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Horse profile

Flinch Cat (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2012) · Last trainer R Le Gal · Last owner Bruno Tissot
by One Cool Cat (USA) out of Flinch (GB) (Zafonic)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Aug 2010
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Jan 2012 — 5,407 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2012 · 10th of 15 Won at Fontainebleau
KTB Profile

Flinch Cat (FR) is 1 from 11. Hasn't won since Sep 2010. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer).

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

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
One Cool Cat (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,592 runs since Jan 2008 (254 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.4% from 605.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6746%−3.4—
Good to Firm679679.9%+0.5—
Good759658.6%−0.81 from 3
Good to Soft4004310.8%+1.40 from 2
Soft451439.5%+0.10 from 1
Heavy159138.2%−1.20 from 2
Standard (AW)1,0771039.6%+0.20 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6058113.4%+4—
6f – 7f1,4871258.4%−10 from 1
1m – 1m1f664527.8%−1.61 from 9
1m2f – 1m4f410379%−0.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m2773010.8%+1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f123129.8%+0.4—
2m5f – 3m2114.8%−4.6—
Over 3m500%−9.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Flinch (GB) (Zafonic)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Lion Of The Day (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 7½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lion Of The Day (GB)1017½f—
Dark Flinch (FR)20——
Winch (FR)50——
Magic Frost (FR)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 1 33% −1.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Compiegne 1 0 0% −1.00
Moulins 1 0 0% —
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontainebleau 1 1 100% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 9 1 11% −7.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Theo Bachelot 4 1 25% −3.00
Flavien Masse 1 0 0% −1.00
Mathieu Tavares Da Silva 1 0 0% −1.00
Johan Victoire 1 0 0% −1.00
Eddy Hardouin 1 0 0% −1.00
Jean-Michel Breux 1 0 0% —
Ioritz Mendizabal 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Bonilla 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 1 10% −8.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 1 0 0% −1.00
2011 6 0 0% −5.00
2010 4 1 25% −3.00

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 Jockey SP
2012 · 1 run
07 Jan 12+12d Deauville (FR) Prix Des Buissonets (Claimer) (4yo Colts & Geldings) (Fibresand) 9.5f · Standard · 15 ran 10/15 hd 8-9 Flavien Masse 86/1
2011 · 6 runs
26 Dec 11+73d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Houlbec (Claimer) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Apprentices and Young Jockeys) (Fibresand) 9.5f · Standard · 15 ran —/15 8-6 Mathieu Tavares Da Silva 48/1
14 Oct 11+8d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Polytain (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 10.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 10/10 hd 8-8 Theo Bachelot 30/1
06 Oct 11+72d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix De Buzenval (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 16 ran —/16 8-11 Johan Victoire 16/1
26 Jul 11+34d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix De Maysel (Conditions) (3yo) (Apprenctices) (Turf) 8f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 2 9-1 Eddy Hardouin 11/2
22 Jun 11+31d Compiegne Prix Hippomene 8f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 3 8-6 Theo Bachelot 13/1
22 May 11+180d Moulins Prix Agence Immobiliere Du Val DAllier (Prix DYzeure) (Turf) 8f · Good · 3 ran 2/3 1 8-11 Jean-Michel Breux —
2010 · 4 runs
23 Nov 10+30d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Isonomy () (2yo) (Turf) 8f · Heavy · 9 ran 8/9 8 8-11 Ioritz Mendizabal 20/1
24 Oct 10+31d Longchamp (FR) Prix Des Feuillants (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 9f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 2½ 8-8 Theo Bachelot 10/1
23 Sep 10+39d Fontainebleau Prix des Lievres 8f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 8-10 Theo Bachelot —
15 Aug 10 Deauville (FR) Prix Du Val Sery (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Fibresand) 6.5f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 nse 9-2 Davy Bonilla 29/1

Quick answers

How many races has Flinch Cat won?
Flinch Cat (FR) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 2 times in total (18.2% of starts).
Who trained Flinch Cat?
Flinch Cat (FR) was trained by R Le Gal on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 7 January 2012.
Who is Flinch Cat's sire?
Flinch Cat (FR) is by One Cool Cat (USA) out of Flinch (GB), whose sire is Zafonic.
What going does Flinch Cat prefer?
Flinch Cat (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Flinch Cat's sire's record?
One Cool Cat (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 3,592 runs since Jan 2008 (254 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.4% from 605.
Who are Flinch Cat's siblings?
Out of Flinch (GB), Flinch Cat (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Lion Of The Day (GB) (1). The wins came over 7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2010. 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.