Horse profile
Frere D'armes (FR)
by Bathyrhon (GER) out of Ville Sainte (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
40 runs · 19 courses · from Dec 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
7 wins · 7 courses
Off 144 days · 4th of 4
Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile
Frere D'armes is a gelding with seven wins from 40 starts on turf, including three over 1m5f – 2m, two over 2m1f – 2m4f and two over 2m5f – 3m. Four of those wins came on good to soft going. He won a Class 5 hunters' chase at Stratford in May 2025 off an official rating of 127. Aged 9 at his last run in May 2026, he finished fourth of four at Plumpton in a Class 4 handicap chase.
Based on 40 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 24lb off peak
- 7–40Wins / Runs
- 17.5%Strike rate
- 12 (30%)Placed
- −5.35£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 1.01Fair A/E n=40 · 0.87 incl. margin
- 136Highest OR
- 41dAvg 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.
Official rating112↓ 24lb off peak
112
112–136
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 92
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 19 | 120C | 89 | 3 · 93 / 70 |
| Good to Soft | 11 | 111B | 93 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 96B | 92 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 20 | 120C | 77.5 | 2 · 70 / 61.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 111B | 100 | 1 · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 104B | 89 | — |
Of 40 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 33 figures from 40 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 from 11 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (36%) · 0 wins
- Led 4 (36%) · 2 wins
- Midfield 3 (27%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 1,157 runs since Jan 2008 (184 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 217 | 22 | 10.1% | −2.1 | 2 from 20 |
| Good to Soft | 195 | 27 | 13.8% | +1.6 | 4 from 12 |
| Soft | 383 | 46 | 12% | −0.2 | 1 from 7 |
| Heavy | 299 | 41 | 13.7% | +1.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | −4.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 0 | 0% | −12.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 85 | 6 | 7.1% | −5.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 257 | 37 | 14.4% | +2.2 | 3 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 610 | 77 | 12.6% | +0.4 | 2 from 22 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 168 | 16 | 9.5% | −2.7 | 2 from 9 |
| Over 3m | 23 | 5 | 21.7% | +9.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Ville Sainte (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mask Of Zorro (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m5½f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Mask Of Zorro (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mask Of Zorro (IRE) | 11 | 4 | 2m5½f–3m½f | Class 4 |
| Cinnabar Moth (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 20 | 2 | 10% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 12 | 4 | 33% | +4.85 |
| Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.20 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Class 3 | 10 | 4 | 40% | +8.10 |
| Class 1 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.45 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Ludlow | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Fakenham | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Kempton | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.12 |
| Cheltenham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Plumpton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wincanton | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.78 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.80 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 22 | 2 | 9% | −8.12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 2 | 22% | +3.75 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 3 | 33% | −0.98 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Skelton | 15 | 4 | 27% | −4.10 |
| Miss Heidi Palin | 14 | 3 | 21% | +9.75 |
| Mr Dominic Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tristan Durrell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Liam Harrison | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ciaran Gethings | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bridget Andrews | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Charlie Todd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 20 | 4 | 20% | −9.10 |
| Cheekpieces | 12 | 3 | 25% | +11.75 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +1.75 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 4 | 67% | +4.90 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 33 | 5 | 15% | −1.37 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 2 | 29% | −3.98 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 26+68d | Plumpton | Kalm Club At Grange Festival Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up at the rear - urged forward after 4 out - toiled from 2 out - finished fourth | 4/4 | 3¼ | 11-2 | 112 | 53C | 109B | Harry Skelton | 9/2 |
| 19 Mar 26+34d | Ludlow | EFG Harris Allday Open Hunters' Chase Set the pace early - opened a big margin from the 3rd - gap shrinking by the 10th - challenged and overtaken 3 out - urged along soon after - dropped to fourth near the last and faded | 4/9 | nse | 12-6 | 115 | 70B | 117B | Miss Heidi Palin | 6/1 |
| 13 Feb 26+29d | Fakenham | William Bulwer Long Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Sent clear early on - lost advantage before final two furlongs and quickly faded - eased and pulled up ahead of the final fence | PU/5 | — | 11-13 | 119 | — | — | Mr Dominic Lewis | 13/2 |
| 15 Jan 26+25d | Ludlow | Pointing Pointers Open Hunters' Chase Tracked the pace in murky conditions - blundered and lost jockey at the 9th | UR/9 | — | 11-13 | 119 | — | — | Mr Dominic Lewis | 33/1 |
| 21 Dec 25+43d | Fakenham | Sky Bet Super Sub Female Jockeys' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Set the pace early - jumped awkwardly 6th - handy still when overtaken 10th - urged along after 12th - fell back 13th - toiling soon after before dropping away and pulled up two out | PU/5 | — | 11-7 | 122 | — | — | Miss Heidi Palin | 5/2 |
| 08 Nov 25+5d | Wincanton | BetMGM Elite Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - pushed along and slipped to the rear before two out - soon lost touch with the front runners - finished well held in 4th | 4/4 | 8 | 11-2 | 121 | 93C | 113B | Tristan Durrell | 40/1 |
| 03 Nov 25+22d | Plumpton | Auditel Cost & Carbon Management Challenge Handicap Hurdle Sat up front early before dropping to second - regained command at the 4th - lost front spot briefly then back in charge after the 8th - scratchy over 3 out - surrendered advantage soon after and dropped away - well beaten at the finish | 5/7 | 12 | 10-10 | 121 | — | 102C | Miss Heidi Palin | 33/1 |
| 12 Oct 25+15d | Chepstow | DragonBet John Ayres Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held 2nd early - dropped away from midfield by the 11th - pushed along and well behind - beaten a long way at the finish | 3/4 | 94 | 10-7 | 128 | 47C | 98C | Liam Harrison | 14/1 |
| 27 Sep 25+12d | Market Rasen | Never Say Die IPA Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up in rear throughout - never a factor - finished fifth well held | 5/6 | 2½ | 11-6 | 130 | 89B | 103B | Harry Skelton | 20/1 |
| 15 Sep 25+108d | Worcester | Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - dropped away 3 out - well beaten at the finish | 9/9 | 3¾ | 11-4 | 132 | 75C | 107C | Liam Harrison | 18/1 |
| 30 May 25+28d | Stratford | White Swan Hotel Stratford Open Hunters' Chase Set the pace from the off - pushed along and opened up a big advantage entering the home turn - kept finding more to the line unchallenged | 1/6 | 12-3 | 127 | 92B | 135C | Miss Heidi Palin | 10/1 | |
| 02 May 25+29d | Cheltenham | Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Open Hunters' Chase Sat close to the front pack early - briefly second before dropping to sixth around the following obstacle then back in touch with the pace - lost ground into the home bend and beaten a long way at the line | 8/10 | 1½ | 12-1 | 129 | 67C | 112C | Miss Heidi Palin | 22/1 |
| 03 Apr 25+14d | Aintree | Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase Settled in the pack early - pushed toward the front around the 8th before dropping back at the 12th - faded from contention 3 out and well held | 20/29 | 14 | 12-0 | 130 | -11C | 113C | Miss Heidi Palin | 66/1 |
| 20 Mar 25+34d | Ludlow | Ludlow Racecourse Supports RABI Open Hunters' Chase Settled in the pack early - improved into third approaching the home bend - blundered two out and dropped back - pushed along and battled on for third | 3/6 | 2¾ | 12-3 | 132 | 57B | 124B | Miss Heidi Palin | 10/11F |
| 14 Feb 25+9d | Fakenham | William Bulwer Long Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Sat close to the pace - drew level with three left - hit the front two out - pushed along approaching the last - overtaken on the run-in and edged out into second | 2/5 | 1 | 12-3 | 132 | 97C | 132B | Miss Heidi Palin | 9/4 |
| 05 Feb 25+28d | Ludlow | Pointing Pointers Chase Meredith Memorial Open Hunters' Chase Tracked the pace early - stumbled a touch at the 7th - lost momentum briefly at the 15th - moved through to dispute matters 3 out - went clear soon after and pushed out for the win | 1/5 | 12-1 | 129 | 60C | 130B | Miss Heidi Palin | 11/4 | |
| 08 Jan 25+17d | Taunton | Geoffrey Bosley 'Tally Ho' Open Hunters' Chase Up with the pace - serious blunder at the 11th and under pressure shortly after - dismounted before the third last | PU/9 | — | 12-1 | 129 | — | — | Miss Heidi Palin | 10/3 |
| 22 Dec 24+29d | Fakenham | Sky Bet Request A Bet Female Jockeys' Handicap Chase Set the pace from the off - clipped 11th fence - came under pressure 3 out - shook off rivals 2 out - driven out around home turn - clipped last - held on gamely to prevail | 1/7 | 11-7 | 123 | 104B | 133C | Miss Heidi Palin | 8/1 | |
| 23 Nov 24+21d | Ascot | Lay & Wheeler Hurst Park Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back of the field - made little impression thereafter - finished well beaten in 7th | 7/8 | 1¾ | 10-6 | 125 | 50C | 95C | Miss Heidi Palin | 11/1 |
| 02 Nov 24+13d | Ascot | Byrne Group Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) Settled at back of field - roused and lost touch three out - finished strongly from two out to take fifth | 5/10 | 5 | 9-9 | 125 | 100A | 114A | Miss Heidi Palin | 17/2 |
| 20 Oct 24+34d | Kempton | TrustATrader For Tradespeople You Can Trust Handicap Chase Settled midfield early - pushed into contention behind the front group 3 out - nearly level 2 out before fading briefly - rallied again from the back of the pack to finish strongly - beaten a length into second | 2/6 | 1 | 11-2 | 123 | 113A | 131B | Harry Skelton | 5/2 |
| 16 Sep 24+78d | Worcester | Bennett Whitehouse Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat behind pace early - moved into second by the 8th - hit a fence in untidy fashion soon after then met a stride wrong four out - drew level for second two out - unable to threaten winner in closing stages - held on for third without finding more | 3/6 | 2¾ | 11-6 | 125 | 81A | 127B | Miss Heidi Palin | 4/1 |
| 30 Jun 24+53d | Uttoxeter | Bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 8/13 | 1¾ | 11-1 | 127 | 98B | 117A | Harry Skelton | 7/1 |
| 08 May 24+16d | Kelso | Bedmax Handicap Chase | 8/10 | 4 | 11-11 | 129 | 77A | 112A | Harry Skelton | 10/3F |
| 22 Apr 24+29d | Kempton | Amazing Sri Lanka Handicap Chase | 4/11 | 3 | 11-11 | 130 | 95A | 132A | Harry Skelton | 10/3 |
| 24 Mar 24+11d | Ascot | Lk Bennett Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/5 | 1½ | 11-11 | 131 | 53C | 129B | Harry Skelton | 15/8F |
| 13 Mar 24+46d | Cheltenham | Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | PU/16 | — | 10-5 | 133 | — | — | Ciaran Gethings | 25/1 |
| 27 Jan 24+26d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power Cheltenham Countdown Podcast Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 6/13 | 3 | 10-6 | 134 | 78B | 117A | Charlie Todd | 22/1 |
| 01 Jan 24+37d | Musselburgh | tote.co.uk Auld Reekie Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | PU/9 | — | 11-8 | 134 | — | — | Harry Skelton | 2/1F |
| 25 Nov 23+21d | Ascot | Jim Barry Hurst Park Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/8 | ½ | 10-1 | 133 | 83A | 124A | Tristan Durrell | 7/2 |
| 04 Nov 23+196d | Ascot | Byrne Group Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 5/9 | 7 | 10-5 | 135 | 88A | 124A | Ciaran Gethings | 6/1 |
| 22 Apr 23+20d | Ayr | Scotty Brand Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 7/9 | 1¾ | 11-3 | 136 | 101A | 115A | Bridget Andrews | 2/1F |
| 02 Apr 23+128d | Ascot | LK Bennett Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/9 | 5 | 11-7 | 136 | 71A | 133A | Harry Skelton | 7/4F |
| 25 Nov 22+18d | Newbury | Coral Racing Club Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (For The Fulke Walwyn Trophy) (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 10-5 | 126 | 110A | 132B | Harry Skelton | 4/1 | |
| 07 Nov 22+219d | Kempton | Jamie And Laura Are Getting Married Handicap Chase | 1/10 | 11-4 | 120 | 93A | 137A | Harry Skelton | 15/8F | |
| 02 Apr 22+35d | Newbury | Play Pick 6 At BetVictor Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/6 | 6½ | 11-4 | 122 | 120C | 104C | Bridget Andrews | 13/2 |
| 26 Feb 22+23d | Kempton | Sky Bet Dovecote Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | 6/8 | 8 | 11-5 | 126 | 99A | 117A | Harry Skelton | 12/1 |
| 03 Feb 22+20d | Wincanton | Peckmoor Farm Lodges Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 1/11 | 11-8 | 121 | 107A | 144A | Harry Skelton | 2/9F | |
| 14 Jan 22+23d | Huntingdon | EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 11-0 | — | 96B | 131A | Harry Skelton | 4/5F | |
| 22 Dec 21 | Ludlow | Tanners Prosecco 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/15 | 1¼ | 10-12 | — | 111B | 134A | Harry Skelton | 7/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Frere D'armes (FR) won?
- Frere D'armes (FR) won 7 of 40 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 17.5%. Placed 12 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trains Frere D'armes (FR)?
- Frere D'armes (FR) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 May 2026.
- Who is Frere D'armes (FR)'s sire?
- Frere D'armes (FR) is by Bathyrhon (GER) out of Ville Sainte (FR), whose sire is Saint Des Saints.
- What going does Frere D'armes (FR) prefer?
- Frere D'armes (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 4 wins from 12 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 Frere D'armes (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 26 May 2026. The highest on record is 136.
- What is Frere D'armes (FR)'s sire's record?
- Bathyrhon (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 1,157 runs since Jan 2008 (184 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Frere D'armes (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Ville Sainte (FR), Frere D'armes (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mask Of Zorro (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Mask Of Zorro (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5½f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.