Spirit Son (FR)
Spirit Son (FR) is 4 from 5, including a Grade 2 win. Won last time out in the John Smith's Mersey Novices' Hurdle at Aintree — a first Grade 2 win in our archive. Each win came on a first visit to the course.
- 4–5Wins / Runs
- 80%Strike rate
- 5 (100%)Placed
- +12.46£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 2.56Fair A/E n=5 · 2.19 incl. margin
- 149Highest OR
- 30dBetween runs (median)longest 116 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 4,224 runs since Jan 2008 (417 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.8% from 234. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19% from 691. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 196.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −15.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 77 | 11 | 14.3% | −1.3 | — |
| Good | 567 | 86 | 15.2% | −0.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 465 | 69 | 14.8% | −0.8 | — |
| Soft | 1,922 | 328 | 17.1% | +1.5 | 2 from 2 |
| Heavy | 948 | 143 | 15.1% | −0.5 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 234 | 16 | 6.8% | −8.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 84 | 3 | 3.6% | −12 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 196 | 12 | 6.1% | −9.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 371 | 43 | 11.6% | −4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 691 | 131 | 19% | +3.4 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,963 | 337 | 17.2% | +1.6 | 3 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 724 | 110 | 15.2% | −0.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 183 | 19 | 10.4% | −5.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them General Tete Jaune (FR) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m1½f–2m4f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Tete Jaune (FR) | 6 | 2 | 2m1½f–2m4f | — |
| Risko (FR) | 6 | 1 | 2m2f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 2 | 100% | +10.02 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.44 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aintree | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Auteuil (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.40 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 3 | 100% | +12.84 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.38 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Geraghty | 4 | 3 | 75% | +3.06 |
| Sebastien Fleurie | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.40 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | 75% | +3.06 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.40 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 11+25d | Aintree | John Smith's Mersey Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) | 1/9 | 11-4 | 149 | 159A | Barry Geraghty | 3/1 | |
| 15 Mar 11+30d | Cheltenham | Stan James Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) | 2/15 | 2 | 11-7 | 149 | 157A | Barry Geraghty | 5/1 |
| 13 Feb 11+30d | Exeter | Betfair Phone And Android App Novices' Hurdle (Listed) | 1/6 | 11-11 | — | 154B | Barry Geraghty | 4/9F | |
| 14 Jan 11+116d | Huntingdon | European Breeders' Fund 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) | 1/13 | 11-12 | — | 146A | Barry Geraghty | 8/13F | |
| 2010 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 20 Sep 10 | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Achille-Fould (Hurdle) () (4yo+ Unraced Over Hurdles and Fences) (Turf) | 1/12 | 10-3 | — | — | Sebastien Fleurie | 94/10 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Spirit Son won?
- Spirit Son (FR) won 4 of 5 archived starts between 2010 and 2011, a strike rate of 80%. Placed 5 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trained Spirit Son?
- Spirit Son (FR) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 9 April 2011.
- Who is Spirit Son's sire?
- Spirit Son (FR) is by Poliglote (GB) out of Kirzinnia (FR), whose sire is Zino.
- What is Spirit Son's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 149, from the run on 9 April 2011. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Spirit Son's sire's record?
- Poliglote (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 4,224 runs since Jan 2008 (417 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.8% from 234. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19% from 691. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 196.
- Who are Spirit Son's siblings?
- Out of Kirzinnia (FR), Spirit Son (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: General Tete Jaune (FR) (2). The wins came over 2m1½f–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.