Horse profile

Surfing (FR)

6yo gelding · Trainer Nicky Henderson · Owner Michael Buckley
by Califet (FR) out of Hawai De Vonnas (FR) (Cadoudal)
10 runs · 5 courses · from Sep 2009
As at 24 Aug 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Auteuil (FR) Off 5328 days Last raced off OR 150
KTB Profile

Surfing (FR) is 3 from 10. Hasn't won since May 2010. 3 of 6 starts at Auteuil (FR) have ended in wins. All 3 wins have come over 2m1f – 2m4f. Last raced off a career-high mark of 150.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 24 Aug 2026

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Califet (FR)

Progeny in our archive: 12% strike from 3,745 runs · most wins over 2m1f – 2m4f.

Dam
Hawai De Vonnas (FR) (Cadoudal)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Usual Suspects (FR) (4 wins).

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 2 33% −1.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 1 100% —

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 6 3 50% +0.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 3 38% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Cyrille Gombeau 5 3 60% +1.00
Barry Geraghty 3 0 0% −3.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00
Bertrand Thelier 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 1 0 0% −1.00
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 5 1 20% −1.00
2009 2 2 100% —

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 1 14% −3.00
Hurdle 3 2 67% −1.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt OR PR Jockey SP
21 Jan 12+44d Ascot Betvictor.com Handicap Chase Class 2 · 21f · Good To Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-10 150 — Barry Geraghty 25/1
08 Dec 11+307d Huntingdon Betfred Peterborough Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 11-0 150 — Barry Geraghty 10/1
04 Feb 11+37d Chepstow Lindley Catering Novices' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 1½ 11-5 150 129 Barry Geraghty 4/11F
29 Dec 10+188d Newbury Bathwick Tyres Supports Heros Andover Novices' Chase (For The Hallowe'en Trophy) Class 3 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 nk 11-4 143 132 A P McCoy 11/2
24 Jun 10+37d Auteuil (FR) Prix La Perichole (Chase) (4yo) (Turf) 20.5f · Very Soft · 7 ran 5/7 8 9-13 — — Cyrille Gombeau EvensF
18 May 10+4d Auteuil (FR) Prix Samour (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 12 ran 1/12 10-3 — — Cyrille Gombeau 3/1
14 May 10+26d Auteuil (FR) Prix Djarvis (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo Non-Thoroughbreds) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 7 ran F/7 — 10-3 — — Cyrille Gombeau 6/4J
18 Apr 10+157d Auteuil (FR) Prix Midi Olympique (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-8 — — Bertrand Thelier 5/2
12 Nov 09+57d Auteuil (FR) Prix de Beaugency (Hurdle) (Div I) 18f · Heavy · 3 ran 1/3 10-8 — — Cyrille Gombeau —
16 Sep 09 Auteuil (FR) Prix Finot (Poulains) (Maiden Hurdle) () (Colts & Geldings) (Div II) 18f · Very Soft · 4 ran 1/4 10-1 — — Cyrille Gombeau —

Record shown from September 2009. Our archive begins in January 2005; any earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.