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Horse profile

L'arme De Bonheur (FR)

5yo gelding · Trainer N W Alexander · Owner Sandys Angels
by Manatee (GB) out of Vallee Viva (FR) (Kapgarde)
5 runs · 2 courses · from May 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 7 Mar 2026 Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

L'arme De Bonheur is a maiden who has run five times on turf without a win and has placed once. His best effort came when second of 10 at Uttoxeter in May 2025. All four starts at Ayr have been on soft or heavy ground over 1m5f to 2m. He last ran at Ayr in Mar 2026 in a Class 5 novices handicap hurdle, having been held and racing off an official rating of 87, which was his career-high mark.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 78 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Uttoxeter, 25 May 2025

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 4 figures · best 87C · median 75.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft273C68.51 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m487C75.52 runs · 87 / 75.5

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 97C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 1 Nov 2025 Official rating 87 at the last run, 7 Mar 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 109A · median 94.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft297C931 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4109A94.52 runs · 92 / 90.5

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 runs · as at 4 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 5 analysed runs since May 2025

  • Led 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Manatee (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 283 runs since Jun 2021 (69 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm300%−10.2—
Good82911%+0.80 from 1
Good to Soft51815.7%+5.5—
Soft9388.6%−1.60 from 3
Heavy4648.7%−1.50 from 1
Standard (AW)800%−10.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f600%−10.2—
1m2f – 1m4f8112.5%+2.3—
1m5f – 2m1371510.9%+0.70 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f102109.8%−0.4—
2m5f – 3m29310.3%+0.10 from 1
Over 3m100%−10.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2021 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Vallee Viva (FR) (Kapgarde)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ayr 4 0 0% −4.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Bruce Lynn 3 0 0% −3.00
Jamie Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ciaran Gethings 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
07 Mar 26+64d Ayr Cheltenham Lunch At Western House Hotel Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m½f · Soft · 6 ran Held up at the back - eased and pulled up after the 9th PU/6 — 11-6 87—— Bruce Lynn 8/1
02 Jan 26+32d Ayr Cheltenham Gold Cup Lunch at WesternHouseHotel Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 13 ran Went straight to front - lost command approaching the 3rd but stayed in touch - faded from contention after 4 out to finish well held 9/13 12 11-8 —64C89C Jamie Hamilton 200/1
2025 · 3 runs
01 Dec 25+30d Ayr Western House Hotel Vouchers For Christmas Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 11 ran Set the pace early - lost command by the 5th after being pressed from the 3rd - dropped away 3 out to finish well beaten 8/11 9½ 11-0 —87C92C Bruce Lynn 80/1
01 Nov 25+160d Ayr Rest At Neilston EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 14 ran Handy early and up with the front pair - 3rd early before slipping back 6th - dropped away 3 out to finish 11th 11/14 7½ 11-0 —73C97C Bruce Lynn 28/1
25 May 25 Uttoxeter QuinnBet Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Good · 10 ran Travelled close to the pace - hit the front under pressure 2f out - lost advantage inside final 110 yards but battled to the line 2/10 1 10-10 —78A109A Ciaran Gethings 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has L'arme De Bonheur won?
L'arme De Bonheur (FR) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trains L'arme De Bonheur?
L'arme De Bonheur (FR) is trained by N W Alexander, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 March 2026.
Who is L'arme De Bonheur's sire?
L'arme De Bonheur (FR) is by Manatee (GB) out of Vallee Viva (FR), whose sire is Kapgarde.
What is L'arme De Bonheur's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 7 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is L'arme De Bonheur's sire's record?
Manatee (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 283 runs since Jun 2021 (69 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from May 2025. 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.