nse 9-5 58 Anthony Crastus 20/1
06 Feb 26+15d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Foret de Grimbosq (Claimer) (All Weather) (Polytrack) 6½f · Standard · 8 ran 4/8 1¼ 8-11 58 Anthony Crastus 11/1
22 Jan 26+76d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Mare de Vauville (Handicap) (All Weather) 6½f · Standard · 16 ran 10/16 hd 9-3 61 Anthony Crastus 14/1
2025 · 8 runs
07 Nov 25+15d Deauville (FR) Prix Geoff Lewis (Conditions) (3yo) (Apprentice & Young Jockeys) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 12/14 hd 8-13 — Mathieu Calbrix 66/10
23 Oct 25+41d Deauville (FR) Prix de l'Ecluse Francois I Er (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 6½f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 1¼ 9-6 — Anthony Crastus 20/1
12 Sep 25+13d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Lieu Plaisant (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 1m · Very Soft · 16 ran 10/16 1½ 9-2 — Anthony Crastus 19/1
30 Aug 25+16d Deauville (FR) Prix du Casino Barriere Deauville (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7½f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 ¾ 9-2 — Anthony Crastus 22/1
14 Aug 25+62d Deauville (FR) Prix de Mervilly (Handicap) (3yo) (Straight Course) (Turf) 6½f · Soft · 13 ran 9/13 2 8-9 — Rosario Mangione 63/10
13 Jun 25+22d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Villaroche (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 7f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 shd 8-13 — Rosario Mangione 45/1
22 May 25+11d Longchamp (FR) Prix Radio FG (Handicap) (3yo) (Inner Course: 2nd Post) (Turf) 1m½f · Soft · 14 ran 13/14 2 9-2 — Anthony Crastus 46/1
11 May 25+319d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Mogador (Handicap) (3yo) (New Course) (Turf) 7f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 13/15 6½ 9-0 — Leonard Plommee 23/1
2024 · 2 runs
26 Jun 24+97d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Vineuil (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 7f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 8/8 1¼ 9-3 — Anthony Crastus 43/1
21 Mar 24 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Debut (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo) (Turf) 4½f · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 5 9-2 — Christophe Soumillon 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has El Kraken won?
El Kraken (FR) won 1 of 24 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 4.2%. Placed 7 times in total (29.2% of starts).
Who trains El Kraken?
El Kraken (FR) is trained by M Blancpain, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 November 2026.
Who is El Kraken's sire?
El Kraken (FR) is by Goken (FR) out of Highland Holly (IRE), whose sire is Gleneagles.
What going does El Kraken prefer?
El Kraken (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 13 starts (7.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is El Kraken's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 61, from the run on 3 November 2026. The highest on record is 64.
What is El Kraken's sire's record?
Goken (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 2,088 runs since May 2020 (246 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 12.7% from 245. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 15.1% from 199.
Who are El Kraken's siblings?
Out of Highland Holly (IRE), El Kraken (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.