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Horse profile

Encipher (USA)

3yo colt (at last run, Aug 2012) · Last trainer A Fabre · Last owner Sheikh Mohammed
by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Secret Charm (IRE) (Green Desert)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Aug 2012 — 5,167 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2012 · 5th of 7 Won at Maisons-Laffitte (FR)
KTB Profile

Encipher (USA) is 1 from 5. Hasn't won since Jun 2012.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 21 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
Elusive Quality (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm25312%−0.3—
Good to Firm5916911.7%−0.6—
Good7209012.5%+0.21 from 3
Good to Soft280227.9%−4.40 from 1
Soft3773810.1%−2.20 from 1
Heavy9177.7%−4.6—
Standard (AW)1,30318814.4%+2.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3195116%+3.7—
6f – 7f1,33316212.2%−0.10 from 1
1m – 1m1f94212112.8%+0.51 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f5405810.7%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m1491912.8%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7534%−8.3—
2m5f – 3m29310.3%−2—

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
Secret Charm (IRE) (Green Desert)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Hidden Message (USA) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Hidden Message (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hidden Message (USA)526f–1mListed
Electioneer (USA)2425fClass 4
Hyde Park Barracks (USA)1615½fClass 5
Respect Me (GB)40——
With Charm (USA)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% +6.70
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Compiegne (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 1 100% +8.70
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% +5.70
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Pierre-Charles Boudot 3 1 33% +6.70
Maxime Guyon 1 0 0% −1.00
Mlle Amelie Foulon 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
27 Aug 12+35d Deauville (FR) Prix De Saint-Laurent (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 8f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 1 9-0 Pierre-Charles Boudot 11/2
23 Jul 12+52d Compiegne (FR) Prix du Moncel (Conditions) 8f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 1½ 9-0 Pierre-Charles Boudot 6/1
01 Jun 12+24d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Noir Et Or (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 8f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 8-11 Pierre-Charles Boudot 87/10
08 May 12+29d Longchamp (FR) Prix Du Musee Carnavalet (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 7f · Very Soft · 6 ran 4/6 2 9-2 Maxime Guyon 19/5
09 Apr 12 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Pas De Deux (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 6/17 2 8-8 Mlle Amelie Foulon 15/2

Quick answers

How many races has Encipher (USA) won?
Encipher (USA) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2012, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Encipher (USA)?
Encipher (USA) was trained by A Fabre on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 27 August 2012.
Who is Encipher (USA)'s sire?
Encipher (USA) is by Elusive Quality (USA) out of Secret Charm (IRE), whose sire is Green Desert.
What going does Encipher (USA) prefer?
Encipher (USA) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Encipher (USA)'s sire's record?
Elusive Quality (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 3,387 runs since Jan 2008 (333 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7.9% from 280. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 319.
Who are Encipher (USA)'s siblings?
Out of Secret Charm (IRE), Encipher (USA) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Hidden Message (USA) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Hidden Message (USA)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2012. 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.