Salsa Melody (FR)
Salsa Melody (FR) is 4 from 18, including a Grade 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Bournosienne at Auteuil (FR) (Nov 2010). Hasn't won since Apr 2012.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Salsa Melody (FR) has 2 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Guanabara (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m1½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guanabara (FR) | 1 | 1 | 2m1½f | — |
| Cockney Beau (FR) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
- 4–18Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 7 (38.9%)Placed
- +3.50£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 1.01Fair A/E n=17 · 0.86 incl. margin
- 48dAvg 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 9.3% of 2,990 runs since Jan 2008 (284 horses).
Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.7% from 110.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +24 | — |
| Good to Firm | 73 | 5 | 6.8% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 643 | 58 | 9% | −0.3 | — |
| Good to Soft | 339 | 30 | 8.8% | −0.5 | — |
| Soft | 655 | 56 | 8.5% | −0.8 | 2 from 11 |
| Heavy | 263 | 23 | 8.7% | −0.6 | 2 from 7 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,009 | 103 | 10.2% | +0.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 136 | 16 | 11.8% | +2.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 622 | 56 | 9% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 909 | 75 | 8.3% | −1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 526 | 43 | 8.2% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 254 | 27 | 10.6% | +1.3 | 2 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 397 | 41 | 10.3% | +1 | 1 from 14 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 110 | 14 | 12.7% | +3.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 36 | 5 | 13.9% | +4.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
10 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Mellozo (FR) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m1f–2m5½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellozo (FR) | 23 | 3 | 2m½f–2m5½f | — |
| Happy Fellow (FR) | 3 | 1 | 1m1f | — |
| Baltic Wells (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Polyphonic (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Melodic (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Linda's Melody (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Hello Goodby (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Saldorello (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Melodie D'Auteur (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Zumba Melody (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 11 | 2 | 18% | +7.50 |
| Heavy | 7 | 2 | 29% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auteuil (FR) | 17 | 4 | 24% | +4.50 |
| Enghien (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 1 | 7% | −12.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +14.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 2 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyrille Gombeau | 13 | 3 | 23% | −7.50 |
| Bertrand Thelier | 5 | 1 | 20% | +11.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 4 | 24% | +4.50 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +11.00 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2010 | 8 | 3 | 38% | −2.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 14 | 3 | 21% | −8.50 |
| Chase | 4 | 1 | 25% | +12.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Salsa Melody won?
- Salsa Melody (FR) won 4 of 18 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 7 times in total (38.9% of starts).
- Who trained Salsa Melody?
- Salsa Melody (FR) was trained by G Cherel on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 21 June 2012.
- Who is Salsa Melody's sire?
- Salsa Melody (FR) is by Kingsalsa (USA) out of Helvetic Melody (FR), whose sire is Kendor.
- What going does Salsa Melody prefer?
- Salsa Melody (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Salsa Melody's sire's record?
- Kingsalsa (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,990 runs since Jan 2008 (284 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.7% from 110.
- Who are Salsa Melody's siblings?
- Out of Helvetic Melody (FR), Salsa Melody (FR) has 10 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Mellozo (FR) (3). The wins came over 1m1f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Salsa Melody produced winners?
- As a dam, Salsa Melody (FR) has 2 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Guanabara (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.