Story Begins (FR)
Story Begins (FR) is yet to win from 21 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 3rd of 10 at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (Jul 2018).
- 0–21Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (14.3%)Placed
- −21.00£1 level staken=21 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=21 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 20dBetween runs (median)longest 128 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 9.2% of 239 runs since Apr 2015 (34 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| Good | 49 | 3 | 6.1% | −3.1 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −6.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 65 | 8 | 12.3% | +3.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 31 | 4 | 12.9% | +3.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 58 | 6 | 10.3% | +1.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +6.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 70 | 9 | 12.9% | +3.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 62 | 5 | 8.1% | −1.1 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 58 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | 0 from 15 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 16 | 4 | 25% | +15.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | +2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Imperial Scam (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m1f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Scam (FR) | 8 | 1 | 1m1f | — |
| High Success (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantilly (FR) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thierry Thulliez | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Mme Alexia Ceccarello | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Mme Mickaelle Michel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sylvain Ruis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cyrille Stefan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mme Laura Grosso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mlle Mickaelle Michel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Antoine Coutier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Blinkers | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2018 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Story Begins won?
- Story Begins (FR) has yet to win, from 21 archived starts between 2017 and 2019. Placed 3 times in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trained Story Begins?
- Story Begins (FR) was trained by A Spanu on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 16 September 2019.
- Who is Story Begins's sire?
- Story Begins (FR) is by Never On Sunday (FR) out of Groovin High (USA), whose sire is Elusive Quality.
- What is Story Begins's sire's record?
- Never On Sunday (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 239 runs since Apr 2015 (34 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Story Begins's siblings?
- Out of Groovin High (USA), Story Begins (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Imperial Scam (FR) (1). The wins came over 1m1f. As at Nov 2026.