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Horse profile

Grand Rex (FR)

4yo colt (at last run, Feb 2015) · Last trainer S Smrczek · Last owner Stall Gattopardo
by Redback (GB) out of Gripping (IRE) (Green Desert)
14 runs · 7 courses · from Aug 2013
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Feb 2015 — 4,267 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2015 · 9th of 10 New yard
KTB Profile

Grand Rex (FR) is yet to win from 14 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 4 at Compiegne (Jun 2014).

Based on 14 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
Redback (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 2,888 runs since Jan 2008 (249 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.9% from 181.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2926.9%−0.7—
Good to Firm441347.7%+0.1—
Good538366.7%−0.90 from 2
Good to Soft263186.8%−0.80 from 1
Soft486387.8%+0.20 from 5
Heavy182137.1%−0.5—
Standard (AW)949798.3%+0.70 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f271269.6%+2—
6f – 7f951636.6%−10 from 5
1m – 1m1f716598.2%+0.60 from 9
1m2f – 1m4f428347.9%+0.3—
1m5f – 2m330309.1%+1.5—
2m1f – 2m4f18173.9%−3.7—
2m5f – 3m1119.1%+1.5—

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
Gripping (IRE) (Green Desert)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Griselles (FR)20——
Raffigny (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chantilly (FR) 5 0 0% −5.00
Deauville (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Longchamp (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Compiegne 1 0 0% −1.00
Lyon Parilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Clairefontaine 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 9 0 0% −9.00
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Thierry Jarnet 4 0 0% −4.00
Maxime Guyon 3 0 0% −3.00
Christophe Soumillon 3 0 0% −3.00
Nicolas Barzalona 1 0 0% −1.00
Williams Saraiva 1 0 0% −1.00
Mickael Berto 1 0 0% −1.00
Anthony Caramanolis 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 7 0 0% −7.00
2013 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2015 · 2 runs
28 Feb 15+9d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Carrefour Laversin (Claimer) (4yo) (Polytrack) 7f · Standard · 10 ran 9/10 hd 9-1 Nicolas Barzalona 7/1
19 Feb 15+53d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Crochet du Coye (Claimer) (4yo) (Polytrack) 7f · Standard · 11 ran 6/11 1½ 9-1 Williams Saraiva 38/1
2014 · 7 runs
28 Dec 14+6d Deauville (FR) Prix de Rabodanges (Conditions) (3yo) (Young Jockeys & Apprentices) (Polytrack) 1m1½f · Standard · 16 ran 15/16 hd 8-6 Mickael Berto 45/1
22 Dec 14+199d Deauville (FR) Prix De Balme (Claimer) (3yo) (Polytrack) 7½f · Standard · 13 ran 12/13 2 9-1 Anthony Caramanolis 14/1
06 Jun 14+9d Compiegne Prix de Verberie (Conditions Race) 7f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 hd 9-2 Maxime Guyon 5/2
28 May 14+19d Longchamp (FR) Prix de la Bienfaisance (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 1m½f · Very Soft · 6 ran 3/6 hd 9-1 Thierry Jarnet 23/10
09 May 14+40d Lyon Parilly (FR) Prix Valanjou (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 1m · Good To Soft · 5 ran 4/5 ½ 8-10 Thierry Jarnet 16/5
30 Mar 14+22d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Caius (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m · Good · 8 ran 3/8 1¾ 8-10 Thierry Jarnet 11/1
08 Mar 14+109d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Cadet Roussel (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 3½ 9-2 Thierry Jarnet 66/10
2013 · 5 runs
19 Nov 13+23d Chantilly (FR) Prix Des Dormants (Conditions) (2yo) (Polytrack) 1m1f · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 ¾ 9-1 Christophe Soumillon 9/5F
27 Oct 13+25d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Blaison (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m · Very Soft · 6 ran 3/6 ¾ 8-10 Christophe Soumillon 11/2
02 Oct 13+22d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Puits (Conditions) (2yo) (Polytrack) 6½f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 nse 9-1 Maxime Guyon 43/10
10 Sep 13+17d Chantilly (FR) Prix des Aigles (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 1¾ 8-11 Christophe Soumillon 19/5
24 Aug 13 Clairefontaine Prix Carrement Brunet (Prix des Herbages) 1m · Good · 3 ran 3/3 hd 9-2 Maxime Guyon 30/1

Quick answers

How many races has Grand Rex won?
Grand Rex (FR) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2013 and 2015. Placed 3 times in total (21.4% of starts).
Who trained Grand Rex?
Grand Rex (FR) was trained by S Smrczek on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 28 February 2015.
Who is Grand Rex's sire?
Grand Rex (FR) is by Redback (GB) out of Gripping (IRE), whose sire is Green Desert.
What is Grand Rex's sire's record?
Redback (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 2,888 runs since Jan 2008 (249 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.9% from 181.
Who are Grand Rex's siblings?
Out of Gripping (IRE), Grand Rex (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2013. 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.