Return Of The King (FR)
Return Of The King (FR) is a lightly raced gelding with no wins or places from two starts between Apr 2022 and Sep 2022, both at Auteuil on soft turf. He ran once over 1m5f to 2m and once over 2m1f to 2m4f. His sire Buck’s Boum has produced 151 winners from 1,374 runs in the archive since Jan 2008. He wore first-time headgear at his last run, in the Prix le Gourzy at Auteuil in Sep 2022. His dam has produced three runners to date, none of whom have won.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 174dBetween runs (median)
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 11% of 1,384 runs since Apr 2015 (178 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | +3.3 | — |
| Good | 295 | 35 | 11.9% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Soft | 240 | 25 | 10.4% | −0.6 | — |
| Soft | 563 | 68 | 12.1% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 270 | 22 | 8.1% | −2.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 311 | 32 | 10.3% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 593 | 65 | 11% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 369 | 43 | 11.7% | +0.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 102 | 11 | 10.8% | −0.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Genie (FR) | 27 | 0 | — | — |
| Hot Chocolate (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| The Kick Inside (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · 2 runs | |||||||
| 24 Sep 22+174d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix le Gourzy (Hurdle) (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) | PU/12 | — | 10-1 | Pierre-Alfred Grondin | 56/1 |
| 03 Apr 22 | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Grandak (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings Unraced over Obstacles) (Turf) | PU/11 | — | 10-8 | James Reveley | 26/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Return Of The King won?
- Return Of The King (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2022.
- Who trained Return Of The King?
- Return Of The King (FR) was trained by J Bertran De Balanda on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 24 September 2022.
- Who is Return Of The King's sire?
- Return Of The King (FR) is by Buck's Boum (FR) out of Lady Koko (GB), whose sire is Kapgarde.
- What is Return Of The King's sire's record?
- Buck's Boum (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 1,384 runs since Apr 2015 (178 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Return Of The King's siblings?
- Out of Lady Koko (GB), Return Of The King (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.