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Horse profile

Ex Nihilo (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2020) · Last trainer F-M Cottin · Last owner Ecurie Centrale
by Vision D'Etat (FR) out of Kinshasac (FR) (Beyssac)
2 runs · 1 course · from Sep 2018
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Oct 2020 — 2,200 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2020 · 7th of 16
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Sep 2018 and Oct 2020, the last of them as a 6yo gelding. Finished 7 of 16 at Auteuil (FR) last time. By Vision D'Etat (FR), whose progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 969 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 969 runs since Jan 2008 (150 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 8.5% from 106.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2926.9%−5.2—
Good1742413.8%+1.7—
Good to Soft10698.5%−3.6—
Soft3634913.5%+1.40 from 1
Heavy1461711.6%−0.50 from 1
Standard (AW)1511610.6%−1.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f3200%−12.1—
1m – 1m1f1091412.8%+0.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1722011.6%−0.5—
1m5f – 2m2222913.1%+1—
2m1f – 2m4f3494412.6%+0.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m76810.5%−1.6—
Over 3m9222.2%+10.1—

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
Kinshasac (FR) (Beyssac)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Saint Michael (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m1½f–2m5½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Saint Michael (FR)1122m3½f–2m5½f—
Viens Tu (FR)412m1½f—
A Posteriori (FR)1312m5½f—
Tillo (FR)70——
Up In The Air (FR)20——
Bulla (FR)40——

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
11 Oct 20+766d Auteuil (FR) Prix Petit Fontaine (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 16 ran 7/16 20 10-10 Raphael Mayeur 111/1
06 Sep 18 Auteuil (FR) Prix Cadoudal (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-1 Noel O'Driscoll 63/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ex Nihilo (FR) won?
Ex Nihilo (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2018 and 2020.
Who trained Ex Nihilo (FR)?
Ex Nihilo (FR) was trained by F-M Cottin on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 11 October 2020.
Who is Ex Nihilo (FR)'s sire?
Ex Nihilo (FR) is by Vision D'Etat (FR) out of Kinshasac (FR), whose sire is Beyssac.
What is Ex Nihilo (FR)'s sire's record?
Vision D'Etat (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 969 runs since Jan 2008 (150 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 8.5% from 106.
Who are Ex Nihilo (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Kinshasac (FR), Ex Nihilo (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Saint Michael (FR) (2). The wins came over 2m1½f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2018. 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.