Epic Tale (FR)
Epic Tale won both his races over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground, at Auteuil in Jun 2024 and at Compiegne in Sep 2023. The gelding, who raced 11 times in total for two wins and four places, finished 5 of 7 at Clairefontaine in Jul 2024. His last run, at Clairefontaine in Jul 2024, was his first for the yard.
- 2–11Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 4 (36.4%)Placed
- −3.90£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.13Fair A/E n=11 · 0.94 incl. margin
- 157dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 15.9% of 3,176 runs since Jan 2008 (488 horses).
Strongest on good going: 19.7% from 553. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.5% from 211. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.7% from 689. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.8% from 137.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −15.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 24 | 6 | 25% | +9.1 | — |
| Good | 553 | 109 | 19.7% | +3.8 | — |
| Good to Soft | 478 | 91 | 19% | +3.1 | — |
| Soft | 1,200 | 184 | 15.3% | −0.6 | 2 from 8 |
| Heavy | 705 | 95 | 13.5% | −2.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 211 | 20 | 9.5% | −6.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −15.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 50 | 3 | 6% | −9.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 137 | 12 | 8.8% | −7.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 303 | 45 | 14.9% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 689 | 136 | 19.7% | +3.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,495 | 237 | 15.9% | 0 | 2 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 414 | 60 | 14.5% | −1.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 85 | 13 | 15.3% | −0.6 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Dino (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mount Angel (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 2 | 25% | −0.90 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auteuil (FR) | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.60 |
| Clairefontaine (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Compiegne (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.70 |
| Lyon Parilly (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 2 | 25% | −0.90 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Nabet | 2 | 2 | 100% | +5.10 |
| Bertrand Lestrade | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Alexis Badel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Christopher Riou | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Reveley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Angelo Zuliani | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gaetan Masure | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Augustin Madamet | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.10 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.40 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.70 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 2 | 25% | −0.90 |
| Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Epic Tale (FR) won?
- Epic Tale (FR) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2020 and 2024, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
- Who trained Epic Tale (FR)?
- Epic Tale (FR) was trained by J Delaunay on the most recent run on record, at Clairefontaine (FR) on 1 July 2024.
- Who is Epic Tale (FR)'s sire?
- Epic Tale (FR) is by Doctor Dino (FR) out of Lou Ange I (FR), whose sire is Ange Gabriel.
- What going does Epic Tale (FR) prefer?
- Epic Tale (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Epic Tale (FR)'s sire's record?
- Doctor Dino (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.9% of 3,176 runs since Jan 2008 (488 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19.7% from 553. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.5% from 211. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.7% from 689. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.8% from 137.
- Who are Epic Tale (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Lou Ange I (FR), Epic Tale (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.