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Horse profile

Nighttime (FR)

3yo colt · Trainer Christopher Head · Owner Wertheimer Frere
11 runs · 3 courses · from May 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Longchamp (FR), Deauville (FR) & Saint-Cloud (FR) Ran 13 days ago · 2nd of 8
KTB Profile

Nighttime (FR) is 4 from 11 on turf with a highest official rating of 112. His biggest win came in the Group 2 Prix Paul de Moussac at Longchamp (FR) in Jun 2026 over 6f – 7f on good to soft. All four wins have come over 6f – 7f, including a Group 3 at Longchamp (FR) in Sep 2025 and a Listed race at Deauville (FR) in Jul 2025. He finished 2 of 8 in the Class 1 Qatar Prix de la Foret at Longchamp (FR) in Oct 2026.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 18 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 5,618 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.1% from 161.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−13.1—
Good to Firm5567313.1%0—
Good1,29919114.7%+1.61 from 3
Good to Soft8319911.9%−1.21 from 4
Soft1,00015115.1%+22 from 4
Heavy3504813.7%+0.6—
Standard (AW)1,57817411%−2.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1612616.1%+3—
6f – 7f1,92330215.7%+2.64 from 8
1m – 1m1f1,88321711.5%−1.60 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1,26715212%−1.1—
1m5f – 2m2813612.8%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f9433.2%−9.9—
2m5f – 3m900%−13.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Halfday (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Halfday (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Halfday (FR)621m–1m2½fGroup 3
Seine (IRE)10——
Nighttime10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −1.80
Soft 4 2 50% −0.60
Good 3 1 33% −1.70

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Longchamp (FR) 7 2 29% −3.10
Deauville (FR) 2 1 50% −0.30
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 1 50% −0.70

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 8 4 50% −1.10
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Maxime Guyon 10 4 40% −3.10
M Guyon 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 4 40% −3.10
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 1 17% −3.80
2025 5 3 60% −0.30

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 OR Jockey SP
04 Oct 26+28d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix de la Foret (Group 1) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 hd 8-13 — Maxime Guyon 9/1
06 Sep 26+56d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix Du Moulin De Longchamp (group 1) 8f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 1½ 8-11 — Maxime Guyon 33/1
12 Jul 26+35d Deauville (FR) Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard Prix Jean Prat (Group 1) 1 · 7f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 hd 9-2 — M Guyon 8/1
07 Jun 26+28d Longchamp (FR) Prix Paul de Moussac (Turf) 7f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Pressed leader - led 1f out - ridden out 1/9 9-0 112 Maxime Guyon 6/5F
10 May 26+28d Longchamp (FR) Emirates Poule d'Essai Des Poulains (Colts) (Turf) 8f · Very Soft · 13 ran 6/13 ¾ 9-2 112 Maxime Guyon 9/1
12 Apr 26+189d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Fontainebleau (Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 8f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 hd 9-2 112 Maxime Guyon 9/5F
05 Oct 25+24d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (2yo Colts & Fillies) (New Course) (Turf) 7f · Very Soft · 9 ran 2/9 2½ 9-0 — Maxime Guyon 53/10
11 Sep 25+67d Longchamp (FR) Prix la Rochette (2yo) (New Course) (Turf) 7f · Soft · 4 ran 1/4 9-0 — Maxime Guyon 7/10F
06 Jul 25+23d Deauville (FR) Prix Roland de Chambure () (2yo) (Round Course) (Turf) 7f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 9-0 — Maxime Guyon 7/10F
13 Jun 25+25d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Arbele (Conditions) (2yo) (Turf) 7f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 8-9 — Maxime Guyon 30/100F
19 May 25 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Hunyade (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 6f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 2½ 9-2 — Maxime Guyon 3/5F

Quick answers

How many races has Nighttime (FR) won?
Nighttime (FR) won 4 of 11 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 36.4%. Placed 9 times in total (81.8% of starts).
Who trains Nighttime (FR)?
Nighttime (FR) is trained by Christopher Head, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 October 2026.
Who is Nighttime (FR)'s sire?
Nighttime (FR) is by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Daytime (GB), whose sire is Frankel.
What going does Nighttime (FR) prefer?
Nighttime (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Nighttime (FR)'s official rating?
Nighttime (FR)'s highest official rating on record is 112.
What is Nighttime (FR)'s sire's record?
Wootton Bassett (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 5,618 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.1% from 161.
Who are Nighttime (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Daytime (GB), Nighttime (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Halfday (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Halfday (FR)). The wins came over 1m–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2025. 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.