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Horse profile

Giacosa (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm · Owner Mrs Nathalie Halsall
by Shantou (USA) out of Ma Pretention (FR) (Great Pretender)
12 runs · 7 courses · from Feb 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Compiegne (FR) & Machecoul (FR) Ran 17 days ago · 3rd of 8
KTB Profile

Giacosa is a gelding with two wins from 12 starts on turf, both over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground. He won the Prix de la Rochelle handicap at Compiegne in Apr 2025 and the Prix Louis Aulnette at Machecoul in Oct 2023. His highest official rating reached 114. He finished third of eight at Compiegne in the Prix De La Gascogne in Sep 2026.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 130 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 22 Apr 2023

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 3 figures · best 130A · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2130A117.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 126A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 27 Feb 2023 Official rating 114 at the last run, 9 Sep 2026

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 3 figures · best 126A · median 125
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2126A125.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.7—
Good2,28631013.6%00 from 1
Good to Soft1,43017612.3%−1.30 from 1
Soft2,61036313.9%+0.32 from 4
Heavy1,28217813.9%+0.30 from 6
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03027613.6%00 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,70737814%+0.42 from 9
2m5f – 3m2,33833314.2%+0.60 from 1
Over 3m6687210.8%−2.8—

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
Ma Pretention (FR) (Great Pretender)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Ma Shantou (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Ma Shantou (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ma Shantou (IRE)1362m–3mGrade 2
Bearami Creek (IRE)1312m3f—
Aeroplane Peggy (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 4 2 50% +4.90
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Compiegne (FR) 3 1 33% +4.90
Auteuil (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontainebleau (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Nantes (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Machecoul (FR) 1 1 100% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 2 22% −0.10
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Clement Lefebvre 3 0 0% −3.00
Felix De Giles 2 0 0% −2.00
Nicolas Gauffenic 1 1 100% +6.90
James Reveley 1 0 0% −1.00
David Bass 1 0 0% −1.00
Gabin Meunier 1 0 0% −1.00
Alexandre Chesneau 1 1 100% —
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Ewing 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
HT 6 1 17% +1.90
Tongue tie 4 1 25% −3.00
Tongue tie + visor 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 1 1 100% +6.90
2024 5 0 0% −5.00
2023 4 1 25% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% −7.00
Chase 2 1 50% +5.90
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
30 Sep 26+21d Compiegne (FR) Prix De La Gascogne (grade 3) 19f · Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 hd 10-5 ——— Felix De Giles 16/1
09 Sep 26+520d Compiegne (FR) Prix De Ranville Class 2 · 18f · Heavy · 9 ran 6/9 2 10-12 114—— Felix De Giles 8/1
07 Apr 25+128d Compiegne (FR) Prix de la Rochelle (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19f · Very Soft · 16 ran 1/16 11-3 ——— Nicolas Gauffenic 69/10
30 Nov 24+217d Auteuil (FR) Prix Francois de Ganay (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 16 ran 11/16 nk 10-6 ——— Clement Lefebvre 59/10
27 Apr 24+16d Auteuil (FR) Grande Course de Haies de Printemps (Hurdle) Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 21.5f · Very Soft · 18 ran 3/18 5 10-1 ——— Clement Lefebvre 17/1
11 Apr 24+30d Auteuil (FR) Prix Rose or No (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 4/14 ½ 10-10 ——— Clement Lefebvre 41/1
12 Mar 24+41d Fontainebleau (FR) Prix de la Societe des Courses du Pin (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 19f · Heavy · 11 ran 4/11 7 10-12 ——— James Reveley 44/5
31 Jan 24+65d Leicester EBF British Stallion Studs 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20.5f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 5½ 11-8 —90B120B David Bass 25/1
27 Nov 23+36d Nantes (FR) Prix Duralock (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) 19.5f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-10 ——— Gabin Meunier 13/2
22 Oct 23+183d Machecoul (FR) Prix Louis Aulnette (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-1 ——— Alexandre Chesneau —
22 Apr 23+54d Ayr Golf Inn Prestwick Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 2½ 11-3 —130A125A Brian Hughes 10/1
27 Feb 23 Ayr Virgin Bet NH Flat Race (Conditional And Amateur Jockeys) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 4 11-2 —105B126A Sam Ewing 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Giacosa (IRE) won?
Giacosa (IRE) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).
Who trains Giacosa (IRE)?
Giacosa (IRE) is trained by Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 September 2026.
Who is Giacosa (IRE)'s sire?
Giacosa (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Ma Pretention (FR), whose sire is Great Pretender.
What going does Giacosa (IRE) prefer?
Giacosa (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Giacosa (IRE)'s official rating?
Giacosa (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 114.
What is Giacosa (IRE)'s sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are Giacosa (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Ma Pretention (FR), Giacosa (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Ma Shantou (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Ma Shantou (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2023. 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.