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Horse profile

Keen Approach (FR)

5yo filly · Trainer Mme L Pontoir · Owner Sebastien Chinchilla
by Herald The Dawn out of Keen Glance (IRE) (Sakhee)
2 runs · 1 course · from Jul 2026
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 14 Oct 2026 · 14th of 16 Last raced off OR 62
KTB Profile

Keen Approach is a lightly raced filly with two starts since Jul 2026, both at Saint-Cloud over 1m2f to 1m4f on good to soft turf. She finished 14 of 16 in the Prix Des Boucles De La Seine at Saint-Cloud in Oct 2026. Her dam has produced two winners from four runners to date, the best being Shanghai Spirit with three wins. Her last run was for trainer Mme L Pontoir.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 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

Dam

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Shanghai Spirit (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m1½f–1m7f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Shanghai Spirit (FR)2931m2½f–1m7f—
Keen Approach (FR)2521m1½f–1m2f—
Another Queen (FR)20——
Ketmie Queen (FR)70——

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt OR Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
14 Oct 26+98d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Des Boucles De La Seine 1m2f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 14/16 3 9-4 62 Enzo Corallo 40/1
08 Jul 26 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix De Reims Handicap 3 · 1m4f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 12/13 nse 9-5 — C Demuro 7/2J

Quick answers

How many races has Keen Approach won?
Keen Approach (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Keen Approach?
Keen Approach (FR) is trained by Mme L Pontoir, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 October 2026.
Who is Keen Approach's sire?
Keen Approach (FR) is by Herald The Dawn out of Keen Glance (IRE), whose sire is Sakhee.
What is Keen Approach's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 62, from the run on 14 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
Who are Keen Approach's siblings?
Out of Keen Glance (IRE), Keen Approach (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Shanghai Spirit (FR) (3). The wins came over 1m1½f–1m7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2026. 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.