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Horse profile

Saphir Blue Star (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2020) · Last trainer Francois Nicolle · Last owner Mme Patrick Papot
by Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) out of Sainte Baronne (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
1 run · 1 course · from Sep 2020
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Sep 2020 — 2,241 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2020 · 8th of 10
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Sep 2020 as a 3yo gelding. Finished 8 of 10 at Auteuil (FR) last time. By Soldier Of Fortune (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,879 runs since May 2013.

Based on 1 archived run · 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

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,879 runs since May 2013 (684 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+88.7—
Good to Firm801620%+8.7—
Good1,54418912.2%+0.9—
Good to Soft1,23913611%−0.3—
Soft1,89921411.3%00 from 1
Heavy7808611%−0.3—
Standard (AW)336226.5%−4.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−11.3—
6f – 7f71811.3%0—
1m – 1m1f24983.2%−8.1—
1m2f – 1m4f4936413%+1.7—
1m5f – 2m1,58419312.2%+0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f1,99520310.2%−1.10 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,24215512.5%+1.2—
Over 3m2423313.6%+2.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sainte Baronne (FR) (Saint Des Saints)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Appreciate It (IRE) (10 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Appreciate It (IRE)).

Family form: Johnny's Jury (IRE) won at Worcester, 1 Nov 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Appreciate It (IRE)27102m–2m5fGrade 1
Danny Kirwan (IRE)2152m–2m5½fClass 3
Johnny's Jury (IRE)642m½f–3mGrade 1
Pilgrim Way (IRE)1932m4f–2m6f—
Fortuna Favente (IRE)30——
Lady Provocateur (IRE)10——
Banshee Breeze (IRE)20——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2020 · 1 run
16 Sep 20 Auteuil (FR) Prix Finot (Hurdle) () (3yo Colts & Geldings Unraced Over Obstacles) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 10 ran 8/10 4 10-7 Angelo Zuliani 33/10

Quick answers

How many races has Saphir Blue Star won?
Saphir Blue Star (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2020.
Who trained Saphir Blue Star?
Saphir Blue Star (IRE) was trained by Francois Nicolle on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 16 September 2020.
Who is Saphir Blue Star's sire?
Saphir Blue Star (IRE) is by Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) out of Sainte Baronne (FR), whose sire is Saint Des Saints.
What is Saphir Blue Star's sire's record?
Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,879 runs since May 2013 (684 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
Who are Saphir Blue Star's siblings?
Out of Sainte Baronne (FR), Saphir Blue Star (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Appreciate It (IRE) (10). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Appreciate It (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2020. 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.