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Nickname To Fire (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2016) · Last trainer O Sauvaget · Last owner Olivier Sauvaget
by Nickname (FR) out of Exit To Fire (FR) (Exit To Nowhere)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2014
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Apr 2016 — 3,832 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2016 · 6th of 18
KTB Profile

Nickname To Fire (FR) is yet to win from 5 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 14 at Enghien (FR) (Feb 2015).

Based on 5 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

Progeny in our archive have won 16.6% of 857 runs since Jan 2008 (95 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 21.2% from 104.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm55100%+83.4—
Good992222.2%+5.6—
Good to Soft961818.8%+2.2—
Soft4256415.1%−1.50 from 3
Heavy2083315.9%−0.70 from 2
Standard (AW)2300%−16.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f400%−16.6—
1m – 1m1f1200%−16.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1800%−16.6—
1m5f – 2m1042221.2%+4.6—
2m1f – 2m4f4266515.3%−1.30 from 4
2m5f – 3m1893719.6%+3—
Over 3m1041817.3%+0.7—

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
Exit To Fire (FR) (Exit To Nowhere)

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

The wins came over 2m½f–2m6½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Nickname Exit (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Nickname Exit (FR)2642m½f–2m6½fClass 4
Gold Exit (FR)1112m1½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Enghien (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Antoine Moriceau 1 0 0% −1.00
Yoann Michaux 1 0 0% −1.00
Mlle Nathalie Desoutter 1 0 0% −1.00
Hugo Lucas 1 0 0% −1.00
Vanessa Oger 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 3 0 0% −3.00
2014 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2016 · 1 run
30 Apr 16+325d Auteuil (FR) Prix de Pau (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 18 ran 6/18 1½ 11-4 Antoine Moriceau 121/10
2015 · 3 runs
10 Jun 15+73d Auteuil (FR) Prix Daniel Lescalle (Hurdle) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Soft · 15 ran 4/15 1½ 10-2 Yoann Michaux 58/1
29 Mar 15+33d Auteuil (FR) Prix General de Rougemont (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 20 ran PU/20 — 10-0 Mlle Nathalie Desoutter 17/1
24 Feb 15+138d Enghien (FR) Prix Varaville (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 14 ran 2/14 6 10-3 Hugo Lucas 11/1
2014 · 1 run
09 Oct 14 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Saint-Jean Ligoure (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 8f · Soft · 17 ran 17/17 hd 9-4 Vanessa Oger 40/1

Quick answers

How many races has Nickname To Fire won?
Nickname To Fire (FR) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2014 and 2016. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Nickname To Fire?
Nickname To Fire (FR) was trained by O Sauvaget on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 30 April 2016.
Who is Nickname To Fire's sire?
Nickname To Fire (FR) is by Nickname (FR) out of Exit To Fire (FR), whose sire is Exit To Nowhere.
What is Nickname To Fire's sire's record?
Nickname (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.6% of 857 runs since Jan 2008 (95 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 21.2% from 104.
Who are Nickname To Fire's siblings?
Out of Exit To Fire (FR), Nickname To Fire (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Nickname Exit (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Nickname Exit (FR)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m6½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2014. 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.