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Horse profile

The Captain (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2019) · Last trainer P Van De Poele · Last owner Antoine Sauty De Chalon
by Kingsalsa (USA) out of Storma (FR) (Starborough)
27 runs · 4 courses · from Dec 2014
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Feb 2019 — 2,791 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2019 · 2nd of 10 6 wins · Deauville (FR) & Chantilly (FR)
KTB Profile

The Captain (FR) is 6 from 27. Hasn't won since Jun 2016.

Based on 27 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 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
Kingsalsa (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,989 runs since Jan 2008 (284 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.7% from 110.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3133.3%+24—
Good to Firm7356.8%−2.5—
Good643589%−0.30 from 1
Good to Soft339308.8%−0.51 from 1
Soft655568.5%−0.80 from 2
Heavy262238.8%−0.5—
Standard (AW)1,00910310.2%+0.95 from 23
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1361611.8%+2.5—
6f – 7f622569%−0.3—
1m – 1m1f909758.3%−13 from 14
1m2f – 1m4f526438.2%−1.12 from 10
1m5f – 2m2542710.6%+1.31 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f3964110.4%+1.1—
2m5f – 3m1101412.7%+3.4—
Over 3m36513.9%+4.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Storma (FR) (Starborough)

10 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Coup De Theatre (FR) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Coup De Theatre (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Coup De Theatre (FR)1747f–1mListed
Casa De Forca (FR)1037f–1m½fClass 3
Force Obscure (FR)411m4f—
No Run No Pay (IRE)80——
Le Mandarin (FR)20——
Stormy Baby (FR)80——
Spindly (FR)10——
The Snark (FR)50——
Blanquette (FR)40——
Blanquette (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 23 5 22% +41.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +6.50
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 13 3 23% +30.10
Chantilly (FR) 12 3 25% +16.40
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 14 3 21% +36.90
1m2f – 1m4f 10 2 20% +6.90
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% +0.70

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Emmanuel Etienne 7 3 43% +25.40
Jerome Cabre 7 1 14% +20.90
Frank Panicucci 4 1 25% −0.30
Antoine Hamelin 2 0 0% −2.00
Morgan Delalande 2 0 0% −2.00
Gregory Benoist 2 0 0% −2.00
Ronan Thomas 1 0 0% −1.00
Maixent Remy 1 0 0% −1.00
Vincent Cheminaud 1 1 100% +6.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 14 5 36% +51.70
Cheekpieces 13 1 8% −7.20

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 9 0 0% −9.00
2016 5 2 40% +28.70
2015 10 4 40% +27.80
2014 1 0 0% −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 Jockey SP
22 Feb 19+49d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Ru Saint-Martin (Claimer) (5yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 13.5f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 1½ 9-2 Emmanuel Etienne 17/5
04 Jan 19+17d Deauville (FR) Prix des Rouges Terres (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 16 ran 13/16 ½ 9-2 Jerome Cabre 33/1
18 Dec 18+21d Deauville (FR) Prix de Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 13/16 ½ 9-0 Antoine Hamelin 18/1
27 Nov 18+19d Deauville (FR) Prix du Plateau de Madrie (Handicap) (3yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 12/16 hd 9-5 Frank Panicucci 15/1
08 Nov 18+15d Chantilly (FR) Prix de l'Embarcadere (Claimer) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 hd 9-1 Frank Panicucci 33/10F
24 Oct 18+56d Deauville (FR) Prix des Ventes d'Octobre (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 15 ran 7/15 ¾ 9-2 Ronan Thomas 19/1
29 Aug 18+29d Deauville (FR) Prix des Fresneaux (Claimer) (4yo+) (Apprentices & Young Jockeys) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 nk 8-13 Maixent Remy 25/1
31 Jul 18+144d Deauville (FR) Prix Restaurant le Bougnat Deauville-Dives-Sur-Mer (Prix de Livarot) (Handicap) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 13/16 3½ 9-6 Jerome Cabre 28/1
09 Mar 18+14d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Launette (Conditions) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 ½ 9-0 Antoine Hamelin 10/1
23 Feb 18+28d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Chauvry (Conditions) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 7 ran 7/7 ¾ 9-0 Morgan Delalande 66/10
26 Jan 18+588d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Mortefontaine (Conditions) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 10.5f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 1½ 9-0 Morgan Delalande 41/10
17 Jun 16+38d Deauville (FR) Prix Girl Friend (Conditions) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 8-8 Emmanuel Etienne 48/10
10 May 16+36d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Pays de France (Handicap) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 17 ran 2/17 3 9-4 Jerome Cabre 23/1
04 Apr 16+27d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Bu (Conditions) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 13 ran 7/13 ¾ 8-9 Emmanuel Etienne 24/1
08 Mar 16+64d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Journee Internationale de la Femme (Handicap) (5yo+) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 6/16 hd 9-5 Jerome Cabre 19/2
04 Jan 16+34d Deauville (FR) Prix de l'Aure (Handicap) (5yo+) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 1/16 9-6 Jerome Cabre 269/10
01 Dec 15+25d Deauville (FR) Prix d'Almeneches (Handicap) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 16 ran 9/16 hd 9-1 Emmanuel Etienne 87/10
06 Nov 15+37d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Launette (Conditions) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 9f · Standard · 12 ran 10/12 1½ 8-13 Emmanuel Etienne 42/10
30 Sep 15+38d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Theve (Handicap) (4yo) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 17 ran 1/17 9-0 Emmanuel Etienne 162/10
23 Aug 15+12d Deauville (FR) Prix de l'Estacade (Conditions) (4yo+) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-3 Emmanuel Etienne 84/10
11 Aug 15+72d Deauville (FR) Prix de Barneville (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 12.5f · Soft · 18 ran 13/18 nse 9-0 Gregory Benoist 28/1
31 May 15+12d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Loisy (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 9-5 Vincent Cheminaud 13/2
19 May 15+18d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Pantheon (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 12f · Good · 16 ran 11/16 ½ 8-9 Jerome Cabre 63/1
01 May 15+64d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Jardy (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 10.5f · Very Soft · 16 ran 14/16 1¼ 8-10 Gregory Benoist 238/10
26 Feb 15+21d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Route du Lude (Conditions) (4yo) (Polytrack) 13.5f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 9-6 Frank Panicucci 27/10
05 Feb 15+54d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Route d'Auteuil (Conditions) (4yo) (Polytrack) 13.5f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 ½ 9-4 Frank Panicucci 17/5
13 Dec 14 Deauville (FR) Prix de Bursard (Conditions) (3yo) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 1¾ 9-0 Jerome Cabre 31/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Captain (FR) won?
The Captain (FR) won 6 of 27 archived starts between 2014 and 2019, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 13 times in total (48.1% of starts).
Who trained The Captain (FR)?
The Captain (FR) was trained by P Van De Poele on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 22 February 2019.
Who is The Captain (FR)'s sire?
The Captain (FR) is by Kingsalsa (USA) out of Storma (FR), whose sire is Starborough.
What going does The Captain (FR) prefer?
The Captain (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 5 wins from 23 starts (21.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The Captain (FR)'s sire's record?
Kingsalsa (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,989 runs since Jan 2008 (284 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.7% from 110.
Who are The Captain (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Storma (FR), The Captain (FR) has 10 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Coup De Theatre (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Coup De Theatre (FR)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2014. 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.