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Horse profile

Kesampour (FR)

3yo colt (at last run, Oct 2012) · Last trainer M Delzangles · Last owner H H Aga Khan
by King's Best (USA) out of Kasatana (IRE) (Hernando)
7 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2011
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Oct 2012 — 5,133 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2012 · 13th of 18 4 wins · Saint-Cloud (FR)
KTB Profile

Kesampour (FR) is 4 from 7, including a Group 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Greffulhe at Saint-Cloud (FR) (May 2012). Hasn't won since May 2012. All 4 starts at Saint-Cloud (FR) have ended in wins.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 28 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
King's Best (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm701420%+10.1—
Good to Firm1,1541018.8%−1.1—
Good1,8891678.8%−1.11 from 1
Good to Soft95211612.2%+2.30 from 2
Soft1,21612810.5%+0.62 from 2
Heavy427399.1%−0.81 from 2
Standard (AW)2,0532019.8%−0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f156149%−0.9—
6f – 7f1,6051489.2%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f1,70217910.5%+0.61 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,90119610.3%+0.43 from 6
1m5f – 2m1,3781299.4%−0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7187810.9%+1—
2m5f – 3m249176.8%−3.1—
Over 3m54611.1%+1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kasatana (IRE) (Hernando)

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

The wins came over 1m1f–1m5½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kasaman (FR)1621m1½f–1m2f—
Kassama (FR)211m4f—
Kastiya (FR)511m1f—
Kashgar (FR)611m5½f—
Kastelliya (FR)10——
Kalahana (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 2 1 50% −0.40
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 2 100% +7.30
Good 1 1 100% +0.60

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Saint-Cloud (FR) 4 4 100% +8.50
Longchamp (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 3 50% −1.10
1m – 1m1f 1 1 100% +6.60

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gregory Benoist 4 2 50% +5.20
Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 3 2 67% +0.30

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 5 2 40% −1.70
2011 2 2 100% +7.20

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 Jockey SP
2012 · 5 runs
07 Oct 12+21d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (3yo+ Colts Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 12f · Heavy · 18 ran 13/18 2 8-11 Gregory Benoist 28/1
16 Sep 12+105d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix Niel (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 12f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5/6 hd 9-2 Gregory Benoist 5/1
03 Jun 12+29d Chantilly (FR) Prix Du Jockey Club (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 10.5f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 4/20 nse 9-2 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 7/1
05 May 12+34d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Greffulhe (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 10f · Very Soft · 6 ran 1/6 9-2 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 7/10F
01 Apr 12+131d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Francois Mathet-Pro D2 () (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 10.5f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 8-11 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 3/5F
2011 · 2 runs
22 Nov 11+23d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Hauban (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 10f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 9-0 Gregory Benoist 3/5F
30 Oct 11 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Antivari (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 8f · Very Soft · 13 ran 1/13 9-2 Gregory Benoist 66/10

Quick answers

How many races has Kesampour won?
Kesampour (FR) won 4 of 7 archived starts between 2011 and 2012, a strike rate of 57.1%. Placed 4 times in total (57.1% of starts).
Who trained Kesampour?
Kesampour (FR) was trained by M Delzangles on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 7 October 2012.
Who is Kesampour's sire?
Kesampour (FR) is by King's Best (USA) out of Kasatana (IRE), whose sire is Hernando.
What is Kesampour's sire's record?
King's Best (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
Who are Kesampour's siblings?
Out of Kasatana (IRE), Kesampour (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Kasaman (FR) (2). The wins came over 1m1f–1m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2011. 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.