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Horse profile

Grandioso (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2024) · Last trainer Daniela Mele · Last owner Hans Jorg Haltiner
by Samum (GER) out of Quaresca (FR) (Maresca Sorrento)
16 runs · 2 courses · from Mar 2021
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 May 2024 — 878 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2024 · 1st of 13 Won last time out 4 wins · Auteuil (FR) & Compiegne (FR)
KTB Profile

Grandioso (FR) is 4 from 16, including a Listed win. Won last time out in the Prix Saint-Sauveur at Auteuil (FR) — a first Listed win in our archive.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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
Samum (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 1,178 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 17.5% from 308. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.3% from 109.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4250%+38.2—
Good to Firm41614.6%+2.8—
Good2713412.5%+0.7—
Good to Soft1331511.3%−0.5—
Soft3093712%+0.21 from 8
Heavy182189.9%−1.93 from 8
Standard (AW)2372711.4%−0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.8—
6f – 7f2713.7%−8.1—
1m – 1m1f10998.3%−3.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3293410.3%−1.5—
1m5f – 2m3085417.5%+5.7—
2m1f – 2m4f2803010.7%−1.11 from 5
2m5f – 3m117119.4%−2.43 from 11
Over 3m700%−11.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Quaresca (FR) (Maresca Sorrento)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kandice (FR)10——
Nerino (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 1 13% +0.20
Heavy 8 3 38% +7.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 11 3 27% +6.20
Compiegne (FR) 5 1 20% +1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 11 3 27% +6.20
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% +1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Nabet 5 3 60% +14.30
Clement Lefebvre 4 1 25% −0.10
Mlle Nathalie Desoutter 3 0 0% −3.00
Theo Chevillard 1 0 0% −1.00
Florian Besson 1 0 0% −1.00
Gianni Siaffa 1 0 0% −1.00
Charly Prichard 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 6 3 50% +13.30
Tongue tie 6 1 17% −2.10
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 2 1 50% +6.20
2023 3 2 67% +8.10
2022 5 0 0% −5.00
2021 6 1 17% −2.10

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
18 May 24+62d Auteuil (FR) Prix Saint-Sauveur (Chase) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 13 ran 1/13 11-1 Kevin Nabet 36/5
17 Mar 24+106d Auteuil (FR) Grand Steeple-Chase Masters - Prix Troytown (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-6 Kevin Nabet 13/1
02 Dec 23+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Georges Courtois (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 6 10-6 Kevin Nabet 9/2
11 Nov 23+26d Auteuil (FR) Prix Cacao (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 11 ran 1/11 10-2 Kevin Nabet 41/10
16 Oct 23+405d Compiegne (FR) Prix Bulan (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 19.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 10-12 Kevin Nabet 5/1
06 Sep 22+76d Auteuil (FR) Prix World Citizen (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 7 ran 2/7 1¼ 10-2 Theo Chevillard 15/1
22 Jun 22+32d Auteuil (FR) Prix Chinco (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 12 ran 5/12 16 11-0 Clement Lefebvre 10/1
21 May 22+16d Auteuil (FR) Prix Saint Sauveur (Chase) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-6 Clement Lefebvre 11/1
05 May 22+24d Compiegne (FR) Prix Fils de Reine (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19f · Very Soft · 14 ran 5/14 ½ 11-0 Clement Lefebvre 9/1
11 Apr 22+142d Compiegne (FR) Prix de l'Ile de Re (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19f · Heavy · 16 ran 5/16 hd 10-12 Florian Besson 55/1
20 Nov 21+22d Auteuil (FR) Prix Thuya (Chase) (AQPS Conditions) (5-6yo) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-0 Clement Lefebvre 29/10
29 Oct 21+167d Auteuil (FR) Prix Ferdinand Riant (Chase) (AQPS Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 6 10-12 Mlle Nathalie Desoutter 15/1
15 May 21+20d Auteuil (FR) Prix Jasmin II (Chase) (AQPS Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-8 Gianni Siaffa 33/1
25 Apr 21+18d Auteuil (FR) Prix Andre Boingneres (Chase) (AQPS Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 13 ran F/13 — 10-10 Charly Prichard 40/1
07 Apr 21+29d Compiegne (FR) Prix de Prechac (Chase) (AQPS Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 11-0 Mlle Nathalie Desoutter 33/10
09 Mar 21 Compiegne (FR) Prix Baroud III (Chase) (AQPS Conditions) (4-5yo) (Turf) 17f · Very Soft · 6 ran 2/6 9 11-0 Mlle Nathalie Desoutter 22/5

Quick answers

How many races has Grandioso (FR) won?
Grandioso (FR) won 4 of 16 archived starts between 2021 and 2024, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 7 times in total (43.8% of starts).
Who trained Grandioso (FR)?
Grandioso (FR) was trained by Daniela Mele on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 18 May 2024.
Who is Grandioso (FR)'s sire?
Grandioso (FR) is by Samum (GER) out of Quaresca (FR), whose sire is Maresca Sorrento.
What going does Grandioso (FR) prefer?
Grandioso (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 8 starts (37.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Grandioso (FR)'s sire's record?
Samum (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 1,178 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 17.5% from 308. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.3% from 109.
Who are Grandioso (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Quaresca (FR), Grandioso (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. 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.