Only A Pleasure (IRE)
Only A Pleasure (IRE) is 3 from 9, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Michel Houyvet at Deauville (FR) (Aug 2012). Hasn't won since Aug 2012.
- 3–9Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 4 (44.4%)Placed
- +14.30£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.24Fair A/E n=7 · 2.58 incl. margin
- 60dAvg 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 12.3% of 7,971 runs since Jan 2008 (665 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 16.3% from 686.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 57 | 4 | 7% | −5.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,242 | 159 | 12.8% | +0.5 | — |
| Good | 2,141 | 262 | 12.2% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,110 | 148 | 13.3% | +1 | 2 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,682 | 194 | 11.5% | −0.8 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 686 | 112 | 16.3% | +4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,053 | 100 | 9.5% | −2.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −12.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 330 | 31 | 9.4% | −2.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 813 | 97 | 11.9% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,724 | 360 | 13.2% | +0.9 | 2 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,426 | 313 | 12.9% | +0.6 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,157 | 122 | 10.5% | −1.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 414 | 45 | 10.9% | −1.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 101 | 11 | 10.9% | −1.4 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gracefully Done (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Style And Grace (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fashion Design (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | +11.30 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longchamp (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.30 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Vichy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Le Croise-Laroche | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.70 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Charles Boudot | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Maxime Guyon | 3 | 2 | 67% | +12.30 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +17.30 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 · 3 runs | |||||||
| 15 Sep 13+28d | Longchamp (FR) | Qatar Prix Gladiateur-Grand Prix des Benevoles 2013 (4yo+) (Turf) | 14/14 | 30 | 9-0 | Pierre-Charles Boudot | 28/1 |
| 18 Aug 13+77d | Deauville (FR) | Darley Prix Kergorlay (3yo+) (Turf) | 9/9 | 20 | 9-4 | Pierre-Charles Boudot | 12/1 |
| 02 Jun 13+239d | Chantilly (FR) | Grand Prix de Chantilly (4yo+) (Turf) | 7/9 | ¾ | 8-11 | Mickael Barzalona | 18/1 |
| 2012 · 6 runs | |||||||
| 06 Oct 12+27d | Longchamp (FR) | Qatar Prix Chaudenay (3yo) (Turf) | 9/11 | 1 | 9-2 | Pierre-Charles Boudot | 14/1 |
| 09 Sep 12+25d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix de Lutece (3yo) (Turf) | 3/8 | ¾ | 8-9 | Maxime Guyon | 13/8F |
| 15 Aug 12+31d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Michel Houyvet () (3yo) (Turf) | 1/8 | 8-11 | Maxime Guyon | 33/10F | |
| 15 Jul 12+30d | Vichy | Prix Des Arvernes (Turf) | 1/3 | 8-13 | Maxime Guyon | 10/1 | |
| 15 Jun 12+21d | Le Croise-Laroche | Prix Du Journal Geny Courses (Prix All Along) (Turf) | 1/4 | 9-2 | Pierre-Charles Boudot | 7/1 | |
| 25 May 12 | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Goodly (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) | —/14 | 9-2 | Pierre-Charles Boudot | 9/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Only A Pleasure won?
- Only A Pleasure (IRE) won 3 of 9 archived starts between 2012 and 2013, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trained Only A Pleasure?
- Only A Pleasure (IRE) was trained by A Fabre on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 15 September 2013.
- Who is Only A Pleasure's sire?
- Only A Pleasure (IRE) is by Montjeu (IRE) out of Sense Of Style (USA), whose sire is Thunder Gulch.
- What going does Only A Pleasure prefer?
- Only A Pleasure (IRE) has the best record on good to 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 Only A Pleasure's sire's record?
- Montjeu (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 7,971 runs since Jan 2008 (665 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.3% from 686.
- Who are Only A Pleasure's siblings?
- Out of Sense Of Style (USA), Only A Pleasure (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.