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Splendid Animation (FR)

2yo colt (at last run, Jul 2010) · Last trainer F Vermeulen · Last owner Ecurie Kura
by Layman (USA) out of Try And See (TUR) (Wolf)
1 run · 1 course · from Jul 2010
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Jul 2010 — 5,941 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2010 · 6th of 6 First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Jul 2010 as a 2yo colt. Finished 6 of 6 at Chantilly (FR) last time. By Layman (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,327 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 22 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,327 runs since Jan 2008 (122 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 13.3% from 279. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.9% from 161.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+40.7—
Good to Firm35720%+10.7—
Good240177.1%−2.2—
Good to Soft130129.2%−0.10 from 1
Soft2793713.3%+4—
Heavy10798.4%−0.9—
Standard (AW)533397.3%−2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4536.7%−2.6—
6f – 7f355308.5%−0.80 from 1
1m – 1m1f392307.7%−1.6—
1m2f – 1m4f262259.5%+0.2—
1m5f – 2m8189.9%+0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f1612414.9%+5.6—
2m5f – 3m30310%+0.7—
Over 3m100%−9.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Try And See (TUR) (Wolf)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Nisiotiko (FR)10——
Coach Jimmy (IRE)10——
Grand Mother (FR)10——
Mighty Matilda (GB)10——

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
16 Jul 10 Chantilly (FR) Prix Du Soleil De Bretagne (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 6f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 6/6 30 8-10 Cedric Gueude 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Splendid Animation (FR) won?
Splendid Animation (FR) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2010.
Who trained Splendid Animation (FR)?
Splendid Animation (FR) was trained by F Vermeulen on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 16 July 2010.
Who is Splendid Animation (FR)'s sire?
Splendid Animation (FR) is by Layman (USA) out of Try And See (TUR), whose sire is Wolf.
What is Splendid Animation (FR)'s sire's record?
Layman (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,327 runs since Jan 2008 (122 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 13.3% from 279. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.9% from 161.
Who are Splendid Animation (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Try And See (TUR), Splendid Animation (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 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.