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Horse profile

Paulo The Best (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, May 2014) · Last trainer Y-M Porzier · Last owner Paul Sebag
by Stormy River (FR) out of Opportunity (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
7 runs · 5 courses · from May 2013
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 May 2014 — 4,547 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2014 · 9th of 14 2 wins · Maisons-Laffitte (FR) & Chantilly (FR)
KTB Profile

Paulo The Best (FR) is 2 from 7. Hasn't won since May 2014.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 5 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 9.2% of 2,230 runs since Apr 2011 (253 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm29413.8%+4.6—
Good4064310.6%+1.41 from 4
Good to Soft276248.7%−0.5—
Soft551549.8%+0.60 from 1
Heavy224198.5%−0.7—
Standard (AW)740598%−1.21 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f39512.8%+3.6—
6f – 7f338267.7%−1.5—
1m – 1m1f696588.3%−0.9—
1m2f – 1m4f6947210.4%+1.22 from 6
1m5f – 2m224177.6%−1.60 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1842010.9%+1.7—
2m5f – 3m53713.2%+4—
Over 3m200%−9.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2011 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Opportunity (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Al Maktoub (FR)230——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% +9.10
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +2.80
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Longchamp (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chantilly (FR) 2 1 50% +2.80
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 1 100% +12.10
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 2 33% +11.90
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sylvain Ruis 4 1 25% +0.80
Olivier Peslier 1 0 0% −1.00
Pierre-Charles Boudot 1 1 100% +12.10
Fabien Lefebvre 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 3 2 67% +14.90
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 6 2 33% +11.90
2013 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 Jockey SP
2014 · 6 runs
25 May 14+8d Longchamp (FR) Prix de l'Ile Seguin (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 1m2f · Soft · 14 ran 9/14 ¾ 9-4 Olivier Peslier 83/10
17 May 14+21d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix de Troyes (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 1m4½f · Good · 17 ran 1/17 9-0 Pierre-Charles Boudot 121/10
26 Apr 14+10d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Grand Marais (Handicap) (4yo) (Polytrack) 1m2½f · Standard · 16 ran 1/16 9-2 Sylvain Ruis 19/5
16 Apr 14+22d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Pave d'Avesne (Handicap) (4yo) (Polytrack) 1m5½f · Good · 15 ran 2/15 nk 9-5 Sylvain Ruis 39/10
25 Mar 14+71d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Roussillon (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 1m2½f · Good · 15 ran 9/15 shd 8-8 Sylvain Ruis 34/1
13 Jan 14+246d Deauville (FR) Prix De Flers (Handicap) (4yo) (Fibresand) 1m4f · Standard · 16 ran 12/16 hd 8-10 Sylvain Ruis 14/1
2013 · 1 run
12 May 13 Longchamp (FR) Prix des Gobelins (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m3f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 2½ 9-2 Fabien Lefebvre 23/1

Quick answers

How many races has Paulo The Best won?
Paulo The Best (FR) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2013 and 2014, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained Paulo The Best?
Paulo The Best (FR) was trained by Y-M Porzier on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 25 May 2014.
Who is Paulo The Best's sire?
Paulo The Best (FR) is by Stormy River (FR) out of Opportunity (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What going does Paulo The Best prefer?
Paulo The Best (FR) has the best record on good 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 Paulo The Best's sire's record?
Stormy River (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,230 runs since Apr 2011 (253 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Paulo The Best's siblings?
Out of Opportunity (IRE), Paulo The Best (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2013. 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.