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Horse profile

Follow Me Soldier (FR)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2022) · Last trainer L Viel · Last owner Marcel Raulic
by Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) out of Ringshaan (FR) (Darshaan)
15 runs · 3 courses · from Mar 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Jul 2022 — 1,567 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2022 · 2nd of 9 3 wins · Compiegne (FR) & Auteuil (FR)
KTB Profile

Follow Me Soldier won three of 15 starts on turf between Mar 2017 and Jul 2022. All three wins came over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy ground, two of them at Compiegne and one at Auteuil. He landed the Prix d'Abbeville at Compiegne in Mar 2022 and the Prix de la Rochelle there the previous year. He finished second of nine at Clairefontaine in Jul 2022.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 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 11.3% of 5,874 runs since May 2013 (684 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.7—
Good to Firm801620%+8.7—
Good1,54218912.3%+1—
Good to Soft1,23813611%−0.3—
Soft1,89721411.3%00 from 8
Heavy7808611%−0.33 from 7
Standard (AW)336226.5%−4.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−11.3—
6f – 7f71811.3%0—
1m – 1m1f24983.2%−8.1—
1m2f – 1m4f4936413%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,58119312.2%+0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f1,99320310.2%−1.13 from 10
2m5f – 3m1,24215512.5%+1.20 from 5
Over 3m2423313.6%+2.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ringshaan (FR) (Darshaan)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Don Leone (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m–1m6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Jewaar (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Don Leone (IRE)1411m6f—
Jewaar (USA)711mClass 5
Someone Like You (FR)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Heavy 7 3 43% +24.90

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 7 1 14% −0.20
Compiegne (FR) 6 2 33% +19.10
Clairefontaine (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 3 30% +21.90
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gianni Siaffa 7 2 29% +18.10
Olivier D'Andigne 4 1 25% +2.80
Christopher Riou 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludovic Philipperon 1 0 0% −1.00
Matheo Viel 1 0 0% −1.00
Jean-Christopher Gagnon 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 2 22% +16.10
Tongue tie + blinkers 4 1 25% +2.80
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 4 1 25% +2.80
2021 5 1 20% +13.30
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 5 1 20% +1.80

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 11 2 18% +14.10
Hurdle 4 1 25% +2.80

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2022 · 4 runs
21 Jul 22+77d Clairefontaine (FR) Prix Genybet (Chase) (Claimer) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m6½f · Very Soft · 9 ran 2/9 12 11-7 Christopher Riou 2/1J
05 May 22+24d Compiegne (FR) Prix Romati (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m4½f · Very Soft · 7 ran 6/7 30 10-8 Gianni Siaffa 27/1
11 Apr 22+11d Compiegne (FR) Prix de la Rochelle (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3f · Heavy · 16 ran 7/16 ½ 10-9 Ludovic Philipperon 81/10
31 Mar 22+166d Compiegne (FR) Prix d'Abbeville (Chase) (Claimer) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3½f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 10-12 Gianni Siaffa 58/10
2021 · 5 runs
16 Oct 21+154d Auteuil (FR) Prix Prince d'Ecouen (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3½f · Very Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-10 Gianni Siaffa 50/1
15 May 21+20d Auteuil (FR) Prix Saint Sauveur (Chase) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m6f · Heavy · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-0 Gianni Siaffa 21/1
25 Apr 21+13d Auteuil (FR) Prix du President de la Republique (Chase) Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m7½f · Very Soft · 20 ran PU/20 — 10-8 Gianni Siaffa 25/1
12 Apr 21+26d Compiegne (FR) Prix de la Rochelle (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo ) (Turf) 2m3f · Heavy · 16 ran 1/16 10-4 Gianni Siaffa 173/10
17 Mar 21+573d Compiegne (FR) Prix Beaute de Cour (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3f · Heavy · 14 ran 4/14 3 11-4 Gianni Siaffa 15/2
2019 · 1 run
22 Aug 19+688d Clairefontaine (FR) Grand Steeple-Chase Ville de Deauville (Chase) (Listed Handicap) (5yo) (Turf) 2m6½f · Soft · 17 ran F/17 — 11-3 Matheo Viel 17/1
2017 · 5 runs
03 Oct 17+19d Auteuil (FR) Prix Bayonnet (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m5½f · Very Soft · 6 ran 2/6 2 10-8 Jean-Christopher Gagnon 67/10
14 Sep 17+135d Auteuil (FR) Prix Henri Gleizes (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m2f · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 2 10-8 Olivier D'Andigne 33/10
02 May 17+15d Compiegne (FR) Prix Durtain (Hurdle) () (4yo) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 11 ran 6/11 1½ 11-3 Olivier D'Andigne 69/10
17 Apr 17+36d Auteuil (FR) Prix de Marsan (Hurdle) () (4yo) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 6 ran 4/6 7 10-12 Olivier D'Andigne 14/5
12 Mar 17 Auteuil (FR) Prix Ventriloque (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m1½f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 10-10 Olivier D'Andigne 58/10

Quick answers

How many races has Follow Me Soldier won?
Follow Me Soldier (FR) won 3 of 15 archived starts between 2017 and 2022, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 5 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Follow Me Soldier?
Follow Me Soldier (FR) was trained by L Viel on the most recent run on record, at Clairefontaine (FR) on 21 July 2022.
Who is Follow Me Soldier's sire?
Follow Me Soldier (FR) is by Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) out of Ringshaan (FR), whose sire is Darshaan.
What going does Follow Me Soldier prefer?
Follow Me Soldier (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Follow Me Soldier's sire's record?
Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,874 runs since May 2013 (684 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
Who are Follow Me Soldier's siblings?
Out of Ringshaan (FR), Follow Me Soldier (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Don Leone (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Jewaar (USA)). The wins came over 1m–1m6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2017. 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.