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Horse profile

Private Joke (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2015) · Last trainer Mali Droueche · Last owner Patrick Drioton
by Ski Chief (USA) out of No Woman No Cry (FR) (Simon Du Desert)
11 runs · 6 courses · from Aug 2010
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Sep 2015 — 4,066 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2015 · 10th of 13 Won at Orleans
KTB Profile

Private Joke (FR) is 1 from 11. Hasn't won since May 2012. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 7 on softer).

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

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
Ski Chief (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.1% of 605 runs since Jan 2008 (69 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−6.1—
Good to Firm7114.3%+8.2—
Good11975.9%−0.21 from 2
Good to Soft821113.4%+7.3—
Soft14596.2%+0.10 from 6
Heavy7222.8%−3.30 from 1
Standard (AW)17863.4%−2.70 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f17317.6%+11.5—
6f – 7f16684.8%−1.30 from 1
1m – 1m1f14253.5%−2.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f9644.2%−1.90 from 1
1m5f – 2m691014.5%+8.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f9877.1%+11 from 7
2m5f – 3m1500%−6.1—
Over 3m200%−6.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
No Woman No Cry (FR) (Simon Du Desert)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lovely Wells (FR)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 2 1 50% —
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Enghien (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Deauville (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Orleans 1 1 100% —
Saint-Galmier 1 0 0% —
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 1 14% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Benjamin Gelhay 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Beaunez 1 0 0% −1.00
Thomas Blainville 1 0 0% −1.00
Wilfried Lajon 1 0 0% −1.00
Thomas Gillet 1 0 0% −1.00
Rodrigue Flament 1 1 100% —
Kevin Herzog 1 0 0% —
Stephane Delhommeau 1 0 0% −1.00
Alexandre Champenois 1 0 0% −1.00
Williams Saraiva 1 0 0% −1.00
Raphael Marchelli 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 3 0 0% −3.00
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 1 1 100% —
2011 2 0 0% −1.00
2010 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
Flat 4 0 0% −3.00
Chase 3 1 33% −2.00

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
2015 · 1 run
10 Sep 15+298d Auteuil (FR) Prix Mortemart (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 13 ran 10/13 nk 9-11 Benjamin Gelhay 73/1
2014 · 3 runs
16 Nov 14+191d Auteuil (FR) Prix Francois de Ganay (Hurdle) (Handcap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19.5f · Heavy · 16 ran 11/16 12 9-11 Brian Beaunez 89/1
09 May 14+32d Auteuil (FR) Prix Pretentaine (Hurdle) (Claimer) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 9 ran 7/9 10 10-10 Thomas Blainville 236/10
07 Apr 14+364d Enghien (FR) Prix De L'Ile De Re (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19f · Very Soft · 11 ran 10/11 10 9-13 Wilfried Lajon 269/10
2013 · 1 run
08 Apr 13+315d Enghien (FR) Prix De L'Ile De Re (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19f · Very Soft · 12 ran 9/12 15 10-8 Thomas Gillet 71/1
2012 · 1 run
28 May 12+239d Orleans Prix du Docteur A L Faugouin (Chase) 17f · Good · 3 ran 1/3 10-8 Rodrigue Flament —
2011 · 2 runs
02 Oct 11+174d Saint-Galmier Prix Violon II 18.5f · Good · 3 ran 3/3 6 10-3 Kevin Herzog —
11 Apr 11+104d Enghien (FR) Prix Mehariste (Hurdle) (Claimer) (4yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 16.5f · Very Soft · 17 ran 9/17 1 10-1 Stephane Delhommeau 20/1
2010 · 3 runs
28 Dec 10+64d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Houlbec (Claimer) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Apprentices) (Fibresand) 9.5f · Standard · 14 ran —/14 8-13 Alexandre Champenois 44/1
25 Oct 10+80d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Finasseur (Conditions) (3yo) (Apprentices) (Turf) 10.5f · Very Soft · 10 ran 7/10 1 8-8 Williams Saraiva 33/1
06 Aug 10 Deauville (FR) Prix De La Hetraie (Handicap) (3yo) (Fibresand) 7.5f · Standard · 16 ran —/16 9-0 Raphael Marchelli 42/1

Quick answers

How many races has Private Joke won?
Private Joke (FR) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2010 and 2015, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 1 time in total (9.1% of starts).
Who trained Private Joke?
Private Joke (FR) was trained by Mali Droueche on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 10 September 2015.
Who is Private Joke's sire?
Private Joke (FR) is by Ski Chief (USA) out of No Woman No Cry (FR), whose sire is Simon Du Desert.
What is Private Joke's sire's record?
Ski Chief (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.1% of 605 runs since Jan 2008 (69 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Private Joke's siblings?
Out of No Woman No Cry (FR), Private Joke (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2010. 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.