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Horse profile

Metasequoia (FR)

9yo gelding · Trainer Mme I Pacault · Owner Mme P Papot Ecurie Mirande
by Joshua Tree (IRE) out of Maladiva (FR) (Al Namix)
11 runs · 3 courses · from Jun 2020
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Auteuil (FR) Beaten favourite LTO Last run 18 Jan 2026 · 3rd of 8 Last raced off OR 159
KTB Profile

Metasequoia is 2 from 11 with both wins at Auteuil over 2m5f to 3m on heavy ground. His biggest success came in the Grade 2 Prix Georges Courtois there in Dec 2025. He has nine placings from his 11 starts on turf. He finished third of eight as favourite at Pau in Jan 2026 when last raced off his career-high mark of 159.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 841 runs since Oct 2018 (115 horses).

Strongest on good going: 22.2% from 162. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.6% from 125.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1000%−12—
Good1623622.2%+10.2—
Good to Soft9277.6%−4.4—
Soft3003311%−10 from 8
Heavy2042210.8%−1.22 from 3
Standard (AW)7334.1%−7.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−12—
1m – 1m1f5147.8%−4.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1051211.4%−0.6—
1m5f – 2m1652414.5%+2.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f369369.8%−2.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m1252217.6%+5.62 from 5
Over 3m21314.3%+2.30 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2018 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Maladiva (FR) (Al Namix)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mon Turf (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m1½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mon Turf (FR)512m1½f—
Pastorale (FR)40——
Nephalion (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 0 0% −7.00
Heavy 3 2 67% +4.20

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 8 2 25% −0.80
Pau (FR) 2 0 0% −1.00
Dieppe (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 2 40% +2.20
Over 3m 3 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Nabet 4 2 50% +3.20
Lucas Zuliani 3 0 0% −2.00
Baptiste Meme 2 0 0% −2.00
Clement Lefebvre 1 0 0% −1.00
James Reveley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 8 2 25% +0.20
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 3 2 67% +4.20
2023 4 0 0% −3.00
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 2 20% −1.80
Hurdle 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 OR Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
18 Jan 26+42d Pau (FR) 139eme Grand Prix de Pau - Biraben Foie Gras - Prix Andre Labarrere (Chase) (Turf) 3m2½f · Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 9 10-12 159 Clement Lefebvre 6/4F
2025 · 3 runs
07 Dec 25+61d Auteuil (FR) Prix Georges Courtois (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m6f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 10-6 — Kevin Nabet 23/10J
07 Oct 25+187d Auteuil (FR) Prix Xanthor (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m6f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 10-12 — Kevin Nabet 29/10
03 Apr 25+683d Auteuil (FR) Prix de Saumur (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 8 ran 2/8 hd 10-10 — Kevin Nabet 43/10
2023 · 4 runs
21 May 23+43d Auteuil (FR) Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 3m6f · Very Soft · 18 ran UR/18 — 10-10 — Lucas Zuliani 73/10
08 Apr 23+42d Auteuil (FR) GSC Masters - Prix Murat (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m6f · Very Soft · 7 ran 2/7 3½ 10-6 — Lucas Zuliani 41/10
25 Feb 23+20d Auteuil (FR) GSC Masters - Prix Robert de Clermont-Tonnerre (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m6f · Very Soft · 11 ran 2/11 1¼ 10-6 — Kevin Nabet 12/5F
05 Feb 23+672d Pau (FR) Grand Prix De Pau - Biranen Foie Gras (Prix Andre Labarrere) (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 3m2½f · Very Soft · 10 ran 2/10 1¼ 10-6 — Lucas Zuliani —
2021 · 2 runs
04 Apr 21+28d Auteuil (FR) Prix Fleuret (Chase) (4yo) (Turf) 2m6f · Very Soft · 8 ran 2/8 ¾ 10-6 — James Reveley 15/1
07 Mar 21+279d Auteuil (FR) Prix Agitato (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 8 ran 2/8 30 10-12 — Baptiste Meme 27/10F
2020 · 1 run
01 Jun 20 Dieppe (FR) Prix du Buissonnet (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings unraced over obstacles) (Turf) 2m · Soft · 9 ran 5/9 ½ 10-3 — Baptiste Meme 17/1

Quick answers

How many races has Metasequoia won?
Metasequoia (FR) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 9 times in total (81.8% of starts).
Who trains Metasequoia?
Metasequoia (FR) is trained by Mme I Pacault, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 January 2026.
Who is Metasequoia's sire?
Metasequoia (FR) is by Joshua Tree (IRE) out of Maladiva (FR), whose sire is Al Namix.
What going does Metasequoia prefer?
Metasequoia (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Metasequoia's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 159, from the run on 18 January 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Metasequoia's sire's record?
Joshua Tree (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 841 runs since Oct 2018 (115 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 22.2% from 162. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.6% from 125.
Who are Metasequoia's siblings?
Out of Maladiva (FR), Metasequoia (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mon Turf (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2020. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.