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Horse profile

Lotus (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2017) · Last trainer Carina Fey · Last owner Guido Werner Hermann Schmitt
by Elusive City (USA) out of Basse Besogne (IRE) (Pursuit Of Love)
13 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2014
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Jul 2017 — 3,377 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2017 · 9th of 11 Won at Chantilly (FR)
KTB Profile

Lotus (FR) is 1 from 13. Hasn't won since Jun 2015. The win came on turf — 0 from 5 on the all-weather, and the win came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer).

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW Wins on good or faster

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
Elusive City (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,420 runs since Jan 2008 (636 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm461328.3%+18.6—
Good to Firm90510111.2%+1.5—
Good1,4631278.7%−11 from 4
Good to Soft898728%−1.70 from 1
Soft1,122726.4%−3.30 from 1
Heavy327237%−2.70 from 2
Standard (AW)3,65941211.3%+1.60 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f99810410.4%+0.70 from 1
6f – 7f4,11743710.6%+0.90 from 3
1m – 1m1f2,2742049%−0.71 from 9
1m2f – 1m4f689527.5%−2.2—
1m5f – 2m210157.1%−2.6—
2m1f – 2m4f9766.2%−3.5—
2m5f – 3m3326.1%−3.6—
Over 3m200%−9.7—

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
Basse Besogne (IRE) (Pursuit Of Love)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Saint Elier (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m1½f–1m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Saint Elier (FR)1621m1½f–1m2f—
Hail To The Chief (FR)1311m4f—
Law Equity (FR)130——
Koro (FR)130——
Express American (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 4 1 25% +0.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 6 0 0% −6.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Longchamp (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 1 100% +3.00
Dieppe 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 9 1 11% −5.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Eddy Hardouin 7 1 14% −3.00
Andreas Suborics 2 0 0% −2.00
Mickael Berto 1 0 0% −1.00
Cristian Demuro 1 0 0% −1.00
Mme Hana Jurankova 1 0 0% −1.00
Mlle Jadey Pietrasiewicz 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 6 0 0% −6.00
2015 5 1 20% −1.00
2014 1 0 0% −1.00

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 Jockey SP
23 Jul 17+209d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix de la Place du Chateau (Handicap) (5yo+) (Straight) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 9/11 hd 9-5 Eddy Hardouin 17/2
26 Dec 16+12d Deauville (FR) Prix du Chateau de Benerville (Handicap) (3yo+) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 16 ran 11/16 hd 8-11 Mickael Berto 30/1
14 Dec 16+115d Deauville (FR) Prix de Rugles (Handicap) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 8/16 ½ 9-3 Eddy Hardouin 125/10
21 Aug 16+22d Deauville (FR) Prix de Beuzeville (Claimer) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 15 ran 4/15 1¼ 9-1 Cristian Demuro 9/1
30 Jul 16+43d Deauville (FR) Prix Royal Barriere (Claimer) (4yo) (Lady Amateur Riders) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 10 ran 8/10 4 9-7 Mme Hana Jurankova 76/10
17 Jun 16+77d Deauville (FR) Prix de Limay (Claimer) (4yo) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 hd 9-1 Andreas Suborics 11/1
01 Apr 16+181d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Carvin (Conditions) (4yo+) (Straight) (Turf) 8f · Heavy · 10 ran 8/10 30 9-2 Andreas Suborics 43/10J
03 Oct 15+24d Longchamp (FR) Prix Barzan (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 8f · Good · 20 ran 18/20 ½ 8-6 Eddy Hardouin 35/1
09 Sep 15+25d Longchamp (FR) Prix des Sycomores (Claimer) (3yo) (Lady Riders) (Turf) 8f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 1½ 9-5 Mlle Jadey Pietrasiewicz 79/10
15 Aug 15+33d Deauville (FR) Prix de Crepon (Handicap) (3yo+) (Straight) (Turf) 8f · Heavy · 17 ran 11/17 ¾ 9-5 Eddy Hardouin 161/10
13 Jul 15+14d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Motrico (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Round) (Turf) 8f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 hd 8-13 Eddy Hardouin 112/10
29 Jun 15+356d Chantilly (FR) Prix d'Osmond (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 9f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 9-1 Eddy Hardouin 3/1
08 Jul 14 Dieppe Prix Charles Pichegru (Conditions Race) (Turf) 5.5f · Very Soft · 3 ran 3/3 1½ 8-13 Eddy Hardouin 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Lotus (FR) won?
Lotus (FR) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2014 and 2017, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 2 times in total (15.4% of starts).
Who trained Lotus (FR)?
Lotus (FR) was trained by Carina Fey on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 23 July 2017.
Who is Lotus (FR)'s sire?
Lotus (FR) is by Elusive City (USA) out of Basse Besogne (IRE), whose sire is Pursuit Of Love.
What going does Lotus (FR) prefer?
Lotus (FR) has the best record on good 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 Lotus (FR)'s sire's record?
Elusive City (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,420 runs since Jan 2008 (636 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.
Who are Lotus (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Basse Besogne (IRE), Lotus (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Saint Elier (FR) (2). The wins came over 1m1½f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2014. 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.