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Horse profile

Kadjar Des Mottes (FR)

6yo gelding · Trainer Donald McCain · Owner David Shaw Nigel Dunnington
by Balko (FR) out of Sauves La Reine (FR) (Passing Sale)
12 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2024
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO Last run 23 May 2026 Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Kadjar Des Mottes is a maiden who has failed to win in 12 starts on turf but has placed three times. His best effort came when second of five at Doncaster in Feb 2026. The gelding, by Balko out of Sauves La Reine, has raced over 2m1f to 3m on good to soft or softer ground and usually races held up. He last ran at Bangor-on-Dee in May 2026 in a Class 4 novices handicap chase, his first time in headgear, and came off an official rating of 105.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent
Official rating105↓ 3lb off peak
105 105–108

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 115 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Haydock, 4 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 9 figures · best 115A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft596A921 run · —
Soft3104C1021 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5104C921 run · —
2m5f – 3m2115A108.52 runs · 115 / 108.5
1m5f – 2m294A84.5—

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 121B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 5 Feb 2026 Official rating 105 at the last run, 23 May 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 9 figures · best 133A · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good to Soft5133A1201 run · —
Soft3121B1211 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5121A1191 run · —
2m5f – 3m2121B1122 runs · 121 / 112
1m5f – 2m2133A128—

Of 12 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 · 9 figures from 12 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.

Run style from 12 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Prominent 8 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (8%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (8%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 2,664 runs since Mar 2011 (297 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1516.7%−6—
Good4836713.9%+1.20 from 2
Good to Soft3755013.3%+0.60 from 6
Soft1,12013812.3%−0.40 from 4
Heavy6648212.3%−0.4—
Standard (AW)700%−12.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−12.7—
1m – 1m1f100%−12.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2229.1%−3.6—
1m5f – 2m5426211.4%−1.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,32117313.1%+0.40 from 6
2m5f – 3m6258012.8%+0.10 from 4
Over 3m1522113.8%+1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2011 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sauves La Reine (FR) (Passing Sale)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Eritage (FR) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Eritage (FR)).

Family form: Junior Des Mottes (FR) finished 3rd of 12 at Ayr, 31 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Eritage (FR)2551m7½f–2m5fClass 2
Junior Des Mottes (FR)1522m7½f–3m1fClass 5
Metronome D'Ainay (FR)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Carlisle 3 0 0% −3.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Theo Gillard 7 0 0% −7.00
Brian Hughes 5 0 0% −5.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 0 0% −11.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00
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
2026 · 4 runs
23 May 26+49d Bangor-on-Dee Wrexham Lager Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 7 ran Settled in the pack - pressed for effort 5f out - lost touch before 3 out and pulled up short of 2 out PU/7 — 11-5 105—— Theo Gillard 7/1
04 Apr 26+27d Haydock JCB Hydrogen Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m½f · Good · 8 ran Held up towards the back - improved into contention by the 9th and shared fourth entering the final bend before three out - driven and well held from two out home 6/8 4¼ 11-3 106115A103A Theo Gillard 12/1
08 Mar 26+31d Carlisle Best Odds Guaranteed Overnight At CopyBet Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 4 ran Sat handy in third early - lost footing and parted with rider at the 3rd UR/4 — 11-2 106—— Theo Gillard 5/2
05 Feb 26+45d Doncaster Virgin Bet Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 5 ran Among the front group early - up into second 4 out - pressed the pacesetter before hitting the front 2 out - blundered at the last and quickly overtaken - unable to find more - held on for second 2/5 2¼ 11-8 106102C121B Theo Gillard 4/1
2025 · 5 runs
22 Dec 25+28d Musselburgh Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled in behind the pace - pushed to keep tabs before the 9th - failed to land a blow - finished 4th beaten 11½ lengths 4/8 5 11-11 10787B119A Theo Gillard 5/1
24 Nov 25+30d Sedgefield Chris Blanckley 79th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 6 ran Settled in the pack - staying competitive - came down two out F/6 — 11-11 107—— Theo Gillard 4/1
25 Oct 25+230d Kelso Stay For The After Party 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 14 ran Sat just off the front-runner on the rails - dropped back and needed urging before 2 out - stayed on steadily up the run-in to finish 4th 4/14 2¾ 11-4 10775C123A Theo Gillard 6/1
09 Mar 25+42d Carlisle Watch Racing TV Now Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled close to the front - driven approaching two out - lost touch and dropped away before the final fence - finished well beaten in 4th 4/10 5½ 11-5 10896A111A Brian Hughes 9/2
26 Jan 25+48d Sedgefield Vickers.Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m1f · Soft · 9 ran Handy in the lead group early - driven approaching 2 out and quickly lost ground - held 3rd but found nothing more into the last 3/9 16 11-6 107104C121A Brian Hughes 3/1
2024 · 3 runs
09 Dec 24+26d Musselburgh LiveScore Bet EBF 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 4 ran Tracked front group early - urged forward two out - unable to find extra pace - finished third 3/4 12 11-4 —92C120B Brian Hughes 9/2
13 Nov 24+27d Bangor-on-Dee Field & Falcon Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Tracked group in fourth on rail into the straight - urged forward approaching 2 out - moved up to third before being checked by a fallen rival at the last - held on for third 3/10 5½ 11-0 —94A133A Brian Hughes 40/1
17 Oct 24 Carlisle Rhino.Bet Home Of Charged Up Sport Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m1f · Soft · 7 ran Set the pace early - pressed for effort 2f out then lost command with a furlong to run - dropped away close home to finish sixth 6/7 5½ 11-1 —54A114B Brian Hughes 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Kadjar Des Mottes won?
Kadjar Des Mottes (FR) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Kadjar Des Mottes?
Kadjar Des Mottes (FR) is trained by Donald McCain, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 May 2026.
Who is Kadjar Des Mottes's sire?
Kadjar Des Mottes (FR) is by Balko (FR) out of Sauves La Reine (FR), whose sire is Passing Sale.
What is Kadjar Des Mottes's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 23 May 2026. The highest on record is 108.
What is Kadjar Des Mottes's sire's record?
Balko (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 2,664 runs since Mar 2011 (297 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Kadjar Des Mottes's siblings?
Out of Sauves La Reine (FR), Kadjar Des Mottes (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Eritage (FR) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Eritage (FR)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2024. 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.