Horse profile
Kruger Park (FR)
by Kapgarde (FR) out of Fleur De Sel De Re (FR) (Smadoun)
18 runs · 11 courses · from Dec 2022
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Fontwell & Newbury
Last run 27 Feb 2026 · 9th of 9
Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile
Kruger Park won both his handicaps at Class 4 level, one over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy ground at Newbury in Mar 2024 and the other over 3m on good to soft at Fontwell in Dec 2025. The gelding is 2 from 18 on turf, with six places, and has raced at 11 different courses. Typically held up, he finished 9 of 9 at Newbury in Feb 2026 when last raced off an official rating of 118.
Based on 18 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 4
- 2–18Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 6 (33.3%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 0.74Fair A/E n=18 · 0.64 incl. margin
- 119Highest OR
- 68dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating118↓ 1lb off peak
118
101–119
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 125
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 125A | 102 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 120A | 106 | 3 runs · 120 / 112 |
| Heavy | 2 | 116B | 106.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 125A | 104 | 3 runs · 112 / 104 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 116B | 106 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 103B | 87 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 18 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · 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 from 9 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Mid-division 3 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (33%) · 1 win
- Held up 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Kapgarde (FR)
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,625 runs since Mar 2008 (725 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 98 | 13 | 13.3% | +0.8 | — |
| Good | 1,276 | 186 | 14.6% | +2.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,031 | 150 | 14.5% | +2 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 2,714 | 322 | 11.9% | −0.6 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 1,462 | 152 | 10.4% | −2.1 | 1 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 40 | 3 | 7.5% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 32 | 7 | 21.9% | +9.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,357 | 207 | 15.3% | +2.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,213 | 374 | 11.6% | −0.9 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,627 | 197 | 12.1% | −0.4 | 0 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 387 | 41 | 10.6% | −1.9 | 1 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Fleur De Sel De Re (FR) (Smadoun)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coq Noir (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +3.00 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Fontwell | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Gingell | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Lorcan Williams | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jay Tidball | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bryony Frost | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 12 | 2 | 17% | +0.00 |
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 15 | 2 | 13% | −3.00 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 27 Feb 26+63d | Newbury | Cheltenham Specials Made Simple At BetVictor Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - dropped away before 3 out - soon well held - finished ninth | 9/9 | 3¼ | 10-11 | 118 | 112C | 105C | Jay Tidball | 6/1 |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 25+28d | Fontwell | tigerbet.co.uk Extra Places Paid Handicap Hurdle Handy early - reeled in front-runner approaching 10th - went in front after 3 out - nudged out of it 2 out - regained command before last - drifted right under pressure and battled on to score | 1/6 | 11-9 | 116 | 120A | 126B | Jay Tidball | 3/1 | |
| 28 Nov 25+17d | Newbury | Coral 'Pipped-At-The-Post' Payouts Handicap Hurdle Settled midpack early - hit the third-last awkwardly and driven for effort - failed to threaten leaders but kept plugging - finished with a late flourish up the run-in to take fourth | 4/11 | 3 | 10-4 | 116 | 85A | 116A | Jay Tidball | 20/1 |
| 11 Nov 25+206d | Lingfield | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - jumping awkwardly at the 5th and pushed along before 2 out - knocked off stride and lost momentum before the last | 4/6 | 40 | 11-5 | 117 | 104C | 98C | Lorcan Williams | 12/1 |
| 19 Apr 25+55d | Newton Abbot | St. Austell Brewery Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - pressed for effort four out and lost touch weakly - pulled up after three out | PU/8 | — | 12-0 | 119 | — | — | Freddie Gingell | 11/1 |
| 23 Feb 25+15d | Fontwell | Barry Dennis Trophy Handicap Hurdle Set the pace - struck the third-last fence awkwardly and surrendered the advantage - dropped through the field on the home bend - faded badly and pulled up before the last | PU/6 | — | 11-11 | 119 | — | — | Freddie Gingell | 3/1 |
| 08 Feb 25+60d | Newbury | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle Settled midpack early - improved into contention around 3rd but couldn't close on leader in the straight - held on for 4th without finding more | 4/12 | 3½ | 10-9 | 119 | 125A | 120A | Freddie Gingell | 13/2 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Dec 24+41d | Uttoxeter | Signs 2000 Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Sat behind the pace early - moved into command 3 out and pushed clear soon after - jumped awkwardly at the last under pressure and drifted left approaching the run-in - edged out near the line to finish third | 3/8 | ½ | 11-6 | 117 | 101B | 124A | Freddie Gingell | 5/2J |
| 30 Oct 24+207d | Newton Abbot | Racing Partnership Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close to front early and pulling hard - jumped awkwardly at 5th while up with front pair - blundered three out and dropped away - beaten some way behind before two out and finished third | 3/5 | 31 | 11-2 | 117 | 97C | 98C | Harry Cobden | 2/1 |
| 06 Apr 24+36d | Uttoxeter | Try The Racing App This Afternoon Handicap Hurdle | 2/7 | 6½ | 11-5 | 116 | — | 128B | Freddie Gingell | 15/8F |
| 01 Mar 24+33d | Newbury | Howden Supporting West Berkshire Mencap Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 1/11 | 10-13 | 105 | 116B | 137A | Freddie Gingell | 7/1 | |
| 28 Jan 24+46d | Fontwell | Best Odds Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 2/9 | hd | 11-12 | 101 | 116A | 129A | Harry Cobden | 3/1C |
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 23+23d | Exeter | Kenn Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/7 | 3¾ | 11-2 | — | — | 111B | Bryony Frost | 11/2 |
| 20 Nov 23+13d | Plumpton | BookedIT Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/6 | 21 | 11-0 | — | 106A | 103B | Bryony Frost | 16/1 |
| 07 Nov 23+222d | Warwick | TrustATrader Apply Today Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 9/13 | 4 | 11-0 | — | 92C | 94C | Lorcan Williams | 12/1 |
| 30 Mar 23+33d | Taunton | Ladies Day 13th April Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | PU/9 | — | 11-6 | — | — | — | Lorcan Williams | 8/1 |
| 25 Feb 23+66d | Chepstow | Pertemps Healthcare Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 5/14 | 3¾ | 11-7 | — | 71B | 109A | Lorcan Williams | 10/1 |
| 2022 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 21 Dec 22 | Hereford | Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 3/9 | 1¼ | 11-2 | — | 103B | 119A | Lorcan Williams | 5/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Kruger Park won?
- Kruger Park (FR) won 2 of 18 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 6 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Kruger Park?
- Kruger Park (FR) is trained by Paul Nicholls, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 February 2026.
- Who is Kruger Park's sire?
- Kruger Park (FR) is by Kapgarde (FR) out of Fleur De Sel De Re (FR), whose sire is Smadoun.
- What going does Kruger Park prefer?
- Kruger Park (FR) has the best record on good to soft 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 Kruger Park's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 27 February 2026. The highest on record is 119.
- What is Kruger Park's sire's record?
- Kapgarde (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,625 runs since Mar 2008 (725 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Kruger Park's siblings?
- Out of Fleur De Sel De Re (FR), Kruger Park (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.