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Horse profile

Optimus (FR)

4yo gelding · Trainer Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm · Owner G C Myddelton
by Kendargent (FR) out of Pagaille (GER) (Teofilo)
8 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2025
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Aix-Les-Bains (FR) Ran 13 days ago · 10th of 15
KTB Profile

Optimus is a gelding who has won one of eight starts on turf. He gained that success at Aix-Les-Bains in Jul 2026 in the Prix Du Saleve over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground. All his other runs have come in France, where he has been placed three times. He finished 10 of 15 at Auteuil in Oct 2026 in the Prix Guillaume De Pracomtal.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 20 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
Kendargent (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 5,213 runs since Jan 2008 (579 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 253.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+10.4—
Good to Firm181147.7%−1.9—
Good878799%−0.6—
Good to Soft762688.9%−0.7—
Soft1,0591019.5%−0.11 from 4
Heavy501448.8%−0.80 from 4
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%+20 from 1
1m5f – 2m3994912.3%+2.7—
2m1f – 2m4f253155.9%−3.71 from 7
2m5f – 3m5347.5%−2.1—
Over 3m300%−9.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Pagaille (GER) (Teofilo)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Otero (FR)40——
Optimus (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 4 1 25% −2.47

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 4 0 0% −4.00
Clairefontaine (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Dieppe (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Aix-Les-Bains (FR) 1 1 100% +0.53
Le Mans (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% −5.47
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
James Reveley 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr Jad Hondier 1 0 0% −1.00
Leo-Paul Brechet 1 0 0% −1.00
Felix De Giles 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Nabet 1 0 0% −1.00
F Giles 1 1 100% +0.53
Theo Bachelot 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + visor 5 1 20% −3.47
HT 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 7 1 14% −5.47
2025 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 1 17% −4.47
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt OR Jockey SP
06 Oct 26+24d Auteuil (FR) Prix Guillaume De Pracomtal 18f · Heavy · 15 ran 10/15 4 9-10 — Mr Jad Hondier 28/1
12 Sep 26+17d Auteuil (FR) Prix Alain Et Gilles De Goulaine Class 1 · 18f · Heavy · 17 ran 5/17 2 9-10 — Leo-Paul Brechet 22/1
26 Aug 26+19d Clairefontaine (FR) Prix Du Champ Connecte - Latitude Gps (Prix Des Troenes) 18f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 7½ 10-10 — Felix De Giles 17/2
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+58d Aix-Les-Bains (FR) Prix Du Saleve 19f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 10-11 — F Giles 8/15F
17 May 26+34d Auteuil (FR) Prix le Parisien (Prix de Luciniere) (Handicap Hurdle) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 14 ran 9/14 2½ 10-11 116 James Reveley 13/5F
13 Apr 26+399d Auteuil (FR) Prix Daniel Lescalle (Handicap Hurdle) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 17 ran 4/17 ¾ 10-8 116 James Reveley 83/10
10 Mar 25 Le Mans (FR) Prix de la Milesse (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 10f · Heavy · 12 ran 8/12 1 8-11 — Theo Bachelot 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Optimus (FR) won?
Optimus (FR) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% 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 6 October 2026.
Who is Optimus (FR)'s sire?
Optimus (FR) is by Kendargent (FR) out of Pagaille (GER), whose sire is Teofilo.
What going does Optimus (FR) prefer?
Optimus (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Optimus (FR)'s official rating?
Optimus (FR)'s highest official rating on record is 116.
What is Optimus (FR)'s sire's record?
Kendargent (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 5,213 runs since Jan 2008 (579 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.9% from 253.
Who are Optimus (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Pagaille (GER), Optimus (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 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.