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In Love (FR)

8yo gelding · Trainer Hugo Merienne · Owner A Peake/s Macauley/bryantfamily
by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Belle Princesse (FR) (Nickname)
25 runs · 3 courses · from Mar 2022
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Auteuil (FR) Last run 17 Oct 2026 Last raced off OR 134
KTB Profile

In Love (FR) is 1 from 25. Hasn't won since Apr 2022. Last raced off 134, 14lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 25 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Apr 2026 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating134↓ 14lb off peak
134 134–148

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 69 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Aintree, 11 Apr 2026

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 123A the best of the last 1 rated run · Aintree, 11 Apr 2026 Official rating 134 at the last run, 17 Oct 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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
Great Pretender (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 3,548 runs since Mar 2010 (410 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+87—
Good to Firm19210.5%−2.5—
Good71510014%+1—
Good to Soft5717813.7%+0.70 from 1
Soft1,40418112.9%−0.11 from 13
Heavy7569612.7%−0.30 from 11
Standard (AW)8144.9%−8.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−5.9—
1m – 1m1f2800%−13—
1m2f – 1m4f151106.6%−6.4—
1m5f – 2m72812016.5%+3.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1,65321012.7%−0.31 from 7
2m5f – 3m7729412.2%−0.80 from 12
Over 3m2022713.4%+0.40 from 6

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2010 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

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

The wins came over 2m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Just A Princess (FR)1012m1f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 13 1 8% −7.30
Heavy 11 0 0% −11.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 21 1 5% −15.30
Compiegne (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 12 0 0% −12.00
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% −1.30
Over 3m 6 0 0% −6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nicolas Gauffenic 6 0 0% −6.00
Felix De Giles 6 1 17% −0.30
Kevin Nabet 3 0 0% −3.00
Gabin Meunier 3 0 0% −3.00
James Reveley 2 0 0% −2.00
Benjamin Gelhay 2 0 0% −2.00
Jordan Gainford 1 0 0% −1.00
Quentin Samaria 1 0 0% −1.00
Etienne Capdet 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 12 0 0% −12.00
Cheekpieces 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie 4 1 25% +1.70
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 0 0% −5.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 7 0 0% −7.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 7 1 14% −1.30

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 20 1 5% −14.30
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2026 · 5 runs
17 Oct 26+25d Auteuil (FR) Prix Heros Xii Class 1 · 2m6f · Heavy · 10 ran UR/10 — 10-5 134—— Kevin Nabet 66/1
22 Sep 26+128d Auteuil (FR) Prix Richard Et Robert Hennessy (Grade 3) 2m6f · Very Soft · 10 ran 9/10 12 10-5 134—— Gabin Meunier 14/1
17 May 26+36d Auteuil (FR) Le Defi des Haras - Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris (Turf) 3m6f · Heavy · 14 ran 5/14 3 10-10 147—— Gabin Meunier 64/1
11 Apr 26+35d Aintree William Hill Handicap Chase (Registered As The Freebooter Handicap Chase) (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Settled in the back markers - scrappy jump 3 out - stayed on steadily from 2 out without threatening the front 6/13 3 11-3 13469B123A Jordan Gainford 50/1
07 Mar 26+111d Auteuil (FR) Grand Steeple-Chase Masters - Prix Troytown Chase) (Turf) 2m6f · Very Soft · 5 ran 4/5 8½ 10-8 148—— James Reveley 11/1
2025 · 3 runs
16 Nov 25+182d Auteuil (FR) Prix la Haye Jousselin (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 3m3½f · Heavy · 12 ran UR/12 — 10-10 ——— Benjamin Gelhay 117/1
18 May 25+41d Auteuil (FR) Le Defi des Haras - Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 3m6f · Very Soft · 14 ran 7/14 2½ 10-10 ——— Benjamin Gelhay 42/1
07 Apr 25+141d Compiegne (FR) Prix d'Aumale (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3f · Very Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-10 ——— James Reveley 56/10
2024 · 7 runs
17 Nov 24+29d Auteuil (FR) Prix la Haye Jousselin (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 3m3½f · Very Soft · 8 ran 3/8 30 10-10 ——— Gabin Meunier 60/1
19 Oct 24+30d Auteuil (FR) Prix Heros XII (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m6f · Heavy · 11 ran 7/11 1¼ 10-10 ——— Nicolas Gauffenic 68/1
19 Sep 24+123d Auteuil (FR) Prix d'Angers (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3½f · Very Soft · 7 ran 7/7 7 10-0 ——— Nicolas Gauffenic 5/2
19 May 24+22d Auteuil (FR) Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 3m6f · Very Soft · 13 ran 4/13 4 10-10 ——— Nicolas Gauffenic 30/1
27 Apr 24+19d Auteuil (FR) Grand Steeple-Chase Masters - Prix Ingre (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m6f · Very Soft · 6 ran 3/6 4 10-10 ——— Nicolas Gauffenic 10/1
08 Apr 24+44d Compiegne (FR) Prix d'Aumale (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3f · Heavy · 9 ran 6/9 ¾ 10-12 ——— Nicolas Gauffenic 43/5
24 Feb 24+270d Auteuil (FR) GSC Masters - Prix Robert de Clermont-Tonnerre (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m6f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 4½ 10-10 ——— Nicolas Gauffenic 51/10
2023 · 3 runs
30 May 23+17d Compiegne (FR) Prix Melinoir (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 8 ran 5/8 3½ 10-10 ——— Felix De Giles 79/10
13 May 23+20d Auteuil (FR) Prix Jasmin II (Chase) (AQPS Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) 2m6f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 2 11-0 ——— Quentin Samaria 43/10
23 Apr 23+141d Auteuil (FR) Prix Andre Boingneres (Chase) (AQPS Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) 2m6f · Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 3½ 11-9 ——— Felix De Giles 73/10
2022 · 7 runs
03 Dec 22+20d Auteuil (FR) Prix Morgex (Chase) (4yo) (Turf) 2m6f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 13 10-6 ——— Felix De Giles 7/2
13 Nov 22+35d Auteuil (FR) Prix Maurice Gillois - Grand Steeple-Chase des 4yo (Chase) (Turf) 2m6f · Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 2½ 10-10 ——— Felix De Giles 46/1
09 Oct 22+26d Auteuil (FR) Prix Bayonnet (Chase) () (4yo) (Turf) 2m6f · Very Soft · 12 ran 5/12 7 10-12 ——— Felix De Giles 9/1
13 Sep 22+114d Auteuil (FR) Prix Henri Gleizes (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 10 ran 8/10 30 11-7 ——— Kevin Nabet 58/10
22 May 22+33d Auteuil (FR) Prix Ferdinand Dufaure (Chase) (4yo) (Turf) 2m6f · Very Soft · 11 ran 5/11 9 10-8 ——— Kevin Nabet 17/2
19 Apr 22+38d Auteuil (FR) Prix Rene Couetil (Chase) (AQPS Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 8 ran 1/8 10-8 ——— Felix De Giles 47/10
12 Mar 22 Auteuil (FR) Prix Ventriloque (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m1½f · Heavy · 14 ran 3/14 3 10-6 ——— Etienne Capdet 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has In Love won?
In Love (FR) won 1 of 25 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 4%. Placed 4 times in total (16% of starts).
Who trains In Love?
In Love (FR) is trained by Hugo Merienne, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
Who is In Love's sire?
In Love (FR) is by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Belle Princesse (FR), whose sire is Nickname.
What going does In Love prefer?
In Love (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 13 starts (7.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is In Love's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 134, from the run on 17 October 2026. The highest on record is 148.
What is In Love's sire's record?
Great Pretender (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 3,548 runs since Mar 2010 (410 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.
Who are In Love's siblings?
Out of Belle Princesse (FR), In Love (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Just A Princess (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2022. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.