Rovos (FR)
Rovos (FR) is 3 from 26. Hasn't won since Oct 2011. All 3 wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 9 on turf.
- 3–26Wins / Runs
- 11.5%Strike rate
- 8 (30.8%)Placed
- −8.80£1 level staken=26 at SP
- 1.20Fair A/E n=26 · 1.03 incl. margin
- 42dAvg 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
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 9.8% of 2,562 runs since Jan 2008 (191 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 244. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.8% from 104.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 41 | 2 | 4.9% | −4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 557 | 52 | 9.3% | −0.5 | — |
| Good | 560 | 70 | 12.5% | +2.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 248 | 18 | 7.3% | −2.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 295 | 26 | 8.8% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 88 | 8 | 9.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 773 | 76 | 9.8% | 0 | 3 from 17 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 244 | 39 | 16% | +6.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 826 | 95 | 11.5% | +1.7 | 2 from 16 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 604 | 41 | 6.8% | −3 | 1 from 10 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 452 | 42 | 9.3% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 320 | 31 | 9.7% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 104 | 4 | 3.8% | −6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Meniska (FR) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meniska (FR) | 14 | 4 | 5f–7f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 3 | 18% | +0.20 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deauville (FR) | 15 | 2 | 13% | −3.40 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.60 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 16 | 2 | 13% | −4.40 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.40 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thierry Thulliez | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Antoine Hamelin | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Maxime Guyon | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.30 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Olivier Peslier | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.30 |
| Theo Bachelot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cristian Demuro | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mlle Zoe Pfeil | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Antoine Coutier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Marc Lerner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Francois-Xavier Bertras | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.60 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| None | 13 | 3 | 23% | +4.20 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2011 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +9.20 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Rovos (FR) won?
- Rovos (FR) won 3 of 26 archived starts between 2011 and 2014, a strike rate of 11.5%. Placed 8 times in total (30.8% of starts).
- Who trained Rovos (FR)?
- Rovos (FR) was trained by F Chappet on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 4 January 2014.
- Who is Rovos (FR)'s sire?
- Rovos (FR) is by Johannesburg (USA) out of Royal Liverpool (USA), whose sire is Gulch.
- What going does Rovos (FR) prefer?
- Rovos (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 17 starts (17.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Rovos (FR)'s sire's record?
- Johannesburg (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,562 runs since Jan 2008 (191 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 244. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.8% from 104.
- Who are Rovos (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Royal Liverpool (USA), Rovos (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Meniska (FR) (4). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.