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Horse profile

Marfaux (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2016) · Last trainer O Groualle · Last owner Olivier Groualle
by Martaline (GB) out of Vallee Fertile (FR) (Turgeon)
14 runs · 2 courses · from Oct 2011
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 May 2016 — 3,810 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2016 · 6th of 8 2 wins · Auteuil (FR) & Le Lion-D'Angers New yard
KTB Profile

Marfaux (FR) is 2 from 14, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Triquerville at Auteuil (FR) (Oct 2012). Hasn't won since Oct 2012.

Based on 14 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
Martaline (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 7,345 runs since Jan 2008 (723 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.4% from 128. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 120.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−14.2—
Good to Firm701420%+5.8—
Good1,27218614.6%+0.4—
Good to Soft1,02514914.5%+0.3—
Soft3,13640813%−1.21 from 6
Heavy1,70927215.9%+1.71 from 8
Standard (AW)128129.4%−4.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−14.2—
6f – 7f39615.4%+1.2—
1m – 1m1f1201210%−4.2—
1m2f – 1m4f2692910.8%−3.4—
1m5f – 2m1,52123615.5%+1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f3,52351614.6%+0.41 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,49520413.6%−0.61 from 8
Over 3m3754010.7%−3.5—

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
Vallee Fertile (FR) (Turgeon)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rappel A L'Ordre (FR)10——
Rive Sarthe (FR)30——
Valencin (FR)140——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 8 1 13% −3.60
Soft 6 1 17% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 13 1 8% −8.60
Le Lion-D'Angers 1 1 100% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 8 1 13% −3.60
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Berra 5 1 20% −4.00
Angelo Gasnier 4 0 0% −4.00
David Cottin 2 1 50% +2.40
Mr Frederick Tett 1 0 0% −1.00
Thomas Viel 1 0 0% −1.00
Sylvain Dupuis 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 2 15% −7.60
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 5 0 0% −5.00
2012 7 2 29% −1.60
2011 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 11 2 18% −5.60
Hurdle 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 Jockey SP
2016 · 1 run
22 May 16+607d Auteuil (FR) Gras Savoye Hipcover Prix Marechal Foch (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Amateur riders) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 10 10-10 Mr Frederick Tett 61/1
2014 · 5 runs
23 Sep 14+128d Auteuil (FR) Prix d'Angers (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 8 ran 8/8 3 10-6 Angelo Gasnier 35/1
18 May 14+14d Auteuil (FR) Gras Savoye Hipcover-Prix Marechal Foch (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Amateur Riders) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 9 ran 8/9 30 10-10 Thomas Viel 26/1
04 May 14+14d Auteuil (FR) Prix Saint Sauveur (Chase) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 21.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 8/12 10 10-10 Angelo Gasnier 21/1
20 Apr 14+22d Auteuil (FR) Prix Quo Vadis (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 18.5f · Very Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-12 Angelo Gasnier 83/10
29 Mar 14+489d Auteuil (FR) Prix Air Landais (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 21.5f · Very Soft · 12 ran 4/12 7 10-12 Angelo Gasnier 105/10
2012 · 7 runs
25 Nov 12+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Morgex (Chase) (4yo) (Turf) 21.5f · Heavy · 12 ran F/12 — 10-6 David Berra 9/1
04 Nov 12+10d Auteuil (FR) Prix Maurice Gillois Grand Steeple-Chase Des 4 Ans (Chase) (4yo) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-8 David Cottin 4/1
25 Oct 12+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Triquerville (Chase) () (4yo) (Turf) 21.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 1/11 10-8 David Cottin 17/5
04 Oct 12+112d Auteuil (FR) Prix Bayonnet (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 21.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 2½ 10-8 David Berra 7/2
14 Jun 12+39d Auteuil (FR) Prix Du Boulonnais (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 nk 10-8 David Berra 9/5F
06 May 12+27d Auteuil (FR) Prix Ex Voto (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 2½ 10-6 David Berra 63/10
09 Apr 12+163d Le Lion-D'Angers Prix Prince Hindou (Chase) 17f · Soft · 4 ran 1/4 10-3 David Berra —
2011 · 1 run
29 Oct 11 Auteuil (FR) Prix Emilius (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings Unraced Over Hurdles & Fences) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 20 ran PU/20 — 10-3 Sylvain Dupuis 19/1

Quick answers

How many races has Marfaux won?
Marfaux (FR) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2011 and 2016, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 5 times in total (35.7% of starts).
Who trained Marfaux?
Marfaux (FR) was trained by O Groualle on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 22 May 2016.
Who is Marfaux's sire?
Marfaux (FR) is by Martaline (GB) out of Vallee Fertile (FR), whose sire is Turgeon.
What going does Marfaux prefer?
Marfaux (FR) has the best record on soft 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 Marfaux's sire's record?
Martaline (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 7,345 runs since Jan 2008 (723 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.4% from 128. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 10% from 120.
Who are Marfaux's siblings?
Out of Vallee Fertile (FR), Marfaux (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2011. 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.