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Horse profile

Nimitz (FR)

3yo gelding · Trainer D Cottin · Owner Detre Racing Jacques Detre Ecurie Team Spirit
by Karaktar (IRE) out of Gulip (FR) (Saddler Maker)
2 runs · 1 course · from Apr 2026
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 11 Oct 2026 · 8th of 8
KTB Profile

Nimitz is a lightly raced gelding with two starts since Apr 2026, both at Auteuil over trips from 1m5f to 2m4f on soft and heavy ground. He finished 8 of 8 in a Class 1 race at Auteuil in Oct 2026. By Karaktar, whose progeny have recorded 92 wins from 708 runs since Jan 2008 with a strongest trip of 2m5f to 3m. His dam has produced one winner from one runner to date.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 25 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 12.7% of 724 runs since Jan 2008 (146 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 9.6% from 260. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 18.6% from 140.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm3133.3%+20.6—
Good841517.9%+5.2—
Good to Soft811721%+8.3—
Soft2913411.7%−10 from 1
Heavy260259.6%−3.10 from 1
Standard (AW)400%−12.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−12.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2200%−12.7—
1m5f – 2m1191411.8%−0.90 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f4254911.5%−1.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m1402618.6%+5.9—
Over 3m17317.6%+4.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gulip (FR) (Saddler Maker)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Milpat (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Milpat (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Milpat (FR)212mClass 5

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
11 Oct 26+175d Auteuil (FR) Prix Noiro Class 1 · 18f · Heavy · 8 ran 8/8 30 10-5 Olivier Jouin 40/1
19 Apr 26 Auteuil (FR) Prix Wild Monarch (Poulains) (Maiden Hurdle) (Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 15f · Very Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-8 Clement Lefebvre 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Nimitz won?
Nimitz (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Nimitz?
Nimitz (FR) is trained by D Cottin, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 October 2026.
Who is Nimitz's sire?
Nimitz (FR) is by Karaktar (IRE) out of Gulip (FR), whose sire is Saddler Maker.
What is Nimitz's sire's record?
Karaktar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 724 runs since Jan 2008 (146 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 9.6% from 260. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 18.6% from 140.
Who are Nimitz's siblings?
Out of Gulip (FR), Nimitz (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Milpat (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Milpat (FR)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2026. 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.