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Horse profile

Too Nice Name (FR)

3yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2010) · Last trainer Robert Collet · Last owner Mlle Micheline Vidal
by Kingsalsa (USA) out of Namona (IRE) (Halling)
19 runs · 6 courses · from Apr 2009
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Aug 2010 — 5,904 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2010 · 4th of 7 Won at Deauville (FR)
KTB Profile

Too Nice Name (FR) is 1 from 19, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Montenica at Deauville (FR) (Mar 2010). Hasn't won since Mar 2010. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 17 on turf.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf

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
Kingsalsa (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,990 runs since Jan 2008 (284 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.7% from 110.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3133.3%+24—
Good to Firm7356.8%−2.5—
Good643589%−0.30 from 8
Good to Soft339308.8%−0.50 from 2
Soft655568.5%−0.80 from 5
Heavy263238.7%−0.60 from 2
Standard (AW)1,00910310.2%+0.91 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1361611.8%+2.50 from 3
6f – 7f622569%−0.31 from 9
1m – 1m1f909758.3%−10 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f526438.2%−1.1—
1m5f – 2m2542710.6%+1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f3974110.3%+1—
2m5f – 3m1101412.7%+3.4—
Over 3m36513.9%+4.6—

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
Namona (IRE) (Halling)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Very Nice Name (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f–7½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Very Nice Name (FR)1017f—
Lough Namona (GB)417½f—
Big Miss Take (IRE)30——
Aroma Bella (FR)70——
Henchmen (IRE)10——
Toptional (FR)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 0 0% −3.00
Soft 5 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% −1.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 6 1 17% −4.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 5 0 0% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 4 0 0% −3.00
Chantilly (FR) 2 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nantes (FR) 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 9 1 11% −5.00
1m – 1m1f 7 0 0% −5.00
Under 6f 3 0 0% —

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Olivier Peslier 6 1 17% −4.00
Gregory Benoist 3 0 0% −1.00
Thierry Jarnet 2 0 0% −2.00
Stevan Bourgois 2 0 0% —
Ioritz Mendizabal 1 0 0% −1.00
Franck Blondel 1 0 0% −1.00
Christophe Soumillon 1 0 0% −1.00
Johan Victoire 1 0 0% —
Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 1 0 0% —
Romain Briard 1 0 0% —

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 10 1 10% −9.00
2009 9 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 Jockey SP
2010 · 10 runs
29 Aug 10+14d Deauville (FR) Prix Quincey Lucien Barriere (3yo+) (Turf) 8f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 3 8-10 Olivier Peslier 33/1
15 Aug 10+14d Deauville (FR) Prix Des 150 Ans De Deauville (Grand Handicap De Deauville) () (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 8f · Very Soft · 20 ran —/20 9-0 Ioritz Mendizabal 21/1
01 Aug 10+25d Deauville (FR) Prix De Tourgeville () (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 ½ 9-2 Thierry Jarnet 33/1
07 Jul 10+32d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Carrefour Saint-Jean (Conditions) (3yo) (Fibresand) 6.5f · Standard · 8 ran 4/8 ½ 9-4 Olivier Peslier 11/2
05 Jun 10+16d Longchamp (FR) Prix Du Palais-Royal (3yo+) (Turf) 7f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 ¾ 8-7 Gregory Benoist 19/1
20 May 10+25d Longchamp (FR) Prix Du Pont-Neuf () (3yo) (Turf) 7f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 hd 9-3 Franck Blondel 7/2F
25 Apr 10+17d Longchamp (FR) Prix De Fontainebleau (3yo Colts) (Turf) 8f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 hd 9-2 Olivier Peslier 25/1
08 Apr 10+7d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Djebel (Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 7f · Very Soft · 8 ran 2/8 3 9-2 Olivier Peslier 12/1
01 Apr 10+14d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Omnium II () (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 8f · Heavy · 8 ran 4/8 3 9-2 Christophe Soumillon 14/1
18 Mar 10+129d Deauville (FR) Prix Montenica () (Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather) 6.5f · Standard · 6 ran 1/6 8-12 Olivier Peslier —
2009 · 9 runs
09 Nov 09+13d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Coaraze (Colts & Geldings) (Right-Handed) 8f · Heavy · 3 ran 2/3 1 8-10 Stevan Bourgois —
27 Oct 09+15d Nantes (FR) Prix des Sablonnets () 8f · Very Soft · 7 ran 5/7 ¾ 9-2 Johan Victoire —
12 Oct 09+17d Chantilly (FR) Prix Eclipse 6f · Very Soft · 8 ran 8/8 1½ 8-11 Thierry Jarnet 22/1
25 Sep 09+40d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Saraca () (Straight) 6.5f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 shd 9-0 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire —
16 Aug 09+21d Deauville (FR) Prix Francois Boutin () (Straight Course) 7f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 hd 9-2 Gregory Benoist —
26 Jul 09+39d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix de Gisors (Claimer) (Left-Handed) 7f · Good To Soft · 3 ran 2/3 ¾ 9-1 Stevan Bourgois —
17 Jun 09+41d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix La Fleche () 5f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 6 9-0 Gregory Benoist —
07 May 09+14d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Malmaison (Colts & Geldings) 5f · Good · 3 ran 2/3 hd 8-13 Olivier Peslier —
23 Apr 09 Chantilly (FR) Prix de Premier Pas (Unraced) 5f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 ½ 9-2 Romain Briard —

Quick answers

How many races has Too Nice Name won?
Too Nice Name (FR) won 1 of 19 archived starts between 2009 and 2010, a strike rate of 5.3%. Placed 4 times in total (21.1% of starts).
Who trained Too Nice Name?
Too Nice Name (FR) was trained by Robert Collet on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 29 August 2010.
Who is Too Nice Name's sire?
Too Nice Name (FR) is by Kingsalsa (USA) out of Namona (IRE), whose sire is Halling.
What is Too Nice Name's sire's record?
Kingsalsa (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,990 runs since Jan 2008 (284 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.7% from 110.
Who are Too Nice Name's siblings?
Out of Namona (IRE), Too Nice Name (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Very Nice Name (FR) (1). The wins came over 7f–7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2009. 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.