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Horse profile

Thunderheart (FR)

5yo gelding · Trainer Yoann Bonnefoy · Owner Klaus Wilhelm Gernot Schunck Et Al
by Areion (GER) out of La Sabara (GB) (Sabiango)
15 runs · 3 courses · from Mar 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Deauville (FR) Headgear returns LTO Off 240 days · 5th of 15 Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile

Thunderheart won his only race from 15 starts in the 6f – 7f handicap at Deauville on standard going in Jan 2025. All four of his placed efforts have come on the all-weather as well. He finished fifth of 15 at Chantilly in Feb 2026 when last raced off his career-high mark of 55 and headgear returned. The gelding is by Areion out of a Sabiango mare.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 18 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
Areion (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 1,310 runs since Jan 2008 (176 horses).

Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.7% from 143.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−10.7—
Good to Firm53815.1%+4.4—
Good2412610.8%+0.1—
Good to Soft1832212%+1.30 from 1
Soft2272310.1%−0.60 from 1
Heavy1101110%−0.7—
Standard (AW)4905010.2%−0.51 from 13
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6346.3%−4.4—
6f – 7f4995310.6%−0.11 from 12
1m – 1m1f4574910.7%00 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f143117.7%−3—
1m5f – 2m671014.9%+4.2—
2m1f – 2m4f701217.1%+6.4—
2m5f – 3m1119.1%−1.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
La Sabara (GB) (Sabiango)

5 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
La Matigua (GER)70——
Lancade (GB)10——
Laguna Beach (GER)20——
Allabara (IRE)20——
Lommi (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 13 1 8% −1.90
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chantilly (FR) 10 0 0% −10.00
Deauville (FR) 4 1 25% +7.10
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 12 1 8% −0.90
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Augustin Madamet 7 1 14% +4.10
Hugo Besnier 3 0 0% −3.00
Alexis Pouchin 1 0 0% −1.00
Glen Meury 1 0 0% −1.00
Malone Favriaux 1 0 0% −1.00
Clement Lecoeuvre 1 0 0% −1.00
Corentin Berge 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 10 1 10% +1.10
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 8 1 13% +3.10
2024 5 0 0% −5.00

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 OR Jockey SP
19 Feb 26+12d Chantilly (FR) Prix de l'Allee de la Porte Vaillant (Handicap) (All Weather) (Polytrack) 6.5f · Standard · 15 ran 5/15 shd 9-2 55 Augustin Madamet 54/10
07 Feb 26+188d Deauville (FR) Prix des Gentilhommieres (Handicap) (All Weather) (Polytrack) 7f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 hd 9-6 55 Augustin Madamet 5/1
03 Aug 25+14d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Villa Persane (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7f · Standard · 15 ran 12/15 6½ 9-1 — Alexis Pouchin 18/1
20 Jul 25+30d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Petit Chateau (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 6f · Soft · 15 ran 12/15 4 9-4 — Augustin Madamet 17/1
20 Jun 25+36d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Champ d'Alouette (Conditions) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7f · Slow · 13 ran 4/13 nse 9-0 — Glen Meury 32/1
15 May 25+63d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Passage Saint-Anne (Handicap) (4yo) (New Course: 2nd Post) (Turf) 7f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 11/12 nk 9-0 — Malone Favriaux 19/1
13 Mar 25+21d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Fabrique d'Extravagance (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7f · Standard · 16 ran 12/16 1¼ 8-11 — Clement Lecoeuvre 17/1
20 Feb 25+28d Chantilly (FR) Prix de l'Allee des Philosophes (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 6.5f · Standard · 16 ran 3/16 hd 9-0 — Augustin Madamet 16/1
23 Jan 25+12d Deauville (FR) Prix des Dunes de Biville (Handicap) (4yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 8-13 — Augustin Madamet 101/10
11 Jan 25+12d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Marais du Lys (Conditions) (4yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 ½ 9-2 — Augustin Madamet 16/5
30 Dec 24+20d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Porte Nointel (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 hd 9-1 — Corentin Berge 18/5F
10 Dec 24+43d Chantilly (FR) Prix de l'Enguerande (Handicap) (3yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 16 ran 2/16 hd 9-2 — Augustin Madamet 31/1
28 Oct 24+90d Chantilly (FR) Prix Bois de Bonnet (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7f · Standard · 16 ran 7/16 1 8-11 — Hugo Besnier 89/1
30 Jul 24+138d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Galopiniere (Claimer) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Slow · 16 ran 6/16 2½ 9-2 — Hugo Besnier 40/1
14 Mar 24 Chantilly (FR) Prix du Bassin du Prince (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 6.5f · Standard · 9 ran 6/9 shd 9-2 — Hugo Besnier 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Thunderheart (FR) won?
Thunderheart (FR) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 4 times in total (26.7% of starts).
Who trains Thunderheart (FR)?
Thunderheart (FR) is trained by Yoann Bonnefoy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 February 2026.
Who is Thunderheart (FR)'s sire?
Thunderheart (FR) is by Areion (GER) out of La Sabara (GB), whose sire is Sabiango.
What going does Thunderheart (FR) prefer?
Thunderheart (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 13 starts (7.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Thunderheart (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 19 February 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Thunderheart (FR)'s sire's record?
Areion (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 1,310 runs since Jan 2008 (176 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.7% from 143.
Who are Thunderheart (FR)'s siblings?
Out of La Sabara (GB), Thunderheart (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2024. 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.