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Horse profile

Le Plougastellen (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2023) · Last trainer Gabriel Leenders · Last owner Michel Coroller
by Honolulu (IRE) out of Speedy Blue (FR) (Vertical Speed)
7 runs · 3 courses · from Jun 2021
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Apr 2023 — 1,283 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2023 Won at Auteuil (FR)
KTB Profile

Le Plougastellen won the Prix Pharaon at Auteuil in Jun 2021 over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy ground. The gelding, who was aged 6 at his last run in Apr 2023, raced seven times in total with one win and three places, all on turf. Five of those runs came at Auteuil where he gained his sole success. He last appeared in the Prix Karcimont at Auteuil.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 28 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 8.8% of 340 runs since Jan 2008 (48 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6116.7%+7.9—
Good77810.4%+1.6—
Good to Soft39512.8%+4—
Soft12197.4%−1.40 from 3
Heavy6569.2%+0.41 from 4
Standard (AW)2813.6%−5.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−8.8—
1m – 1m1f6116.7%+7.9—
1m2f – 1m4f4449.1%+0.3—
1m5f – 2m5147.8%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f136139.6%+0.81 from 4
2m5f – 3m7956.3%−2.50 from 3
Over 3m22313.6%+4.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Speedy Blue (FR) (Vertical Speed)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Le Blavet (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Le Blavet (FR)312m1f—
Valauredi (FR)10——
Miesque Speed (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 4 1 25% +3.40
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 5 1 20% +2.40
Fontainebleau (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Compiegne (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +3.40
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Felix De Giles 3 0 0% −3.00
Clement Lefebvre 3 1 33% +4.40
Johnny Charron 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 1 50% +5.40

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 4 0 0% −4.00
2021 3 1 33% +4.40

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00
Hurdle 2 1 50% +5.40

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 Jockey SP
2023 · 4 runs
23 Apr 23+28d Auteuil (FR) Prix Karcimont (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 14 ran F/14 — 11-4 Felix De Giles 57/10
26 Mar 23+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Air Landais (Chase) () (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 ¾ 10-12 Johnny Charron 13/1
05 Mar 23+12d Auteuil (FR) Prix Jean-Claude Evain (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 18.5f · Very Soft · 5 ran 2/5 1¼ 10-12 Felix De Giles 9/5
21 Feb 23+511d Fontainebleau (FR) Prix Anne Lise Reinbold (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 12 ran F/12 — 11-3 Felix De Giles 76/10
2021 · 3 runs
28 Sep 21+27d Compiegne (FR) Prix Bucheur (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 ¾ 10-10 Clement Lefebvre 13/5
01 Sep 21+70d Auteuil (FR) Prix Henri Gleizes (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 7 ran 4/7 6 11-0 Clement Lefebvre 11/10F
23 Jun 21 Auteuil (FR) Prix Pharaon (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 10-10 Clement Lefebvre 32/5

Quick answers

How many races has Le Plougastellen won?
Le Plougastellen (FR) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2021 and 2023, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained Le Plougastellen?
Le Plougastellen (FR) was trained by Gabriel Leenders on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 23 April 2023.
Who is Le Plougastellen's sire?
Le Plougastellen (FR) is by Honolulu (IRE) out of Speedy Blue (FR), whose sire is Vertical Speed.
What going does Le Plougastellen prefer?
Le Plougastellen (FR) has the best record on heavy 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 Plougastellen's sire's record?
Honolulu (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 340 runs since Jan 2008 (48 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Le Plougastellen's siblings?
Out of Speedy Blue (FR), Le Plougastellen (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Le Blavet (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2021. 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.