Once A Citizen (FR)
Once A Citizen won one of 11 starts, the success coming in a handicap at Chantilly over 6f to 7f on standard going in Apr 2023. He raced eight times at Chantilly, winning once, and recorded all his other runs on all-weather surfaces. The gelding, who was aged 7 at his last run in May 2023, finished fifth of 16 at Chantilly in the Prix de la Compagnie Equestre, having been the beaten favourite and tried in first-time headgear.
- 1–11Wins / Runs
- 9.1%Strike rate
- 5 (45.5%)Placed
- −6.40£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 0.64Fair A/E n=11 · 0.54 incl. margin
- 133dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,424 runs since Jan 2008 (636 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 46 | 13 | 28.3% | +18.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 905 | 101 | 11.2% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 1,463 | 127 | 8.7% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 898 | 72 | 8% | −1.7 | — |
| Soft | 1,122 | 72 | 6.4% | −3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 328 | 23 | 7% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,662 | 413 | 11.3% | +1.6 | 1 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 998 | 104 | 10.4% | +0.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,119 | 438 | 10.6% | +0.9 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,274 | 204 | 9% | −0.7 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 691 | 52 | 7.5% | −2.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 210 | 15 | 7.1% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 97 | 6 | 6.2% | −3.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | −3.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Azeville (GER) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Azeville (GER)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azeville (GER) | 9 | 4 | 1m–1m1f | Listed |
| Simaruba (FR) | 19 | 2 | 1m1½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.40 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantilly (FR) | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.40 |
| Deauville (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.60 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Benoist | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Aurelien Lemaitre | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.60 |
| Stephane Pasquier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.40 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.40 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Once A Citizen won?
- Once A Citizen (FR) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2019 and 2023, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 5 times in total (45.5% of starts).
- Who trained Once A Citizen?
- Once A Citizen (FR) was trained by Mlle Y Vollmer on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 4 May 2023.
- Who is Once A Citizen's sire?
- Once A Citizen (FR) is by Elusive City (USA) out of At Once (GER), whose sire is Kendor.
- What going does Once A Citizen prefer?
- Once A Citizen (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Once A Citizen's sire's record?
- Elusive City (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,424 runs since Jan 2008 (636 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.
- Who are Once A Citizen's siblings?
- Out of At Once (GER), Once A Citizen (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Azeville (GER) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Azeville (GER)). The wins came over 1m–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.