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Horse profile

Match Style (FR)

4yo colt (at last run, Feb 2019) · Last trainer M Rulec · Last owner Stall Schwarzwald
by Style Vendome (FR) out of Balle De Match (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)
14 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2017
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Feb 2019 — 2,813 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2019 · 10th of 11 Won at Chantilly (FR) New yard
KTB Profile

Match Style (FR) is 1 from 14. Hasn't won since Jan 2018. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 7 on turf.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf

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 7.2% of 1,233 runs since Jan 2008 (150 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−7.2—
Good to Firm3438.8%+1.6—
Good158117%−0.20 from 4
Good to Soft186147.5%+0.30 from 2
Soft2202210%+2.8—
Heavy10565.7%−1.50 from 1
Standard (AW)529336.2%−11 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3139.7%+2.5—
6f – 7f278176.1%−1.10 from 4
1m – 1m1f405225.4%−1.81 from 9
1m2f – 1m4f301258.3%+1.10 from 1
1m5f – 2m139139.4%+2.2—
2m1f – 2m4f75810.7%+3.5—
2m5f – 3m3133.3%+26.1—
Over 3m100%−7.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Balle De Match (IRE) (Peintre Celebre)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Peintre Elusif (FR)60——
Free From Desire (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 7 1 14% −3.30
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chantilly (FR) 5 1 20% −1.30
Deauville (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Longchamp (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 9 1 11% −5.30
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Pierre Bazire 8 1 13% −4.30
Christophe Soumillon 2 0 0% −2.00
Antoine Hamelin 1 0 0% −1.00
Alexandre Chesneau 1 0 0% −1.00
Thomas Huet 1 0 0% −1.00
Ioritz Mendizabal 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 10 1 10% −6.30
None 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 10 1 10% −6.30
2017 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
2019 · 1 run
13 Feb 19+150d Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Prix des Bouches-du-Rhone (Handicap) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 10f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 4½ 9-4 Antoine Hamelin 89/10
2018 · 10 runs
16 Sep 18+19d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix du Trocadero (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 9f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 3 8-11 Christophe Soumillon 31/5
28 Aug 18+17d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Morelle (Claimer) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 9 ran 5/9 1¼ 8-4 Alexandre Chesneau 13/1
11 Aug 18+19d Deauville (FR) Prix de Mervilly (Claimer) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 1¾ 9-1 Pierre Bazire 23/1
23 Jul 18+28d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Baillon (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 8f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 1¼ 9-5 Thomas Huet 18/5
25 Jun 18+28d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Windsor (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 12/16 ¾ 9-2 Pierre Bazire 23/1
28 May 18+22d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de la Fouilleuse (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 14/16 2½ 8-13 Pierre Bazire 12/1
06 May 18+54d Longchamp (FR) Prix les Dimanches au Galop - Prix du Bel Air (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 8f · Good · 16 ran 3/16 2½ 9-0 Ioritz Mendizabal 16/1
13 Mar 18+25d Chantilly (FR) Prix Molton (Handicap) (3yo) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 11 ran 9/11 ¾ 9-4 Pierre Bazire 4/1F
16 Feb 18+21d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Bois de Beauvilliers (Handicap) (3yo) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 15 ran 3/15 hd 9-4 Pierre Bazire 68/10
26 Jan 18+31d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Carrefour des Charmes (Handicap) (3yo) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 16 ran 1/16 9-3 Pierre Bazire 27/10F
2017 · 3 runs
26 Dec 17+32d Deauville (FR) Prix de Cheffreteau (Handicap) (2yo) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 16 ran 2/16 1 9-0 Pierre Bazire 17/2
24 Nov 17+138d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de la Fontaine (Handicap) (2yo) (Turf) 8f · Heavy · 18 ran 3/18 1½ 9-0 Pierre Bazire 53/10F
09 Jul 17 Chantilly (FR) Prix Thimecourt (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 7f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 1¾ 9-3 Christophe Soumillon 19/1

Quick answers

How many races has Match Style won?
Match Style (FR) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2017 and 2019, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 5 times in total (35.7% of starts).
Who trained Match Style?
Match Style (FR) was trained by M Rulec on the most recent run on record, at Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) on 13 February 2019.
Who is Match Style's sire?
Match Style (FR) is by Style Vendome (FR) out of Balle De Match (IRE), whose sire is Peintre Celebre.
What going does Match Style prefer?
Match Style (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Match Style's sire's record?
Style Vendome (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,233 runs since Jan 2008 (150 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Match Style's siblings?
Out of Balle De Match (IRE), Match Style (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2017. 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.