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Horse profile

The First Spirit (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2014) · Last trainer R Martens · Last owner Gousserie Racing
by Spirit One (FR) out of Surfing Du Loire (FR) (Northern Crystal)
6 runs · 3 courses · from Mar 2012
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Mar 2014 — 4,608 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2014 · 10th of 16 Won at Deauville (FR)
KTB Profile

The First Spirit (FR) is 1 from 6. Hasn't won since Mar 2014.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 1,074 runs since Mar 2012 (128 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 199. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 158. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.4% from 216.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm10330%+19.6—
Good237239.7%−0.70 from 1
Good to Soft1281511.7%+1.30 from 1
Soft3394011.8%+1.40 from 1
Heavy1581811.4%+1—
Standard (AW)199136.5%−3.91 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2400%−10.40 from 1
6f – 7f139139.4%−1—
1m – 1m1f176158.5%−1.91 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f216167.4%−30 from 1
1m5f – 2m1582616.5%+6.1—
2m1f – 2m4f2733211.7%+1.3—
2m5f – 3m791012.7%+2.3—
Over 3m900%−10.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2012 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Surfing Du Loire (FR) (Northern Crystal)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Axelle Du Sud (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f–1m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Axelle Du Sud (FR)817f—
Joh Spirit (FR)1011m—
Agizul (FR)10——
Tahouska Rania (FR)10——
Tahouska (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% +4.60
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 3 1 33% +4.60
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% +3.60
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Anthony Crastus 2 1 50% +5.60
Tony Piccone 1 0 0% −1.00
Valentin Gambart 1 0 0% −1.00
Thierry Thulliez 1 0 0% −1.00
Remi Campos 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Blinkers 2 1 50% +5.60

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 3 1 33% +4.60
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 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
2014 · 3 runs
25 Mar 14+18d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Languedoc (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 1m2½f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 1¼ 8-10 Anthony Crastus 161/10
07 Mar 14+62d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Pays De Caux (Handicap) (4yo) (Fibresand) 1m1½f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-3 Anthony Crastus 66/10
04 Jan 14+109d Deauville (FR) Prix du Bois aux Proux (Handicap) (4yo) (Fibresand) 1m1½f · Standard · 16 ran 7/16 hd 9-4 Tony Piccone 94/10
2013 · 1 run
17 Sep 13+261d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix De Carrieres Sous Bois (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 1m½f · Very Soft · 16 ran 15/16 3½ 8-10 Valentin Gambart 39/1
2012 · 2 runs
30 Dec 12+278d Deauville (FR) Prix du Home (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Fibresand) 1m1½f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 ¾ 8-13 Thierry Thulliez 9/1
27 Mar 12 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Du Debut (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo) (Turf) 4½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7/11 1¼ 9-2 Remi Campos 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has The First Spirit won?
The First Spirit (FR) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained The First Spirit?
The First Spirit (FR) was trained by R Martens on the most recent run on record, at Saint-Cloud (FR) on 25 March 2014.
Who is The First Spirit's sire?
The First Spirit (FR) is by Spirit One (FR) out of Surfing Du Loire (FR), whose sire is Northern Crystal.
What going does The First Spirit prefer?
The First Spirit (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is The First Spirit's sire's record?
Spirit One (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 1,074 runs since Mar 2012 (128 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 199. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 158. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.4% from 216.
Who are The First Spirit's siblings?
Out of Surfing Du Loire (FR), The First Spirit (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Axelle Du Sud (FR) (1). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2012. 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.