Metasequoia (FR)
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.
- 2–11Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 9 (81.8%)Placed
- −2.80£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.11Fair A/E n=10 · 0.93 incl. margin
- 159Highest OR
- 43dBetween runs (median)longest 683 d
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 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.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 10 | 0 | 0% | −12 | — |
| Good | 162 | 36 | 22.2% | +10.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 92 | 7 | 7.6% | −4.4 | — |
| Soft | 300 | 33 | 11% | −1 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 204 | 22 | 10.8% | −1.2 | 2 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 73 | 3 | 4.1% | −7.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 51 | 4 | 7.8% | −4.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 105 | 12 | 11.4% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 165 | 24 | 14.5% | +2.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 369 | 36 | 9.8% | −2.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 125 | 22 | 17.6% | +5.6 | 2 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | +2.3 | 0 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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mon Turf (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m1½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Turf (FR) | 5 | 1 | 2m1½f | — |
| Pastorale (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Nephalion (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.20 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auteuil (FR) | 8 | 2 | 25% | −0.80 |
| Pau (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dieppe (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 8 | 2 | 25% | +0.20 |
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £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 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £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
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.