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Horse profile

Mecene (FR)

4yo gelding · Trainer Mrs Jane Williams · Owner Buckingham Chapman Hatton Whittle
by Tunis (POL) out of Qape Noir (FR) (Subotica)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Dec 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Taunton Ran today · 2nd of 8 Last raced off OR 113
KTB Profile

Mecene (FR) is 1 from 4, the win coming at Class 4 level.

Based on 4 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 23 Jan 2026

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 101A · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good292A872 · 92 / 87
Good to Soft2101A902 · 101 / 90
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3101A923 · 101 / 92
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 18 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 131B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 9 Mar 2026 Official rating 113 at the last run, 17 Oct 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 131B · median 122.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good2131B120.52 · 131 / 120.5
Good to Soft2123B122.52 · 123 / 122.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3131B1233 · 131 / 123
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 18 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 from 4 analysed runs

  • Prominent 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (25%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 304 runs since Jan 2008 (58 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 15.7% from 102. Weakest on heavy going: 7.4% from 108.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm200%−11.5—
Good41512.2%+0.71 from 2
Good to Soft35411.4%−0.10 from 2
Soft1021615.7%+4.2—
Heavy10887.4%−4.1—
Standard (AW)1516.7%−4.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f1417.1%−4.4—
1m2f – 1m4f10110%−1.5—
1m5f – 2m741114.9%+3.41 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1651710.3%−1.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m40512.5%+1—
Over 3m100%−11.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Qape Noir (FR) (Subotica)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Faivoir (FR) (10 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m6½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Faivoir (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Faivoir (FR)37101m7½f–2m4½fGrade 2
Grand Voyage (FR)3642m4½f–2m6½fClass 3
Clic Work (FR)1232m–2m½fClass 3

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 1 50% −0.27
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 1 100% +0.73
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% −1.27
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 1 33% −1.27
2025 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
17 Oct 26+222d Newton Abbot British Stallion Studs Ebf 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Race (Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Good · 8 ran Went to the front early - overtaken at the 4th but kept close up - shaken up before 2 out and left behind by the winner - kept going and untidy at the last - second and well beaten 2/8 9 10-13 11382A110B Ciaran Gethings 11/8
09 Mar 26+45d Taunton DragonBet The Roar Before Cheltenham Extra Places EBF Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran Led throughout on a strong gallop - opened up a five-length advantage after the 4th - margin narrowed approaching 3 out - jumped awkwardly 2 out but quickly regained command - pushed on strongly after the last to score comfortably 1/8 11-0 10792A131B Ciaran Gethings 8/11F
23 Jan 26+50d Warwick Hazelton Mountford Insurance Brokers EBF Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Handy early - pressed for the lead 2 out but unable to match the winner's pace - drawn level for second before the last - held no more late as third slipped away close home 3/7 1 11-0 —101A123B Ciaran Gethings 10/1
04 Dec 25 Wincanton Welcome Home Racing Blogger EBF Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Settled just behind the front-runner - pressed for the win after the second-last - stayed on up the run-in but unable to get past the winner - finished second beaten three and a half lengths 2/7 3½ 11-0 —79A122B Ciaran Gethings 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Mecene (FR) won?
Mecene (FR) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (75% of starts).
Who trains Mecene (FR)?
Mecene (FR) is trained by Mrs Jane Williams, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
Who is Mecene (FR)'s sire?
Mecene (FR) is by Tunis (POL) out of Qape Noir (FR), whose sire is Subotica.
What is Mecene (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 17 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Mecene (FR)'s sire's record?
Tunis (POL)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 304 runs since Jan 2008 (58 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 15.7% from 102. Weakest on heavy going: 7.4% from 108.
Who are Mecene (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Qape Noir (FR), Mecene (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Faivoir (FR) (10). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Faivoir (FR)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m6½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2025. 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.