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Horse profile

Le Grand Fromage (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2021) · Last trainer Tom Lacey · Last owner Galloping On The South Downs Partnership
by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Megalex (GB) (Karinga Bay)
9 runs · 8 courses · from Oct 2019
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Jan 2021 — 2,105 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2021 · 8th of 11 Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Le Grand Fromage (GB) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 7 at Newcastle (Dec 2020).

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating115↓ 4lb off peak
115 114–119

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 95 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Uttoxeter, 22 Nov 2020

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 122A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft5122A82—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4122A92.5—
1m5f – 2m282B64.5—

Of 9 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 126B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 19 Dec 2020 Official rating 115 at the last run, 29 Jan 2021

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 8 figures · best 126B · median 119
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft7126B118—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5122A117—
1m5f – 2m3126B125—

Of 9 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 · 8 figures from 9 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Kayf Tara (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,755 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1300%−12.6—
Good to Firm5296011.3%−1.3—
Good4,49952511.7%−0.9—
Good to Soft3,05335911.8%−0.80 from 1
Soft3,76049313.1%+0.50 from 8
Heavy1,70827716.2%+3.6—
Standard (AW)1932412.4%−0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−12.6—
1m – 1m1f2400%−12.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1631811%−1.6—
1m5f – 2m3,97952213.1%+0.50 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f4,76659312.4%−0.20 from 6
2m5f – 3m3,81747912.5%−0.1—
Over 3m1,00412612.5%−0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Megalex (GB) (Karinga Bay)

9 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Ballyandy (GB) (10 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–2m7½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Ballyandy (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ballyandy (GB)42101m7½f–2m7½fGrade 1
Megastar (GB)2341m4f–2m1fGrade 2
Bert The Alert (GB)2941m2f–2mClass 5
Megasue (GB)931m5½f–2mClass 4
Zhakiera Spirit (GB)422mClass 5
Stonegate (GB)512mClass 5
Nanny Pat's (GB)212m1fClass 5
Megagrace (GB)70——
Kaveman (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Johnson 2 0 0% −2.00
Stan Sheppard 2 0 0% −2.00
Jonathan Burke 2 0 0% −2.00
Nico de Boinville 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Jason Dixon 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 6 0 0% −6.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 6 0 0% −6.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2021 · 1 run
29 Jan 21+41d Doncaster Sky Bet Britain's Most Popular Online Bookmaker Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 5½ 11-7 11552C102C Richard Johnson 4/1
2020 · 6 runs
19 Dec 20+27d Newcastle QuinnBet Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 3½ 11-6 114—126B Stan Sheppard 5/2F
22 Nov 20+22d Uttoxeter Watch And Bet At MansionBet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 3¾ 11-5 11595B117A Jonathan Burke 4/1
31 Oct 20+31d Ascot tote.co.uk Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 5½ 11-3 11590A120A Mr Jason Dixon 5/1
30 Sep 20+215d Bangor-on-Dee Betsafe Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 4¾ 11-2 11747A118A Jonathan Burke 11/2
28 Feb 20+45d Newbury Federation Of Bloodstock Agents Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 14 ran 7/14 hd 11-9 119—122A Stan Sheppard 17/2
14 Jan 20+74d Doncaster Sky Bet Britain's Most Popular Online Bookmaker Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 ½ 11-2 —82B125A Richard Johnson 5/1
2019 · 2 runs
01 Nov 19+20d Wetherby Enjoy The Jumps On Racing Tv Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-12 ——— Nico de Boinville 17/2
12 Oct 19 Hexham Campbell & Rowley Wedding Event Specialists Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 1¾ 11-0 —122A117A Nico de Boinville 5/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Le Grand Fromage won?
Le Grand Fromage (GB) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2019 and 2021. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trained Le Grand Fromage?
Le Grand Fromage (GB) was trained by Tom Lacey on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 29 January 2021.
Who is Le Grand Fromage's sire?
Le Grand Fromage (GB) is by Kayf Tara (GB) out of Megalex (GB), whose sire is Karinga Bay.
What is Le Grand Fromage's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 29 January 2021. The highest on record is 119.
What is Le Grand Fromage's sire's record?
Kayf Tara (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 13,755 runs since Jan 2008 (1,148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.2% from 1,708.
Who are Le Grand Fromage's siblings?
Out of Megalex (GB), Le Grand Fromage (GB) has 9 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Ballyandy (GB) (10). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Ballyandy (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m7½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2019. 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.