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Horse profile

Gaelic Style (FR)

2yo colt (at last run, Jul 2012) · Last trainer J Bertran De Balanda · Last owner Francois Hoffet
by Desert Style (IRE) out of Gaelic Dream (FR) (Shining Steel)
1 run · 1 course · from Jul 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Jul 2012 — 5,213 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2012 · 10th of 10
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Jul 2012 as a 2yo colt. Finished 10 of 10 at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) last time. By Desert Style (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,544 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 21 Oct 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
Desert Style (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,544 runs since Jan 2008 (247 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 4.7% from 339. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 232.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm28517.9%+9.3—
Good to Firm4034511.2%+2.6—
Good526448.4%−0.2—
Good to Soft219198.7%+0.1—
Soft339164.7%−3.90 from 1
Heavy12997%−1.6—
Standard (AW)900829.1%+0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2743111.3%+2.7—
6f – 7f774658.4%−0.20 from 1
1m – 1m1f607569.2%+0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f451408.9%+0.3—
1m5f – 2m232114.7%−3.9—
2m1f – 2m4f15196%−2.6—
2m5f – 3m47714.9%+6.3—
Over 3m8112.5%+3.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gaelic Dream (FR) (Shining Steel)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Gaelic Blue (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 5f–1m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gaelic Blue (FR)315f—
Gaelic Space (FR)2611m—
Gaelique Show (FR)150——
Gaelic Back (FR)10——
Gaelic Path (FR)50——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
13 Jul 12 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix De Marly-Le-Roi (Claimer) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 7f · Soft · 10 ran 10/10 10 8-13 Theo Bachelot 13/1

Quick answers

How many races has Gaelic Style (FR) won?
Gaelic Style (FR) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2012.
Who trained Gaelic Style (FR)?
Gaelic Style (FR) was trained by J Bertran De Balanda on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 13 July 2012.
Who is Gaelic Style (FR)'s sire?
Gaelic Style (FR) is by Desert Style (IRE) out of Gaelic Dream (FR), whose sire is Shining Steel.
What is Gaelic Style (FR)'s sire's record?
Desert Style (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,544 runs since Jan 2008 (247 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 4.7% from 339. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 232.
Who are Gaelic Style (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Gaelic Dream (FR), Gaelic Style (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Gaelic Blue (FR) (1). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2012. 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.