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Horse profile

Iris Bleu (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2022) · Last trainer W Menuet · Last owner Jean Hardy
by Boris De Deauville (IRE) out of Samarkand Bleue (FR) (Sleeping Car)
1 run · 1 course · from Oct 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Oct 2022 — 1,478 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2022 · 8th of 13 First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Oct 2022 as a 4yo gelding. Finished 8 of 13 at Cholet (FR) last time. By Boris De Deauville (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 185 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · 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

Progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 185 runs since Jan 2008 (33 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm200%−14.6—
Good2314.3%−10.3—
Good to Soft3026.7%−7.90 from 1
Soft851922.4%+7.8—
Heavy3638.3%−6.3—
Standard (AW)8225%+10.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−14.6—
1m – 1m1f8112.5%−2.1—
1m2f – 1m4f13430.8%+16.2—
1m5f – 2m4149.8%−4.8—
2m1f – 2m4f1011716.8%+2.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m1815.6%−9—
Over 3m200%−14.6—

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
Samarkand Bleue (FR) (Sleeping Car)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Blagapar (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m6½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Blagapar (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Blagapar (FR)831m7½f–2m6½fClass 4
Faux Pas Croire (FR)10——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
04 Oct 22 Cholet (FR) Prix de la Vendee (Hurdle) (AQPS Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 19f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 8/13 13 10-1 Emilien Manceau 26/1

Quick answers

How many races has Iris Bleu (FR) won?
Iris Bleu (FR) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2022.
Who trained Iris Bleu (FR)?
Iris Bleu (FR) was trained by W Menuet on the most recent run on record, at Cholet (FR) on 4 October 2022.
Who is Iris Bleu (FR)'s sire?
Iris Bleu (FR) is by Boris De Deauville (IRE) out of Samarkand Bleue (FR), whose sire is Sleeping Car.
What is Iris Bleu (FR)'s sire's record?
Boris De Deauville (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 185 runs since Jan 2008 (33 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Iris Bleu (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Samarkand Bleue (FR), Iris Bleu (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Blagapar (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Blagapar (FR)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m6½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 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.