French Paradoxe (FR)
French Paradoxe won four of 14 starts on turf between Jan 2020 and Oct 2023. Three of those wins came over 2m5f – 3m on soft or heavy ground, including a Class 3 handicap chase at Newcastle in Jan 2023 off a mark of 129. He also won a novices handicap chase at Doncaster and Wetherby plus a novices hurdle at Newbury. Aged 8 at his last run in Oct 2023 he finished fifth of seven in a Class 2 handicap chase at Chepstow off 139.
- 4–14Wins / Runs
- 28.6%Strike rate
- 5 (35.7%)Placed
- +3.83£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 2.17Fair A/E n=14 · 1.90 incl. margin
- 140Highest OR
- 105dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 109
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 91A | 74 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 121C | 101 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 118A | 113.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 121C | 93 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 118A | 91 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 14 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 · 10 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 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 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 14.4% of 360 runs since Jan 2008 (32 horses).
Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 17.8% from 135.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 14 | 4 | 28.6% | +14.2 | — |
| Good | 86 | 12 | 14% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 65 | 12 | 18.5% | +4.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 126 | 16 | 12.7% | −1.7 | 3 from 9 |
| Heavy | 58 | 8 | 13.8% | −0.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 29 | 6 | 20.7% | +6.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 85 | 9 | 10.6% | −3.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 135 | 24 | 17.8% | +3.4 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 96 | 11 | 11.5% | −2.9 | 3 from 9 |
| Over 3m | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Djamena (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m1½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djamena (FR) | 18 | 1 | 2m1½f | — |
| Kepler (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 3 | 33% | +3.83 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +7.83 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetherby | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Doncaster | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Ffos Las | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 3 | 33% | +4.33 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Sheehan | 7 | 3 | 43% | +6.33 |
| Tom O'Brien | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Jack Quinlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 12 | 4 | 33% | +5.83 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.33 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 8 | 3 | 38% | +5.33 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| 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
Quick answers
- How many races has French Paradoxe won?
- French Paradoxe (FR) won 4 of 14 archived starts between 2020 and 2023, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 5 times in total (35.7% of starts).
- Who trained French Paradoxe?
- French Paradoxe (FR) was trained by Oliver Signy on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 14 October 2023.
- Who is French Paradoxe's sire?
- French Paradoxe (FR) is by Day Flight (GB) out of Sculture (FR), whose sire is Shaanmer.
- What going does French Paradoxe prefer?
- French Paradoxe (FR) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 9 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 French Paradoxe's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 139, from the run on 14 October 2023. The highest on record is 140.
- What is French Paradoxe's sire's record?
- Day Flight (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 360 runs since Jan 2008 (32 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 17.8% from 135.
- Who are French Paradoxe's siblings?
- Out of Sculture (FR), French Paradoxe (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Djamena (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.