Skip to content
Horse profile

Spring Chop (FR)

2yo colt (at last run, Sep 2011) · Last trainer C Boutin · Last owner Mme Emilie Lafeu
by Soave (GER) out of Via Appia I (FR) (Exit To Nowhere)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Aug 2011
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Sep 2011 — 5,521 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2011 · 5th of 6
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Aug 2011 and Sep 2011, the last of them as a 2yo colt. Finished 5 of 6 at Saint-Cloud (FR) last time. By Soave (GER), whose progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 910 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

Progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 910 runs since Jan 2008 (109 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.9% from 203.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6116.7%+8.8—
Good174116.3%−1.6—
Good to Soft11997.6%−0.30 from 1
Soft2762810.1%+2.2—
Heavy1301310%+2.1—
Standard (AW)203104.9%−30 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f8989%+1.1—
6f – 7f311258%+0.10 from 1
1m – 1m1f206115.3%−2.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f10099%+1.1—
1m5f – 2m6646.1%−1.8—
2m1f – 2m4f1151210.4%+2.5—
2m5f – 3m22313.6%+5.7—
Over 3m100%−7.9—

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
Via Appia I (FR) (Exit To Nowhere)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Via Chope (FR) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m1½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Via Chope (FR)1745f–6f—
Iggy Chop (FR)3811m1½f—
Irish Chope (FR)230——
Star Chope (FR)180——
Fantastic Chope (FR)10——
Wolf Chop (FR)10——

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2011 · 2 runs
16 Sep 11+32d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Le Capucin (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5/6 8 8-10 Johan Victoire 18/1
15 Aug 11 Deauville (FR) Prix Du Val Sery (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Fibresand) 6.5f · Standard · 7 ran 5/7 2 8-8 Soufyane Moulin 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Spring Chop won?
Spring Chop (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2011.
Who trained Spring Chop?
Spring Chop (FR) was trained by C Boutin on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 16 September 2011.
Who is Spring Chop's sire?
Spring Chop (FR) is by Soave (GER) out of Via Appia I (FR), whose sire is Exit To Nowhere.
What is Spring Chop's sire's record?
Soave (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 910 runs since Jan 2008 (109 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.9% from 203.
Who are Spring Chop's siblings?
Out of Via Appia I (FR), Spring Chop (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Via Chope (FR) (4). The wins came over 5f–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2011. 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.