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Horse profile

Thunder King I (FR)

4yo colt (at last run, Sep 2015) · Last trainer Alain Couetil · Last owner Mme Marie Therese Theard
by King's Best (USA) out of Ciel Bleu (GB) (Septieme Ciel)
7 runs · 4 courses · from May 2014
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Sep 2015 — 4,065 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2015 · 6th of 10 2 wins · Angers & Saint-Brieuc
KTB Profile

Thunder King I (FR) is 2 from 7. Hasn't won since Feb 2015.

Based on 7 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
King's Best (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm701420%+10.1—
Good to Firm1,1541018.8%−1.1—
Good1,8891678.8%−1.1—
Good to Soft95211612.2%+2.3—
Soft1,21612810.5%+0.61 from 4
Heavy427399.1%−0.80 from 2
Standard (AW)2,0532019.8%−0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f156149%−0.9—
6f – 7f1,6051489.2%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f1,70217910.5%+0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f1,90119610.3%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m1,3781299.4%−0.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f7187810.9%+12 from 6
2m5f – 3m249176.8%−3.1—
Over 3m54611.1%+1.2—

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
Ciel Bleu (GB) (Septieme Ciel)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them La Khaleesi (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 6f–1m7f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
La Khaleesi (FR)716f—
Glorious Sky (FR)1011m7f—
Singing Scott (IRE)80——
Santinella (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 1 25% +4.80
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Enghien (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Angers 2 1 50% +6.80
Saint-Brieuc 1 1 100% +3.90
Chateaubriant (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 2 33% +7.70
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alexis Poirier 4 1 25% +4.80
Ludovic Philipperon 2 1 50% +2.90
Guillaume Fourrier 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 4 1 25% +4.80
2014 3 1 33% +1.90

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 1 20% −0.10
Flat 2 1 50% +6.80

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
2015 · 4 runs
11 Sep 15+140d Enghien (FR) Prix Aston Blount (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 shd 10-12 Alexis Poirier 57/10
24 Apr 15+24d Enghien (FR) Prix Durtain (Hurdle) () (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 11 ran 6/11 1 10-12 Alexis Poirier 77/10
31 Mar 15+37d Enghien (FR) Prix de l'Amienois (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 hd 10-8 Alexis Poirier 58/10
22 Feb 15+88d Angers Prix Ubu III (Turf) 17f · Very Soft · 5 ran 1/5 10-10 Alexis Poirier 78/10
2014 · 3 runs
26 Nov 14+38d Angers Prix General de Coulange (Hurdle) (Turf) 17f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 4 10-10 Ludovic Philipperon 3/1
19 Oct 14+148d Saint-Brieuc Prix DArgoat (Hurdle) 18f · 2 ran 1/2 10-3 Ludovic Philipperon 39/10
24 May 14 Chateaubriant (FR) Prix Maredsous (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 13f · Soft · 13 ran 11/13 8 8-11 Guillaume Fourrier 29/1

Quick answers

How many races has Thunder King I won?
Thunder King I (FR) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2014 and 2015, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained Thunder King I?
Thunder King I (FR) was trained by Alain Couetil on the most recent run on record, at Enghien (FR) on 11 September 2015.
Who is Thunder King I's sire?
Thunder King I (FR) is by King's Best (USA) out of Ciel Bleu (GB), whose sire is Septieme Ciel.
What going does Thunder King I prefer?
Thunder King I (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Thunder King I's sire's record?
King's Best (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
Who are Thunder King I's siblings?
Out of Ciel Bleu (GB), Thunder King I (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: La Khaleesi (FR) (1). The wins came over 6f–1m7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 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.