Silex (IRE)
Silex is a lightly raced colt by Persian King out of Suquitho. He made his only start to date at Saint-Cloud in Sep 2025 when he finished 11 of 14 in the Prix Poliglote over 1m5f-2m on soft turf. Persian King’s progeny have recorded a 10.8% strike rate from 869 runs in the archive since Jan 2008. Suquitho has had one other foal to race which has not won.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
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 10.8% of 911 runs since Jan 2008 (159 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 15% from 267.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 59 | 4 | 6.8% | −4 | — |
| Good | 152 | 18 | 11.8% | +1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 176 | 18 | 10.2% | −0.6 | — |
| Soft | 206 | 17 | 8.3% | −2.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 47 | 1 | 2.1% | −8.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 267 | 40 | 15% | +4.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 213 | 20 | 9.4% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 401 | 45 | 11.2% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 239 | 27 | 11.3% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 39 | 4 | 10.3% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | +1.7 | — |
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
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 25 | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Poliglote (Maiden) (3yo) (Turf) | 11/14 | 5 | 8-11 | Rosario Mangione | 69/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Silex (IRE) won?
- Silex (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2025.
- Who trained Silex (IRE)?
- Silex (IRE) was trained by J Bertran De Balanda on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 12 September 2025.
- Who is Silex (IRE)'s sire?
- Silex (IRE) is by Persian King (IRE) out of Suquitho (FR), whose sire is Authorized.
- What is Silex (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Persian King (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 911 runs since Jan 2008 (159 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 15% from 267.
- Who are Silex (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Suquitho (FR), Silex (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.