Romancier (FR)
Romancier is a gelding by Roman Candle out of a Doctor Dino mare who has yet to win from six starts on turf. He has raced at six different courses and holds an official rating of 88, which was his mark at Catterick in Jan 2026 when he finished held in a Class 5 handicap hurdle. Five of his runs have come over 1m5f – 2m, with three on soft ground. His last run, at Catterick in Jan 2026, was off OR 88.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 90Highest OR
- 89dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 98
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 98B | 84.5 | 2 · 98 / 84.5 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 98B | 71 | 2 · 98 / 84.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 91 runs since Jan 2008 (22 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +7.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | +9.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 22 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | +9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 27 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +7.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | +1.4 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | +1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Perdriolle (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m1f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perdriolle (FR) | 3 | 1 | 1m1f | — |
| Puerta Del Sol (FR) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Gillard | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Charlie Maggs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 26+44d | Catterick | Download Raceday Ready Today Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - eased and pulled up before the final fence | PU/13 | — | 11-1 | 88 | — | — | Charlie Maggs | 9/1 |
| 08 Dec 25+24d | Musselburgh | LiveScore Bet Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Fought for control early - travelled up with the pace - pushed to close on the front-runner 3 out - drew level for second 2 out - dropped back approaching the last and weakened on the run-in | 5/10 | 3½ | 11-9 | 90 | 98B | 104A | Theo Gillard | 9/1 |
| 14 Nov 25+37d | Southwell | Checkout Case IH's New Optum Tractor 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up at the back - a long way off the pace before 2 out and finished 7th | 7/11 | nk | 11-4 | — | 71C | 92A | Theo Gillard | 80/1 |
| 08 Oct 25+321d | Sedgefield | Nigel Hawke Raceday Experiences Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled midpack early - held a steady 4th but always outpaced - well held at the finish | 5/8 | 1¼ | 11-3 | — | 87B | 96A | Theo Gillard | 33/1 |
| 21 Nov 24+20d | Warwick | British EBF Supporting National Hunt Breeders' Day Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Towards the rear early - kept on without threatening in a distant 5th and jumped poorly at the final fence | 5/7 | 7½ | 11-0 | — | 68A | 91A | Brian Hughes | 25/1 |
| 01 Nov 24 | Wetherby | bet365 EBF Junior 'National Hunt' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled early - brought down at the 2nd | BD/6 | — | 11-0 | — | — | — | Brian Hughes | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Romancier (FR) won?
- Romancier (FR) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2024 and 2026.
- Who trains Romancier (FR)?
- Romancier (FR) is trained by Donald McCain, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 January 2026.
- Who is Romancier (FR)'s sire?
- Romancier (FR) is by Roman Candle (GB) out of Subprime (FR), whose sire is Doctor Dino.
- What is Romancier (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 21 January 2026. The highest on record is 90.
- What is Romancier (FR)'s sire's record?
- Roman Candle (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 91 runs since Jan 2008 (22 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Romancier (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Subprime (FR), Romancier (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Perdriolle (FR) (1). The wins came over 1m1f. As at Oct 2026.