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Horse profile

Soir De Gala (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2024) · Last trainer Paul Nicholls · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Joshua Tree (IRE) out of Solvalla (FR) (Al Namix)
12 runs · 10 courses · from Apr 2023
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Aug 2024 — 797 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2024 · 7th of 8 3 wins · Stratford, Fakenham & Taunton Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile

Soir De Gala won three of 12 starts on turf, all on his first visit to the course. The wins came in handicaps at Taunton in Apr 2024 on soft ground, at Fakenham in May 2024 on good ground and at Stratford in Jul 2024 on good ground. He last ran at Newton Abbot in Aug 2024, finishing 7 of 8 as the beaten favourite off a mark of 112.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Aug 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating112At career-high mark
112 87–112

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Worcester, 1 Jun 2024

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 12 figures · best 123A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good6123A99.5—
Good to Soft3115C96—
Heavy272B62.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6123A99.5—
1m5f – 2m5115C92—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 128A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 21 Jul 2024 Official rating 112 at the last run, 22 Aug 2024

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 12 figures · best 128A · median 116.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good6128A121.5—
Good to Soft3119B106—
Heavy297A95—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6128A121.5—
1m5f – 2m5126A106—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 836 runs since Jan 2008 (115 horses).

Strongest on good going: 21.9% from 160. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.7% from 124.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1000%−12—
Good1603521.9%+9.92 from 6
Good to Soft9277.6%−4.40 from 3
Soft2993311%−11 from 1
Heavy2022210.9%−1.10 from 2
Standard (AW)7334.1%−7.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−12—
1m – 1m1f5147.8%−4.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1051211.4%−0.6—
1m5f – 2m1642314%+21 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f366369.8%−2.22 from 6
2m5f – 3m1242217.7%+5.70 from 1
Over 3m21314.3%+2.3—

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
Solvalla (FR) (Al Namix)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Rebellio (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rebellio (FR)522m—
Ned Hill (FR)30——
Solingen (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 2 33% −0.67
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 1 100% +1.38

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 2 33% −1.79
Class 4 4 1 25% −0.50
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 1 100% +2.50
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 1 100% +0.83
Taunton 1 1 100% +1.38
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 2 33% −0.67
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% −2.62
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Cobden 5 1 20% −3.17
Lorcan Williams 5 1 20% −2.62
Nico de Boinville 2 1 50% +1.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 10 3 30% −2.29
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 10 3 30% −2.29
2023 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 2 25% −3.79
Chase 2 1 50% +1.50
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2024 · 10 runs
22 Aug 24+32d Newton Abbot Newtonabbotracing.Com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good · 8 ran Held up handy early - blundered at 10th - pressed for effort before 3 out - went wide around the home turn - lost touch after 2 out and faded to finish 7th 7/8 2 11-6 11270A105A Nico de Boinville 11/8F
21 Jul 24+50d Stratford Watch Champions Full Gallop On ITVX Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-7 10390A128A Nico de Boinville 5/2F
01 Jun 24+25d Worcester PJ Nicholls KGM - Korea Genuinley Made Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 7½ 11-13 103100A125A Harry Cobden 11/10F
07 May 24+18d Fakenham Jarrold Ladies' Day Sunday 2nd June Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-11 96102B114B Harry Cobden 5/6F
19 Apr 24+8d Exeter Bell Inn Bovey Tracey Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 6 12-2 9499A120A Lorcan Williams 13/8F
11 Apr 24+10d Taunton Summerfield Developments Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-3 8792A126A Lorcan Williams 11/8F
01 Apr 24+44d Plumpton Millie's 18th Birthday Celebration Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17.5f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 1 11-4 87123A123A Harry Cobden 5/4F
17 Feb 24+25d Wincanton JenningsBet Devizes 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15f · Heavy · 12 ran 9/12 16 11-7 —53C93C Lorcan Williams 16/1
23 Jan 24+22d Newbury Get Best Odds Guaranteed At BetVictor Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 11/16 1¾ 11-8 —47C96C Harry Cobden 14/1
01 Jan 24+65d Exeter Thurlestone Hotel 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 18.5f · Heavy · 16 ran 5/16 ¾ 11-6 —72B97A Lorcan Williams 10/1
2023 · 2 runs
28 Oct 23+195d Cheltenham Cheltenham & South West Racing Club Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 10/15 3 11-1 —96B106A Harry Cobden 14/1
16 Apr 23 Wincanton NAF Season Close Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 15f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 1 10-8 —115C119B Lorcan Williams 7/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Soir De Gala won?
Soir De Gala (FR) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 6 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Soir De Gala?
Soir De Gala (FR) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 22 August 2024.
Who is Soir De Gala's sire?
Soir De Gala (FR) is by Joshua Tree (IRE) out of Solvalla (FR), whose sire is Al Namix.
What going does Soir De Gala prefer?
Soir De Gala (FR) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Soir De Gala's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 22 August 2024. That is also the highest on record.
What is Soir De Gala's sire's record?
Joshua Tree (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 836 runs since Jan 2008 (115 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 21.9% from 160. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.7% from 124.
Who are Soir De Gala's siblings?
Out of Solvalla (FR), Soir De Gala (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Rebellio (FR) (2). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2023. 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.