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Horse profile

Skates (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2012) · Last trainer J-C Rouget · Last owner Gerard Augustin Normand
by Verglas (IRE) out of Selective (FR) (Linamix)
10 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2010
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Aug 2012 — 5,191 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2012 · 4th of 4 2 wins · Deauville (FR) & Toulouse
KTB Profile

Skates (FR) is 2 from 10. Hasn't won since Mar 2012.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 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
Verglas (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 6,977 runs since Jan 2008 (499 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6169.8%−0.4—
Good to Firm1,01910410.2%0—
Good1,56216810.8%+0.61 from 2
Good to Soft787779.8%−0.40 from 4
Soft1,1761079.1%−1.1—
Heavy396369.1%−1.1—
Standard (AW)1,97321410.8%+0.61 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5196612.7%+2.5—
6f – 7f2,3212269.7%−0.52 from 7
1m – 1m1f1,70919911.6%+1.40 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f1,3271299.7%−0.5—
1m5f – 2m735648.7%−1.5—
2m1f – 2m4f300289.3%−0.9—
2m5f – 3m5811.7%−8.5—
Over 3m800%−10.2—

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

Dam
Selective (FR) (Linamix)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Secret Land (FR)130——
Jee Pee And Jeremy (FR)160——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% −1.00
Good 2 1 50% +6.90

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 5 1 20% −2.00
Toulouse 2 1 50% +6.90
La Teste De Buch 1 0 0% −1.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 7 2 29% +4.90
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 4 1 25% −2.00
Ioritz Mendizabal 2 1 50% +6.90
Christophe Soumillon 2 0 0% −2.00
Alex Bendjama 1 0 0% −1.00
Franck Blondel 1 0 0% —

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 4 1 25% −2.00
2011 2 1 50% +6.90
2010 4 0 0% −3.00

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
2012 · 4 runs
11 Aug 12+69d La Teste De Buch Prix Alfred Fremiot 8f · Good · 4 ran 4/4 1½ 8-8 Alex Bendjama 3/1
03 Jun 12+37d Chantilly (FR) Grand Handicap De Chantilly (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 9/20 shd 9-3 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 11/2
27 Apr 12+56d Toulouse Prix De La Mediterranee (Turf) 7f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 2/4 2½ 9-4 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 14/5
02 Mar 12+200d Deauville (FR) Prix D'Hudimesnil (Conditions) (4yo+) (Fibresand) 7.5f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 8-11 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire EvensF
2011 · 2 runs
15 Aug 11+108d Deauville (FR) Grand Handicap De Deauville () (3yo+) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 3/20 2½ 9-0 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 11/1
29 Apr 11+223d Toulouse Prix de la Mediterranee 7f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 9-4 Ioritz Mendizabal 79/10
2010 · 4 runs
18 Sep 10+23d Longchamp (FR) Prix De La Tour Saint-Jacques (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 7f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 nk 9-4 Christophe Soumillon 13/10F
26 Aug 10+18d Deauville (FR) Prix De L'Huisne (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Fibresand) 7.5f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 2 9-0 Ioritz Mendizabal 43/10
08 Aug 10+135d Deauville (FR) Prix Beachcomber Hotels Le Trou Aux Biches ***** Luxe (Prix Du Hamel) (Conditions) (3yo) (Fibresand) 7.5f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 3 9-0 Christophe Soumillon 78/10
26 Mar 10 Deauville (FR) Prix d'Almeneches (Colts & Geldings) 7.5f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 nk 9-2 Franck Blondel —

Quick answers

How many races has Skates won?
Skates (FR) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 7 times in total (70% of starts).
Who trained Skates?
Skates (FR) was trained by J-C Rouget on the most recent run on record, at La Teste De Buch on 11 August 2012.
Who is Skates's sire?
Skates (FR) is by Verglas (IRE) out of Selective (FR), whose sire is Linamix.
What going does Skates prefer?
Skates (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Skates's sire's record?
Verglas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 6,977 runs since Jan 2008 (499 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Skates's siblings?
Out of Selective (FR), Skates (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2010. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.