Philosophy (FR)
Philosophy (FR) is a gelding who won one of 27 starts, that success coming in a handicap at Saint-Cloud (FR) over 1m2f – 1m4f on good to soft in Mar 2022. All wins came at Saint-Cloud (FR) and over 1m2f – 1m4f on good to soft. He finished 8 of 14 at Saint-Cloud (FR) in the Prix des Falaises de Craie in Oct 2025.
- 1–27Wins / Runs
- 3.7%Strike rate
- 6 (22.2%)Placed
- −4.90£1 level staken=26 at SP
- 0.76Fair A/E n=26 · 0.64 incl. margin
- 103dAvg 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 9.4% of 1,066 runs since Jan 2008 (112 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.8% from 277. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 12.4% from 145.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 20 | 3 | 15% | +5.6 | — |
| Good | 229 | 27 | 11.8% | +2.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 158 | 16 | 10.1% | +0.7 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 267 | 28 | 10.5% | +1.1 | 0 from 11 |
| Heavy | 114 | 9 | 7.9% | −1.5 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 277 | 16 | 5.8% | −3.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | −1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 109 | 8 | 7.3% | −2.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 291 | 26 | 8.9% | −0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 296 | 20 | 6.8% | −2.6 | 1 from 23 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 145 | 18 | 12.4% | +3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 141 | 17 | 12.1% | +2.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 58 | 8 | 13.8% | +4.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | +4.9 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sagehope (FR) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5½f–6f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sagehope (FR) | 20 | 2 | 5½f–6f | — |
| Hucking Heart (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Noue Chapeau (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +16.10 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 10 | 1 | 10% | +11.10 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chateaubriant (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cholet (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nantes (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Erbray | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 23 | 1 | 4% | −0.90 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ioritz Mendizabal | 6 | 1 | 17% | +15.10 |
| Clement Guitraud | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jerome Claudic | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mme Marie Velon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jules Mobian | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Yoann Barille | 2 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Piccone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Augustin Madamet | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aurelien Lemaitre | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pierre Remoue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Simon Planque | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Olivier D'Andigne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Quentin Perrette | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Thibaud Mace | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Arnaud Bourgeais | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 20 | 0 | 0% | −19.00 |
| Hood | 5 | 1 | 20% | +16.10 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +15.10 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2018 | 2 | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Philosophy (FR) won?
- Philosophy (FR) won 1 of 27 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 3.7%. Placed 6 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trained Philosophy (FR)?
- Philosophy (FR) was trained by J-L Mace on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 16 October 2025.
- Who is Philosophy (FR)'s sire?
- Philosophy (FR) is by Kentucky Dynamite (USA) out of Hucking Hope (IRE), whose sire is Desert Style.
- What going does Philosophy (FR) prefer?
- Philosophy (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Philosophy (FR)'s sire's record?
- Kentucky Dynamite (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,066 runs since Jan 2008 (112 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.8% from 277. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 12.4% from 145.
- Who are Philosophy (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Hucking Hope (IRE), Philosophy (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sagehope (FR) (2). The wins came over 5½f–6f. As at Oct 2026.