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Horse profile

Sous Les Cieux (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2012) · Last trainer W P Mullins · Last owner Mrs S Ricci
by Robin Des Champs (FR) out of Joie De La Vie (FR) (Quart De Vin)
9 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2009
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Apr 2012 — 5,299 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2012 · 3rd of 12 2 wins · Fairyhouse Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 141
KTB Profile

Sous Les Cieux (FR) is 2 from 9, including a Grade 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the Bar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle at Fairyhouse (Dec 2011). Hasn't won since Dec 2011.

Based on 9 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

Best recent KTB Rating 138A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 12 Feb 2012 Official rating 141 at the last run, 25 Apr 2012

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 7 figures · best 149B · median 134
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy3149B135—
Good to Soft2138A133.5—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3138A134—
2m5f – 3m2135B131.5—
1m5f – 2m2149B139—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Robin Des Champs (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,007 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+11.7—
Good to Firm71912.7%−0.6—
Good1,07215914.8%+1.50 from 1
Good to Soft76210213.4%+0.10 from 2
Soft1,36515311.2%−2.11 from 2
Heavy71710414.5%+1.21 from 4
Standard (AW)16318.8%+5.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−13.3—
1m2f – 1m4f13215.4%+2.10 from 1
1m5f – 2m1,04514413.8%+0.51 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,54920813.4%+0.11 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,12513812.3%−10 from 2
Over 3m2743914.2%+0.9—

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
Joie De La Vie (FR) (Quart De Vin)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Ainsi Va La Vie (FR) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m7f; the highest grade won is Listed (Ainsi Va La Vie (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ainsi Va La Vie (FR)842m–2m7fListed
C'est Le Bonheur (FR)722m1f–2m4fClass 4
Tresor De La Vie (FR)150——
Quel Beau Mec (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 4 1 25% −1.50
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 1 50% −0.70
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 3 2 67% +0.80
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Auteuil (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% −2.70
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +0.50
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
R Walsh 6 2 33% −2.20
Paul Townend 1 0 0% −1.00
Jerome Guiheneuf 1 0 0% −1.00
Thierry Thulliez 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 5 2 40% −1.20
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 3 0 0% −3.00
2011 4 2 50% −0.20
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 2 25% −4.20
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 3 runs
25 Apr 12+42d Punchestown Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 24f · Heavy · 12 ran 3/12 7½ 11-10 141135B R Walsh 7/2F
14 Mar 12+31d Cheltenham Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 17 ran 5/17 1¾ 11-7 145128A R Walsh 11/2
12 Feb 12+47d Leopardstown Deloitte Novice Hurdle (grade 1) 18f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 1¼ 11-10 145138A R Walsh 2/1F
2011 · 4 runs
27 Dec 11+23d Leopardstown Paddypower.com Future Champions Novice Hurdle (grade 1) 16f · Good To Yielding · 5 ran 3/5 4¼ 11-10 147129B R Walsh 4/9F
04 Dec 11+18d Fairyhouse Bar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-10 —149B R Walsh 6/4F
16 Nov 11+304d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Membership 2012 Maiden Hurdle 20f · Soft · 13 ran 1/13 11-12 —134A R Walsh 3/10F
16 Jan 11+308d Fairyhouse Tote Pick Six Rollover Maiden Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 16 ran 2/16 2½ 11-9 —129A Paul Townend 4/7F
2010 · 1 run
14 Mar 10+110d Auteuil (FR) Prix de l'Yonne (Newcomers' Hurdle) (Half-Bred C & G) 17.5f · Very Soft · 4 ran 3/4 2 10-1 —— Jerome Guiheneuf 3/1F
2009 · 1 run
24 Nov 09 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Jacques de Vienne (Non-Thoroughbreds) (National Hunt Flat) 12f · Heavy · 4 ran 4/4 hd 10-1 —— Thierry Thulliez 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Sous Les Cieux won?
Sous Les Cieux (FR) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2009 and 2012, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 5 times in total (55.6% of starts).
Who trained Sous Les Cieux?
Sous Les Cieux (FR) was trained by W P Mullins on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 25 April 2012.
Who is Sous Les Cieux's sire?
Sous Les Cieux (FR) is by Robin Des Champs (FR) out of Joie De La Vie (FR), whose sire is Quart De Vin.
What going does Sous Les Cieux prefer?
Sous Les Cieux (FR) has the best record on heavy 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 Sous Les Cieux's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 141, from the run on 25 April 2012. The highest on record is 147.
What is Sous Les Cieux's sire's record?
Robin Des Champs (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,007 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Sous Les Cieux's siblings?
Out of Joie De La Vie (FR), Sous Les Cieux (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Ainsi Va La Vie (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Ainsi Va La Vie (FR)). The wins came over 2m–2m7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2009. 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.