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Horse profile

Marche I (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2024) · Last trainer Francois Nicolle · Last owner Stephane Szwarc
by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Turteene (FR) (Turgeon)
4 runs · 1 course · from Sep 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Nov 2024 — 696 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2024 · 2nd of 5 Won at Auteuil (FR)
KTB Profile

Marche I won the Prix Cadoudal at Auteuil in Sep 2022 over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground. The gelding has raced four times in total, all at Auteuil, and has placed on every start. He finished second of five in the Prix du Departement de la Manche - Prix Bernard de Dufau at Auteuil in Nov 2024. Aged 6 at his last run in Nov 2024.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 21 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
Great Pretender (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 3,536 runs since Jan 2008 (410 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+86.9—
Good to Firm19210.5%−2.6—
Good71410014%+0.9—
Good to Soft5667813.8%+0.7—
Soft1,40118112.9%−0.21 from 1
Heavy7519612.8%−0.30 from 3
Standard (AW)8144.9%−8.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−6—
1m – 1m1f2800%−13.1—
1m2f – 1m4f151106.6%−6.5—
1m5f – 2m72812016.5%+3.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1,64621012.8%−0.31 from 4
2m5f – 3m7689412.2%−0.9—
Over 3m2012713.4%+0.3—

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
Turteene (FR) (Turgeon)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Valenteene (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m1½f–2m2f; the highest grade won is Listed (Valenteene (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Valenteene (FR)1822m1½f–2m2fListed

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 1 100% +3.80

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 1 1 100% +3.80

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 1 1 100% +3.80

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 1 33% +1.80
Chase 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
24 Nov 24+18d Auteuil (FR) Prix du Departement de la Manche - Prix Bernard de Dufau (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 11 10-8 Bertrand Lestrade 19/10
06 Nov 24+35d Auteuil (FR) Prix Hunorisk (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 8½ 10-10 Bertrand Lestrade 7/2
02 Oct 24+757d Auteuil (FR) Prix Marittimo (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 12 ran 3/12 6 11-0 Bertrand Lestrade 69/10
06 Sep 22 Auteuil (FR) Prix Cadoudal (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 10 ran 1/10 10-8 Bertrand Lestrade 19/5

Quick answers

How many races has Marche I (FR) won?
Marche I (FR) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2022 and 2024, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 4 times in total (100% of starts).
Who trained Marche I (FR)?
Marche I (FR) was trained by Francois Nicolle on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 24 November 2024.
Who is Marche I (FR)'s sire?
Marche I (FR) is by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Turteene (FR), whose sire is Turgeon.
What is Marche I (FR)'s sire's record?
Great Pretender (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 3,536 runs since Jan 2008 (410 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.
Who are Marche I (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Turteene (FR), Marche I (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Valenteene (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Valenteene (FR)). The wins came over 2m1½f–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2022. 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.