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Horse profile

Sablier Noir (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2011) · Last trainer J Clais · Last owner Jean Francois Clais
by Marchand De Sable (USA) out of Fab's Melody (USA) (Devil's Bag)
13 runs · 6 courses · from May 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Oct 2011 — 5,485 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2011 5 wins · 4 courses
KTB Profile

Sablier Noir (IRE) is 5 from 13, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Georges Trabaud at Marseille Borely (FR) (Jun 2005). Hasn't won since May 2011. 3 of 5 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 2 from 8 on softer. All 5 wins have come over 1m2f – 1m4f.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 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
Marchand De Sable (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,093 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 13.2% from 167. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.8% from 148.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+39.8—
Good to Firm17211.8%+1.6—
Good260238.8%−1.43 from 5
Good to Soft1672213.2%+31 from 4
Soft289289.7%−0.51 from 4
Heavy146138.9%−1.3—
Standard (AW)2102210.5%+0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f28310.7%+0.5—
6f – 7f1752112%+1.8—
1m – 1m1f2843311.6%+1.4—
1m2f – 1m4f328309.1%−1.15 from 13
1m5f – 2m1101412.7%+2.5—
2m1f – 2m4f148106.8%−3.4—
2m5f – 3m2000%−10.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fab's Melody (USA) (Devil's Bag)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Makzon (USA)50——
Go Got (USA)30——
Diable Rouge (USA)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 3 60% +65.00
Soft 4 1 25% −2.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Saint-Cloud (FR) 3 1 33% +64.00
Longchamp (FR) 3 2 67% —
Lyon Parilly (FR) 3 0 0% −1.00
Chantilly (FR) 2 1 50% —
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Marseille Borely (FR) 1 1 100% —

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Franck Blondel 5 1 20% −2.00
J Gaultier 2 1 50% —
Thierry Thulliez 2 1 50% —
Antoine Coutier 1 0 0% −1.00
Freddy Di Fede 1 1 100% +66.00
Mr Frederic Beck 1 0 0% −1.00
Olivier Peslier 1 1 100% —

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 3 1 33% +64.00
2007 5 3 60% —
2006 1 0 0% —
2005 4 1 25% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2011 · 3 runs
30 Oct 11+156d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Du Lieu Manchon (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 1m2½f · Very Soft · 17 ran —/17 9-0 Antoine Coutier 14/1
27 May 11+69d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix De La Chalosse (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 1m2½f · Good · 19 ran 1/19 9-1 Freddy Di Fede 66/1
19 Mar 11+1274d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Hubert D'Ideville (Handicap) (5yo+) (Amateur Riders) (Turf) 1m4f · Soft · 17 ran 8/17 ½ 10-6 Mr Frederic Beck 56/1
2007 · 5 runs
22 Sep 07+19d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Moulin a Vent (Claimer) (Apprentices) 1m2f · Good To Soft · 3 ran 3/3 3 9-2 J Gaultier —
03 Sep 07+88d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Chaumont (Claimer) 1m2f · Good · 3 ran 1/3 9-2 J Gaultier —
07 Jun 07+19d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Pontoise (Claimer) 1m2f · Good To Soft · 3 ran 1/3 9-5 Olivier Peslier —
19 May 07+23d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Camp de Cesar (Claimer) 1m2f · Soft · 3 ran 2/3 hd 8-11 Thierry Thulliez —
26 Apr 07+306d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Bord de l'Eau (Claimer) 1m2½f · Good · 3 ran 1/3 9-5 Thierry Thulliez —
2006 · 1 run
24 Jun 06+254d Lyon Parilly (FR) Grand Prix De Lyon - Defi Du Galop 1m4f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 ¾ 9-4 Franck Blondel —
2005 · 4 runs
13 Oct 05+81d Lyon Parilly (FR) Prix Andre Baboin (Grand Prix des Provinces) 1m2f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 10/10 12 8-6 Franck Blondel 29/1
24 Jul 05+26d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Eugene Adam (Straight Course) 1m2f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 4 8-12 Franck Blondel 16/1
28 Jun 05+30d Marseille Borely (FR) Prix Georges Trabaud 1m2½f · Soft · 3 ran 1/3 9-2 Franck Blondel —
29 May 05 Lyon Parilly (FR) Coupe des Trois Ans 1m4f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 nse 8-11 Franck Blondel —

Quick answers

How many races has Sablier Noir won?
Sablier Noir (IRE) won 5 of 13 archived starts between 2005 and 2011, a strike rate of 38.5%. Placed 6 times in total (46.2% of starts).
Who trained Sablier Noir?
Sablier Noir (IRE) was trained by J Clais on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 30 October 2011.
Who is Sablier Noir's sire?
Sablier Noir (IRE) is by Marchand De Sable (USA) out of Fab's Melody (USA), whose sire is Devil's Bag.
What going does Sablier Noir prefer?
Sablier Noir (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Sablier Noir's sire's record?
Marchand De Sable (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,093 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.2% from 167. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.8% from 148.
Who are Sablier Noir's siblings?
Out of Fab's Melody (USA), Sablier Noir (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.