First Polar (FR)
First Polar is a 3-9 gelding who won the Prix du Morbihan at Auteuil in May 2025 over 2m1f-2m4f on soft ground. He also landed races at Auteuil and Cagnes-Sur-Mer on heavy ground, with all three wins coming on turf. The Karaktar gelding has raced exclusively at Auteuil, Cagnes-Sur-Mer and Dieppe. He last ran at Auteuil in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 121, which was his career-high mark.
- 3–9Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 5 (55.6%)Placed
- +16.70£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 3.52Fair A/E n=9 · 2.91 incl. margin
- 127Highest OR
- 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 12.7% of 724 runs since Jan 2008 (146 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 9.6% from 260. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 18.6% from 140.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +20.6 | — |
| Good | 84 | 15 | 17.9% | +5.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 81 | 17 | 21% | +8.3 | — |
| Soft | 291 | 34 | 11.7% | −1 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 260 | 25 | 9.6% | −3.1 | 2 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −12.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 22 | 0 | 0% | −12.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 119 | 14 | 11.8% | −0.9 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 425 | 49 | 11.5% | −1.2 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 140 | 26 | 18.6% | +5.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | +4.9 | — |
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
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.80 |
| Heavy | 3 | 2 | 67% | +14.90 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auteuil (FR) | 6 | 2 | 33% | +16.00 |
| Dieppe (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.70 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 2 | 29% | +4.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +13.20 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Vandamme | 4 | 2 | 50% | +13.90 |
| Maelys Herve | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jean-Baptiste Breton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.80 |
| Gauvain Faivre-Picon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 8 | 2 | 25% | +14.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.70 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.80 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.70 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +11.20 |
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 First Polar won?
- First Polar (FR) won 3 of 9 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 5 times in total (55.6% of starts).
- Who trains First Polar?
- First Polar (FR) is trained by Josef Vana Jr, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
- Who is First Polar's sire?
- First Polar (FR) is by Karaktar (IRE) out of Polar Girl (FR), whose sire is Poliglote.
- What going does First Polar prefer?
- First Polar (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 3 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 First Polar's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 121, from the run on 17 October 2026. The highest on record is 127.
- What is First Polar's sire's record?
- Karaktar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 724 runs since Jan 2008 (146 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 9.6% from 260. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 18.6% from 140.