Horse profile
Grimaud (FR)
15 runs · 11 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
2 wins · Gowran Park
Off 245 days · 1st of 14
Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile
Grimaud won two of 15 starts. Both wins came at Gowran Park, one in a maiden hurdle over 1m5f – 2m on soft ground in Mar 2025 and the latest in a handicap hurdle over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy ground in Feb 2026. The gelding, by Zoffany out of a Teofilo mare, usually races prominently. He won last time out at Gowran Park off an official rating of 120, 10lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 10lb off peak
- 2–15Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 6 (40%)Placed
- −8.38£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.96Fair A/E n=15 · 0.75 incl. margin
- 130Highest OR
- 59dAvg between runs
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.
Official rating120↓ 10lb off peak
120
118–130
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 126
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 4 | 126B | 120 | 4 · 126 / 120 |
| Good | 4 | 157C | 104.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 108B | 98 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 157C | 112 | 2 · 121 / 112 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 103B | 95.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 119B | 108 | 1 · — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 14 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · 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 from 10 analysed runs
- Prominent 3 (30%) · 1 win
- Midfield 3 (30%) · 1 win
- Held up 3 (30%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 10,760 runs since Jan 2008 (799 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 27 | 3 | 11.1% | +1.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,268 | 146 | 11.5% | +1.6 | — |
| Good | 2,501 | 249 | 10% | +0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,297 | 130 | 10% | +0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,826 | 177 | 9.7% | −0.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 655 | 55 | 8.4% | −1.5 | 1 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,186 | 306 | 9.6% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 379 | 29 | 7.7% | −2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,981 | 288 | 9.7% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,799 | 287 | 10.3% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,509 | 252 | 10% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,349 | 135 | 10% | +0.1 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 555 | 57 | 10.3% | +0.4 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 154 | 13 | 8.4% | −1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 34 | 5 | 14.7% | +4.8 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Big Dynasty (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Dynasty (GB) | 1 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Galibier (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.38 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 2 | 100% | +4.62 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.38 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Ewing | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.38 |
| Josh Williamson | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Carl Millar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jake Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mme Marie Velon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 12 | 1 | 8% | −10.38 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −8.38 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 14 | 2 | 14% | −7.38 |
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 26+28d | Gowran Park | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2026 Qualifier Handicap Hurdle Sat handy behind the pace - mid-pack at halfway - improved into 3rd turning for home - asked for effort after 2 out to hit the front before the last and kicked away for a comfortable win | 1/14 | 11-7 | 120 | 119B | 148A | Josh Williamson | 4/1 | |
| 17 Jan 26+20d | Navan | Navan Handicap Hurdle Settled around midfield - pressed for effort in 9th approaching 2 out - staying on into 6th but held safe when came to grief at the final fence | F/13 | — | 11-2 | 121 | — | — | Sam Ewing | 7/1 |
| 28 Dec 25+22d | Limerick | Infinity Lifts Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - moved forward into the middle order from 3 out - nudged along to 5th at the following fence and edged up to 4th before the last - found nil and dropped back to finish 6th | 6/16 | 2½ | 11-8 | 121 | 103B | 127A | Carl Millar | 4/1 |
| 06 Dec 25+20d | Navan | Bective Stud, Tea Rooms & Apartments Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Settled at the back early - pushed along before two out and still only 6th approaching the last - stayed on same gait to finish 4th | 4/14 | 2½ | 10-0 | 121 | 126B | 128A | Sam Ewing | 4/1F |
| 16 Nov 25+50d | Navan | Bar One Racing 'Bet 10 Get 50 Sign Up Offer' Tara Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the front pair early on and fighting for control - settled midfield through 4th - improved into 5th two out - asked for more effort - moved into second at the last - stayed on at one speed to finish second | 2/19 | 2 | 11-0 | 118 | 121B | 142A | Jack Kennedy | 5/1 |
| 27 Sep 25+56d | Listowel | M.J. Carroll ARRO Handicap Hurdle Settled with the field early - dropped back after the 3rd - down to 6th past the 5th - up to 5th by three out - staying on late but never closing to challenge - finished 5th | 5/10 | hd | 11-0 | 120 | 108B | 124A | Jack Kennedy | 5/1 |
| 02 Aug 25+57d | Galway | BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Settled around midpack - pushed into 7th spot two out but couldn't quicken into the straight - stayed on at same effort to finish 10th | 10/19 | 2 | 10-11 | 121 | 157C | 119A | Kevin Sexton | 33/1 |
| 06 Jun 25+9d | Clonmel | Botanica International Rated Novice Hurdle Sat just behind the pace early - well positioned after 3 out - pushed along in 3rd approaching the straight - couldn't find more and blundered at the last | 3/4 | 1¾ | 11-3 | 122 | 59C | 117B | Jake Coen | 9/4 |
| 28 May 25+54d | Wexford | Wexford Racecourse Rated Hurdle Handy in the early going - urged along before 2 out where hampered stride - stayed on same gear approaching last - finished fourth beaten 9½ lengths | 4/10 | 4¾ | 11-7 | 123 | 106A | 129A | Sam Ewing | 9/2 |
| 04 Apr 25+27d | Aintree | Hallgarten And Novum Wines Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys/Amateur Riders) (GBB Race) Settled midpack - lost touch approaching 3 out - unable to close - well held in 8th | 8/17 | 5 | 10-11 | 130 | 93B | 128A | Danny Gilligan | 20/1 |
| 08 Mar 25+51d | Gowran Park | Golf Classics At Gowran Park Maiden Hurdle Tracked the pace early - shuffled through midfield order before rallying into 2nd - narrowed the gap two out - hit the front approaching the last after a minor error there - kept finding under pressure to win | 1/20 | 11-12 | 123 | 85B | 144A | Jack Kennedy | 8/13F | |
| 16 Jan 25+40d | Fairyhouse | Jump Into January Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - made progress though stumbled 3 out - driven up to share front spot - error at last then lost advantage - couldn't match winner but stayed on same-paced to finish second | 2/9 | 4½ | 11-12 | — | — | 134A | Sam Ewing | 10/1 |
| 07 Dec 24+34d | Navan | Mervyn Gray Construction Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Set the pace early - drawn level 2 out then edged back clear under pressure - caught approaching final furlong then overhauled and slipped to third after the last - held no more in reserve finishing well held | 3/16 | 6 | 11-7 | — | 98B | 136A | Sam Ewing | 5/1 |
| 03 Nov 24+355d | Cork | Paddy Power From The Horse's Mouth Podcast Maiden Hurdle Sat close up early - shared front spot from the 1st and clear from the 2nd - small errors 4th and 4 out - asked for effort approaching the straight - driven before 2 out where matched up and jumped a touch awkwardly - overtaken soon after - couldn't find more in 2nd approaching the last - stayed on at one gear to finish third | 3/15 | 1¾ | 11-7 | — | 103B | 125A | Sam Ewing | 15/2 |
| 14 Nov 23 | Chantilly (FR) | Prix de la Rotonde de Minerve (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 13/16 | ¾ | 9-1 | — | — | — | Mme Marie Velon | 21/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Grimaud (FR) won?
- Grimaud (FR) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 6 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trains Grimaud (FR)?
- Grimaud (FR) is trained by Gordon Elliott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 February 2026.
- Who is Grimaud (FR)'s sire?
- Grimaud (FR) is by Zoffany (IRE) out of Garance (FR), whose sire is Teofilo.
- What going does Grimaud (FR) prefer?
- Grimaud (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Grimaud (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 14 February 2026. The highest on record is 130.
- What is Grimaud (FR)'s sire's record?
- Zoffany (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 10,760 runs since Jan 2008 (799 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Grimaud (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Garance (FR), Grimaud (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Big Dynasty (GB) (1). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.