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Horse profile

Le Bugiste (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2025) · Last trainer Gavin Cromwell · Last owner Debbie Rogers Brendan Rogers Matthew Rogers
by American Devil (FR) out of La Buisse (FR) (Spirit One)
11 runs · 9 courses · from Apr 2024
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Apr 2025 — 557 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2025 · 10th of 11 Won at Saint-Cloud (FR) Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Le Bugiste won the Prix Jumilhac at Saint-Cloud over 1m5f – 2m on soft ground in May 2024. The gelding, who raced exclusively on turf, has one win and four places from 11 starts with his sole success coming at that French track. He last ran at Bellewstown in Apr 2025 when he finished 10 of 11 in the Yellow Sam 50th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle off an official rating of 102. He raced off his career-high mark that day.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 122 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Down Royal, 17 Mar 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 6 figures · best 122B · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good2122B95—
Good to Soft2112B43—
Soft274B68.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m374B63—
2m1f – 2m4f2122B117—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 124A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 17 Mar 2025 Official rating 102 at the last run, 12 Apr 2025

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 124A · median 104.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good2124A115—
Good to Soft2112A107.5—
Soft298C94—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3103C98—
2m1f – 2m4f2124A118—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 7 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 · 6 figures from 7 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 7 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Held up 6 (86%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 540 runs since Jan 2008 (78 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm100%−7.8—
Good3313%−4.80 from 3
Good to Soft7756.5%−1.30 from 3
Soft142117.7%−0.11 from 4
Heavy811417.3%+9.50 from 1
Standard (AW)205115.4%−2.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f700%−7.8—
6f – 7f14474.9%−2.9—
1m – 1m1f173148.1%+0.3—
1m2f – 1m4f8889.1%+1.30 from 3
1m5f – 2m2926.9%−0.91 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f8689.3%+1.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m12325%+17.20 from 1
Over 3m100%−7.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
La Buisse (FR) (Spirit One)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Arnay Le Duc (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Arnay Le Duc (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Arnay Le Duc (FR)611m4fClass 3
Arnay Le Duc (FR)111m4fClass 3
Buisson Rond (FR)10——
Bugaway (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 1 25% +0.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 1 50% +2.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Keith Donoghue 4 0 0% −4.00
Ronan Thomas 4 1 25% +0.00
Conor Stone-Walsh 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr D G Lavery 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 7 1 14% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Flat 4 1 25% +0.00

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
12 Apr 25+26d Bellewstown Yellow Sam 50th Anniversary (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle 24f · Good · 11 ran Held up towards the back - dropped to 10th after a serious blunder three out - pushed along in 8th soon after before fading late 10/11 7 12-0 10268C106C Mr D G Lavery 6/1
17 Mar 25+11d Down Royal Powered By Bluegrass Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 20f · Good · 19 ran Settled towards the back - headway into 7th 3 out and a little hampered - moved up to 6th approaching the following fence - kept on into 4th but not foot-perfect at the last - ran on along the run-in but could not peg back the winner 2/19 1¼ 11-10 98122B124A Conor Stone-Walsh 20/1
06 Mar 25+44d Thurles Killinan Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 15.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran Settled at the back of the field - struggled to make an impression and off the pace approaching 3 out - pulled up before the last PU/16 — 11-12 98—— Keith Donoghue 11/2
21 Jan 25+45d Down Royal Pravha Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 17f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran Settled towards the back - improved into 7th after 4 out - pushed into 5th before 3 out - unable to threaten leaders and stayed on same gear to finish 5th 5/16 1 11-13 98112B112A Keith Donoghue 11/1
07 Dec 24+7d Navan Mervyn Gray Construction Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran Held up early - lacked the pace to get involved - well beaten in 15th 15/16 3 11-7 —-26C103C Keith Donoghue 40/1
30 Nov 24+21d Fairyhouse Kettles Country House Hotel Supporting Fingal Ravens GFC Raceday Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 25 ran Held up towards the back of the pack - unable to make ground from three out - well held at the finish 19/25 shd 11-7 —74B90A Conor Stone-Walsh 200/1
09 Nov 24+149d Gowran Park PRL Group Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 17 ran Sat behind front group early - third at the midway point then fourth and driven approaching three out - found nothing more after the following fence and was allowed to drop away 12/17 4¾ 11-7 —63C98C Keith Donoghue 2/1
13 Jun 24+30d Longchamp (FR) Prix de la Cour Carree (Handicap) (4yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) 12f · Good · 16 ran 2/16 nk 8-9 ——— Ronan Thomas 31/5
14 May 24+13d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Jumilhac (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 15.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran 1/9 8-11 ——— Ronan Thomas 3/1
01 May 24+27d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Biribi (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Soft · 10 ran 2/10 hd 8-11 ——— Ronan Thomas 79/10
04 Apr 24 Chantilly (FR) Prix de Precy (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Heavy · 14 ran 6/14 ¾ 8-9 ——— Ronan Thomas 32/1

Quick answers

How many races has Le Bugiste (FR) won?
Le Bugiste (FR) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
Who trained Le Bugiste (FR)?
Le Bugiste (FR) was trained by Gavin Cromwell on the most recent run on record, at Bellewstown on 12 April 2025.
Who is Le Bugiste (FR)'s sire?
Le Bugiste (FR) is by American Devil (FR) out of La Buisse (FR), whose sire is Spirit One.
What going does Le Bugiste (FR) prefer?
Le Bugiste (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Le Bugiste (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 12 April 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Le Bugiste (FR)'s sire's record?
American Devil (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 540 runs since Jan 2008 (78 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Le Bugiste (FR)'s siblings?
Out of La Buisse (FR), Le Bugiste (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Arnay Le Duc (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Arnay Le Duc (FR)). The wins came over 1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2024. 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.