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Horse profile

Great Hector (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2013) · Last trainer Y-M Porzier · Last owner Paul Sebag
by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Humoriste (FR) (Saint Cyrien)
12 runs · 3 courses · from Apr 2011
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Apr 2013 — 4,950 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2013 · 1st of 16 Won last time out 2 wins · Enghien (FR) & Fontainebleau
KTB Profile

Great Hector (FR) is 2 from 12. Won last time out at Enghien (FR).

Based on 12 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
Great Pretender (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 3,541 runs since Jan 2008 (410 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+87—
Good to Firm19210.5%−2.5—
Good71510014%+1—
Good to Soft5677813.8%+0.8—
Soft1,40218112.9%−0.12 from 8
Heavy7539612.7%−0.30 from 4
Standard (AW)8144.9%−8.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−5.9—
1m – 1m1f2800%−13—
1m2f – 1m4f151106.6%−6.4—
1m5f – 2m72812016.5%+3.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1,64921012.7%−0.31 from 9
2m5f – 3m7699412.2%−0.81 from 3
Over 3m2022713.4%+0.4—

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
Humoriste (FR) (Saint Cyrien)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Siljan's Saga (FR) (6 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Paul's Saga (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Siljan's Saga (FR)2861m2f–1m4½fGroup 2
Paul's Saga (FR)2952m3½f–3m1½fGrade 1
Springer (FR)732m2f–2m4½f—
Boston Paris (FR)1022m2f–2m3fListed
Kendova (FR)20——
Kenareva (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 2 25% +2.20
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 6 0 0% −6.00
Enghien (FR) 5 1 20% −1.80
Fontainebleau 1 1 100% +6.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 9 1 11% −5.80
2m5f – 3m 3 1 33% +4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mikael Mescam 5 2 40% +5.20
Sylvain Dupuis 3 0 0% −3.00
Jerome Frandon 2 0 0% −2.00
Frederic Ditta 1 0 0% −1.00
Anthony Cardine 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 9 1 11% −2.00
None 3 1 33% +0.20

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 2 1 50% +1.20
2012 7 1 14% +0.00
2011 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 2 29% +3.20
Hurdle 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
2013 · 2 runs
08 Apr 13+19d Enghien (FR) Prix De La Rochelle (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19f · Very Soft · 16 ran 1/16 10-6 Mikael Mescam 11/5F
20 Mar 13+115d Enghien (FR) Prix Beaute de Cour (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19f · Heavy · 20 ran 2/20 ¾ 11-0 Mikael Mescam 11/2F
2012 · 7 runs
25 Nov 12+22d Auteuil (FR) Prix Jean Laumain - Prix Direct Matin (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 21.5f · Heavy · 16 ran F/16 — 10-1 Mikael Mescam 5/2F
03 Nov 12+14d Auteuil (FR) Prix Cacao (Prix Du Salon Du Cheval De Paris 2012) (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 21.5f · Heavy · 13 ran F/13 — 9-13 Frederic Ditta 3/1F
20 Oct 12+23d Auteuil (FR) Prix Duc D'Alburquerque (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Amateur riders) (Turf) 18.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 1¾ 10-8 Mikael Mescam 43/10
27 Sep 12+28d Fontainebleau Prix De Saint Fargeau-Ponthierry (Chase) 21f · Very Soft · 4 ran 1/4 10-3 Mikael Mescam 6/1
30 Aug 12+112d Auteuil (FR) Prix Recruit II (Chase) (Claimer) (5yo+) (Turf) 18.5f · Very Soft · 10 ran F/10 — 9-11 Anthony Cardine 16/1
10 May 12+50d Auteuil (FR) Prix Pretentaine (Hurdle) (Claimer) (5yo+) (Jockeys who have not won 35 races) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 18 ran 6/18 hd 10-8 Jerome Frandon 48/1
21 Mar 12+151d Enghien (FR) Prix Quomodo (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) 19f · Very Soft · 20 ran 5/20 6 10-8 Jerome Frandon 49/1
2011 · 3 runs
22 Oct 11+33d Enghien (FR) Prix Du Treport (Hurdle) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 19f · Very Soft · 20 ran 8/20 2 10-6 Sylvain Dupuis 9/1
19 Sep 11+150d Auteuil (FR) Prix Cadoudal (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 17 ran 4/17 3 10-6 Sylvain Dupuis 68/10
22 Apr 11 Enghien (FR) Prix Du Jurancon (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 8 10-6 Sylvain Dupuis 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Great Hector won?
Great Hector (FR) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2011 and 2013, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).
Who trained Great Hector?
Great Hector (FR) was trained by Y-M Porzier on the most recent run on record, at Enghien (FR) on 8 April 2013.
Who is Great Hector's sire?
Great Hector (FR) is by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Humoriste (FR), whose sire is Saint Cyrien.
What going does Great Hector prefer?
Great Hector (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Great Hector's sire's record?
Great Pretender (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 3,541 runs since Jan 2008 (410 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.
Who are Great Hector's siblings?
Out of Humoriste (FR), Great Hector (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Siljan's Saga (FR) (6). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Paul's Saga (FR)). The wins came over 1m2f–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2011. 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.