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Horse profile

I Excel (FR)

5yo horse (at last run, Jun 2024) · Last trainer Mlle Gaelle Gernay · Last owner Birger Verstraete
by Exceed And Excel (AUS) out of Ideal World (IRE) (Singspiel)
20 runs · 4 courses · from Sep 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Jun 2024 — 862 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2024 · 17th of 17 2 wins · Deauville (FR) & Chantilly (FR)
KTB Profile

I Excel won two handicaps on the all-weather in France in the spring of 2023, one at Chantilly over 1m2f – 1m4f and one at Deauville over 1m – 1m1f. He has two wins from 20 starts overall, both on Standard going, and has never scored on turf. His last run, at Saint-Cloud in Jun 2024, saw him finish 17 of 17 in the Prix de Montesson.

Based on 20 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
Exceed And Excel (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,025 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1984120.7%+8.8—
Good to Firm3,25139912.3%+0.4—
Good3,14632810.4%−1.5—
Good to Soft1,3101309.9%−20 from 1
Soft1,194947.9%−40 from 2
Heavy273259.2%−2.7—
Standard (AW)6,65388213.3%+1.42 from 17
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,86052113.5%+1.6—
6f – 7f8,00495011.9%0—
1m – 1m1f2,75228910.5%−1.41 from 13
1m2f – 1m4f1,02510210%−1.91 from 7
1m5f – 2m273269.5%−2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f102109.8%−2.1—
2m5f – 3m9111.1%−0.8—

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
Ideal World (IRE) (Singspiel)

10 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Ideal King (FR) (6 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m5½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ideal King (FR)3961m1½f–1m4½f—
Saint Etienne (GB)2141m1½f–1m2f—
Ideal Step (FR)527f–1m1½f—
Ideal Horse (FR)311m5½f—
Elysea's World (IRE)117f—
Icar (GB)50——
Ideal Day (FR)40——
Ideal Man (FR)60——
Iberia (FR)170——
Seeshaupt (FR)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 17 2 12% +27.50
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 9 1 11% +24.00
Chantilly (FR) 8 1 13% +3.50
Longchamp (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 13 1 8% +20.00
1m2f – 1m4f 7 1 14% +4.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mme Marie Velon 5 1 20% +6.50
Ioritz Mendizabal 3 1 33% +30.00
Aurelien Lemaitre 3 0 0% −3.00
Gerald Mosse 2 0 0% −2.00
Sebastien Maillot 2 0 0% −2.00
Maxime Guyon 1 0 0% −1.00
Cesar Belmont 1 0 0% −1.00
Mlle Tracy Menuet 1 0 0% −1.00
Thomas Trullier 1 0 0% −1.00
Rosario Mangione 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 11 2 18% +33.50
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 7 0 0% −7.00
2023 11 2 18% +33.50
2022 2 0 0% −2.00

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
11 Jun 24+16d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Montesson (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 10.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 17/17 1 9-0 Gerald Mosse 17/1
26 May 24+47d Longchamp (FR) Prix de la Rue Cremieux (Handicap) (4yo+) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) 10.5f · Soft · 15 ran 3/15 ¾ 9-4 Gerald Mosse 16/1
09 Apr 24+26d Deauville (FR) Prix de l'Operation Boston (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 9/16 ¾ 9-6 Ioritz Mendizabal 13/1
14 Mar 24+40d Chantilly (FR) Prix des Ecuries Cantiliennes (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 15 ran 8/15 hd 9-4 Ioritz Mendizabal 10/1
03 Feb 24+10d Deauville (FR) Prix du Khal-Burg (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 12/16 ½ 9-2 Mme Marie Velon 43/5
24 Jan 24+12d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Plage du Lys (Conditions) (5yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 10.5f · Standard · 13 ran 5/13 1¾ 8-11 Maxime Guyon 5/1
12 Jan 24+22d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Gare Transatlantique (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 6/16 hd 9-0 Cesar Belmont 16/1
21 Dec 23+16d Deauville (FR) Prix du Jardin d'Eau (Handicap) (3yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 6/16 hd 8-13 Mme Marie Velon 18/1
05 Dec 23+19d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Statue de l'Archange (Handicap) (3yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 15 ran 13/15 hd 8-8 Mme Marie Velon 28/1
16 Nov 23+11d Deauville (FR) Prix du Conservatoire de la Dentelle (Handicap) (3yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 16 ran 7/16 1 9-5 Aurelien Lemaitre 25/1
05 Nov 23+57d Deauville (FR) Prix du Plateau de Madrie (Handicap) (3yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 15 ran 10/15 shd 9-1 Aurelien Lemaitre 35/1
09 Sep 23+70d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Canal des Druides (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 16/16 12 9-7 Aurelien Lemaitre 42/1
01 Jul 23+86d Chantilly (FR) Prix des Muses - Trophee Studio Harcourt - Carre des Aigles (Conditions) (4yo+)(Amateur Lady Riders) 9.5f · Standard · 13 ran 13/13 20 10-3 Mlle Tracy Menuet 21/1
06 Apr 23+22d Deauville (FR) Prix de l'Operation Neptune (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 15 ran 1/15 9-1 Ioritz Mendizabal 32/1
15 Mar 23+11d Chantilly (FR) Prix des Pistes (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 17 ran 16/17 hd 8-13 Mme Marie Velon 12/1
04 Mar 23+15d Chantilly (FR) Prix Esso (Handicap) (4yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 10.5f · Standard · 16 ran 1/16 9-0 Mme Marie Velon 105/10
17 Feb 23+20d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Fontaine Saint-Gervais (Handicap) (4yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 2/16 ½ 9-5 Sebastien Maillot 33/1
28 Jan 23+108d Deauville (FR) Prix des Cascades de Mortain (Handicap) (4yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 15 ran 13/15 1½ 8-9 Sebastien Maillot 60/1
12 Oct 22+34d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Carrefour de Baba Aly (Conditions) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 30 8-11 Thomas Trullier 132/1
08 Sep 22 Longchamp (FR) Prix d'Enghien (Handicap) (3yo) (Grande Course) (Turf) 11f · Soft · 13 ran 9/13 10 9-2 Rosario Mangione 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has I Excel (FR) won?
I Excel (FR) won 2 of 20 archived starts between 2022 and 2024, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 4 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained I Excel (FR)?
I Excel (FR) was trained by Mlle Gaelle Gernay on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 11 June 2024.
Who is I Excel (FR)'s sire?
I Excel (FR) is by Exceed And Excel (AUS) out of Ideal World (IRE), whose sire is Singspiel.
What going does I Excel (FR) prefer?
I Excel (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 17 starts (11.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is I Excel (FR)'s sire's record?
Exceed And Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,025 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
Who are I Excel (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Ideal World (IRE), I Excel (FR) has 10 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Ideal King (FR) (6). The wins came over 7f–1m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2022. 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.