Grand Depart (FR)
Grand Depart won two of 27 starts on turf. His biggest win came in the Listed Prix du Comte de Nice at Cagnes-Sur-Mer over 2m5f – 3m on heavy ground in Dec 2021. He also won at Enghien over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground in Nov 2016. The gelding, aged 9 at his last run in Feb 2022, finished third of 16 at Auteuil in the Prix Beugnot.
- 2–27Wins / Runs
- 7.4%Strike rate
- 7 (25.9%)Placed
- −16.00£1 level staken=27 at SP
- 0.97Fair A/E n=27 · 0.82 incl. margin
- 22dBetween runs (median)longest 873 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 1,601 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 18.3% from 377.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 37 | 1 | 2.7% | −10.5 | — |
| Good | 240 | 34 | 14.2% | +1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 169 | 22 | 13% | −0.2 | — |
| Soft | 751 | 79 | 10.5% | −2.7 | 1 from 17 |
| Heavy | 377 | 69 | 18.3% | +5.1 | 1 from 10 |
| Standard (AW) | 25 | 5 | 20% | +6.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 60 | 8 | 13.3% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 284 | 41 | 14.4% | +1.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 862 | 114 | 13.2% | 0 | 1 from 19 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 349 | 45 | 12.9% | −0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 44 | 3 | 6.8% | −6.4 | 0 from 1 |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Vernon Subutex (FR) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m1f–2m6½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Vernon Subutex (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Subutex (FR) | 19 | 5 | 2m1f–2m6½f | Class 4 |
| Slow Blues (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Galilean Prince (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 17 | 1 | 6% | −13.90 |
| Heavy | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.10 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auteuil (FR) | 19 | 0 | 0% | −19.00 |
| Enghien (FR) | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.90 |
| Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.90 |
| Compiegne (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 19 | 1 | 5% | −15.90 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.90 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrien Merienne | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Ludovic Philipperon | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.90 |
| Rees Morgan Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Anthony Lecordier | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Alain De Chitray | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Baptiste Meme | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thomas Beaurain | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alexis Poirier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Simon Cossart | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.10 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 16 | 1 | 6% | −12.90 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.90 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.90 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.90 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 26 | 1 | 4% | −22.90 |
| Chase | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.90 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Grand Depart won?
- Grand Depart (FR) won 2 of 27 archived starts between 2016 and 2022, a strike rate of 7.4%. Placed 7 times in total (25.9% of starts).
- Who trained Grand Depart?
- Grand Depart (FR) was trained by P Lenogue on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 28 February 2022.
- Who is Grand Depart's sire?
- Grand Depart (FR) is by Astarabad (USA) out of Romane Grandchamp (FR), whose sire is Saint Des Saints.
- What going does Grand Depart prefer?
- Grand Depart (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 Grand Depart's sire's record?
- Astarabad (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 1,601 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 18.3% from 377.
- Who are Grand Depart's siblings?
- Out of Romane Grandchamp (FR), Grand Depart (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Vernon Subutex (FR) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Vernon Subutex (FR)). The wins came over 2m1f–2m6½f. As at Nov 2026.