Melle April (FR)
Melle April won five of 23 starts on turf, all over 2m1f – 2m4f. Four of those wins came on heavy ground and the fifth on soft, three at Auteuil and two at Compiegne. She gained her last success in the Prix Roger Duchene at Auteuil in Apr 2025. The mare finished 9 of 18 in the Prix Villez at Auteuil in Sep 2025.
- 5–23Wins / Runs
- 21.7%Strike rate
- 8 (34.8%)Placed
- +48.60£1 level staken=23 at SP
- 3.61Fair A/E n=23 · 3.01 incl. margin
- 76dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 14.7% of 1,005 runs since Mar 2008 (135 horses).
Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 17.9% from 190.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +85.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | −0.4 | — |
| Good | 173 | 28 | 16.2% | +1.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 138 | 18 | 13% | −1.7 | — |
| Soft | 426 | 59 | 13.8% | −0.9 | 1 from 8 |
| Heavy | 220 | 35 | 15.9% | +1.2 | 4 from 15 |
| Standard (AW) | 30 | 4 | 13.3% | −1.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −14.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −14.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 65 | 11 | 16.9% | +2.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 190 | 34 | 17.9% | +3.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 518 | 69 | 13.3% | −1.4 | 5 from 23 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 186 | 31 | 16.7% | +2 | — |
| Over 3m | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | −7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Lord Royal (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m4f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Royal (FR) | 10 | 1 | 2m4f | — |
| Sizing Criquet (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Mademoiselle Mars (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Obidos (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 15 | 4 | 27% | +38.30 |
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | +10.30 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auteuil (FR) | 14 | 3 | 21% | +24.70 |
| Compiegne (FR) | 8 | 2 | 25% | +24.90 |
| Fontainebleau (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Alfred Grondin | 8 | 2 | 25% | +18.00 |
| Raphael Mayeur | 6 | 2 | 33% | +26.90 |
| Bertrand Lestrade | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lucas Vandamme | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.70 |
| Mlle Maelle Daubry-Barbier | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nicolas Gauffenic | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Nabet | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Benjamin Berenguer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 11 | 4 | 36% | +47.90 |
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 1 | 17% | +6.70 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +6.70 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +25.90 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +20.00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 20 | 5 | 25% | +51.60 |
| Chase | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Melle April won?
- Melle April (FR) won 5 of 23 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 21.7%. Placed 8 times in total (34.8% of starts).
- Who trained Melle April?
- Melle April (FR) was trained by J Bertran De Balanda on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 27 September 2025.
- Who is Melle April's sire?
- Melle April (FR) is by Khalkevi (IRE) out of Tinoroyale (GB), whose sire is Karinga Bay.
- What going does Melle April prefer?
- Melle April (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 4 wins from 15 starts (26.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Melle April's sire's record?
- Khalkevi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.7% of 1,005 runs since Mar 2008 (135 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 17.9% from 190.
- Who are Melle April's siblings?
- Out of Tinoroyale (GB), Melle April (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Lord Royal (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Nov 2026.