Initial (FR)
Initial (FR) is 4 from 42. Hasn't won since Jun 2016.
- 4–42Wins / Runs
- 9.5%Strike rate
- 14 (33.3%)Placed
- −6.80£1 level staken=42 at SP
- 0.74Fair A/E n=38 · 0.73 incl. margin
- 32dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 3,468 runs since Jan 2008 (414 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 389. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 2.4% from 293. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.4% from 351.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| Good to Firm | 45 | 7 | 15.6% | +5.6 | — |
| Good | 1,061 | 108 | 10.2% | +0.2 | 1 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 646 | 71 | 11% | +1 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,031 | 100 | 9.7% | −0.3 | 1 from 12 |
| Heavy | 389 | 52 | 13.4% | +3.4 | 0 from 7 |
| Standard (AW) | 293 | 7 | 2.4% | −7.6 | 1 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 44 | 6 | 13.6% | +3.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 292 | 22 | 7.5% | −2.5 | 1 from 10 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 320 | 29 | 9.1% | −0.9 | 0 from 10 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 215 | 16 | 7.4% | −2.6 | 2 from 15 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 965 | 97 | 10.1% | +0.1 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,226 | 123 | 10% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 351 | 47 | 13.4% | +3.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 55 | 6 | 10.9% | +0.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Idee Fixe (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m2f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idee Fixe (FR) | 14 | 1 | 2m2f | — |
| Isidor Bonheur Yes (FR) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ixxe (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Irakien (FR) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Illogic (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| I Am A Doctor (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ixias (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 12 | 1 | 8% | −6.20 |
| Good | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.70 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 1 | 13% | +12.00 |
| Heavy | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.10 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 9 | 2 | 22% | +3.90 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.70 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Enghien (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Vichy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Compiegne (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Auteuil (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cagnes-Sur-Mer | 1 | 1 | 100% | +19.00 |
| Clairefontaine | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 15 | 2 | 13% | +12.10 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.70 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.80 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Guyon | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Christophe-Patrice Lemaire | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| David Cottin | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cristian Demuro | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.80 |
| Georges-Antoine Anselin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thierry Thulliez | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.30 |
| Erwann Lebreton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Korentin Naimi | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hugo Boutin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr David Bellocq | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Umberto Rispoli | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Nabet | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.10 |
| Stephane Pasquier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Antoine Hamelin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Theo Bachelot | 1 | 1 | 100% | +19.00 |
| Mlle Zoe Pfeil | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sylvain Ruis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gregory Benoist | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pierre-Charles Boudot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Franck Blondel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cesar Passerat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 25 | 3 | 12% | −9.80 |
| Cheekpieces | 13 | 1 | 8% | +7.00 |
| Blinkers | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.20 |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.10 |
| 2014 | 14 | 1 | 7% | +6.00 |
| 2013 | 16 | 1 | 6% | −13.70 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 38 | 4 | 11% | −2.80 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Initial (FR) won?
- Initial (FR) won 4 of 42 archived starts between 2013 and 2016, a strike rate of 9.5%. Placed 14 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Initial (FR)?
- Initial (FR) was trained by F Vermeulen on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 28 December 2016.
- Who is Initial (FR)'s sire?
- Initial (FR) is by Sageburg (IRE) out of Isarnixe (GER), whose sire is Banyumanik.
- What going does Initial (FR) prefer?
- Initial (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Initial (FR)'s sire's record?
- Sageburg (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 3,468 runs since Jan 2008 (414 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 389. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 2.4% from 293. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.4% from 351.
- Who are Initial (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Isarnixe (GER), Initial (FR) has 7 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Idee Fixe (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m2f. As at Oct 2026.