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Horse profile

Optimus (FR)

4yo gelding · Trainer Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm · Owner G C Myddelton
2 runs · 2 courses · from Jul 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Aix-Les-Bains (FR) Ran 71 days ago · 6th of 11
KTB Profile

Optimus is a lightly raced gelding with one win from two starts. He won the Prix Du Saleve at Aix-Les-Bains over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground in Jul 2026 and finished sixth of 11 in the Prix Ministere Du Bon Esprit at Dieppe the following month. His sire Kendargent has a 6% strike rate with progeny over 2m1f – 2m4f since Jan 2008. His dam Pagaille has produced one winner from two foals to race.

Based on 2 archived runs · 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.

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 9.6% of 5,211 runs since Jan 2008 (579 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6% from 252.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+10.4—
Good to Firm181147.7%−1.9—
Good878799%−0.6—
Good to Soft761688.9%−0.7—
Soft1,0591019.5%−0.11 from 2
Heavy500448.8%−0.8—
Standard (AW)1,82619510.7%+1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2152310.7%+1.1—
6f – 7f1,3911218.7%−0.9—
1m – 1m1f1,8701719.1%−0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1,02911911.6%+2—
1m5f – 2m3984912.3%+2.7—
2m1f – 2m4f252156%−3.61 from 2
2m5f – 3m5347.5%−2.1—
Over 3m300%−9.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Optimus (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m3f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Optimus (FR)812m3f—
Otero (FR)40——

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
07 Aug 26+24d Dieppe (FR) Prix Ministere Du Bon Esprit 17.5f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 hd 11-0 Kevin Nabet 6/1
14 Jul 26 Aix-Les-Bains (FR) Prix Du Saleve 19f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 10-11 F Giles 8/15F

Quick answers

How many races has Optimus (FR) won?
Optimus (FR) won 1 of 2 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Optimus (FR)?
Optimus (FR) is trained by Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 August 2026.
Who is Optimus (FR)'s sire?
Optimus (FR) is by Kendargent (FR) out of Pagaille (GER), whose sire is Teofilo.
What is Optimus (FR)'s sire's record?
Kendargent (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 5,211 runs since Jan 2008 (579 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6% from 252.
Who are Optimus (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Pagaille (GER), Optimus (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Optimus (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 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.