Skip to content
Horse profile

Murcielago (FR)

4yo colt (at last run, Nov 2009) · Last trainer T Castanheira · Last owner Rene Vallaud
by Spinning World (USA) out of So Long Girl (GB) (Selkirk)
14 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2008
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Nov 2009 — 6,212 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2009 · 6th of 12 Won at Chantilly (FR)
KTB Profile

Murcielago (FR) is 1 from 14. Hasn't won since Aug 2009. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer).

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, Murcielago (FR)’s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 6 runs since Jan 2015 (1 horse). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Good100%0
Good to Soft200%0
Soft200%0
Standard (AW)100%0
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
6f – 7f200%0
1m – 1m1f200%0
1m2f – 1m4f200%0

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2015 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

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
Spinning World (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 914 runs since Jan 2008 (61 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 13.3% from 181. Weakest on good going: 5.4% from 202.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15426.7%+16.4—
Good to Firm1812413.3%+3—
Good202115.4%−4.91 from 7
Good to Soft8678.1%−2.20 from 1
Soft11697.8%−2.50 from 2
Heavy39410.3%00 from 2
Standard (AW)2753512.7%+2.40 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f18316.7%+6.4—
6f – 7f2562810.9%+0.60 from 1
1m – 1m1f190189.5%−0.81 from 13
1m2f – 1m4f2472510.1%−0.2—
1m5f – 2m1471510.2%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f45511.1%+0.8—
2m5f – 3m1000%−10.3—
Over 3m100%−10.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
So Long Girl (GB) (Selkirk)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Asterion (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Asterion (FR)1527f–1m—
Panameras (FR)3111m—
Stud Master (FR)20——
Uswain (FR)30——
L'Air Du Temps (FR)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 1 14% −1.80
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% —
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Longchamp (FR) 4 0 0% −4.00
Deauville (FR) 4 0 0% −1.00
Chantilly (FR) 3 1 33% +0.20
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 0 0% −1.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 13 1 8% −5.80
6f – 7f 1 0 0% —

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr Tony Castanheira 12 1 8% −4.80
Frederic Spanu 2 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 0 0% −5.00
Blinkers 3 1 33% +0.20
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 7 1 14% −1.80
2008 7 0 0% −4.00

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 Jockey SP
2009 · 7 runs
01 Nov 09+29d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Perth 1m · Very Soft · 12 ran 6/12 ¾ 9-0 Frederic Spanu 10/1
03 Oct 09+33d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix Daniel Wildenstein 1m · Good To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 hd 9-1 Mr Tony Castanheira 25/1
31 Aug 09+29d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Puits 1m · Good · 3 ran 1/3 8-11 Mr Tony Castanheira 11/5
02 Aug 09+87d Deauville (FR) Prix du Val de Reuil (Right-Handed) 1m · Soft · 3 ran 3/3 hd 9-1 Mr Tony Castanheira 7/1
07 May 09+31d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Montretout () 1m · Good · 9 ran 2/9 3 8-12 Mr Tony Castanheira 7/1
06 Apr 09+30d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Jacques Laffitte () (Straight Course) 1m1f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 hd 9-2 Mr Tony Castanheira —
07 Mar 09+86d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Altipan () 1m · Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 hd 9-1 Mr Tony Castanheira —
2008 · 7 runs
11 Dec 08+110d Deauville (FR) Prix Lyphard () (All-Weather) 1m1½f · Standard · 18 ran 9/18 1 9-1 Frederic Spanu —
23 Aug 08+41d Deauville (FR) Prix des Chaumieres (Round course) 1m · Good · 3 ran 3/3 2 9-1 Mr Tony Castanheira —
13 Jul 08+19d Chantilly (FR) Abu Dhabi Sorouh Prix Jean Prat (Colts & Fillies) 1m · Good · 16 ran 11/16 ¾ 9-2 Mr Tony Castanheira 40/1
24 Jun 08+16d Longchamp (FR) Prix Daphnis (Colts & Geldings) 1m1f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 1 8-11 Mr Tony Castanheira 10/1
08 Jun 08+56d Chantilly (FR) Prix Paul de Moussac (Colts & Geldings) 1m · Good · 8 ran 4/8 hd 8-10 Mr Tony Castanheira 14/1
13 Apr 08+30d Longchamp (FR) SG Private Banking - Prix de Fontainebleau (Colts) 1m · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 hd 9-2 Mr Tony Castanheira 30/1
14 Mar 08 Deauville (FR) Prix du Perche (Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather) 7½f · Standard · 3 ran 2/3 1 8-11 Mr Tony Castanheira —

Quick answers

How many races has Murcielago won?
Murcielago (FR) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 5 times in total (35.7% of starts).
Who trained Murcielago?
Murcielago (FR) was trained by T Castanheira on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 1 November 2009.
Who is Murcielago's sire?
Murcielago (FR) is by Spinning World (USA) out of So Long Girl (GB), whose sire is Selkirk.
What going does Murcielago prefer?
Murcielago (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Murcielago's sire's record?
Spinning World (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 914 runs since Jan 2008 (61 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 13.3% from 181. Weakest on good going: 5.4% from 202.
Who are Murcielago's siblings?
Out of So Long Girl (GB), Murcielago (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Asterion (FR) (2). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Nov 2026.
Has Murcielago sired winners?
As a sire, Murcielago (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 6 runs since Jan 2015 (1 horse), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from March 2008. 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.