Excelsior (FR)
Excelsior is a gelding with two wins from 19 starts, both gained at Saint-Cloud over 1m2f – 1m4f on good to soft and soft ground in Sep and Oct 2022. He has not won since. The son of Motivator has raced nine times on soft or good to soft turf without adding to his tally. He finished 6 of 7 at Marseille Borely in a Class 4 race in Sep 2026.
- 2–19Wins / Runs
- 10.5%Strike rate
- 7 (36.8%)Placed
- −11.20£1 level staken=19 at SP
- 0.93Fair A/E n=19 · 0.76 incl. margin
- 92dAvg 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 12.1% of 5,574 runs since Jan 2008 (511 horses).
Strongest on soft going: 15.9% from 1,079. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.8% from 1,277. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.1% from 589. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.7% from 573.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 21 | 5 | 23.8% | +11.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 571 | 71 | 12.4% | +0.3 | — |
| Good | 1,317 | 145 | 11% | −1.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 859 | 112 | 13% | +0.9 | 1 from 8 |
| Soft | 1,079 | 172 | 15.9% | +3.8 | 1 from 8 |
| Heavy | 449 | 67 | 14.9% | +2.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,277 | 100 | 7.8% | −4.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 41 | 3 | 7.3% | −4.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 573 | 50 | 8.7% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,107 | 108 | 9.8% | −2.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,850 | 243 | 13.1% | +1 | 2 from 16 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,213 | 160 | 13.2% | +1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 589 | 89 | 15.1% | +3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 182 | 17 | 9.3% | −2.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 19 | 3 | 15.8% | +3.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Palpitator (FR) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–1m7f; the highest grade won is Listed (Palpitator (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palpitator (FR) | 21 | 3 | 1m2f–1m7f | Listed |
| Real Maestranza (FR) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| American Sun (FR) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Foligno (FR) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.30 |
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.90 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.80 |
| Deauville (FR) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Marseille Borely (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Vichy (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Craon (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lyon Parilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 2 | 13% | −8.20 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier Peslier | 7 | 2 | 29% | +0.80 |
| Stephane Pasquier | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Pierre-Charles Boudot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jerome Claudic | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mme Marina Brunelli | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hugo Boutin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mathieu Calbrix | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Baptiste Bourgeais | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ioritz Mendizabal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.80 |
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 Excelsior (FR) won?
- Excelsior (FR) won 2 of 19 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 10.5%. Placed 7 times in total (36.8% of starts).
- Who trains Excelsior (FR)?
- Excelsior (FR) is trained by Mme Manon Scandella-Lacaille, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 September 2026.
- Who is Excelsior (FR)'s sire?
- Excelsior (FR) is by Motivator (GB) out of Feerie Stellaire (FR), whose sire is Take Risks.
- What going does Excelsior (FR) prefer?
- Excelsior (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Excelsior (FR)'s sire's record?
- Motivator (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,574 runs since Jan 2008 (511 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 15.9% from 1,079. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.8% from 1,277. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 15.1% from 589. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.7% from 573.
- Who are Excelsior (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Feerie Stellaire (FR), Excelsior (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Palpitator (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (Palpitator (FR)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m7f. As at Oct 2026.