Horse profile
Salut L'Africain (FR)
by Ski Chief (USA) out of Mamana (IRE) (Highest Honor)
53 runs · 6 courses · from May 2007
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Sep 2011 — 5,537 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2011
5 wins · Longchamp (FR), Deauville (FR) & Maisons-Laffitte (FR)
KTB Profile
Salut L'Africain (FR) is 5 from 53 in our archive, including 2 Listed wins. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Djebel at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (Apr 2008). Hasn't won since Oct 2009.
Based on 53 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
- 5–53Wins / Runs
- 9.4%Strike rate
- 16 (30.2%)Placed
- −23.70£1 level staken=30 at SP
- 0.39Fair A/E n=30 · 0.33 incl. margin
- 22dBetween runs (median)longest 132 d
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
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
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
Ski Chief (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 6.1% of 605 runs since Jan 2008 (69 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −6.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +8.2 | — |
| Good | 119 | 7 | 5.9% | −0.2 | 1 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 82 | 11 | 13.4% | +7.3 | 2 from 10 |
| Soft | 145 | 9 | 6.2% | +0.1 | 0 from 15 |
| Heavy | 72 | 2 | 2.8% | −3.3 | 1 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 178 | 6 | 3.4% | −2.7 | 1 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | +11.5 | 1 from 10 |
| 6f – 7f | 166 | 8 | 4.8% | −1.3 | 4 from 39 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 142 | 5 | 3.5% | −2.6 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 96 | 4 | 4.2% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 69 | 10 | 14.5% | +8.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 98 | 7 | 7.1% | +1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 0 | 0% | −6.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −6.1 | — |
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
Mamana (IRE) (Highest Honor)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salut L'Africaine (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 1 | 7% | −9.00 |
| Soft | 15 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 2 | 20% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.30 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longchamp (FR) | 17 | 2 | 12% | −9.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 16 | 2 | 13% | −7.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.70 |
| Fontainebleau (FR) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Vichy (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 39 | 4 | 10% | −16.70 |
| Under 6f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ioritz Mendizabal | 15 | 1 | 7% | −4.70 |
| Thomas Huet | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.00 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.00 |
| Maxime Guyon | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Dominique Boeuf | 4 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Franck Blondel | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| Sebastien Maillot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrasch Starke | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Johan Victoire | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Gerald Mosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gregory Benoist | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thierry Jarnet | 1 | 1 | 100% | — |
| Olivier Peslier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jean-Baptiste Hamel | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Kerrin McEvoy | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 29 | 3 | 10% | −4.70 |
| Cheekpieces | 24 | 2 | 8% | −19.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2010 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2009 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −2.00 |
| 2008 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +0.30 |
| 2007 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −4.00 |
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 | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 · 7 runs | |||||||
| 08 Sep 11+18d | Longchamp (FR) | Grand Handicap Des Flyers (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) | BD/18 | — | 9-0 | Ioritz Mendizabal | 63/10 |
| 21 Aug 11+46d | Deauville (FR) | Darley Grand Handicap Des Sprinters (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) | 7/16 | nk | 8-11 | Ioritz Mendizabal | 12/1 |
| 06 Jul 11+27d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Du Manoir Potier (Conditions) (4yo+) (Fibresand) | 5/10 | hd | 9-4 | Ioritz Mendizabal | 4/1 |
| 09 Jun 11+10d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix Ramus (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) | 4/9 | 2 | 8-13 | Ioritz Mendizabal | 48/10 |
| 30 May 11+56d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix Du Quai Aux Fleurs (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) | 2/12 | 1 | 9-0 | Ioritz Mendizabal | 9/1 |
| 04 Apr 11+26d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix Du Gros Caillou (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) | 4/9 | ¾ | 8-13 | Ioritz Mendizabal | 5/1 |
| 09 Mar 11+90d | Fontainebleau (FR) | Prix Du Grand Maitre (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) | 3/8 | nk | 8-13 | Thomas Huet | 7/1 |
| 2010 · 11 runs | |||||||
| 09 Dec 10+17d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Luthier () (3yo+) (Fibresand) | —/15 | 9-1 | Thomas Huet | 19/1 | |
| 22 Nov 10+21d | Fontainebleau (FR) | Prix Contessa () (3yo+) (Turf) | 6/14 | 1½ | 9-2 | Thomas Huet | 13/1 |
| 01 Nov 10+28d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix De Seine-Et-Oise (3yo+) (Turf) | 5/13 | 2½ | 8-11 | Franck Blondel | 37/1 |
| 04 Oct 10+36d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix De Bonneval () (3yo+) (Turf) | 9/13 | ½ | 9-2 | Maxime Guyon | 10/1 |
| 29 Aug 10+24d | Deauville (FR) | Prix De Meautry Lucien Barriere (3yo+) (Turf) | 11/11 | dht | 9-1 | Maxime Guyon | 10/1 |
| 05 Aug 10+19d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Du Cercle () (3yo+) (Turf) | 5/12 | ½ | 9-5 | Maxime Guyon | 13/1 |
| 17 Jul 10+14d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix De Ris-Orangis (3yo+) (Turf) | 5/7 | 1½ | 9-0 | Maxime Guyon | 17/2 |
| 03 Jul 10+28d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix De La Porte Maillot (3yo+) (Turf) | 2/11 | nk | 9-2 | Ioritz Mendizabal | 9/1 |
| 05 Jun 10+39d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix Du Palais-Royal (3yo+) (Turf) | 3/8 | 1½ | 9-3 | Ioritz Mendizabal | 11/1 |
| 27 Apr 10+25d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix Servanne () (4yo+) (Turf) | 5/10 | hd | 8-11 | Ioritz Mendizabal | 16/1 |
| 02 Apr 10+120d | Fontainebleau (FR) | Prix Cor De Chasse () (3yo+) (Turf) | 6/11 | 1½ | 9-11 | Thomas Huet | 7/2F |
| 2009 · 11 runs | |||||||
| 03 Dec 09+14d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Luthier () (All-Weather) | 12/15 | dht | 9-1 | Thomas Huet | — |
| 19 Nov 09+16d | Fontainebleau (FR) | Prix Contessina () | 2/7 | 1½ | 9-2 | Thomas Huet | — |
| 03 Nov 09+5d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix de Seine-et-Oise | 2/12 | ¾ | 8-11 | Thomas Huet | 57/10 |
| 29 Oct 09+62d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix du Haras Royal de Meudon (Handicap) | 1/3 | 9-6 | Thomas Huet | — | |
| 28 Aug 09+6d | Deauville (FR) | Prix du Canal du Havre (All-Weather) | 1/4 | 9-4 | Franck Blondel | — | |
| 22 Aug 09+6d | Deauville (FR) | Le Galop Hermes 1ere Manche (Jockeys Competition) | 2/3 | 1 | 9-0 | Andrasch Starke | — |
| 16 Aug 09+37d | Deauville (FR) | Grand Handicap de Deauville () (Straight Course) | —/19 | 9-2 | Franck Blondel | — | |
| 10 Jul 09+31d | Deauville (FR) | Prix du Manoir Pottier (All-Weather) | 2/3 | 6 | 9-2 | Johan Victoire | — |
| 09 Jun 09+10d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix de la Promenade Plantee | 3/4 | 2½ | 9-4 | Ioritz Mendizabal | — |
| 30 May 09+58d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix du Palais-Royal | 10/14 | nk | 9-4 | Gerald Mosse | 29/1 |
| 02 Apr 09+132d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix du Gros Caillou | 2/3 | hd | 9-1 | Ioritz Mendizabal | — |
| 2008 · 12 runs | |||||||
| 21 Nov 08+11d | Fontainebleau (FR) | Prix Contessina () | 2/10 | dht | 9-2 | Ioritz Mendizabal | — |
| 10 Nov 08+6d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix De Villacoublay (Claimer) | 4/4 | ½ | 9-8 | Thomas Huet | — |
| 04 Nov 08+9d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix de Seine-et-Oise | 8/12 | 1½ | 8-11 | Gregory Benoist | 9/1 |
| 26 Oct 08+49d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix du Montparnasse (Claimer) | 1/3 | 1½ | 9-4 | Thierry Jarnet | — |
| 07 Sep 08+7d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix du Pin | 7/10 | 3 | 8-11 | Dominique Boeuf | 23/1 |
| 31 Aug 08+26d | Deauville (FR) | Lucien Barriere Prix de Meautry | 5/10 | 2 | 8-11 | Dominique Boeuf | 16/1 |
| 05 Aug 08+25d | Deauville (FR) | Prix de Tourgeville () (Colts & Geldings) (Round Course) | 9/9 | nk | 9-2 | Dominique Boeuf | — |
| 11 Jul 08+50d | Deauville (FR) | Prix de Ris-Orangis (Straight) | 6/9 | 1½ | 8-8 | Dominique Boeuf | 19/2 |
| 22 May 08+11d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix du Pont-Nuef () | 2/5 | 1½ | 9-2 | Ioritz Mendizabal | — |
| 11 May 08+27d | Longchamp (FR) | Poule d'Essai des Poulains (Colts) | 11/19 | shd | 9-2 | Ioritz Mendizabal | 35/1 |
| 14 Apr 08+24d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix Djebel () (Colts & Geldings) (Straight Course) | 1/6 | 9-2 | Ioritz Mendizabal | 53/10 | |
| 21 Mar 08+122d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Montenica () (Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather) | 4/5 | 1½ | 9-2 | Christophe Soumillon | — |
| 2007 · 12 runs | |||||||
| 20 Nov 07+18d | Fontainebleau (FR) | Prix Zeddaan () | 4/11 | hd | 9-2 | Sebastien Maillot | — |
| 02 Nov 07+22d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte | 4/9 | hd | 9-0 | Christophe Soumillon | 5/1 |
| 11 Oct 07+32d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix Eclipse | 2/6 | ¾ | 8-11 | Christophe Soumillon | 76/10 |
| 09 Sep 07+22d | Longchamp (FR) | Qatar Prix La Rochette | 4/6 | 3 | 8-11 | Olivier Peslier | 14/1 |
| 18 Aug 07+6d | Deauville (FR) | Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage () (Round) | 5/9 | 1½ | 9-2 | Christophe Soumillon | — |
| 12 Aug 07+11d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Francois Boutin (Straight) | 1/6 | 9-2 | Christophe Soumillon | — | |
| 01 Aug 07+18d | Vichy (FR) | Prix Des Jouvenceaux Et Des Jouvencelles () | 2/6 | ½ | 9-2 | Jean-Baptiste Hamel | — |
| 14 Jul 07+13d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix Roland de Chambure () | 2/8 | 2 | 8-11 | Christophe Soumillon | — |
| 01 Jul 07+17d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix du Bois | 5/8 | ¾ | 8-11 | Sebastien Maillot | 20/1 |
| 14 Jun 07+16d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix La Fleche () | 5/10 | nk | 9-0 | Kerrin McEvoy | — |
| 29 May 07+21d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix Blushing Groom | 2/3 | 1½ | 8-11 | Christophe Soumillon | — |
| 08 May 07 | Longchamp (FR) | Prix de Malmaison (Colts & Geldings) | 2/3 | nk | 8-12 | Christophe Soumillon | — |
Quick answers
- How many races has Salut L'Africain won?
- Salut L'Africain (FR) won 5 of 53 archived starts between 2007 and 2011, a strike rate of 9.4%. Placed 16 times in total (30.2% of starts).
- Who trained Salut L'Africain?
- Salut L'Africain (FR) was trained by Robert Collet on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 8 September 2011.
- Who is Salut L'Africain's sire?
- Salut L'Africain (FR) is by Ski Chief (USA) out of Mamana (IRE), whose sire is Highest Honor.
- What going does Salut L'Africain prefer?
- Salut L'Africain (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Salut L'Africain's sire's record?
- Ski Chief (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.1% of 605 runs since Jan 2008 (69 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Salut L'Africain's siblings?
- Out of Mamana (IRE), Salut L'Africain (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.