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Horse profile

Gaulois (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2022) · Last trainer Paul Nicholls · Last owner Owners Group 085
by Samum (GER) out of Pail Mel (FR) (Sleeping Car)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Jan 2021
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Sep 2022 — 1,500 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2022 · 2nd of 7 3 wins · Newton Abbot Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 116
KTB Profile

Gaulois won three of ten starts over hurdles between Jan 2021 and Sep 2022. All three wins came at Newton Abbot on good ground, two of them in Class 3 novices hurdles over 2m1f – 2m4f. The gelding was beaten favourite when last seen, finishing second of seven in a Class 4 handicap at Newton Abbot in Sep 2022 off a mark of 116, which was also his highest ever rating.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating116At career-high mark
116 105–116

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 125 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newton Abbot, 26 Sep 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 9 figures · best 134A · median 114
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good5125A116—
Soft278B72.5—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6134A110.5—
2m5f – 3m3125A114—

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 131A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 26 Sep 2022 Official rating 116 at the last run, 26 Sep 2022

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 9 figures · best 131A · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good5131A124—
Soft2118A109.5—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6131B121—
2m5f – 3m3131A112—

Of 10 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 · 9 figures from 10 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
Samum (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 1,179 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 17.5% from 308. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.3% from 109.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4250%+38.1—
Good to Firm41614.6%+2.7—
Good2713412.5%+0.63 from 5
Good to Soft1331511.3%−0.60 from 2
Soft3093712%+0.10 from 2
Heavy1831910.4%−1.50 from 1
Standard (AW)2372711.4%−0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.9—
6f – 7f2713.7%−8.2—
1m – 1m1f10998.3%−3.6—
1m2f – 1m4f3293410.3%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3085417.5%+5.6—
2m1f – 2m4f2803010.7%−1.22 from 6
2m5f – 3m117119.4%−2.51 from 4
Over 3m8112.5%+0.6—

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

Dam
Pail Mel (FR) (Sleeping Car)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Alcala (FR) (12 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Alcala (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Alcala (FR)36121m4f–3m2½fListed
Darlac (FR)1922m3f–3m1fClass 3
Bon Cheval (FR)312m1½f—
Alcala I (FR)10—Listed
Cavale Indomptable (FR)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 3 60% −0.45
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 1 17% −4.20
Class 3 2 2 100% +0.75

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 4 3 75% +0.55
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 2 33% −3.25
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% −2.20

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Buckley 7 3 43% −2.45
Harry Cobden 1 0 0% −1.00
Jody McGarvey 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss A B O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 5 3 60% −0.45
None 5 0 0% −5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 6 3 50% −1.45
2021 4 0 0% −4.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2022 · 6 runs
26 Sep 22+21d Newton Abbot Pertemps Network RGB Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 1 11-8 116125A131A Tom Buckley 15/8F
05 Sep 22+50d Newton Abbot Par Inn Racing Club 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m2½f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-7 112117C131B Tom Buckley 1/2F
17 Jul 22+21d Newton Abbot Mason Arms Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m2½f · Good · 3 ran 1/3 11-5 110105C120C Tom Buckley 1/4F
26 Jun 22+46d Uttoxeter Best Odds Guaranteed At Bet365 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 1½ 10-13 108116A124A Tom Buckley 15/2
11 May 22+81d Newton Abbot newtonabbotracing.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-1 105114A112B Tom Buckley 4/5F
19 Feb 22+63d Wincanton Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Soft · 18 ran 10/18 ¾ 11-6 10967C101C Tom Buckley 11/2
2021 · 4 runs
18 Dec 21+29d Ascot Foundation Developments Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-5 113—— Harry Cobden 10/1
19 Nov 21+259d Chepstow Angela Nettlefold Memorial Race Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 ½ 10-13 —134A122A Tom Buckley 11/8F
05 Mar 21+36d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Website For Merchandise Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m4f · Soft · 14 ran 2/14 1¼ 11-13 —78B118A Jody McGarvey 3/1
28 Jan 21 Gowran Park Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Ladies Auction Maiden Hurdle 2m4½f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 9½ 11-6 —81A103C Miss A B O'Connor 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Gaulois won?
Gaulois (FR) won 3 of 10 archived starts between 2021 and 2022, a strike rate of 30%. Placed 8 times in total (80% of starts).
Who trained Gaulois?
Gaulois (FR) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 26 September 2022.
Who is Gaulois's sire?
Gaulois (FR) is by Samum (GER) out of Pail Mel (FR), whose sire is Sleeping Car.
What going does Gaulois prefer?
Gaulois (FR) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Gaulois's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 26 September 2022. That is also the highest on record.
What is Gaulois's sire's record?
Samum (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 1,179 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 17.5% from 308. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.3% from 109.
Who are Gaulois's siblings?
Out of Pail Mel (FR), Gaulois (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Alcala (FR) (12). Highest grade won: Listed (Alcala (FR)). The wins came over 1m4f–3m2½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2021. 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.