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Horse profile

Rio Dancer (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2021) · Last trainer S Cerulis · Last owner Torsten Raber
by Rio De La Plata (USA) out of Avoca Dancer (IRE) (Compton Place)
13 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2019
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Apr 2021 — 2,023 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2021 · 14th of 16 New yard
KTB Profile

Rio Dancer (FR) is yet to win from 13 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 2nd of 9 at Chantilly (FR) (Jun 2020).

Based on 13 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 1,509 runs since Jan 2008 (152 horses).

Weakest on soft going: 4.8% from 252.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+39.7—
Good to Firm681014.7%+4.4—
Good214198.9%−1.4—
Good to Soft2232913%+2.70 from 2
Soft252124.8%−5.50 from 3
Heavy8522.4%−7.90 from 1
Standard (AW)6648212.3%+20 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f40615%+4.70 from 1
6f – 7f374369.6%−0.70 from 7
1m – 1m1f5867112.1%+1.80 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f376369.6%−0.7—
1m5f – 2m8067.5%−2.8—
2m1f – 2m4f4800%−10.3—
2m5f – 3m300%−10.3—
Over 3m200%−10.3—

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
Avoca Dancer (IRE) (Compton Place)

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

The wins came over 1m4f–3m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Keel Strand (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Keel Strand (FR)832m5½f–3m2½fClass 4
Cordey Dancer (FR)1111m4fClass 6
My Bella (FR)90——
Ginger Ninja (FR)80——
Dancing Star (FR)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 4 0 0% −4.00
Chantilly (FR) 4 0 0% −4.00
Longchamp (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Dieppe (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mickael Barzalona 5 0 0% −5.00
Pierre Bazire 2 0 0% −2.00
Clement Guitraud 1 0 0% −1.00
Theo Bachelot 1 0 0% −1.00
Mlle Aude Duporte 1 0 0% −1.00
Vincent Cheminaud 1 0 0% −1.00
Alexandre Chesneau 1 0 0% −1.00
Antoine Coutier 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 10 0 0% −10.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 4 0 0% −4.00
2019 8 0 0% −8.00

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
07 Apr 21+295d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Seine Normande (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 16 ran 14/16 ¾ 9-3 Clement Guitraud 59/1
16 Jun 20+13d Dieppe (FR) Prix du Pollet (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 5.5f · Very Soft · 15 ran 13/15 1½ 9-5 Theo Bachelot 48/10
03 Jun 20+96d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Bouvines (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) 6f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 nse 8-3 Mlle Aude Duporte 3/1
28 Feb 20+20d Deauville (FR) Prix du Cap de la Hague (Handicap) (4yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 15 ran 15/15 1¼ 9-4 Vincent Cheminaud 77/10
08 Feb 20+48d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Route du Debat (Handicap) (4yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 6.5f · Standard · 16 ran 4/16 hd 9-6 Pierre Bazire 89/10
22 Dec 19+65d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Suisse Normande (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 6.5f · Standard · 16 ran 4/16 ¾ 8-11 Pierre Bazire 26/1
18 Oct 19+28d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix de Carrieres-Sous-Bois (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 8f · Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 nk 9-2 Alexandre Chesneau 20/1
20 Sep 19+38d Chantilly (FR) Prix des Terres Noires (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 6.5f · Standard · 13 ran 5/13 ½ 9-3 Mickael Barzalona 89/10
13 Aug 19+61d Deauville (FR) Prix du Champ Durand (Handicap) (3yo) (Polytrack) 6.5f · Standard · 15 ran 12/15 nk 8-13 Mickael Barzalona 36/5
13 Jun 19+17d Longchamp (FR) Prix des Nenuphars (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 8f · Soft · 13 ran 5/13 nk 9-2 Mickael Barzalona 8/5F
27 May 19+23d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de la Croix Verte (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 2/17 ¾ 9-3 Mickael Barzalona 54/10
04 May 19+18d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Fleurus (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 8f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 1½ 9-2 Mickael Barzalona 2/1F
16 Apr 19 Chantilly (FR) Prix de Chantilly Capital du Cheval (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 5/14 hd 8-0 Antoine Coutier 41/1

Quick answers

How many races has Rio Dancer (FR) won?
Rio Dancer (FR) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2019 and 2021. Placed 4 times in total (30.8% of starts).
Who trained Rio Dancer (FR)?
Rio Dancer (FR) was trained by S Cerulis on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 7 April 2021.
Who is Rio Dancer (FR)'s sire?
Rio Dancer (FR) is by Rio De La Plata (USA) out of Avoca Dancer (IRE), whose sire is Compton Place.
What is Rio Dancer (FR)'s sire's record?
Rio De La Plata (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 1,509 runs since Jan 2008 (152 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 4.8% from 252.
Who are Rio Dancer (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Avoca Dancer (IRE), Rio Dancer (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Keel Strand (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Keel Strand (FR)). The wins came over 1m4f–3m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2019. 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.