Joly Saphir (FR)
Joly Saphir is a gelding by Castle Du Berlais out of Joly Kamelia. He has been unplaced in all three starts on turf, two of them over 2m1f to 2m4f and one over 1m5f to 2m, on good or good to soft going. His last run, at Navan in Sep 2026, saw him finish 12 of 16 after being held up. He has raced at three different Irish tracks.
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 33dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 59C | 58 | 2 runs · 59 / 58 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 59C | 58 | 2 runs · 59 / 58 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 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.
Run style from 3 analysed runs since Jul 2026
- Held up 3 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 518 runs since Mar 2022 (106 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 17% from 165.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.9 | — |
| Good | 85 | 5 | 5.9% | −7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 81 | 11 | 13.6% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 181 | 23 | 12.7% | −0.2 | — |
| Heavy | 165 | 28 | 17% | +4.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −12.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 118 | 14 | 11.9% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 272 | 34 | 12.5% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 101 | 15 | 14.9% | +2 | — |
| Over 3m | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | +13.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2022 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Joly Risk (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m4½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joly Risk (FR) | 7 | 1 | 2m4½f | — |
| Joly Diamant (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 19 Sep 26+16d | Navan (IRE) | BAR 1 Casino 'Slot Games & Live Casino' Maiden Hurdle Held up at rear throughout - errors in flight and drifting right occasionally - made no headway from 3 out - well held at the finish | 12/16 | 16 | 11-7 | 59C | 88C | Niall Moore | 200/1 |
| 03 Sep 26+49d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Now Maiden Hurdle (Div II) Awkward at the opening fence - held up towards the back with little progress made - well held at the finish | 12/14 | 16 | 10-13 | 67C | 85C | Niall Moore | 125/1 |
| 16 Jul 26 | Killarney (IRE) | INCO Broking Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - over-raced a touch early in 7th at halfway - a mistake 4 out - slipped back towards the tail before 3 out with an untidy jump - faded before 2 out with another untidy jump | 8/9 | 1¾ | 10-13 | 57C | 84C | Niall Moore | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Joly Saphir won?
- Joly Saphir (FR) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains Joly Saphir?
- Joly Saphir (FR) is trained by Philip Fenton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 September 2026.
- Who is Joly Saphir's sire?
- Joly Saphir (FR) is by Castle Du Berlais (FR) out of Joly Kamelia (FR), whose sire is Oumnaz.
- What is Joly Saphir's sire's record?
- Castle Du Berlais (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 518 runs since Mar 2022 (106 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 17% from 165.
- Who are Joly Saphir's siblings?
- Out of Joly Kamelia (FR), Joly Saphir (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Joly Risk (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.