Raison D'Etre (FR)
Raison D'Etre (FR) is 2 from 15. Hasn't won since Aug 2016.
- 2–15Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 4 (26.7%)Placed
- +1.50£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 2.07Fair A/E n=15 · 1.73 incl. margin
- 68dAvg 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 9.7% of 8,424 runs since Jan 2008 (636 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 46 | 13 | 28.3% | +18.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 905 | 101 | 11.2% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 1,463 | 127 | 8.7% | −1 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 898 | 72 | 8% | −1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,122 | 72 | 6.4% | −3.3 | — |
| Heavy | 328 | 23 | 7% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,662 | 413 | 11.3% | +1.6 | 1 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 998 | 104 | 10.4% | +0.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,119 | 438 | 10.6% | +0.9 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,274 | 204 | 9% | −0.7 | 1 from 8 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 691 | 52 | 7.5% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 210 | 15 | 7.1% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 97 | 6 | 6.2% | −3.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | −3.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Revolution (FR) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6½f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Redemptor (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revolution (FR) | 21 | 2 | 1m–1m4f | — |
| Ricci (FR) | 7 | 2 | 1m | — |
| Redemptor (GB) | 4 | 1 | 6½f | Listed |
| New Britain (USA) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Rachmaninov (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | +0.00 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deauville (FR) | 6 | 1 | 17% | +4.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Demuro | 7 | 1 | 14% | +3.00 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Anthony Crastus | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Antoine Hamelin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Breux | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fabrice Veron | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 2 | 15% | +3.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +2.00 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
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 Raison D'Etre won?
- Raison D'Etre (FR) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2014 and 2017, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
- Who trained Raison D'Etre?
- Raison D'Etre (FR) was trained by F Vermeulen on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 2 February 2017.
- Who is Raison D'Etre's sire?
- Raison D'Etre (FR) is by Elusive City (USA) out of Restless Rixa (FR), whose sire is Linamix.
- What going does Raison D'Etre prefer?
- Raison D'Etre (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Raison D'Etre's sire's record?
- Elusive City (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 8,424 runs since Jan 2008 (636 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.4% from 1,122.
- Who are Raison D'Etre's siblings?
- Out of Restless Rixa (FR), Raison D'Etre (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Revolution (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Redemptor (GB)). The wins came over 6½f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.