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Horse profile

Release (IRE)

2yo colt (at last run, Dec 2020) · Last trainer F Vermeulen · Last owner Bernard Giraudon
by Dragon Pulse (IRE) out of Existentialist (GB) (Exceed And Excel)
1 run · 1 course · from Dec 2020
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Dec 2020 — 2,140 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2020 · 7th of 8
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Dec 2020 as a 2yo colt. Finished 7 of 8 at Deauville (FR) last time. By Dragon Pulse (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 4,261 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · 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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 4,261 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.3% from 570. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 363.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2328.7%−0.2—
Good to Firm4474510.1%+1.2—
Good918798.6%−0.3—
Good to Soft422358.3%−0.6—
Soft773476.1%−2.8—
Heavy286238%−0.9—
Standard (AW)1,39214710.6%+1.70 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5707613.3%+4.4—
6f – 7f1,5011187.9%−10 from 1
1m – 1m1f928768.2%−0.7—
1m2f – 1m4f6857310.7%+1.8—
1m5f – 2m363185%−3.9—
2m1f – 2m4f170148.2%−0.7—
2m5f – 3m4237.1%−1.8—
Over 3m200%−8.9—

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
Existentialist (GB) (Exceed And Excel)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Urban Oasis (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m5f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Urban Oasis (IRE)1141m–1m5f—
Capitan James (IRE)70——
Learning Curve (IRE)40——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
11 Dec 20 Deauville (FR) Prix de Kildare (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 8 ran 7/8 1¼ 9-2 Maxime Guyon 32/5

Quick answers

How many races has Release (IRE) won?
Release (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2020.
Who trained Release (IRE)?
Release (IRE) was trained by F Vermeulen on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 11 December 2020.
Who is Release (IRE)'s sire?
Release (IRE) is by Dragon Pulse (IRE) out of Existentialist (GB), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
What is Release (IRE)'s sire's record?
Dragon Pulse (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 4,261 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.3% from 570. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 363.
Who are Release (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Existentialist (GB), Release (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Urban Oasis (IRE) (4). The wins came over 1m–1m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2020. 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.