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Horse profile

Strategic (FR)

4yo gelding · Trainer Gordon Elliott · Owner Mccoy Contractors Limited
by Clovis Du Berlais (FR) out of Our Ziga (FR) (Linamix)
1 run · 1 course · from Apr 2026
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 28 Apr 2026 · 18th of 19
KTB Profile

Strategic is a lightly raced gelding who made his debut in the Goffs Defender Bumper at Punchestown in Apr 2026 and finished 18 of 19 after being held. He is by Clovis Du Berlais whose progeny have won 71 of 743 runs since Jan 2008 with a strongest record on heavy going. His dam has produced six runners including three winners among them Stratagem with eight wins.

Based on 1 archived run · run-style from 1 commented run since Apr 2026 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Of 1 run looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95C the best of the last 1 rated run · Punchestown, 28 Apr 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 4 Oct 2026 · 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 766 runs since Apr 2021 (112 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 12.9% from 155. Weakest on good to soft going: 5.6% from 143.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm9333.3%+23.9—
Good2082411.5%+2.1—
Good to Soft14385.6%−3.8—
Soft249176.8%−2.60 from 1
Heavy1552012.9%+3.5—
Standard (AW)200%−9.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f600%−9.4—
1m5f – 2m226156.6%−2.80 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f3793910.3%+0.9—
2m5f – 3m1301410.8%+1.4—
Over 3m25416%+6.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2021 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Our Ziga (FR) (Linamix)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Stratagem (FR) (8 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m5½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Ziga Boy (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Stratagem (FR)2982m–3m5½fClass 3
Ziga Boy (FR)2652m2f–3m1fListed
Our Prince (FR)1922m½f—
Gold Ziga (FR)60——
La Sorelle (FR)40——
Edjira (FR)30——

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
28 Apr 26 Punchestown Goffs Defender Bumper 2m½f · Yielding · 19 ran Held up at the back - made no impression as the race developed - well beaten at the finish 18/19 60 11-3 —95C Mr D Doyle 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Strategic won?
Strategic (FR) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2026.
Who trains Strategic?
Strategic (FR) is trained by Gordon Elliott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 April 2026.
Who is Strategic's sire?
Strategic (FR) is by Clovis Du Berlais (FR) out of Our Ziga (FR), whose sire is Linamix.
What is Strategic's sire's record?
Clovis Du Berlais (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 766 runs since Apr 2021 (112 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 12.9% from 155. Weakest on good to soft going: 5.6% from 143.
Who are Strategic's siblings?
Out of Our Ziga (FR), Strategic (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Stratagem (FR) (8). Highest grade won: Listed (Ziga Boy (FR)). The wins came over 2m–3m5½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.