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Horse profile

Grand De Thaix (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2023) · Last trainer L Viel · Last owner M Bourgneuf Mme N Viel L Viel
by Rail Link (GB) out of Rubilite (FR) (Indian River)
13 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2019
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Jan 2023 — 1,379 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2023 2 wins · Compiegne (FR) & Saint-Brieuc (FR)
KTB Profile

Grand De Thaix won both his starts over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy ground in France in Mar 2021 at Saint-Brieuc and Apr 2021 at Compiegne. The gelding recorded two wins from 13 starts on turf overall, with eight placed efforts. All his racing came in France and he last ran at Pau in Jan 2023.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 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 10.5% of 2,921 runs since May 2011 (285 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 13.5% from 341. Weakest on heavy going: 7.1% from 238. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.7% from 228.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1119.1%−1.4—
Good to Firm3414613.5%+3—
Good6206510.5%0—
Good to Soft390348.7%−1.80 from 1
Soft574478.2%−2.30 from 2
Heavy238177.1%−3.42 from 10
Standard (AW)7479713%+2.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f27311.1%+0.6—
6f – 7f228135.7%−4.8—
1m – 1m1f4294811.2%+0.7—
1m2f – 1m4f93312313.2%+2.7—
1m5f – 2m676679.9%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f463378%−2.52 from 11
2m5f – 3m1431510.5%00 from 2
Over 3m2214.5%−6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2011 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Rubilite (FR) (Indian River)

6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mille Rubis (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m1½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mille Rubis (FR)1312m1½f—
Rubis De Reve (FR)70——
Badakhchan Ruby (FR)40——
Foreign Ruby (FR)30——
Lucky Ruby (FR)100——
Koura De Thaix (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 10 2 20% −0.50
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% —

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 6 0 0% −6.00
Compiegne (FR) 2 1 50% +4.50
Pau (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Meslay-Du-Maine (FR) 1 0 0% —
Durtal (FR) 1 0 0% —
Vichy (FR) 1 0 0% —
Saint-Brieuc (FR) 1 1 100% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 2 18% −1.50
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gianni Siaffa 6 2 33% +2.50
Johnny Charron 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr Guillaume Viel 2 0 0% —
Clement Lefebvre 1 0 0% −1.00
Matheo Viel 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 7 0 0% −5.00
None 4 2 50% +4.50
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 6 0 0% −4.00
2021 5 2 40% +3.50
2019 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 2 18% −2.50
Chase 2 0 0% —

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
2023 · 1 run
25 Jan 23+66d Pau (FR) Prix Etalon Castle Du Berlais (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3f · Heavy · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-5 Clement Lefebvre 21/1
2022 · 6 runs
20 Nov 22+21d Meslay-Du-Maine (FR) Prix Al Capone (Chase) (Conditions) (Amateur Riders) (6yo+) (Turf) 2m5f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 5 11-5 Mr Guillaume Viel —
30 Oct 22+15d Durtal (FR) Prix du Chateau du Verger (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Amateur Riders) (Turf) 2m4f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 2 11-0 Mr Guillaume Viel —
15 Oct 22+168d Auteuil (FR) Prix du Prince d'Ecouen (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3½f · Heavy · 16 ran 6/16 1¼ 11-0 Johnny Charron 17/1
30 Apr 22+21d Auteuil (FR) Grande Course de Haies de Printemps - Le Parisien (Hurdle) Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m5½f · Very Soft · 20 ran 9/20 1¼ 10-8 Gianni Siaffa 41/5
09 Apr 22+20d Auteuil (FR) Prix Jean Granel (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3½f · Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 hd 10-6 Johnny Charron 9/1
20 Mar 22+120d Auteuil (FR) Prix Predicateur (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3½f · Very Soft · 15 ran 4/15 hd 11-3 Johnny Charron 67/10
2021 · 5 runs
20 Nov 21+181d Auteuil (FR) Prix Francois de Ganay (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m2f · Heavy · 16 ran 4/16 ½ 11-3 Gianni Siaffa 14/1
23 May 21+16d Auteuil (FR) Prix Wild Risk (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3½f · Heavy · 15 ran 4/15 ¾ 10-8 Gianni Siaffa 10/1
07 May 21+25d Vichy (FR) Grande Course de Haies de Vichy (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3½f · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 1 10-3 Gianni Siaffa —
12 Apr 21+36d Compiegne (FR) Prix d'Aumale (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3f · Heavy · 14 ran 1/14 10-1 Gianni Siaffa 11/2
07 Mar 21+471d Saint-Brieuc (FR) Prix de Pledran (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3f · Heavy · 12 ran 1/12 10-6 Gianni Siaffa —
2019 · 1 run
22 Nov 19 Compiegne (FR) Prix de Craon (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 2m1f · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 2½ 10-8 Matheo Viel 83/10

Quick answers

How many races has Grand De Thaix won?
Grand De Thaix (FR) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2019 and 2023, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 8 times in total (61.5% of starts).
Who trained Grand De Thaix?
Grand De Thaix (FR) was trained by L Viel on the most recent run on record, at Pau (FR) on 25 January 2023.
Who is Grand De Thaix's sire?
Grand De Thaix (FR) is by Rail Link (GB) out of Rubilite (FR), whose sire is Indian River.
What going does Grand De Thaix prefer?
Grand De Thaix (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Grand De Thaix's sire's record?
Rail Link (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 2,921 runs since May 2011 (285 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 13.5% from 341. Weakest on heavy going: 7.1% from 238. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.7% from 228.
Who are Grand De Thaix's siblings?
Out of Rubilite (FR), Grand De Thaix (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mille Rubis (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2019. 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.