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Horse profile

Friend Or Foe (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2023) · Last trainer Hugo Merienne · Last owner Gordon Hall
by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Mandchou (FR) (Mansonnien)
20 runs · 13 courses · from Dec 2018
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Oct 2023 — 1,117 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2023 5 wins · 5 courses New yard
KTB Profile

Friend Or Foe won five of 20 starts on turf, all over 1m5f – 2m. His wins came in a Class 4 juvenile hurdle at Taunton on good to soft in Dec 2018, a Class 4 novices hurdle at Chepstow on good in Apr 2019, a Class 3 handicap hurdle at Wincanton on soft in Dec 2020, a Class 4 beginners chase at Uttoxeter on good in May 2021, and a Class 3 novices limited handicap chase at Leicester on good to soft in Mar 2022 off an official rating of 142. He last ran at Auteuil in Oct 2023, which was his first start for Hugo Merienne.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating134↓ 12lb off peak
134 124–146

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 84 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sandown, 3 Dec 2022

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 16 figures · best 133A · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good7133A76—
Good to Soft4111C83—
Soft2113A98.5—
Heavy2111A93—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m14133A94.5—
2m1f – 2m4f280B68.5—

Of 19 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 19 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 143A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wetherby, 27 Dec 2022 Official rating 134 at the last run, 10 Apr 2023

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 18 figures · best 157A · median 132
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good8149B132—
Good to Soft4141B125.5—
Soft3154A143—
Heavy2157A135—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m15157A132—
2m1f – 2m4f3129C112—

Of 19 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 19 runs · as at 4 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

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 7,025 runs since May 2011 (703 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm501122%+8.60 from 1
Good1,89225813.6%+0.22 from 8
Good to Soft1,58821713.7%+0.32 from 5
Soft2,46032013%−0.41 from 4
Heavy99813113.1%−0.30 from 2
Standard (AW)3712.7%−10.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.4—
6f – 7f1815.6%−7.8—
1m – 1m1f2600%−13.4—
1m2f – 1m4f75912%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2,23831113.9%+0.55 from 16
2m1f – 2m4f2,82440614.4%+10 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,55117411.2%−2.2—
Over 3m2923712.7%−0.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2011 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Mandchou (FR) (Mansonnien)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
High Roller (FR)60——
Amoruccio (FR)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 2 25% −5.23
Good to Soft 5 2 40% +0.62
Soft 4 1 25% −0.75
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 3 7 2 29% −2.13
Class 4 3 3 100% +3.77
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 4 1 25% −2.96
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 2 1 50% +1.25
Taunton 2 1 50% +2.00
Auteuil (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 1 100% +0.62
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +0.73
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 16 5 31% −4.36
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Cobden 10 3 30% −1.71
Bryony Frost 4 2 50% −0.65
Lorcan Williams 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr Frederick Tett 1 0 0% −1.00
Freddie Gingell 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Natalie Parker 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 14 3 21% −7.40
None 5 2 40% +0.04
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 4 0 0% −4.00
2022 5 1 20% −3.38
2021 4 1 25% −2.27
2020 4 1 25% −0.75
2019 2 1 50% −0.96
2018 1 1 100% +3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 2 20% −6.65
Hurdle 10 3 30% −1.71

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2023 · 4 runs
14 Oct 23+187d Auteuil (FR) Prix Duc d'Alburquerque (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 5 ran PU/5 — 10-10 ——— Mr Frederick Tett 11/1
10 Apr 23+44d Chepstow Ogi Real Fibre Broadband For Wales Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m · Good To Soft · 5 ran F/5 — 10-8 134—— Freddie Gingell 7/4F
25 Feb 23+20d Chepstow Pertemps Network Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m · Good · 6 ran 3/6 5 12-0 13776A141B Lorcan Williams 4/1
05 Feb 23+40d Musselburgh bet365 Scottish Champion Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 15 11-13 14074A126A Harry Cobden 6/1
2022 · 5 runs
27 Dec 22+24d Wetherby William Hill Castleford Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 1m7f · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 hd 11-10 142—143A Bryony Frost 17/2
03 Dec 22+249d Sandown Betfair Daily Rewards Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m · Soft · 9 ran 7/9 hd 12-0 14384A132A Harry Cobden 14/1
29 Mar 22+18d Fontwell At The Races App Market Movers Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m2f · Good · 3 ran 3/3 4¼ 11-8 146—129C Harry Cobden 11/8F
11 Mar 22+34d Leicester CDS Colleague Appreciation Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m · Good To Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-8 142111C141B Bryony Frost 8/13F
05 Feb 22+128d Musselburgh bet365 Frodon Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m4½f · Good · 4 ran 3/4 25 11-3 14657C110B Lorcan Williams 9/2
2021 · 4 runs
30 Sep 21+152d Warwick Barry Smith Memorial Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m · Good · 5 ran 3/5 ¾ 11-8 14671C149B Harry Cobden 5/2
01 May 21+70d Uttoxeter Download The At The Races App Beginners' Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 3 ran 1/3 11-0 146121C132C Bryony Frost 8/11F
20 Feb 21+49d Wincanton Betway Kingwell Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 1m7½f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 6½ 11-2 14675C113C Bryony Frost 11/2
02 Jan 21+18d Sandown Unibet Casino Deposit 10 Get 40 Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 1¾ 11-8 141111A157A Harry Cobden 6/1
2020 · 4 runs
15 Dec 20+24d Wincanton Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 1m7½f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-12 128113A154A Harry Cobden 9/4F
21 Nov 20+24d Huntingdon MansionBet Female Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Good · 11 ran 2/11 nk 11-5 124133A143A Miss Natalie Parker 15/2
28 Oct 20+18d Taunton Invest Southwest Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m½f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 2¾ 11-5 125116A121A Lorcan Williams 11/4F
10 Oct 20+537d Chepstow Unibet You're On Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m · Good · 8 ran 2/8 3 10-9 125103A132A Harry Cobden 7/2
2019 · 2 runs
22 Apr 19+30d Chepstow Friars Walk Newport 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 2 ran 1/2 11-2 12862C119C Harry Cobden 1/25F
23 Mar 19+83d Newbury Be Wiser Insurance Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 10/14 2½ 11-8 12880B112A Harry Cobden 4/1F
2018 · 1 run
30 Dec 18 Taunton Newton King Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 10-12 —86A125A Harry Cobden 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Friend Or Foe won?
Friend Or Foe (FR) won 5 of 20 archived starts between 2018 and 2023, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 9 times in total (45% of starts).
Who trained Friend Or Foe?
Friend Or Foe (FR) was trained by Hugo Merienne on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 14 October 2023.
Who is Friend Or Foe's sire?
Friend Or Foe (FR) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Mandchou (FR), whose sire is Mansonnien.
What going does Friend Or Foe prefer?
Friend Or Foe (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Friend Or Foe's official rating?
Friend Or Foe (FR)'s highest official rating on record is 146.
What is Friend Or Foe's sire's record?
Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 7,025 runs since May 2011 (703 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Friend Or Foe's siblings?
Out of Mandchou (FR), Friend Or Foe (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2018. 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.