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Horse profile

Sweet Venture (FR)

3yo colt (at last run, Nov 2005) · Last trainer N Clement · Last owner Comte Andre De Ganay
by Verglas (IRE) out of Bitter Sweet (FR) (Esprit Du Nord)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Aug 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Nov 2005 — 7,655 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2005 · 1st of 4 Won last time out Won at Saint-Cloud (FR)
KTB Profile

Sweet Venture (FR) is 1 from 3. Won last time out at Saint-Cloud (FR).

Based on 3 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
Verglas (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 6,977 runs since Jan 2008 (499 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6169.8%−0.4—
Good to Firm1,01910410.2%0—
Good1,56216810.8%+0.60 from 1
Good to Soft787779.8%−0.4—
Soft1,1761079.1%−1.1—
Heavy396369.1%−1.11 from 1
Standard (AW)1,97321410.8%+0.60 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5196612.7%+2.5—
6f – 7f2,3212269.7%−0.50 from 2
1m – 1m1f1,70919911.6%+1.41 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,3271299.7%−0.5—
1m5f – 2m735648.7%−1.5—
2m1f – 2m4f300289.3%−0.9—
2m5f – 3m5811.7%−8.5—
Over 3m800%−10.2—

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
Bitter Sweet (FR) (Esprit Du Nord)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sweet Art (FR)70——
Sweet Storm (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 1 1 100% —
Good 1 0 0% —
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% —

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 1 100% —
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 0 0% —
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 2 0 0% —
1m – 1m1f 1 1 100% —

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Thierry Thulliez 2 0 0% —
Frederic Spanu 1 1 100% —

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 Jockey SP
2005 · 3 runs
12 Nov 05+52d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Brantome 8f · Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 9-0 Frederic Spanu —
21 Sep 05+26d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Ossian (Straight) 7f · Good · 3 ran 2/3 1½ 9-1 Thierry Thulliez —
26 Aug 05 Deauville (FR) Prix de Gruchy (All-Weather) 7.5f · Standard · 3 ran 3/3 2½ 9-0 Thierry Thulliez —

Quick answers

How many races has Sweet Venture won?
Sweet Venture (FR) won 1 of 3 archived starts in 2005, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Sweet Venture?
Sweet Venture (FR) was trained by N Clement on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 12 November 2005.
Who is Sweet Venture's sire?
Sweet Venture (FR) is by Verglas (IRE) out of Bitter Sweet (FR), whose sire is Esprit Du Nord.
What is Sweet Venture's sire's record?
Verglas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 6,977 runs since Jan 2008 (499 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Sweet Venture's siblings?
Out of Bitter Sweet (FR), Sweet Venture (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2005. 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.