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Horse profile

Le Sparnacien (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2008) · Last trainer J P Dempsey · Last owner Ms D Oreilly
by Tel Quel (FR) out of Special Marianna (FR) (Kaldoun)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Jan 2008
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Oct 2008 — 6,580 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2008 · 13th of 17 Won at Gowran Park Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Le Sparnacien (FR) is 1 from 9. Hasn't won since Apr 2008.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating102↓ 2lb off peak
102 2–104

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

Best recent KTB Rating 121A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 2 Apr 2008 Official rating 102 at the last run, 29 Oct 2008

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 121A · median 97.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Heavy5121A96—
Soft3118A99—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3107A99—
2m5f – 3m3121A118—
1m5f – 2m292C90—

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
Tel Quel (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 4.7% of 342 runs since Jan 2008 (41 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−4.7—
Good to Firm2528%+3.3—
Good10854.6%−0.1—
Good to Soft3925.1%+0.4—
Soft9155.5%+0.80 from 3
Heavy6111.6%−3.11 from 6
Standard (AW)1218.3%+3.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−4.7—
1m2f – 1m4f400%−4.7—
1m5f – 2m9055.6%+0.90 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f14585.5%+0.80 from 3
2m5f – 3m8933.4%−1.31 from 4
Over 3m1200%−4.7—

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
Special Marianna (FR) (Kaldoun)

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
Heavy 6 1 17% −2.25
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 1 100% +2.75
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% −0.25
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry Geraghty 6 1 17% −2.25
Tom Doyle 2 0 0% −2.00
Andrew J McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 1 13% −4.25
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 1 17% −2.25
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 9 runs
29 Oct 08+13d Punchestown Panoramic Restaurant Beginners Chase 2m · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 13/17 3½ 11-12 10292C Tom Doyle 33/1
16 Oct 08+5d Punchestown Go Racing In Kildare Beginners Chase 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 8/18 4 11-12 2107A Tom Doyle 25/1
11 Oct 08+192d Fairyhouse Book Online Beginners Chase 3m · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-12 —— Andrew J McNamara 12/1
02 Apr 08+6d Gowran Park Thomastown Handicap Hurdle (77-90) 3m · Heavy · 20 ran 1/20 11-10 88121A Barry Geraghty 11/4F
27 Mar 08+18d Thurles Clonoulty Handicap Hurdle (77-90) 2m6f · Yielding · 18 ran 2/18 1¾ 11-5 83118A Barry Geraghty 3/1F
09 Mar 08+15d Naas Lakelands Maiden Hurdle 3m · Yielding To Soft · 25 ran 7/25 12 11-12 10494C Barry Geraghty 50/1
23 Feb 08+17d Fairyhouse (IRE) Friends of Sligo GAA Maiden Hurdle (Div II) 2m4f · Yielding · 25 ran 13/25 12 11-12 —99C Barry Geraghty 50/1
06 Feb 08+25d Down Royal Bank Of Ireland Business & Retail Hurdle 2m4f · Heavy · 18 ran 11/18 nk 11-0 9796C Barry Geraghty 33/1
12 Jan 08 Punchestown I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m · Heavy · 22 ran 9/22 10 11-12 9788C Barry Geraghty 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Le Sparnacien won?
Le Sparnacien (FR) won 1 of 9 archived starts in 2008, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Le Sparnacien?
Le Sparnacien (FR) was trained by J P Dempsey on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 29 October 2008.
Who is Le Sparnacien's sire?
Le Sparnacien (FR) is by Tel Quel (FR) out of Special Marianna (FR), whose sire is Kaldoun.
What going does Le Sparnacien prefer?
Le Sparnacien (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Le Sparnacien's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 29 October 2008. The highest on record is 104.
What is Le Sparnacien's sire's record?
Tel Quel (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.7% of 342 runs since Jan 2008 (41 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from January 2008. 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.