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Horse profile

The Sportsman (FR)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2008) · Last trainer David Pipe · Last owner M C Pipe
by Fragrant Mix (IRE) out of La Pulcinella (FR) (Bikala)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Dec 2006
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Jul 2008 — 6,688 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2008 Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

The Sportsman (FR) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 13 at Exeter (Dec 2006).

Based on 8 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

Best recent KTB Rating 85C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 4 Mar 2008 Official rating 82 at the last run, 14 Jul 2008

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 126C · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft3126C85—
Good to Soft285C80—
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4126C85.5—
2m1f – 2m4f385C77—

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · 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
Fragrant Mix (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 1,084 runs since Jan 2008 (149 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2428.3%−30 from 1
Good187168.6%−2.70 from 2
Good to Soft1381712.3%+10 from 2
Soft4655311.4%+0.10 from 3
Heavy2453213.1%+1.8—
Standard (AW)2314.3%−7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f500%−11.3—
1m2f – 1m4f571017.5%+6.2—
1m5f – 2m1702112.4%+1.10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f507469.1%−2.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m2753613.1%+1.80 from 1
Over 3m70912.9%+1.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
La Pulcinella (FR) (Bikala)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bouly Des Ramiers (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m1½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bouly Des Ramiers (FR)112m1½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Exeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew Glassonbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Tom Scudamore 2 0 0% −2.00
A P McCoy 2 0 0% −2.00
Charlie Wallis 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Visor 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 5 0 0% −5.00
2006 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Chase 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 2 runs
14 Jul 08+132d Newton Abbot Paddock Restaurant Handicap Chase Class 5 · 2m5f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-4 82— Tom Scudamore 20/1
04 Mar 08+290d Exeter Exeter Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 14/18 3 10-11 8585C Charlie Wallis 50/1
2007 · 5 runs
19 May 07+32d Worcester Ladbrokes Winchcombe Street Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 11/15 13 10-13 8575C Tom Scudamore 11/2
17 Apr 07+23d Exeter Elite Racing Club Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 6/10 1¼ 10-5 —77C Andrew Glassonbury 25/1
25 Mar 07+17d Taunton Clocks Forward Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 10 10-9 8586C Andrew Glassonbury 33/1
08 Mar 07+41d Wincanton 'Kings Of Queen' Here 11th May Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Soft · 16 ran 14/16 2 10-3 —85C Andrew Glassonbury 33/1
26 Jan 07+56d Hereford Tote Text Betting NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Soft · 16 ran 7/16 1¼ 10-7 —76C A P McCoy 7/4F
2006 · 1 run
01 Dec 06 Exeter E.B.F. 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 1m5f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 8 10-12 —126C A P McCoy 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Sportsman won?
The Sportsman (FR) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2006 and 2008. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained The Sportsman?
The Sportsman (FR) was trained by David Pipe on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 14 July 2008.
Who is The Sportsman's sire?
The Sportsman (FR) is by Fragrant Mix (IRE) out of La Pulcinella (FR), whose sire is Bikala.
What is The Sportsman's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 14 July 2008. The highest on record is 85.
What is The Sportsman's sire's record?
Fragrant Mix (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 1,084 runs since Jan 2008 (149 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Sportsman's siblings?
Out of La Pulcinella (FR), The Sportsman (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bouly Des Ramiers (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2006. 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.