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Horse profile

Montgolfier (GB)

4yo colt (at last run, May 2011) · Last trainer A Fabre · Last owner Sheikh Mohammed
by Monsun (GER) out of Velvet Lady (GB) (Nashwan)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Jun 2010
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 May 2011 — 5,650 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2011 · 1st of 7 Won last time out 2 wins · Chantilly (FR) & Longchamp (FR)
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Jun 2010 and May 2011, the last of them as a 4yo colt. Finished 1 of 7 at Chantilly (FR) last time. By Monsun (GER), whose progeny in our archive have won 15.8% of 2,243 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 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
Monsun (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.8% of 2,243 runs since Jan 2008 (250 horses).

Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 19.6% from 276. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 150.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−15.8—
Good to Firm2223415.3%−0.5—
Good5929816.6%+0.82 from 2
Good to Soft3586217.3%+1.5—
Soft5418515.7%−0.1—
Heavy2313414.7%−1.1—
Standard (AW)2924214.4%−1.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−15.8—
6f – 7f4824.2%−11.6—
1m – 1m1f2765419.6%+3.8—
1m2f – 1m4f95316317.1%+1.32 from 2
1m5f – 2m4988216.5%+0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f2723312.1%−3.7—
2m5f – 3m150149.3%−6.5—
Over 3m45715.6%−0.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Velvet Lady (GB) (Nashwan)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Purple Bay (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Purple Bay (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Purple Bay (IRE)1651m7½f–2m½fGrade 2
Outlandish (GB)1531m4f–2m½fClass 5
Swinging Sixties (IRE)631m2fClass 2
Vehement (GB)90——
Blue Denim (GB)30——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2011 · 1 run
09 May 11+338d Chantilly (FR) Prix Du Clos De La Barre (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 12f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 8-4 Rufus Vergette 18/5
2010 · 1 run
05 Jun 10 Longchamp (FR) Prix Du Fer A Moulin (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 12f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 9-2 Maxime Guyon 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Montgolfier won?
Montgolfier (GB) won 2 of 2 archived starts between 2010 and 2011, a strike rate of 100%. Placed 2 times in total (100% of starts).
Who trained Montgolfier?
Montgolfier (GB) was trained by A Fabre on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 9 May 2011.
Who is Montgolfier's sire?
Montgolfier (GB) is by Monsun (GER) out of Velvet Lady (GB), whose sire is Nashwan.
What is Montgolfier's sire's record?
Monsun (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.8% of 2,243 runs since Jan 2008 (250 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 19.6% from 276. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 150.
Who are Montgolfier's siblings?
Out of Velvet Lady (GB), Montgolfier (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Purple Bay (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Purple Bay (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2010. 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.