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Horse profile

Klipper (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2025) · Last trainer Erwan Grall · Last owner E Grall Denalie Racing Et Al
by Whipper (USA) out of Nosca De Thaix (FR) (Ragmar)
7 runs · 2 courses · from Dec 2023
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Apr 2025 — 546 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2025 · 8th of 15 Won at Auteuil (FR)
KTB Profile

Klipper won once from seven starts on turf over 2m1f – 2m4f. The gelding’s sole success came in a handicap at Auteuil on heavy ground in Oct 2024. He raced five times at Auteuil, recording his win there, and finished 8 of 15 in the Prix des Genets at the same track in Apr 2025.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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 4,593 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 Soft6166210.1%+0.3—
Soft1,01611211%+1.20 from 2
Heavy5137013.6%+3.81 from 5
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 – 1m4f961919.5%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m425388.9%−0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f232198.2%−1.61 from 7
2m5f – 3m901415.6%+5.8—
Over 3m900%−9.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Nosca De Thaix (FR) (Ragmar)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
For Talks Sake (FR)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 5 1 20% +23.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 5 1 20% +23.00
Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alexis Gautron 4 1 25% +24.00
Thomas Journiac 1 0 0% −1.00
Charly Prichard 1 0 0% −1.00
Geoffrey Re 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 4 1 25% +24.00
2023 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
15 Apr 25+23d Auteuil (FR) Prix des Genets (Hurdle) (Claimer) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 15 ran 8/15 2 10-8 Thomas Journiac 4/1
23 Mar 25+119d Auteuil (FR) Prix Guy Hunault (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 17 ran 11/17 3½ 10-13 Alexis Gautron 30/1
24 Nov 24+25d Auteuil (FR) Prix du Centre d'Entrainement de Dragey-Ronthon (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 19.5f · Heavy · 16 ran 4/16 7½ 10-8 Alexis Gautron 18/1
30 Oct 24+137d Auteuil (FR) Prix Cap (Hurdle) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 13 ran 1/13 10-10 Alexis Gautron 27/1
15 Jun 24+164d Auteuil (FR) Prix de Royan (Hurdle) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 15 ran 8/15 1 10-12 Alexis Gautron 67/10
03 Jan 24+10d Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Prix du Limousin (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 17f · Heavy · 12 ran 6/12 5 10-8 Charly Prichard 19/5
24 Dec 23 Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Prix Cyborg (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 5 ran 5/5 5 10-8 Geoffrey Re 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Klipper (FR) won?
Klipper (FR) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trained Klipper (FR)?
Klipper (FR) was trained by Erwan Grall on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 15 April 2025.
Who is Klipper (FR)'s sire?
Klipper (FR) is by Whipper (USA) out of Nosca De Thaix (FR), whose sire is Ragmar.
What going does Klipper (FR) prefer?
Klipper (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Klipper (FR)'s sire's record?
Whipper (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,593 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 Klipper (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Nosca De Thaix (FR), Klipper (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2023. 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.