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Horse profile

Spectral (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2009) · Last trainer J Merienne · Last owner Pierre Yves Merienne
by Spectrum (IRE) out of Poli Knight (GB) (Polish Precedent)
1 run · 1 course · from Apr 2009
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Apr 2009 — 6,400 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2009 · 2nd of 3
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Apr 2009 as a 7yo gelding. Finished 2 of 3 at Longchamp (FR) last time. By Spectrum (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 1,553 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · 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
Spectrum (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 1,553 runs since Jan 2008 (110 horses).

Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 11.2% from 259.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1400%−7.7—
Good to Firm219219.6%+1.9—
Good384205.2%−2.5—
Good to Soft178147.9%+0.20 from 1
Soft243145.8%−1.9—
Heavy112108.9%+1.2—
Standard (AW)4034110.2%+2.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f11218.2%+10.5—
6f – 7f235177.2%−0.5—
1m – 1m1f235177.2%−0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f2592911.2%+3.50 from 1
1m5f – 2m319175.3%−2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f271207.4%−0.3—
2m5f – 3m183179.3%+1.6—
Over 3m4012.5%−5.2—

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
Poli Knight (GB) (Polish Precedent)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Astur Green (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m1f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Astur Green (FR)811m1f—
Explora (FR)20——
Starpoli (IRE)10——
Rainbow Knight (GB)20——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2009 · 1 run
20 Apr 09 Longchamp (FR) Prix des Centaures (Gentlemen Riders Handicap) 11f · Good To Soft · 3 ran 2/3 nk 10-12 Hugo Merienne —

Quick answers

How many races has Spectral won?
Spectral (FR) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2009.
Who trained Spectral?
Spectral (FR) was trained by J Merienne on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 20 April 2009.
Who is Spectral's sire?
Spectral (FR) is by Spectrum (IRE) out of Poli Knight (GB), whose sire is Polish Precedent.
What is Spectral's sire's record?
Spectrum (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 1,553 runs since Jan 2008 (110 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 11.2% from 259.
Who are Spectral's siblings?
Out of Poli Knight (GB), Spectral (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Astur Green (FR) (1). The wins came over 1m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 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.