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Horse profile

Gibralfaro (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2024) · Last trainer Francois Nicolle · Last owner Dominique Gicquel
17 runs · 2 courses · from Mar 2021
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Jun 2024 — 864 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2024 · 10th of 14 Won at Compiegne (FR)
KTB Profile

Gibralfaro won the Listed Prix Vatelys at Compiegne over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy ground in Oct 2021. The gelding has one win and eight places from 17 turf starts overall and has not won since. He raced eight times at Compiegne for that sole success and nine times at Auteuil without winning. His last run came at Auteuil in Jun 2024 when he finished 10 of 14 in the Prix Rigoletto.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 27 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 869 runs since Jan 2008 (127 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 155.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm100%−9.6—
Good841011.9%+2.3—
Good to Soft115119.6%0—
Soft3073712.1%+2.50 from 7
Heavy204157.4%−2.21 from 10
Standard (AW)155106.5%−3.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f7345.5%−4.1—
1m – 1m1f137118%−1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f170148.2%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m1281612.5%+2.90 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f3113410.9%+1.31 from 11
2m5f – 3m4848.3%−1.30 from 5
Over 3m200%−9.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Thunderspeed (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m2½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Thunderspeed (FR)2327f–1m2½f—
Another Approach (FR)130——
Luciole (GB)10——
Poet's Flower (IRE)20——
Tilques (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 10 1 10% −5.20
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 9 0 0% −9.00
Compiegne (FR) 8 1 13% −3.20

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 1 9% −6.20
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Felix De Giles 6 0 0% −6.00
Theo Chevillard 3 0 0% −3.00
Geoffrey-Gilles Vibert 3 1 33% +1.80
Kevin Nabet 1 0 0% −1.00
Johnny Charron 1 0 0% −1.00
Tristan Lemagnen 1 0 0% −1.00
Angelo Zuliani 1 0 0% −1.00
Lucas Zuliani 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 9 0 0% −9.00
Tongue tie 6 1 17% −1.20
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 7 0 0% −7.00
2021 4 1 25% +0.80

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 9 1 11% −4.20
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00

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 Jockey SP
2024 · 3 runs
15 Jun 24+42d Auteuil (FR) Prix Rigoletto (Chase) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 14 ran 10/14 5 10-8 Kevin Nabet 9/1
04 May 24+23d Auteuil (FR) Prix Andrea (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 1¾ 10-12 Felix De Giles 18/5
11 Apr 24+306d Auteuil (FR) Prix de Saumur (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 8 ran 2/8 7½ 10-10 Felix De Giles 41/10
2023 · 3 runs
10 Jun 23+14d Auteuil (FR) Prix la Barka (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf) 21.5f · Very Soft · 8 ran 7/8 8 10-4 Johnny Charron 19/1
27 May 23+55d Auteuil (FR) Prix Aristote (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 10-10 Tristan Lemagnen 41/10
02 Apr 23+130d Auteuil (FR) Prix Guy Hunault (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 10 ran 2/10 2 11-3 Felix De Giles 39/10
2022 · 7 runs
23 Nov 22+25d Auteuil (FR) Prix Francois de Poncins (Hurdle) () (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 6½ 10-8 Felix De Giles 8/1
29 Oct 22+32d Compiegne (FR) Prix Dominique Sartini (Hurdle) () (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 6 ran 4/6 1¼ 11-0 Felix De Giles 10/1
27 Sep 22+115d Compiegne (FR) Prix Bucheur (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 8 10-12 Felix De Giles 9/2
04 Jun 22+39d Auteuil (FR) Prix Virgin Radio - Prix James Hennessy (Chase) () (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 12 11-1 Theo Chevillard 18/5
26 Apr 22+23d Compiegne (FR) Prix Hopper (Chase) (4yo) (Turf) 19.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 5 10-10 Theo Chevillard 19/5
03 Apr 22+26d Auteuil (FR) Prix Virelan (Hurdle) () (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 8 ran 3/8 2½ 10-12 Angelo Zuliani 87/10
08 Mar 22+103d Compiegne (FR) Prix Durtain (Hurdle) () (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 2½ 10-12 Theo Chevillard 23/5
2021 · 4 runs
25 Nov 21+38d Compiegne (FR) Prix Roger de Minvielle (Chase) () (3yo) (Turf) 17f · Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 3 10-10 Geoffrey-Gilles Vibert 9/5
18 Oct 21+20d Compiegne (FR) Prix Vatelys (Chase) () (3yo) (Turf) 17f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 10-8 Geoffrey-Gilles Vibert 19/5
28 Sep 21+203d Compiegne (FR) Prix Maurice d'Okhuysen (Chase) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 17f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 5 10-3 Geoffrey-Gilles Vibert 13/2
09 Mar 21 Compiegne (FR) Prix d'Essai des Poulains (Div I) (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo C&G unraced over obstacles) (Turf) 16f · Very Soft · 8 ran 6/8 1¼ 10-6 Lucas Zuliani 31/10

Quick answers

How many races has Gibralfaro won?
Gibralfaro (FR) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2021 and 2024, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 8 times in total (47.1% of starts).
Who trained Gibralfaro?
Gibralfaro (FR) was trained by Francois Nicolle on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 15 June 2024.
Who is Gibralfaro's sire?
Gibralfaro (FR) is by Prince Gibraltar (FR) out of Marmoom Flower (IRE), whose sire is Cape Cross.
What going does Gibralfaro prefer?
Gibralfaro (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Gibralfaro's sire's record?
Prince Gibraltar (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 869 runs since Jan 2008 (127 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 155.
Who are Gibralfaro's siblings?
Out of Marmoom Flower (IRE), Gibralfaro (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Thunderspeed (FR) (2). The wins came over 7f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2021. 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.