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Horse profile

Guanacaste (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2019) · Last trainer P Sobry · Last owner Arnaud Boucher Antoine Boucher Alain Boucher
by Whipper (USA) out of Divine Promesse (FR) (Verglas)
12 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2017
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Apr 2019 — 2,753 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2019 · 16th of 16 3 wins · Longchamp (FR), Le Croise-Laroche (FR) & Chantilly (FR)
KTB Profile

Guanacaste (IRE) is 3 from 12. Hasn't won since Apr 2018. 3 of 8 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 0 from 3 on quicker.

Based on 12 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 9.8% of 4,594 runs since Jan 2008 (395 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.6% from 513. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.7% from 1,126.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm22313.6%+3.8—
Good to Firm3144213.4%+3.6—
Good985878.8%−10 from 3
Good to Soft6176210%+0.21 from 3
Soft1,01611211%+1.20 from 2
Heavy5137013.6%+3.82 from 3
Standard (AW)1,126756.7%−3.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2252812.4%+2.6—
6f – 7f1,3381329.9%+0.11 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,3131299.8%02 from 8
1m2f – 1m4f962919.5%−0.30 from 3
1m5f – 2m425388.9%−0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f232198.2%−1.6—
2m5f – 3m901415.6%+5.8—
Over 3m900%−9.8—

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
Divine Promesse (FR) (Verglas)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Willow Pillow (IRE)30——
Divina Comedia (FR)60——
Earthrise (GB)50——
Dafnis (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 3 2 67% +8.70
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −0.40
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chantilly (FR) 3 1 33% −0.40
Saint-Cloud (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Longchamp (FR) 2 1 50% +6.20
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Le Croise-Laroche (FR) 1 1 100% +2.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 8 2 25% −1.90
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 1 1 100% +7.20

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gregory Benoist 4 0 0% −4.00
Pierre-Charles Boudot 4 1 25% −1.40
Mickael Barzalona 2 1 50% +6.20
Aurelien Lemaitre 1 0 0% −1.00
Christophe Soumillon 1 1 100% +2.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 4 1 25% +4.20
2017 6 2 33% +0.10

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
08 Apr 19+18d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Precy (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Good · 16 ran 16/16 20 9-3 Gregory Benoist 36/5
21 Mar 19+233d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de la Gascogne (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 10f · Heavy · 16 ran 4/16 ½ 8-8 Gregory Benoist 84/10
31 Jul 18+19d Deauville (FR) Prix Restaurant le Bougnat Deauville-Dives-Sur-Mer (Prix de Livarot) (Handicap) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 14/16 nse 9-4 Aurelien Lemaitre 16/1
12 Jul 18+51d Longchamp (FR) Prix de l'Ile de la Jatte (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 10f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 7/16 nk 8-9 Gregory Benoist 71/10
22 May 18+37d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix de la Foret de Marly (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 8f · Good · 18 ran 6/18 nse 9-6 Gregory Benoist 81/10
15 Apr 18+141d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Garches (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) 7f · Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 9-5 Mickael Barzalona 36/5
25 Nov 17+18d Le Croise-Laroche (FR) Prix d'Hem (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 9f · Heavy · 14 ran 1/14 9-2 Christophe Soumillon 5/2F
07 Nov 17+17d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Vernouillet (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 8f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 shd 9-4 Pierre-Charles Boudot 9/5F
21 Oct 17+110d Chantilly (FR) Prix d'Osmond (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 2½ 9-1 Mickael Barzalona 29/10F
03 Jul 17+42d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix le Roi Soleil (Handicap) (3yo) (Straight) (Turf) 8f · Soft · 17 ran 8/17 1¾ 9-1 Pierre-Charles Boudot 19/5F
22 May 17+29d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Montgeroult (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 9-2 Pierre-Charles Boudot 8/5F
23 Apr 17 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Empery (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 8f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 3 9-2 Pierre-Charles Boudot 47/10

Quick answers

How many races has Guanacaste (IRE) won?
Guanacaste (IRE) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2017 and 2019, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 6 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Guanacaste (IRE)?
Guanacaste (IRE) was trained by P Sobry on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 8 April 2019.
Who is Guanacaste (IRE)'s sire?
Guanacaste (IRE) is by Whipper (USA) out of Divine Promesse (FR), whose sire is Verglas.
What going does Guanacaste (IRE) prefer?
Guanacaste (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Guanacaste (IRE)'s sire's record?
Whipper (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,594 runs since Jan 2008 (395 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.6% from 513. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.7% from 1,126.
Who are Guanacaste (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Divine Promesse (FR), Guanacaste (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2017. 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.