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Horse profile

Professeur (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2010) · Last trainer F-M Cottin · Last owner Jacques Detre
by Robin Des Champs (FR) out of Suite Folie (FR) (Top Ville)
8 runs · 2 courses · from Nov 2006
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jun 2010 — 5,983 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2010 · 3rd of 4 2 wins · Auteuil (FR) Headgear returns LTO
KTB Profile

Professeur (FR) is 2 from 8, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix General de Rougemont at Auteuil (FR) (Apr 2007). Hasn't won since Apr 2009.

Based on 8 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
Robin Des Champs (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,006 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+11.7—
Good to Firm71912.7%−0.6—
Good1,07115914.8%+1.5—
Good to Soft76210213.4%+0.1—
Soft1,36515311.2%−2.12 from 7
Heavy71710414.5%+1.20 from 1
Standard (AW)16318.8%+5.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−13.3—
1m2f – 1m4f13215.4%+2.1—
1m5f – 2m1,04514413.8%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1,54820813.4%+0.11 from 5
2m5f – 3m1,12513812.3%−11 from 3
Over 3m2743914.2%+0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Suite Folie (FR) (Top Ville)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Suite (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m1½f–2m2f; the highest grade won is Listed (Suite (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Suite (FR)322m2fListed
Regisseur (FR)1222m1½f—
Titre En Jeu (FR)422m1½f–2m2f—
Fou Du Roy (FR)30——
Vieille Fille (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 2 29% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% —

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% —

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 7 2 29% −1.00
Lyon Parilly 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% —
2m5f – 3m 3 1 33% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
D Gallagher 5 2 40% —
David Cottin 1 0 0% —
Sebastien Culin 1 0 0% −1.00
Boris Chameraud 1 0 0% —

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 2 33% −1.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% —

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 2 0 0% −1.00
2009 2 1 50% —
2007 3 1 33% —
2006 1 0 0% —

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 4 1 25% —
Hurdle 4 1 25% −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
04 Jun 10+26d Lyon Parilly Grand Steeple Chase De Lyon Class 1 · 20.5f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 nse 10-12 David Cottin —
09 May 10+379d Auteuil (FR) Prix Le Parisien - Grande Course De Haies De Printemps (Hurdle) Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 21.5f · Very Soft · 19 ran PU/19 — 10-1 Sebastien Culin 40/1
25 Apr 09+22d Auteuil (FR) Prix William Head (Chase) () 23.5f · Very Soft · 4 ran 4/4 1 10-10 Boris Chameraud —
03 Apr 09+555d Auteuil (FR) Prix Air Landais (Chase) 21.5f · Very Soft · 3 ran 1/3 10-12 D Gallagher —
26 Sep 07+122d Auteuil (FR) Prix Julien Decrion (Chase) 17.5f · Very Soft · 4 ran 2/4 1½ 10-6 D Gallagher —
27 May 07+51d Auteuil (FR) Gras Savoye Prix de Longchamp (Hurdle) 19.5f · Very Soft · 16 ran 5/16 ¾ 10-2 D Gallagher —
06 Apr 07+131d Auteuil (FR) Prix General de Rougemont (Handicap Hurdle) () 19.5f · Very Soft · 4 ran 1/4 10-4 D Gallagher —
26 Nov 06 Auteuil (FR) Prix Fifrelet () (Handicap Hurdle) 18f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 1½ 9-10 D Gallagher —

Quick answers

How many races has Professeur (FR) won?
Professeur (FR) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2006 and 2010, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trained Professeur (FR)?
Professeur (FR) was trained by F-M Cottin on the most recent run on record, at Lyon Parilly on 4 June 2010.
Who is Professeur (FR)'s sire?
Professeur (FR) is by Robin Des Champs (FR) out of Suite Folie (FR), whose sire is Top Ville.
What going does Professeur (FR) prefer?
Professeur (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Professeur (FR)'s sire's record?
Robin Des Champs (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,006 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Professeur (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Suite Folie (FR), Professeur (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Suite (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Suite (FR)). The wins came over 2m1½f–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2006. 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.