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Horse profile

Taal (FR)

6yo mare (at last run, Sep 2024) · Last trainer A Junk · Last owner L Chauvin A Junk
by Polarix (GB) out of The Turtle (FR) (Chichicastenango)
25 runs · 4 courses · from Nov 2021
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Sep 2024 — 774 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2024 · 12th of 17 Won at Deauville (FR)
KTB Profile

Taal won one of 25 starts, the success coming in a handicap at Deauville in Jan 2023 over 1m – 1m1f on standard going. All wins came on all-weather surfaces where she has a record of one from 15; she is zero from 10 on turf. The mare, by Polarix out of The Turtle, finished 12 of 17 at Chantilly in Sep 2024.

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf

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 6.8% of 278 runs since Jan 2008 (29 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good2827.1%+0.30 from 1
Good to Soft5347.5%+0.70 from 4
Soft8167.4%+0.60 from 5
Heavy6058.3%+1.5—
Standard (AW)5523.6%−3.21 from 15
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−6.8—
6f – 7f9744.1%−2.70 from 4
1m – 1m1f6934.3%−2.51 from 14
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−2.80 from 7
1m5f – 2m21628.6%+21.8—
2m1f – 2m4f4349.3%+2.5—
2m5f – 3m2114.8%−2—
Over 3m100%−6.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
The Turtle (FR) (Chichicastenango)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Tarahumara Queen (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m1½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tarahumara Queen (FR)2111m1½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 15 1 7% +22.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chantilly (FR) 9 0 0% −9.00
Deauville (FR) 8 1 13% +29.00
Longchamp (FR) 6 0 0% −6.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 14 1 7% +23.00
1m2f – 1m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mme Coralie Pacaut 7 1 14% +30.00
Ludovic Boisseau 5 0 0% −5.00
Thomas Trullier 3 0 0% −3.00
Anthony Crastus 2 0 0% −2.00
Ebbe Verhestraeten 2 0 0% −2.00
Jerome Claudic 1 0 0% −1.00
Mme Perrine Cheyer 1 0 0% −1.00
Theo Bachelot 1 0 0% −1.00
Benjamin Marie 1 0 0% −1.00
Glen Meury 1 0 0% −1.00
Eddy Hardouin 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 21 1 5% +16.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 7 0 0% −7.00
2023 8 1 13% +29.00
2022 8 0 0% −8.00
2021 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
07 Sep 24+9d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Canal Saint-Jean (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 17 ran 12/17 hd 8-10 Anthony Crastus 47/1
29 Aug 24+25d Longchamp (FR) Prix des Miramiones (Handicap) (4yo+) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) 10f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 3 8-0 Anthony Crastus 64/1
04 Aug 24+31d Deauville (FR) Prix Hipodromo de Maronas (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Slow · 16 ran 14/16 12 8-3 Jerome Claudic 22/1
04 Jul 24+39d Longchamp (FR) Prix Como Mercedes Benz (Handicap) (4yo+) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) 11f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 15/16 7 8-10 Ludovic Boisseau 19/1
26 May 24+17d Longchamp (FR) Prix de la Rue des Degres (Handicap) (4yo+) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) 10.5f · Soft · 14 ran 8/14 hd 8-6 Mme Perrine Cheyer 15/1
09 May 24+118d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Bois du Russe (Handicap) (4yo+) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) 10.5f · Soft · 15 ran 10/15 ¾ 8-3 Mme Coralie Pacaut 20/1
12 Jan 24+14d Deauville (FR) Prix du Trident (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 7/16 1¼ 8-8 Theo Bachelot 89/10
29 Dec 23+20d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Cour du Bosc (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 16 ran 7/16 hd 8-7 Mme Coralie Pacaut 11/1
09 Dec 23+66d Chantilly (FR) Prix des Buttes (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 17 ran 11/17 nk 8-8 Mme Coralie Pacaut 10/1
04 Oct 23+21d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Ruisseau (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 17 ran 12/17 1¼ 8-4 Mme Coralie Pacaut 9/1
13 Sep 23+149d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Maysel (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 9f · Soft · 17 ran 4/17 hd 8-3 Benjamin Marie 22/1
17 Apr 23+11d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Chemin des Clos (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 10.5f · Standard · 15 ran 3/15 hd 8-10 Mme Coralie Pacaut 49/10
06 Apr 23+19d Deauville (FR) Prix Albany (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 15 ran 4/15 hd 8-4 Mme Coralie Pacaut 13/1
18 Mar 23+50d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix des Pyrenees-Orientales (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 10f · Very Soft · 15 ran 5/15 2 8-9 Ludovic Boisseau 27/1
27 Jan 23+35d Deauville (FR) Prix Vaucelles (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 15 ran 1/15 8-3 Mme Coralie Pacaut 36/1
23 Dec 22+14d Chantilly (FR) Prix d'Andeville (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 8.5f · Standard · 17 ran 12/17 1¼ 7-13 Glen Meury 81/1
09 Dec 22+96d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Vallee de la Souleuvre (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 16 ran 14/16 1¼ 8-2 Thomas Trullier 59/1
04 Sep 22+31d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Miromesnil (Handicap) (4yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 7/17 hd 8-6 Eddy Hardouin 28/1
04 Aug 22+92d Deauville (FR) Prix Cavalassur (Handicap) (4yo) (Round Course) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 shd 8-9 Ludovic Boisseau 24/1
04 May 22+19d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Jeu de Paume (Handicap) (4yo+) (New Course: 2nd Post) (Turf) 7f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 11/13 2½ 8-3 Thomas Trullier 25/1
15 Apr 22+62d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Lieu Manchon (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 7f · Soft · 18 ran 5/18 hd 9-4 Thomas Trullier 108/1
12 Feb 22+29d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Chauvry (Conditions) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 10 ran 10/10 3½ 8-10 Ludovic Boisseau 78/1
14 Jan 22+19d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Chapelle Saint-Laurent (Maiden) (4yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 3 8-13 Ludovic Boisseau 79/1
26 Dec 21+37d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Poteau des Brulis (Maiden) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 15/16 5 8-7 Ebbe Verhestraeten 63/1
19 Nov 21 Chantilly (FR) Prix du Valois Multier (Maiden) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 1¾ 8-7 Ebbe Verhestraeten 65/1

Quick answers

How many races has Taal (FR) won?
Taal (FR) won 1 of 25 archived starts between 2021 and 2024, a strike rate of 4%. Placed 3 times in total (12% of starts).
Who trained Taal (FR)?
Taal (FR) was trained by A Junk on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 7 September 2024.
Who is Taal (FR)'s sire?
Taal (FR) is by Polarix (GB) out of The Turtle (FR), whose sire is Chichicastenango.
What going does Taal (FR) prefer?
Taal (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 15 starts (6.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Taal (FR)'s sire's record?
Polarix (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 278 runs since Jan 2008 (29 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Taal (FR)'s siblings?
Out of The Turtle (FR), Taal (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Tarahumara Queen (FR) (1). The wins came over 1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2021. 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.