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Horse profile

Never Explain (FR)

3yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2017) · Last trainer J Chapel · Last owner Jacky Chapel
by Alexandros (GB) out of Marie De Bansha (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
1 run · 1 course · from Dec 2017
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Dec 2017 — 3,235 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2017 · 14th of 14
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Dec 2017 as a 3yo gelding. Finished 14 of 14 at Deauville (FR) last time. By Alexandros (GB), whose progeny in our archive have won 6.3% of 272 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 14 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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 6.3% of 272 runs since Jan 2008 (43 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm100%−6.3—
Good7967.6%+1.3—
Good to Soft3825.3%−1—
Soft61711.5%+5.2—
Heavy14214.3%+8—
Standard (AW)7900%−6.30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1300%−6.3—
6f – 7f4137.3%+1—
1m – 1m1f8045%−1.3—
1m2f – 1m4f7122.8%−3.50 from 1
1m5f – 2m2514%−2.3—
2m1f – 2m4f16318.8%+12.5—
2m5f – 3m19421.1%+14.8—
Over 3m700%−6.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Marie De Bansha (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
East Side (FR)10——

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
05 Dec 17 Deauville (FR) Prix de Precolette (Conditions) (3yo) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 5 8-9 Mme Laura Poggionovo 104/1

Quick answers

How many races has Never Explain (FR) won?
Never Explain (FR) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2017.
Who trained Never Explain (FR)?
Never Explain (FR) was trained by J Chapel on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 5 December 2017.
Who is Never Explain (FR)'s sire?
Never Explain (FR) is by Alexandros (GB) out of Marie De Bansha (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What is Never Explain (FR)'s sire's record?
Alexandros (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.3% of 272 runs since Jan 2008 (43 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Never Explain (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Marie De Bansha (IRE), Never Explain (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2017. 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.