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Horse profile

Le Defi (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2025) · Last trainer J Delaunay · Last owner Manuel Martinez
1 run · 1 course · from Feb 2025
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Feb 2025 — 604 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2025 · 6th of 9 First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Le Defi finished 6 of 9 in the Prix Oiseleur at Auteuil in Feb 2025 on heavy ground over 2m1f – 2m4f, his only start to date. The gelding, by Cloth Of Stars, raced in first-time headgear that day. The sire’s progeny in the archive have recorded 109 wins from 1,178 runs since Jan 2008, with a 12.8% strike rate over 2m1f – 2m4f. His dam has produced one runner so far without a winner.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 21 Oct 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 1,202 runs since Jan 2008 (195 horses).

Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 178.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−9.2—
Good to Firm55814.5%+5.3—
Good1651911.5%+2.3—
Good to Soft186179.1%−0.1—
Soft284248.5%−0.7—
Heavy1812011%+1.80 from 1
Standard (AW)328226.7%−2.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−9.2—
6f – 7f8600%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f332247.2%−2—
1m2f – 1m4f3974210.6%+1.4—
1m5f – 2m1912010.5%+1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f1782212.4%+3.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m15213.3%+4.1—

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

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kitko (FR)20——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
24 Feb 25 Auteuil (FR) Prix Oiseleur (Chase) (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 6/9 2½ 10-8 Lucas Vandamme 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Le Defi (FR) won?
Le Defi (FR) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2025.
Who trained Le Defi (FR)?
Le Defi (FR) was trained by J Delaunay on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 24 February 2025.
Who is Le Defi (FR)'s sire?
Le Defi (FR) is by Cloth Of Stars (IRE) out of Dimana (FR), whose sire is Gentlewave.
What is Le Defi (FR)'s sire's record?
Cloth Of Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 1,202 runs since Jan 2008 (195 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.4% from 178.
Who are Le Defi (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Dimana (FR), Le Defi (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2025. 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.