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Famous Clermont (FR)

11yo gelding · Trainer C R Barber · Owner Biddiscombe Rogers Barber
by Maresca Sorrento (FR) out of Progest Des Mottes (FR) (April Night)
15 runs · 8 courses · from Jan 2021
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 5 courses Last run 9 Apr 2026 Last raced off OR 135
KTB Profile

Famous Clermont won six of 15 starts on turf between Jan 2021 and Apr 2026, all in hunters chases. Five of those wins came over 2m5f – 3m, four on good to soft and two on good, with the biggest success at Aintree in the Class 2 Randox Foxhunters Open Hunters Chase in Apr 2023 off an official rating of 142. He also won the Stratford Ladies Open Championship Final Hunters Chase in both May 2024 and May 2025. The gelding was prominent when last raced off OR 135 at Aintree in Apr 2026.

Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Apr 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
Official rating135↓ 7lb off peak
135 132–142

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 68 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cheltenham, 17 Mar 2023

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 →

Jumps 11 figures · best 130C · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft574C56—
Good3130C105—
Soft268B50—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m7130C56—
Over 3m274C71—
2m1f – 2m4f2105A93.5—

Of 15 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 128B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 31 May 2024 Official rating 135 at the last run, 9 Apr 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 12 figures · best 142A · median 125.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good to Soft5142A137—
Good3128B125—
Soft3141B125—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m7142A126—
2m1f – 2m4f3141B120—
Over 3m2141C133—

Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 15 runs · 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.

Run style from 3 analysed runs since Apr 2025

  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (33%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Maresca Sorrento (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,431 runs since Jan 2008 (182 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 14.2% from 323.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+14.9—
Good to Firm3126.5%−3.6—
Good2823211.3%+1.22 from 4
Good to Soft178179.6%−0.54 from 6
Soft593569.4%−0.70 from 3
Heavy3253711.4%+1.30 from 2
Standard (AW)1700%−10.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−10.1—
1m – 1m1f1200%−10.1—
1m2f – 1m4f2900%−10.1—
1m5f – 2m287269.1%−10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f688659.4%−0.70 from 3
2m5f – 3m3234614.2%+4.15 from 8
Over 3m9088.9%−1.21 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Progest Des Mottes (FR) (April Night)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 4 67% +5.60
Good 4 2 50% +0.25
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 4 1 25% +1.50
Class 3 4 3 75% +2.05
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 2 100% +2.30
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Aintree 3 1 33% +2.50
Wincanton 3 1 33% −1.20
Stratford 2 2 100% +2.25
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 1 50% +0.50
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 1 100% +0.80
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 8 5 63% +6.05
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 3 1 33% −1.20
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr William Biddick 7 4 57% +4.60
Mrs Izzie Hill 2 2 100% +2.25
Sean Houlihan 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Milo Herbert 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr James King 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J King 1 0 0% −1.00
Rex Dingle 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 3 38% −1.90
Tongue tie 5 2 40% +3.25
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 1 50% −0.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 2 1 50% −0.50
2024 3 1 33% −0.25
2023 4 3 75% +5.10
2022 2 1 50% +0.50
2021 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 12 6 50% +3.85
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
09 Apr 26+314d Aintree Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase Class 2 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 24 ran Handy early - hit front for a stride after blunder 3rd - settled just behind pace - drifted left 10th - checked after 12th - weakened past 3 out and pulled up before the last PU/24 — 12-0 135—— Mr Milo Herbert 33/1
2025 · 2 runs
30 May 25+57d Stratford Olly Murphy Racing Stratford Ladies Open Championship Final Hunters' Chase (Female Amateurs) Class 3 · 2m6½f · Good · 4 ran Set the pace from the start - came under pressure and drew level approaching the last - responded to get on top in the closing stages to score 1/4 11-8 13682C125B Mrs Izzie Hill 1/2F
03 Apr 25+307d Aintree Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase Class 2 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 29 ran Settled in the pack early - pushed along before 2 out then dropped away quickly - finished well beaten in 19th 19/29 7½ 12-0 136-2C113C Mr James King 9/1
2024 · 3 runs
31 May 24+28d Stratford Stratford Ladies Open Championship Final Hunters' Chase Class 3 · 2m6½f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-8 139130C128B Mrs Izzie Hill 7/4F
03 May 24+65d Punchestown Event Power Champion Hunters Chase 3m½f · Yielding · 14 ran 7/14 79 11-11 13932C117C Mr J King 15/2
28 Feb 24+321d Wincanton Dick And Sue Woodhouse Memorial Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 1¾ 12-6 142—141B Mr William Biddick 10/11F
2023 · 4 runs
13 Apr 23+27d Aintree Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase (National Course) Class 2 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 27 ran 1/27 12-0 14256B142A Mr William Biddick 9/2
17 Mar 23+27d Cheltenham St. James's Place Festival Challenge Cup Open Hunters' Chase Class 2 · 3m2½f · Soft · 23 ran 6/23 3½ 12-0 14268B125A Mr William Biddick 13/2
18 Feb 23+16d Haydock Betfred Steve Hope Walrus Open Hunters' Chase Class 3 · 2m6f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 12-4 14211A137B Mr William Biddick 4/5F
02 Feb 23+279d Wincanton Stewart Tory Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 1/4 12-0 13274C141C Mr William Biddick 4/5F
2022 · 2 runs
29 Apr 22+38d Cheltenham Join Racing TV Now Intermediate Point-To-Point Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 3m2f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-12 132—— Mr William Biddick 6/5F
22 Mar 22+382d Exeter Totnes And Bridgetown Races Company Ltd Novices' Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 3m · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-12 —63B126B Mr William Biddick 6/4F
2021 · 3 runs
05 Mar 21+29d Newbury BetVictor 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 2¾ 10-9 —105A120A Sean Houlihan 14/1
04 Feb 21+16d Wincanton Southwest Syndicate Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 1m7½f · Heavy · 18 ran RO/18 — 11-2 ——— Rex Dingle 28/1
19 Jan 21 Exeter Watch On Racing TV Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m1f · Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 9 11-1 —82B104A Sean Houlihan 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Famous Clermont won?
Famous Clermont (FR) won 6 of 15 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 9 times in total (60% of starts).
Who trains Famous Clermont?
Famous Clermont (FR) is trained by C R Barber, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 April 2026.
Who is Famous Clermont's sire?
Famous Clermont (FR) is by Maresca Sorrento (FR) out of Progest Des Mottes (FR), whose sire is April Night.
What going does Famous Clermont prefer?
Famous Clermont (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 4 wins from 6 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Famous Clermont's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 135, from the run on 9 April 2026. The highest on record is 142.
What is Famous Clermont's sire's record?
Maresca Sorrento (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,431 runs since Jan 2008 (182 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 14.2% from 323.

Record shown from January 2021. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.