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Horse profile

Grey Chop (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, May 2014) · Last trainer A De Watrigant · Last owner Alain Chopard
by Soave (GER) out of Lady Dancille (FR) (Baryshnikov)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 May 2014 — 4,533 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2014 · 1st of 8 Won last time out 3 wins · Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR), Moulins & Dax
KTB Profile

Grey Chop (FR) is 3 from 10, including a Listed win. Won last time out in the 92e Grand Prix de Bordeaux at Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) — a first Listed win in our archive. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 21 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

Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 910 runs since Jan 2008 (109 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.9% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6116.7%+8.8—
Good174116.3%−1.60 from 1
Good to Soft11997.6%−0.30 from 1
Soft2762810.1%+2.22 from 4
Heavy1301310%+2.11 from 3
Standard (AW)203104.9%−30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f8989%+1.1—
6f – 7f311258%+0.11 from 5
1m – 1m1f206115.3%−2.62 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f10099%+1.1—
1m5f – 2m6646.1%−1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f1151210.4%+2.5—
2m5f – 3m22313.6%+5.7—
Over 3m100%−7.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lady Dancille (FR) (Baryshnikov)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Chope Dance (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 6½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Chope Dance (FR)1316½f—
Dobby Chop (FR)40——
Twist And Chop (FR)40——
Mambo Chop (FR)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 2 50% +25.80
Heavy 3 1 33% +12.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Compiegne 2 0 0% −2.00
Deauville (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) 1 1 100% +25.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Toulouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Moulins 1 1 100% +2.80
Dax 1 1 100% +14.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 5 2 40% +24.80
6f – 7f 5 1 20% +10.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Julien Auge 8 2 25% +10.80
Julien Grosjean 1 1 100% +25.00
Ioritz Mendizabal 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 2 1 50% +24.00
2013 4 2 50% +14.80
2012 4 0 0% −4.00

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
24 May 14+49d Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) 92e Grand Prix de Bordeaux () (Turf) 9.5f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 nse 8-11 Julien Grosjean 25/1
05 Apr 14+156d Compiegne Prix Du Vermandois (Conditions Race) (Turf) 8f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 nk 8-13 Julien Auge 9/5F
31 Oct 13+20d Chantilly (FR) Prix Saint-Nicolas D'Acy (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 8f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 1¾ 9-0 Julien Auge 16/5
11 Oct 13+44d Toulouse Prix Jean De Tauriac 8f · Good To Soft · 3 ran 2/3 3 8-9 Julien Auge 2/1F
28 Aug 13+97d Moulins Prix de lEsperance (Prix Stamm Assurances) 8f · Soft · 3 ran 1/3 9-2 Julien Auge 14/5
23 May 13+220d Dax Prix Du Marensin (3yo) (Turf) 7f · Heavy · 5 ran 1/5 9-2 Julien Auge 14/1
15 Oct 12+24d Compiegne Prix des Futaies (Conditions Race) (Colts & Geldings) (2yo) (Turf) 7f · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 1½ 9-2 Julien Auge 20/1
21 Sep 12+24d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Commandeur (Maiden) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 7f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 ½ 9-2 Ioritz Mendizabal 11/2
28 Aug 12+26d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Littoral (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Fibresand) 7.5f · Standard · 5 ran 2/5 1½ 8-11 Julien Auge 68/10
02 Aug 12 Deauville (FR) Prix de Tancarville (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 6f · Very Soft · 6 ran 6/6 hd 9-2 Julien Auge 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Grey Chop (FR) won?
Grey Chop (FR) won 3 of 10 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 30%. Placed 5 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Grey Chop (FR)?
Grey Chop (FR) was trained by A De Watrigant on the most recent run on record, at Bordeaux Le Bouscat (FR) on 24 May 2014.
Who is Grey Chop (FR)'s sire?
Grey Chop (FR) is by Soave (GER) out of Lady Dancille (FR), whose sire is Baryshnikov.
What going does Grey Chop (FR) prefer?
Grey Chop (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Grey Chop (FR)'s sire's record?
Soave (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 910 runs since Jan 2008 (109 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.9% from 203.
Who are Grey Chop (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Lady Dancille (FR), Grey Chop (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Chope Dance (FR) (1). The wins came over 6½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2012. 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.