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Horse profile

Manchester City (GER)

2yo colt (at last run, Oct 2017) · Last trainer S Smrczek · Last owner Frau Maren Hennig
by Approve (IRE) out of Maxima (GER) (Platini)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Oct 2017
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Oct 2017 — 3,296 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2017 · 1st of 7 Won last time out Won at Maisons-Laffitte (FR)
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts, both in Oct 2017, the last of them as a 2yo colt. Finished 1 of 7 at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) last time. By Approve (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,686 runs since Mar 2014.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 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 8.3% of 2,686 runs since Mar 2014 (179 horses).

Strongest on good going: 11.7% from 503. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.6% from 553.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18211.1%+2.8—
Good to Firm488449%+0.7—
Good5035911.7%+3.4—
Good to Soft226135.8%−2.5—
Soft315196%−2.31 from 2
Heavy8633.5%−4.8—
Standard (AW)1,050827.8%−0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5536411.6%+3.3—
6f – 7f1,3081058%−0.30 from 1
1m – 1m1f484326.6%−1.71 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f216198.8%+0.5—
1m5f – 2m9222.2%−6.1—
2m1f – 2m4f3200%−8.3—
2m5f – 3m100%−8.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2014 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Maxima (GER) (Platini)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Maximilian (GER) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m1f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Maximilian (GER)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Maximilian (GER)1452m1f–3m½fGrade 2

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2017 · 2 runs
26 Oct 17+19d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Caro (Maiden) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Straight) (Turf) 1m · Very Soft · 7 ran 1/7 9-2 Theo Bachelot 53/10
07 Oct 17 Chantilly (FR) Prix Vaublanc (Maiden) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 7f · Very Soft · 6 ran 3/6 2 8-6 Mme Coralie Pacaut 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Manchester City won?
Manchester City (GER) won 1 of 2 archived starts in 2017, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Manchester City?
Manchester City (GER) was trained by S Smrczek on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 26 October 2017.
Who is Manchester City's sire?
Manchester City (GER) is by Approve (IRE) out of Maxima (GER), whose sire is Platini.
What is Manchester City's sire's record?
Approve (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,686 runs since Mar 2014 (179 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 11.7% from 503. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.6% from 553.
Who are Manchester City's siblings?
Out of Maxima (GER), Manchester City (GER) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Maximilian (GER) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Maximilian (GER)). The wins came over 2m1f–3m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2017. 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.