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Horse profile

Phil's Best (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2017) · Last trainer E Nicoleau · Last owner Emmanuel Nicoleau
by King's Best (USA) out of Bleu Kobalt (FR) (Green Tune)
6 runs · 3 courses · from Aug 2016
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Nov 2017 — 3,268 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2017 · 7th of 17 First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Phil's Best (FR) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 4th of 16 at Chantilly (FR) (Nov 2016).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 22 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
King's Best (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm701420%+10.1—
Good to Firm1,1541018.8%−1.1—
Good1,8891678.8%−1.10 from 1
Good to Soft95211612.2%+2.3—
Soft1,21612810.5%+0.60 from 1
Heavy427399.1%−0.8—
Standard (AW)2,0532019.8%−0.10 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f156149%−0.9—
6f – 7f1,6051489.2%−0.70 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,70217910.5%+0.60 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f1,90119610.3%+0.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,3781299.4%−0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f7187810.9%+1—
2m5f – 3m249176.8%−3.1—
Over 3m54611.1%+1.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bleu Kobalt (FR) (Green Tune)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Queen Philly (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chantilly (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Deauville (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jeremy Crocquevieille 3 0 0% −3.00
Florent Gavilan 2 0 0% −2.00
Delphine Santiago 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 2 0 0% −2.00
2016 4 0 0% −4.00

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
09 Nov 17+185d Chantilly (FR) Prix de l'Ysieux (Handicap) (4yo) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 17 ran 7/17 nk 9-1 Florent Gavilan 35/1
08 May 17+152d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Moulin Joly (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 10.5f · Very Soft · 15 ran 11/15 2 9-6 Florent Gavilan 125/10
07 Dec 16+22d Deauville (FR) Prix de Cerisy (Handicap) (3yo) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 16 ran 5/16 hd 8-13 Jeremy Crocquevieille 47/10F
15 Nov 16+46d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Pontel (Handicap) (3yo) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 16 ran 4/16 hd 8-13 Jeremy Crocquevieille 12/1
30 Sep 16+54d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Lieu Feral (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 8f · Good · 15 ran 4/15 ¾ 9-0 Jeremy Crocquevieille 17/1
07 Aug 16 Deauville (FR) Prix du Haras Abolengo (Argentine) (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 15 ran 15/15 8 9-2 Delphine Santiago 88/1

Quick answers

How many races has Phil's Best (FR) won?
Phil's Best (FR) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2016 and 2017. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Phil's Best (FR)?
Phil's Best (FR) was trained by E Nicoleau on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 9 November 2017.
Who is Phil's Best (FR)'s sire?
Phil's Best (FR) is by King's Best (USA) out of Bleu Kobalt (FR), whose sire is Green Tune.
What is Phil's Best (FR)'s sire's record?
King's Best (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
Who are Phil's Best (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Bleu Kobalt (FR), Phil's Best (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2016. 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.