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Horse profile

Kepler (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer E D'Andigne · Last owner Mme Maud Dandigne
by Whipper (USA) out of Sculture (FR) (Shaanmer)
1 run · 1 course · from Oct 2024
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Oct 2024 — 727 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 6th of 11 First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Kepler finished 6 of 11 at Auteuil in the Prix Petit Fontaine on heavy ground over 2m1f to 2m4f in Oct 2024 on his only start. The gelding raced in first-time headgear that day for trainer E D'Andigne. His sire Whipper has produced a 9.8% strike rate from 4,593 runs since Jan 2008 with a stronger record on heavy ground. The dam has produced two winners from two runners to race including French Paradoxe with four wins.

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 9.8% of 4,594 runs since Jan 2008 (395 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.6% from 513. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.7% from 1,126.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm22313.6%+3.8—
Good to Firm3144213.4%+3.6—
Good985878.8%−1—
Good to Soft6176210%+0.2—
Soft1,01611211%+1.2—
Heavy5137013.6%+3.80 from 1
Standard (AW)1,126756.7%−3.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2252812.4%+2.6—
6f – 7f1,3381329.9%+0.1—
1m – 1m1f1,3131299.8%0—
1m2f – 1m4f962919.5%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m425388.9%−0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f232198.2%−1.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m901415.6%+5.8—
Over 3m900%−9.8—

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
Sculture (FR) (Shaanmer)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them French Paradoxe (FR) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m1½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (French Paradoxe (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
French Paradoxe (FR)1442m4½f–3mClass 3
Djamena (FR)1812m1½f—

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
24 Oct 24 Auteuil (FR) Prix Petit Fontaine (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 3 10-3 Kevin Nabet 32/5

Quick answers

How many races has Kepler (FR) won?
Kepler (FR) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2024.
Who trained Kepler (FR)?
Kepler (FR) was trained by E D'Andigne on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 24 October 2024.
Who is Kepler (FR)'s sire?
Kepler (FR) is by Whipper (USA) out of Sculture (FR), whose sire is Shaanmer.
What is Kepler (FR)'s sire's record?
Whipper (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,594 runs since Jan 2008 (395 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.6% from 513. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.7% from 1,126.
Who are Kepler (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Sculture (FR), Kepler (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: French Paradoxe (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (French Paradoxe (FR)). The wins came over 2m1½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2024. 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.