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Horse profile

The Machine (FR)

4yo colt (at last run, Apr 2022) · Last trainer H De Lageneste & G Macaire · Last owner Ecurie Gabeur
by Kapgarde (FR) out of Holy Virgin (FR) (Saint Des Saints)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Apr 2021
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Apr 2022 — 1,666 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2022 · 2nd of 9 First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Apr 2021 and Apr 2022, the last of them as a 4yo colt. Finished 2 of 9 at Compiegne (FR) last time. By Kapgarde (FR), whose progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,618 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 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
Kapgarde (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,618 runs since Jan 2008 (724 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−12.5—
Good to Firm981313.3%+0.8—
Good1,27318614.6%+2.1—
Good to Soft1,03015014.6%+2.1—
Soft2,70832211.9%−0.60 from 1
Heavy1,46015210.4%−2.10 from 1
Standard (AW)4037.5%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−12.5—
1m – 1m1f800%−12.5—
1m2f – 1m4f32721.9%+9.4—
1m5f – 2m1,35520715.3%+2.80 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f3,20937411.7%−0.80 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,62619712.1%−0.4—
Over 3m3874110.6%−1.9—

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
Holy Virgin (FR) (Saint Des Saints)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Virgin Avenger (FR)10——
Creatrice De Vie (IRE)20——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2022 · 1 run
06 Apr 22+367d Compiegne (FR) Prix Bog Frog (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 19f · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 hd 11-3 Mlle Nathalie Desoutter 23/5
2021 · 1 run
04 Apr 21 Auteuil (FR) Prix Grandak (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings Unraced over Obstacles) (Turf) 15f · Very Soft · 9 ran 7/9 4½ 10-6 James Reveley 11/5F

Quick answers

How many races has The Machine won?
The Machine (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2021 and 2022. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
Who trained The Machine?
The Machine (FR) was trained by H De Lageneste & G Macaire on the most recent run on record, at Compiegne (FR) on 6 April 2022.
Who is The Machine's sire?
The Machine (FR) is by Kapgarde (FR) out of Holy Virgin (FR), whose sire is Saint Des Saints.
What is The Machine's sire's record?
Kapgarde (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 6,618 runs since Jan 2008 (724 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Machine's siblings?
Out of Holy Virgin (FR), The Machine (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 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.