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Horse profile

Meleagros (IRE)

6yo horse (at last run, Aug 2015) · Last trainer Alain Couetil · Last owner Denis Gorse
by King's Best (USA) out of Viola Royale (IRE) (Royal Academy)
19 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2011
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Aug 2015 — 4,076 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2015 · 4th of 7 6 wins · 5 courses
KTB Profile

Meleagros (IRE) is 6 from 19, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix d'Hedouville at Longchamp (FR) (May 2015). Hasn't won since May 2015. 6 of 15 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 0 from 3 on quicker.

Based on 19 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
King's Best (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm701420%+10.1—
Good to Firm1,1541018.8%−1.1—
Good1,8891678.8%−1.10 from 3
Good to Soft95211612.2%+2.32 from 5
Soft1,21612810.5%+0.64 from 9
Heavy427399.1%−0.80 from 1
Standard (AW)2,0532019.8%−0.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f156149%−0.9—
6f – 7f1,6051489.2%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f1,70217910.5%+0.61 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1,90119610.3%+0.44 from 14
1m5f – 2m1,3781299.4%−0.51 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f7187810.9%+1—
2m5f – 3m249176.8%−3.1—
Over 3m54611.1%+1.2—

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
Viola Royale (IRE) (Royal Academy)

11 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Celticello (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Listed (St Andrews (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Celticello (IRE)6781m–2m4½fClass 4
Royal Shaheen (FR)5051m–1m2fClass 4
Hurricane Thomas (IRE)6151m2f–1m6fClass 5
St Andrews (IRE)2331mListed
Boy Royal (FR)1631m7f–2m4½f—
Colour Trooper (IRE)1511mClass 6
Shady Lady (IRE)411mClass 6
Callmeakhab (IRE)817fClass 3
St Andrews I (IRE)30—Listed
Beer Flush (IRE)60——
Viola D'Amore (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 4 44% +12.80
Good to Soft 5 2 40% +14.70
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Saint-Cloud (FR) 5 1 20% +0.30
Longchamp (FR) 5 1 20% +0.50
Deauville (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Nantes (FR) 2 2 100% +18.70
Compiegne (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nantes 1 1 100% +1.70
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontainebleau 1 1 100% +6.30

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 14 4 29% +3.20
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% +4.30
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +15.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Adrien Fouassier 16 5 31% +18.20
Rudy Pimbonnet 1 0 0% −1.00
Olivier Peslier 1 1 100% +6.30
Gerald Mosse 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 4 2 50% +6.80
2014 7 1 14% −3.30
2013 4 1 25% −1.30
2012 2 1 50% +15.00
2011 2 1 50% +5.30

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
2015 · 4 runs
30 Aug 15+63d Deauville (FR) Lucien Barriere Grand Prix de Deauville (3yo+) (Turf) 12.5f · Very Soft · 7 ran 4/7 hd 9-3 Adrien Fouassier 6/1
28 Jun 15+53d Saint-Cloud (FR) Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 3 9-2 Adrien Fouassier 33/1
06 May 15+39d Longchamp (FR) Prix d'Hedouville (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Very Soft · 7 ran 1/7 8-11 Adrien Fouassier 9/2
28 Mar 15+154d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de la Porte de Madrid () (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Very Soft · 7 ran 1/7 9-1 Adrien Fouassier 43/10
2014 · 7 runs
25 Oct 14+41d Nantes (FR) Grand Prix e Nantes () (Turf) 12f · Very Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-5 Adrien Fouassier 27/10
14 Sep 14+35d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix Foy (4yo+ No Geldings) (Turf) 12f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 hd 9-2 Adrien Fouassier 33/1
10 Aug 14+42d Deauville (FR) OSAF Prix de Reux (3yo+) (Turf) 12.5f · Heavy · 5 ran 4/5 hd 9-5 Adrien Fouassier 5/1
29 Jun 14+52d Saint-Cloud (FR) Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 1¼ 9-2 Adrien Fouassier 25/1
08 May 14+21d Longchamp (FR) Prix d'Hedouville (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 ¾ 8-9 Adrien Fouassier 74/10
17 Apr 14+31d Longchamp (FR) Prix Lord Seymour () (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 1½ 8-11 Adrien Fouassier 26/5
17 Mar 14+267d Compiegne (FR) Prix De Villers Cottere (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 14f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 2½ 8-13 Adrien Fouassier 33/10
2013 · 4 runs
23 Jun 13+46d Saint-Cloud (FR) Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 1 9-2 Adrien Fouassier 33/1
08 May 13+38d Longchamp (FR) Prix D'Hedouville (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 6/9 nse 8-9 Adrien Fouassier 15/2
31 Mar 13+26d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix De La Porte De Madrid () (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Very Soft · 6 ran 2/6 1¾ 9-1 Adrien Fouassier 2/1F
05 Mar 13+246d Nantes Grand Prix des Jonquilles (Turf) 11f · Good To Soft · 3 ran 1/3 9-6 Adrien Fouassier 17/10F
2012 · 2 runs
02 Jul 12+118d Nantes (FR) Derby de l'Ouest - Grand Prix de l'Asselco () 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 9-2 Adrien Fouassier 16/1
06 Mar 12+169d Chantilly (FR) Prix Du Lieutenant (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 4 ran 3/4 7 8-6 Rudy Pimbonnet 15/2
2011 · 2 runs
19 Sep 11+41d Fontainebleau Prix du Rois Rond 8f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 9-2 Olivier Peslier 63/10
09 Aug 11 Deauville (FR) Prix Beachcomber Hotels "Le Dinarobin" (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 8f · Soft · 10 ran 8/10 nk 9-2 Gerald Mosse 19/1

Quick answers

How many races has Meleagros won?
Meleagros (IRE) won 6 of 19 archived starts between 2011 and 2015, a strike rate of 31.6%. Placed 8 times in total (42.1% of starts).
Who trained Meleagros?
Meleagros (IRE) was trained by Alain Couetil on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 30 August 2015.
Who is Meleagros's sire?
Meleagros (IRE) is by King's Best (USA) out of Viola Royale (IRE), whose sire is Royal Academy.
What going does Meleagros prefer?
Meleagros (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 9 starts (44.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Meleagros's sire's record?
King's Best (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
Who are Meleagros's siblings?
Out of Viola Royale (IRE), Meleagros (IRE) has 11 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Celticello (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Listed (St Andrews (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 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.