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Horse profile

Palais Byzantin (FR)

2yo colt · Trainer Christopher Head · Owner Guy Pariente Holding/le Marais
by Galiway (GB) out of Dayala (Kingman)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Jul 2026
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 8 Sep 2026 · 5th of 6 Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile

Palais Byzantin (FR) is yet to win from 3 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 11 at Le Lion-D'Angers (FR) (Aug 2026).

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 8 Nov 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 11.6% of 1,752 runs since Mar 2019 (289 horses).

Strongest on good going: 15.4% from 267. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.1% from 397. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.6% from 235. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.5% from 488.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm4149.8%−1.8—
Good2674115.4%+3.8—
Good to Soft3153611.4%−0.20 from 1
Soft4875912.1%+0.50 from 2
Heavy2453112.7%+1.1—
Standard (AW)397328.1%−3.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f13215.4%+3.8—
6f – 7f2332912.4%+0.80 from 2
1m – 1m1f488275.5%−6.10 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f5416311.6%0—
1m5f – 2m2354619.6%+8—
2m1f – 2m4f2153014%+2.4—
2m5f – 3m27622.2%+10.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2019 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dayala (Kingman)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Piyango (FR)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lyon Parilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Le Lion-D'Angers (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Vichy (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Marvin Grandin 2 0 0% −2.00
Sebastiano Deriu 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
2026 · 3 runs
08 Sep 26+30d Lyon Parilly (FR) Criterium De Lyon 1m · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 3½ 8-13 93 Marvin Grandin 8/1
09 Aug 26+18d Le Lion-D'Angers (FR) Prix Au-dela Des Pistes (Prix De Chateauneuf-sur-sarthe) 7f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 2/11 nk 9-2 — Sebastiano Deriu 11/10F
22 Jul 26 Vichy (FR) Prix Des Jouvenceaux & Jouvencelles - Bernard Ferrand 7f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 1½ 9-2 — Marvin Grandin 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Palais Byzantin won?
Palais Byzantin (FR) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2026. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trains Palais Byzantin?
Palais Byzantin (FR) is trained by Christopher Head, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 September 2026.
Who is Palais Byzantin's sire?
Palais Byzantin (FR) is by Galiway (GB) out of Dayala, whose sire is Kingman.
What is Palais Byzantin's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 8 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Palais Byzantin's sire's record?
Galiway (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 1,752 runs since Mar 2019 (289 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 15.4% from 267. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.1% from 397. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.6% from 235. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.5% from 488.
Who are Palais Byzantin's siblings?
Out of Dayala, Palais Byzantin (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.