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Horse profile

Refik (FR)

9yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2012) · Last trainer M Cesandri · Last owner Emile Krief
by Hawker's News (IRE) out of Joly Coeur (FR) (Mont Basile)
23 runs · 12 courses · from Apr 2007
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Oct 2012 — 5,105 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2012 · 5th of 5 4 wins · 4 courses
KTB Profile

Refik (FR) is 4 from 23. Hasn't won since Mar 2012. All 4 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f.

Based on 23 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
Hawker's News (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.2% of 33 runs since Jan 2008 (4 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm200%−15.2—
Good600%−15.20 from 3
Good to Soft600%−15.20 from 6
Soft14428.6%+13.44 from 10
Heavy3133.3%+18.10 from 2
Standard (AW)100%−15.20 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f19421.1%+5.94 from 21
1m5f – 2m200%−15.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f100%−15.2—
2m5f – 3m600%−15.2—
Over 3m5120%+4.8—

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
Joly Coeur (FR) (Mont Basile)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Joly Maker (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 1m2½f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Joly Nelsa (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Joly Maker (IRE)5161m7½f–2m5fClass 4
Joly Nelsa (FR)1522m2f–2m5½fListed
Joly Berengere (FR)721m2½f–1m3f—
Rafsad (FR)112m3½f—
Joly Violette (FR)20——
Joly Jessy (FR)30——
Joly Heritiere (FR)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 10 4 40% +31.30
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Saint-Cloud (FR) 5 1 20% +11.00
Lyon Parilly (FR) 4 0 0% −2.00
Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) 3 1 33% +3.30
Chantilly (FR) 3 1 33% +13.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lyon Parilly 1 0 0% —
Vichy 1 0 0% —
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud 1 0 0% —
Strasbourg (FR) 1 0 0% —
Deauville (FR) 1 1 100% —
Toulouse (FR) 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 21 4 19% +25.30
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dominique Boeuf 8 2 25% +14.30
Franck Blondel 5 0 0% −3.00
Antoine Sanglard 4 0 0% −1.00
Christophe Soumillon 2 2 100% +15.00
Antoine Werle 1 0 0% −1.00
Umberto Rispoli 1 0 0% −1.00
Thierry Thulliez 1 0 0% —

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 3 1 33% +13.00
2011 9 1 11% −0.70
2010 6 1 17% +11.00
2008 3 1 33% —
2007 2 0 0% —

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
29 Oct 12+10d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Sagaro (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 14f · Heavy · 5 ran 5/5 30 9-1 Antoine Werle 5/1
19 Oct 12+220d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Calahorra (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) 10.5f · Heavy · 12 ran —/12 8-11 Umberto Rispoli 10/1
13 Mar 12+135d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Du Pays Basque (Handicap) (Div I) (5yo+) (Turf) 12f · Very Soft · 16 ran 1/16 8-11 Christophe Soumillon 15/1
30 Oct 11+47d Saint-Cloud (FR) Grand Handicap Du Val D'Or (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 10.5f · Very Soft · 12 ran —/12 8-8 Franck Blondel 30/1
13 Sep 11+86d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix De Conflans Sainte Honorine (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) 12.5f · Soft · 10 ran 10/10 3 9-1 Dominique Boeuf 8/1
19 Jun 11+25d Lyon Parilly (FR) Grand Prix de Lyon Merial (5eme Etape Du Defi Galop) () 12f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 9/12 ¾ 8-11 Antoine Sanglard —
25 May 11+24d Lyon Parilly (FR) Prix Bedel () (Turf) 12f · Good · 10 ran 10/10 1½ 8-11 Dominique Boeuf 11/1
01 May 11+37d Saint-Cloud (FR) Grand Handicap De Saint-Cloud (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Good · 20 ran —/20 8-8 Franck Blondel 24/1
25 Mar 11+27d Lyon Parilly Prix Charles Giraudon 11f · Good To Soft · 3 ran 3/3 1 9-0 Antoine Sanglard —
26 Feb 11+17d Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Grand Prix Du Conseil General Des Alpes Maritimes () (4yo+) (Turf) 12.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 2/15 1 8-13 Antoine Sanglard 45/1
09 Feb 11+21d Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Prix Des Mimosas (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) 12.5f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 9-5 Dominique Boeuf 53/10
19 Jan 11+168d Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Prix De Nice (Handicap) (4yo+) (Fibresand) 12f · Standard · 16 ran —/16 9-6 Dominique Boeuf 21/1
04 Aug 10+49d Vichy Prix Maurice De Nexon 12f · Very Soft · 3 ran 3/3 2½ 8-11 Antoine Sanglard —
16 Jun 10+21d Chantilly (FR) Prix La Moskowa () (4yo+) (Turf) 15f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10/11 2 8-11 Dominique Boeuf 26/1
26 May 10+23d Lyon Parilly (FR) Prix Rene et Jacques Bedel () 12f · Good To Soft · 12 ran —/12 8-11 Dominique Boeuf 15/1
03 May 10+22d Chantilly (FR) Prix Du Chateau De Chantilly (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 12f · Soft · 16 ran 1/16 9-3 Dominique Boeuf 14/1
11 Apr 10+26d Longchamp (FR) Prix Du Palais Du Louvre (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 12f · Soft · 18 ran 6/18 shd 9-3 Franck Blondel 11/1
16 Mar 10+534d Saint-Cloud Prix du Pays Basque (Handicap) 12f · Soft · 18 ran —/18 9-4 — —
28 Sep 08+17d Strasbourg (FR) Grand Prix de la Region Alsace () 10.5f · 11 ran 6/11 ¾ 8-12 Thierry Thulliez —
11 Sep 08+40d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Boulogne () 10f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 2 8-11 Dominique Boeuf —
02 Aug 08+428d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Ville de Sauternes (Handicap) 10f · Soft · 3 ran 1/3 9-4 Christophe Soumillon —
01 Jun 07+35d Lyon Parilly (FR) Prix Rene Bedel () 12f · Very Soft · 8 ran 4/8 1 8-11 Franck Blondel —
27 Apr 07 Toulouse (FR) Le Vase d'Argent () 10f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 8-11 Franck Blondel —

Quick answers

How many races has Refik (FR) won?
Refik (FR) won 4 of 23 archived starts between 2007 and 2012, a strike rate of 17.4%. Placed 5 times in total (21.7% of starts).
Who trained Refik (FR)?
Refik (FR) was trained by M Cesandri on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 29 October 2012.
Who is Refik (FR)'s sire?
Refik (FR) is by Hawker's News (IRE) out of Joly Coeur (FR), whose sire is Mont Basile.
What going does Refik (FR) prefer?
Refik (FR) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 10 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Refik (FR)'s sire's record?
Hawker's News (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.2% of 33 runs since Jan 2008 (4 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Refik (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Joly Coeur (FR), Refik (FR) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Joly Maker (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Joly Nelsa (FR)). The wins came over 1m2½f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2007. 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.