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Horse profile

Speed Bird (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2011) · Last trainer Y-M Porzier · Last owner Valere Van Elven
by Vertical Speed (FR) out of Arabird (FR) (Pampabird)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Apr 2010
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 May 2011 — 5,647 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2011 · 10th of 19
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Apr 2010 and May 2011, the last of them as an 8yo gelding. Finished 10 of 19 at Auteuil (FR) last time. By Vertical Speed (FR), whose progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 784 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 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
Vertical Speed (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 784 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 15.1% from 139.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm3925.1%−4—
Good211136.2%−2.9—
Good to Soft108109.3%+0.2—
Soft253228.7%−0.40 from 1
Heavy1392115.1%+60 from 1
Standard (AW)3438.8%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−9.1—
1m – 1m1f200%−9.1—
1m2f – 1m4f9199.9%+0.8—
1m5f – 2m215177.9%−1.2—
2m1f – 2m4f266269.8%+0.70 from 2
2m5f – 3m141149.9%+0.8—
Over 3m6857.4%−1.7—

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
Arabird (FR) (Pampabird)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Birdream (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m3f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Birdream (FR)212m3f—

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2011 · 1 run
13 May 11+402d Auteuil (FR) Prix Pretentaine (Hurdle) (Claimer) (5yo+) (For jockeys who have not ridden 35 winners) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 19 ran 10/19 6 10-8 Gauthier Breleau 13/1
2010 · 1 run
06 Apr 10 Enghien (FR) Prix Necor (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19f · Heavy · 19 ran PU/19 — 10-10 Frederic Ditta 19/1

Quick answers

How many races has Speed Bird won?
Speed Bird (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2010 and 2011.
Who trained Speed Bird?
Speed Bird (FR) was trained by Y-M Porzier on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 13 May 2011.
Who is Speed Bird's sire?
Speed Bird (FR) is by Vertical Speed (FR) out of Arabird (FR), whose sire is Pampabird.
What is Speed Bird's sire's record?
Vertical Speed (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 784 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 15.1% from 139.
Who are Speed Bird's siblings?
Out of Arabird (FR), Speed Bird (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Birdream (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 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.