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Horse profile

Happy Monarch (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2023) · Last trainer Francois Nicolle · Last owner Mme Henri Devin
by Saint Des Saints (FR) out of Ladies Choice (FR) (Turgeon)
19 runs · 4 courses · from Mar 2018
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Oct 2023 — 1,095 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2023 4 wins · Auteuil (FR)
KTB Profile

Happy Monarch won four of 19 starts on turf, all at Auteuil over trips from 2m1f to 3m on soft or heavy ground. His biggest success came in the Grade 3 Prix Robert de Clermont-Tonnerre at Auteuil in Feb 2022. He also landed a Listed race at the same track in Apr 2021. The gelding, who was aged 8 at his last run in Oct 2023 at Compiegne, had not won since Feb 2022.

Based on 19 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
Saint Des Saints (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.1% of 5,345 runs since Jan 2008 (643 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−15.1—
Good to Firm35514.3%−0.8—
Good6899814.2%−0.9—
Good to Soft6509214.2%−0.9—
Soft2,44334814.2%−0.93 from 10
Heavy1,50625817.1%+21 from 9
Standard (AW)16212.5%−2.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−15.1—
1m2f – 1m4f4149.8%−5.3—
1m5f – 2m1,00116916.9%+1.80 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2,78140414.5%−0.61 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,23619115.5%+0.43 from 10
Over 3m2843713%−2.10 from 2

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

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Saint Palais (FR) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m1f–3m4½f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Lord Du Mesnil (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Saint Palais (FR)2252m7f–3m2fClass 2
Lord Du Mesnil (FR)5242m7½f–3m4½fGrade 3
Kings Cross (FR)3232m1f–2m4fClass 3
Kings Cross I (FR)812m1f–2m4fClass 3
Monsieur L'Amiral (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 10 3 30% −3.00
Heavy 9 1 11% +1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 15 4 27% +2.00
Compiegne (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Pau (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Clairefontaine (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 10 3 30% +3.90
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% −2.90
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Bertrand Lestrade 7 1 14% −3.90
Angelo Zuliani 3 1 33% +7.00
Gaetan Masure 3 2 67% +0.90
Kevin Nabet 2 0 0% −2.00
Alain De Chitray 2 0 0% −2.00
Charly Prichard 1 0 0% −1.00
Thomas Beaurain 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 7 1 14% +3.00
None 7 3 43% +0.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 4 0 0% −4.00
2022 5 1 20% +5.00
2021 6 1 17% −2.90
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 2 2 100% +1.90
2018 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 14 3 21% −0.10
Hurdle 5 1 20% −1.90

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
2023 · 4 runs
28 Oct 23+14d Compiegne (FR) Prix Paradis Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 20.5f · Heavy · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-12 Kevin Nabet 17/1
14 Oct 23+25d Auteuil (FR) Prix Heros XII (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 7 ran 5/7 6½ 10-12 Kevin Nabet 13/1
19 Sep 23+206d Auteuil (FR) Prix Richard et Robert Hennessy (Chase) () (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 9 ran 6/9 hd 10-12 Angelo Zuliani 7/2
25 Feb 23+104d Auteuil (FR) GSC Masters - Prix Robert de Clermont-Tonnerre (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 11 ran 7/11 12 10-12 Charly Prichard 16/1
2022 · 5 runs
13 Nov 22+29d Auteuil (FR) Prix la Haye Jousselin (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 27.5f · Heavy · 9 ran UR/9 — 10-10 Alain De Chitray 20/1
15 Oct 22+146d Auteuil (FR) Prix Heros XII (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 11 ran 9/11 ½ 10-12 Alain De Chitray 23/1
22 May 22+43d Auteuil (FR) Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 30f · Very Soft · 16 ran 5/16 7 10-10 Angelo Zuliani 15/1
09 Apr 22+40d Auteuil (FR) Prix Murat (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 9 11-0 Gaetan Masure 36/5
28 Feb 22+78d Auteuil (FR) Prix Robert de Clermont-Tonnerre (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 11 ran 1/11 10-10 Angelo Zuliani 9/1
2021 · 6 runs
12 Dec 21+136d Pau (FR) Prix Chateau De Pau (Chase) 20f · Heavy · 4 ran 3/4 9 10-8 Bertrand Lestrade 6/1
29 Jul 21+73d Clairefontaine (FR) Grande Course de Haies - Prix Guillaume d'Ornano (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 16 ran 5/16 1¾ 10-13 Bertrand Lestrade 10/1
17 May 21+26d Compiegne (FR) Prix du Cher (Hurdle) () (5yo+) (Turf) 19f · Heavy · 9 ran 6/9 ¾ 10-10 Bertrand Lestrade 79/10
21 Apr 21+17d Auteuil (FR) Prix Arthur Veil-Picard (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 13 ran 1/13 11-0 Bertrand Lestrade 21/10F
04 Apr 21+28d Auteuil (FR) Prix Air Landais (Chase) () (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 7 ran 3/7 6 11-0 Bertrand Lestrade 11/10F
07 Mar 21+130d Auteuil (FR) Prix Jean Doumen (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 7 ran 2/7 nk 10-10 Bertrand Lestrade 19/10F
2020 · 1 run
28 Oct 20+515d Auteuil (FR) Prix Fondeur (Chase) () (5yo) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 nk 10-10 Bertrand Lestrade 3/5F
2019 · 2 runs
01 Jun 19+26d Auteuil (FR) Prix James Hennessy (Chase) () (4yo) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-1 Gaetan Masure 2/5F
06 May 19+414d Auteuil (FR) Prix Jean de la Rochefoucauld (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 5 ran 1/5 10-12 Gaetan Masure 6/4F
2018 · 1 run
18 Mar 18 Auteuil (FR) Prix Rush (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings unraced over hurdles & fences) (Turf) 15f · Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 7 10-6 Thomas Beaurain 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Happy Monarch won?
Happy Monarch (FR) won 4 of 19 archived starts between 2018 and 2023, a strike rate of 21.1%. Placed 6 times in total (31.6% of starts).
Who trained Happy Monarch?
Happy Monarch (FR) was trained by Francois Nicolle on the most recent run on record, at Compiegne (FR) on 28 October 2023.
Who is Happy Monarch's sire?
Happy Monarch (FR) is by Saint Des Saints (FR) out of Ladies Choice (FR), whose sire is Turgeon.
What going does Happy Monarch prefer?
Happy Monarch (FR) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Happy Monarch's sire's record?
Saint Des Saints (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.1% of 5,345 runs since Jan 2008 (643 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Happy Monarch's siblings?
Out of Ladies Choice (FR), Happy Monarch (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Saint Palais (FR) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Lord Du Mesnil (FR)). The wins came over 2m1f–3m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2018. 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.