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Garde Fou (FR)

10yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2016) · Last trainer Paul Henderson · Last owner John Finch Mareilder Racing Part 1
by Kapgarde (FR) out of Harpyes (FR) (Quart De Vin)
19 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2013
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Jun 2016 — 3,788 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2016 · 3rd of 11 Won at Ffos Las Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile

Garde Fou (FR) is 1 from 19, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2014. Last raced off 98, 20lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 20lb off peak
Official rating98↓ 20lb off peak
98 98–118

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

Best recent KTB Rating 123A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 21 Jun 2016 Official rating 98 at the last run, 21 Jun 2016

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 17 figures · best 127B · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft11127B107—
Good to Soft3123A98—
Heavy3111A98—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m11127B101—
Over 3m4123A100.5—
2m1f – 2m4f2111A103.5—

Of 19 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 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
Kapgarde (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,631 runs since Mar 2008 (725 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−12.5—
Good to Firm981313.3%+0.8—
Good1,27918614.5%+2—
Good to Soft1,03315014.5%+20 from 3
Soft2,71432211.9%−0.61 from 11
Heavy1,46315210.4%−2.10 from 5
Standard (AW)4037.5%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−12.5—
1m – 1m1f800%−12.5—
1m2f – 1m4f32721.9%+9.4—
1m5f – 2m1,35920715.2%+2.7—
2m1f – 2m4f3,21437411.6%−0.90 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,62819712.1%−0.41 from 13
Over 3m3894110.5%−20 from 4

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Harpyes (FR) (Quart De Vin)

8 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Ungaro (FR) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m1f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Ungaro (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ungaro (FR)3562m1f–3mGrade 1
Blue Splash (FR)1842m7½f–3m1½fClass 2
Let's Fly (FR)812m5fClass 6
Let's Fly I (FR)10—Class 6
Wee Fly (FR)10——
Harnikos (FR)20——
Quoi D'Autre (FR)30——
Sacrobleu (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 11 1 9% −7.50
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 13 1 8% −9.50
Class 3 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 4 1 25% −0.50
Chepstow 4 0 0% −4.00
Newton Abbot 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 13 1 8% −9.50
Over 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom O'Brien 8 1 13% −4.50
Paddy Brennan 2 0 0% −2.00
Nick Scholfield 2 0 0% −2.00
Jamie Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Dunne 1 0 0% −1.00
Thomas Garner 1 0 0% −1.00
James Best 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00
Rhys Flint 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr C M Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 15 1 7% −11.50
None 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 6 0 0% −6.00
2015 5 0 0% −5.00
2014 6 1 17% −2.50
2013 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 17 1 6% −13.50
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 6 runs
21 Jun 16+65d Newton Abbot Thomas James Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m2½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 ½ 11-5 98123A Tom O'Brien 6/1
17 Apr 16+12d Wincanton Wessex Waste Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 11/13 8 11-2 10088C Jamie Moore 16/1
05 Apr 16+16d Newton Abbot Newton Abbot 150th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m2½f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 6 11-8 100108B Tom O'Brien 16/1
20 Mar 16+16d Ffos Las Heineken Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 1 11-6 10398A Tom O'Brien 7/1
04 Mar 16+41d Newbury TKP Surfacing Handicap Hurdle (In Aid Of West Berkshire Mencap) Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 1¾ 11-0 105101B Tom O'Brien 16/1
23 Jan 16+23d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Yeovil Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m7f · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-12 105— Robert Dunne 9/1
2015 · 5 runs
31 Dec 15+26d Warwick Local Parking Security Ltd Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m2f · Heavy · 5 ran 4/5 23 10-13 10786C Thomas Garner 7/1
05 Dec 15+31d Chepstow Glamorgan Law Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7½f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 7 10-6 11098A James Best 8/1
04 Nov 15+257d Chepstow Oakgrove Stud Supports Riding For The Disabled Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7½f · Soft · 12 ran 9/12 ¾ 11-2 115107A Paddy Brennan 33/1
20 Feb 15+21d Exeter Coming Down The Pub My Son Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Soft · 10 ran 9/10 6 11-8 11699C Paddy Brennan 12/1
30 Jan 15+86d Chepstow Truvape Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Heavy · 14 ran 7/14 1¾ 11-8 116111A Nick Scholfield 10/1
2014 · 6 runs
05 Nov 14+188d Chepstow Cmb Engineering Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7½f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 2½ 11-5 116127B Tom O'Brien 9/1
01 May 14+25d Ffos Las Davies Chemists Llanelli Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m6f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 5 11-10 117120B Aidan Coleman 7/1
06 Apr 14+10d Ffos Las Totepool Supports The Ijf 50th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m6f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-2 118— Tom O'Brien 6/1
27 Mar 14+47d Ffos Las Walters Uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-1 104117B Tom O'Brien 5/2
08 Feb 14+28d Warwick D.a.d Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1f · Soft · 12 ran 7/12 30 10-10 10493C Tom O'Brien 14/1
11 Jan 14+28d Kempton Williamhill.com Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 3m½f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 2¼ 11-2 —110B Rhys Flint 50/1
2013 · 2 runs
14 Dec 13+242d Lingfield Lingfieldpark.co.uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 34 10-12 —96C Nick Scholfield 20/1
16 Apr 13 Fairyhouse New Children's Playground Beginners Chase 2m5½f · Yielding · 14 ran 6/14 2 11-5 —94C Mr C M Murphy 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Garde Fou won?
Garde Fou (FR) won 1 of 19 archived starts between 2013 and 2016, a strike rate of 5.3%. Placed 5 times in total (26.3% of starts).
Who trained Garde Fou?
Garde Fou (FR) was trained by Paul Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 21 June 2016.
Who is Garde Fou's sire?
Garde Fou (FR) is by Kapgarde (FR) out of Harpyes (FR), whose sire is Quart De Vin.
What going does Garde Fou prefer?
Garde Fou (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 11 starts (9.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Garde Fou's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 21 June 2016. The highest on record is 118.
What is Garde Fou's sire's record?
Kapgarde (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,631 runs since Mar 2008 (725 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Garde Fou's siblings?
Out of Harpyes (FR), Garde Fou (FR) has 8 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Ungaro (FR) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Ungaro (FR)). The wins came over 2m1f–3m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2013. 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.