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Horse profile

Estepona (FR)

4yo colt · Trainer M Delcher Sanchez · Owner Jose Maria Maldonado
by Mehmas (IRE) out of Cigalera (FR) (Elusive City)
14 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Chantilly & Deauville (FR) Last run 13 Sep 2026 · 5th of 10 Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile

Estepona (FR) is 3 from 14, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Hampton Listed Stakes at Chantilly (Jun 2026). Last raced off a career-high mark of 104.

Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Jun 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating104At career-high mark
104 100–104

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 →

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 86A the best of the last 1 rated run · Ascot, 17 Jun 2025 Official rating 104 at the last run, 13 Sep 2026

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 →

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,139 runs since Jan 2008 (747 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19210.5%−1.1—
Good to Firm1,45717912.3%+0.70 from 1
Good1,95722111.3%−0.31 from 2
Good to Soft7548411.1%−0.52 from 7
Soft9229610.4%−1.20 from 3
Heavy2142210.3%−1.30 from 1
Standard (AW)2,81633912%+0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,09326712.8%+1.21 from 8
6f – 7f4,28247611.1%−0.52 from 6
1m – 1m1f1,36315611.4%−0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f3644311.8%+0.2—
1m5f – 2m3013.3%−8.3—
2m1f – 2m4f600%−11.6—
Over 3m100%−11.6—

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
Cigalera (FR) (Elusive City)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Zaharo (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 7 2 29% +4.60
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 1 50% +1.75
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 5 2 40% +6.60
Chantilly (FR) 4 0 0% −4.00
Longchamp (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Chantilly 1 1 100% +2.75
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Under 6f 8 1 13% −4.25
6f – 7f 6 2 33% +5.60

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Clement Lecoeuvre 9 2 22% +2.60
Christophe Soumillon 2 0 0% −2.00
Cristian Demuro 2 1 50% +1.75
Augustin Madamet 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 1 25% −0.25
2025 6 0 0% −6.00
2024 4 2 50% +7.60

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
2026 · 4 runs
13 Sep 26+35d Longchamp (FR) Prix Du Petit Couvert (Group 3) 5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 2½ 8-13 104—— Augustin Madamet 22/1
09 Aug 26+46d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Cercle - Hipodromo Palermo 150 Aniversario (arg) 5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 7/13 nk 9-4 104—— Christophe Soumillon 5/1
24 Jun 26+45d Chantilly Hampton Listed Stakes 5f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 9-2 104—— Cristian Demuro 11/4
10 May 26+195d Longchamp (FR) Prix De Saint-Georges (Turf) 5f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 hd 9-3 100—— Cristian Demuro 10/1
2025 · 6 runs
27 Oct 25+43d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Seine-et-Oise (3yo+) (Turf) 6f · Very Soft · 12 ran 5/12 1½ 8-13 ——— Clement Lecoeuvre 18/1
14 Sep 25+35d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Petit Couvert (3yo+) (Sprint Course) (Turf) 5f · Very Soft · 8 ran 4/8 ¾ 8-13 ——— Clement Lecoeuvre 14/1
10 Aug 25+54d Deauville (FR) Prix du Cercle - Don Juan Cuneo Solari () (3yo+) (Straight Course) (Turf) 5f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 ¾ 8-13 ——— Christophe Soumillon 49/10
17 Jun 25+16d Ascot King Charles III Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 20 ran Set the pace on the near flank early - dropped away over 2f out despite urging - faded inside the final furlong to finish 15th 15/20 nse 9-1 10488C86A Clement Lecoeuvre 66/1
01 Jun 25+48d Chantilly (FR) Prix Marchand d'Or () (3yo) (Turf) 6f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 1¼ 8-13 ——— Clement Lecoeuvre 4/1
14 Apr 25+184d Chantilly (FR) Prix Sigy (3yo) (Turf) 5.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 2/10 2½ 9-0 ——— Clement Lecoeuvre 28/1
2024 · 4 runs
12 Oct 24+55d Chantilly (FR) Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte (2yo) (Turf) 6f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 2½ 9-2 ——— Clement Lecoeuvre 18/1
18 Aug 24+17d Deauville (FR) Sumbe Prix Morny (2yo Colts & Fillies) (Straight Course) (Turf) 6f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 2 9-0 ——— Clement Lecoeuvre 13/1
01 Aug 24+25d Deauville (FR) Prix de Vire (Conditions) (2yo) (Straight Course) (Turf) 6f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 9-0 ——— Clement Lecoeuvre 9/5
07 Jul 24 Deauville (FR) Prix de Tancarville (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Straight Course) (Turf) 6f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 9-2 ——— Clement Lecoeuvre 78/10

Quick answers

How many races has Estepona won?
Estepona (FR) won 3 of 14 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 21.4%. Placed 5 times in total (35.7% of starts).
Who trains Estepona?
Estepona (FR) is trained by M Delcher Sanchez, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 September 2026.
Who is Estepona's sire?
Estepona (FR) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Cigalera (FR), whose sire is Elusive City.
What going does Estepona prefer?
Estepona (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Estepona's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 13 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Estepona's sire's record?
Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,139 runs since Jan 2008 (747 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Estepona's siblings?
Out of Cigalera (FR), Estepona (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2024. 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.