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Horse profile

King's Sceptre (IRE)

4yo colt (at last run, Apr 2012) · Last trainer J Bertran De Balanda · Last owner Malcolm Parrish
by King's Best (USA) out of Law Of Chance (GB) (Pennekamp)
5 runs · 2 courses · from Feb 2012
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Apr 2012 — 5,303 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2012
KTB Profile

King's Sceptre (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 17 at Enghien (FR) (Apr 2012).

Based on 5 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

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%−1.1—
Good to Soft95211612.2%+2.3—
Soft1,21612810.5%+0.60 from 4
Heavy427399.1%−0.80 from 1
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%+0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1,90119610.3%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m1,3781299.4%−0.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f7187810.9%+10 from 4
2m5f – 3m249176.8%−3.1—
Over 3m54611.1%+1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Law Of Chance (GB) (Pennekamp)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Dor's Law (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Dor's Law (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dor's Law (GB)3221m–1m2fClass 6
Liberte I (FR)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Enghien (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Auteuil (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Marc-Antoine Billard 3 0 0% −3.00
Christophe Pieux 1 0 0% −1.00
Bastien Benard 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00
None 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 Jockey SP
2012 · 5 runs
28 Apr 12+18d Auteuil (FR) Prix De Castets (Hurdle) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 2m2f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-8 Christophe Pieux 78/10
10 Apr 12+10d Enghien (FR) Prix Mehariste (Hurdle) (Claimer) (4yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 2m½f · Very Soft · 17 ran 2/17 4 10-1 Marc-Antoine Billard 8/1
31 Mar 12+10d Auteuil (FR) Prix General De Rougemont (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 9-11 Marc-Antoine Billard 42/1
21 Mar 12+22d Enghien (FR) Prix De Borely (Hurdle) (Claimer) (4yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 19 ran 2/19 hd 10-3 Marc-Antoine Billard 14/1
28 Feb 12 Enghien (FR) Prix Varaville (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 13 ran 7/13 4 10-6 Bastien Benard 52/1

Quick answers

How many races has King's Sceptre won?
King's Sceptre (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2012. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained King's Sceptre?
King's Sceptre (IRE) was trained by J Bertran De Balanda on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 28 April 2012.
Who is King's Sceptre's sire?
King's Sceptre (IRE) is by King's Best (USA) out of Law Of Chance (GB), whose sire is Pennekamp.
What is King's Sceptre'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 King's Sceptre's siblings?
Out of Law Of Chance (GB), King's Sceptre (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Dor's Law (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Dor's Law (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2012. 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.