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Horse profile

National Service (FR)

9yo gelding · Trainer J Reynier · Owner Mme Erika Gilliar
by Elusive City (USA) out of Forces Sweetheart (GB) (Allied Forces)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Jul 2026
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 3 Aug 2026 · 8th of 10 Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

National Service is a lightly raced gelding with two starts since Jul 2026. He finished 8 of 10 at Vichy in Aug 2026 in a Class 3 race off an official rating of 105. His sire Elusive City has a 9.7% strike rate with 819 wins from 8404 runs since Jan 2008 and a 6.4% win rate on soft ground. One of eight siblings that have run, four of whom are winners, with this one holding the most wins among them at five.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 8 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
Elusive City (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,431 runs since Apr 2008 (636 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,123.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm461328.3%+18.6—
Good to Firm90510111.2%+1.5—
Good1,4631278.7%−1—
Good to Soft899728%−1.7—
Soft1,123726.4%−3.30 from 1
Heavy329237%−2.70 from 1
Standard (AW)3,66641311.3%+1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f99810410.4%+0.70 from 1
6f – 7f4,12243810.6%+0.90 from 1
1m – 1m1f2,2752049%−0.7—
1m2f – 1m4f693527.5%−2.2—
1m5f – 2m211157.1%−2.6—
2m1f – 2m4f9766.2%−3.5—
2m5f – 3m3326.1%−3.6—
Over 3m200%−9.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2008 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Forces Sweetheart (GB) (Allied Forces)

8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them National Service (FR) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (National Service (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
National Service (FR)4256f–1mGroup 3
Turtle Wars (FR)1612mClass 4
Force Aliee (FR)1317f—
Victory Salute (FR)2516f—
Iron Ryan (FR)170——
Lady Cha Cha (FR)40——
Mataiva (FR)10——
Lady Zaza (FR)120——

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt OR Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
03 Aug 26+21d Vichy (FR) Prix Serge Maillard Class 3 · 7f · Heavy · 10 ran 8/10 nk 8-11 105 Antonio Orani 18/1
13 Jul 26 Dieppe (FR) Prix Region Normandie (Prix Dieppe Maritime) 2 · 5½f · Soft · 15 ran 11/15 1¼ 8-10 — M Grandin 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has National Service won?
National Service (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains National Service?
National Service (FR) is trained by J Reynier, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 August 2026.
Who is National Service's sire?
National Service (FR) is by Elusive City (USA) out of Forces Sweetheart (GB), whose sire is Allied Forces.
What is National Service's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 3 August 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is National Service's sire's record?
Elusive City (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,431 runs since Apr 2008 (636 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,123.
Who are National Service's siblings?
Out of Forces Sweetheart (GB), National Service (FR) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: National Service (FR) (5). Highest grade won: Group 3 (National Service (FR)). The wins came over 6f–2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2026. 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.