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Horse profile

Southern Meteor (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer C Escuder · Last owner Jan Romel Fabrice Fantauzza
by Zoustar (AUS) out of Merci Layan (IRE) (Kodiac)
5 runs · 2 courses · from Jan 2024
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Oct 2024 — 730 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 12th of 17 Won at Deauville (FR) New yard
KTB Profile

Southern Meteor won one of five starts, the success coming in a handicap at Deauville over 6f-7f on standard AW in Aug 2024. All his runs have been at that trip. He was beaten 12 of 17 at Chantilly on soft ground in Oct 2024, his last run and his first for the yard of C Escuder. By Zoustar out of a Kodiac mare, he raced four times on AW and once on turf.

Based on 5 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
Zoustar (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 2,750 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.2% from 330. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.6% from 193.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm14321.4%+10.6—
Good to Firm440439.8%−1—
Good590518.6%−2.2—
Good to Soft246218.5%−2.3—
Soft2632911%+0.20 from 1
Heavy871416.1%+5.3—
Standard (AW)1,11013612.3%+1.51 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3304714.2%+3.4—
6f – 7f1,42915410.8%01 from 5
1m – 1m1f6738412.5%+1.7—
1m2f – 1m4f19373.6%−7.2—
1m5f – 2m6211.6%−9.2—
2m1f – 2m4f4948.2%−2.6—
2m5f – 3m1200%−10.8—
Over 3m200%−10.8—

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
Merci Layan (IRE) (Kodiac)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Assertively (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Assertively (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Assertively (IRE)615fClass 4
Dagger Strike (IRE)1017fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% +0.30
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 4 1 25% +0.30
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Maxime Guyon 2 1 50% +2.30
Theo Bachelot 1 0 0% −1.00
Cristian Demuro 1 0 0% −1.00
Sylvain Ruis 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 3 1 33% +1.30
Hood 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 Jockey SP
2024 · 5 runs
28 Oct 24+64d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Cabinet d'Angle (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7f · Standard · 17 ran 12/17 2 9-5 Maxime Guyon 16/1
25 Aug 24+17d Deauville (FR) Barriere Prix du Ciro's (Conditions) (3yo) (Straight Course) (Turf) 6f · Very Soft · 10 ran 10/10 nk 9-0 Theo Bachelot 20/1
08 Aug 24+188d Deauville (FR) Prix Cavalassur (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 6.5f · Slow · 12 ran 1/12 10-0 Maxime Guyon 33/10F
02 Feb 24+21d Deauville (FR) Prix de Sainte-Adresse (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 6.5f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 ½ 9-2 Cristian Demuro 13/1
12 Jan 24 Deauville (FR) Prix de la Gare de Pointe-Noire (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 6.5f · Standard · 7 ran 4/7 3 8-11 Sylvain Ruis 68/10

Quick answers

How many races has Southern Meteor won?
Southern Meteor (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2024, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Southern Meteor?
Southern Meteor (IRE) was trained by C Escuder on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 28 October 2024.
Who is Southern Meteor's sire?
Southern Meteor (IRE) is by Zoustar (AUS) out of Merci Layan (IRE), whose sire is Kodiac.
What going does Southern Meteor prefer?
Southern Meteor (IRE) 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 Southern Meteor's sire's record?
Zoustar (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 2,750 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.2% from 330. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.6% from 193.
Who are Southern Meteor's siblings?
Out of Merci Layan (IRE), Southern Meteor (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Assertively (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Assertively (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2024. 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.