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Horse profile

Never Give Up (FR)

3yo filly (at last run, Jun 2018) · Last trainer J Merienne · Last owner Guy Tonnelier Julien Merienne Et Al
by Maresca Sorrento (FR) out of Frenzy (FR) (April Night)
1 run · 1 course · from Jun 2018
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Jun 2018 — 3,039 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2018
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Jun 2018 as a 3yo filly. By Maresca Sorrento (FR), whose progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,431 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 21 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
Maresca Sorrento (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,431 runs since Jan 2008 (182 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 14.2% from 323.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+14.9—
Good to Firm3126.5%−3.6—
Good2823211.3%+1.2—
Good to Soft178179.6%−0.5—
Soft592569.5%−0.60 from 1
Heavy3253711.4%+1.3—
Standard (AW)1700%−10.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−10.1—
1m – 1m1f1200%−10.1—
1m2f – 1m4f2900%−10.1—
1m5f – 2m287269.1%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f688659.4%−0.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m3234614.2%+4.1—
Over 3m9088.9%−1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Frenzy (FR) (April Night)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Karnat (FR) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Karnat (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Karnat (FR)3142m3f–2m5½fListed
April Morning (FR)211m2f—

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
26 Jun 18 Auteuil (FR) Prix du Defile (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Fillies) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 17 ran F/17 — 10-6 Alban Desvaux 116/1

Quick answers

How many races has Never Give Up (FR) won?
Never Give Up (FR) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2018.
Who trained Never Give Up (FR)?
Never Give Up (FR) was trained by J Merienne on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 26 June 2018.
Who is Never Give Up (FR)'s sire?
Never Give Up (FR) is by Maresca Sorrento (FR) out of Frenzy (FR), whose sire is April Night.
What is Never Give Up (FR)'s sire's record?
Maresca Sorrento (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,431 runs since Jan 2008 (182 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 14.2% from 323.
Who are Never Give Up (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Frenzy (FR), Never Give Up (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Karnat (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Karnat (FR)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2018. 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.