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Horse profile

Importateur (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2025) · Last trainer Terence O'Brien · Last owner K Shields
by Gris De Gris (IRE) out of Anastasia (FR) (Lavirco)
7 runs · 7 courses · from May 2022
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 May 2025 — 517 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 New yard Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

Importateur was a maiden who ran seven times between May 2022 and May 2025 without winning. His best effort came when third of 10 at Plumpton in Apr 2024. The gelding raced on turf only, with five starts at 1m5f to 2m and two at 2m1f to 2m4f, and his last run at Cartmel in May 2025 was his first for Terence O’Brien. He last raced off a career-high mark of 72.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since May 2025 · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 108 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Plumpton, 1 Apr 2024

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 3 figures · best 108A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good2108A94.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m281C36.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 108C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 26 Dec 2022 Official rating 72 at the last run, 28 May 2025

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 108C · median 91
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good284A80.5—
Soft2108C103—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3108C98—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 7 runs · as at 4 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Gris De Gris (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,069 runs since Jan 2008 (142 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm3133.3%+23.1—
Good2152310.7%+0.50 from 3
Good to Soft185147.6%−2.60 from 2
Soft4094410.8%+0.60 from 2
Heavy2082512%+1.8—
Standard (AW)4824.2%−6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−10.2—
6f – 7f1000%−10.2—
1m – 1m1f59610.2%0—
1m2f – 1m4f8144.9%−5.3—
1m5f – 2m2532811.1%+0.90 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f494499.9%−0.30 from 2
2m5f – 3m129129.3%−0.9—
Over 3m421023.8%+13.6—

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
Anastasia (FR) (Lavirco)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Jesuba (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m4½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Jesuba (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jesuba (FR)511m4½fGrade 2

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
John Shinnick 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Buckley 1 0 0% −1.00
Lorcan Murtagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Richie McLernon 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian Power 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Deegan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D T Hyde 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 1 0 0% −1.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
NH 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 1 run
28 May 25+422d Cartmel Womens Community Matters Handicap Chase Class 5 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Went straight to front but clipped first fence - regained advantage though ragged over third - lost command 7th - losing touch and blundered 4 out before being retired 2 out PU/9 — 9-13 72—— John Shinnick 6/1
2024 · 1 run
01 Apr 24+298d Plumpton Millie's 18th Birthday Celebration Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17.5f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 20 10-2 60108A84A Tom Buckley 50/1
2023 · 2 runs
08 Jun 23+31d Ffos Las A B Glass Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 5½ 11-0 —81C77C Lorcan Murtagh 50/1
08 May 23+133d Worcester Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-4 ——— Richie McLernon 150/1
2022 · 3 runs
26 Dec 22+36d Leopardstown All About Sunday Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 27 ran 27/27 19 11-7 ——108C Ian Power 200/1
20 Nov 22+173d Cork Buy Tickets Online At corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 23 ran 21/23 1 11-7 —-8C98C Richard Deegan 100/1
31 May 22 Ballinrobe McHale Orbital Flat Race 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran UR/11 — 11-0 ——— Mr D T Hyde 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Importateur won?
Importateur (FR) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2022 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Importateur?
Importateur (FR) was trained by Terence O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 28 May 2025.
Who is Importateur's sire?
Importateur (FR) is by Gris De Gris (IRE) out of Anastasia (FR), whose sire is Lavirco.
What is Importateur's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 28 May 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Importateur's sire's record?
Gris De Gris (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,069 runs since Jan 2008 (142 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Importateur's siblings?
Out of Anastasia (FR), Importateur (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Jesuba (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Jesuba (FR)). The wins came over 1m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 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.