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Horse profile

Touch Of Class Ess (FR)

5yo mare (at last run, Oct 2012) · Last trainer S Labate · Last owner Mme C Picone
by Slickly (FR) out of Time To Love (GER) (Dashing Blade)
9 runs · 3 courses · from Jun 2010
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Oct 2012 — 5,132 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2012 · 5th of 20 Won at Deauville (FR)
KTB Profile

Touch Of Class Ess (FR) is 1 from 9. Hasn't won since Jul 2010. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 5 on turf.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 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
Slickly (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,073 runs since Jan 2008 (318 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 11% from 310. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.9% from 243.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−8—
Good to Firm2414.2%−3.8—
Good616498%00 from 1
Good to Soft441419.3%+1.30 from 2
Soft796637.9%−0.10 from 1
Heavy3103411%+30 from 1
Standard (AW)884596.7%−1.31 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9177.7%−0.3—
6f – 7f551488.7%+0.70 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,016787.7%−0.31 from 6
1m2f – 1m4f806759.3%+1.30 from 2
1m5f – 2m243124.9%−3.1—
2m1f – 2m4f319237.2%−0.8—
2m5f – 3m4548.9%+0.9—
Over 3m200%−8—

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
Time To Love (GER) (Dashing Blade)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Touch Of Rheinberg (GER)20——
Triomphant D'Arcis (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% +9.20
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 4 1 25% +9.20
Longchamp (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 6 1 17% +7.20
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Christophe Soumillon 2 0 0% −2.00
Gregory Benoist 2 1 50% +11.20
Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 2 0 0% −2.00
Jerome Cabre 1 0 0% −1.00
Theo Bachelot 1 0 0% −1.00
Stephane Pasquier 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 7 1 14% +6.20
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 4 1 25% +9.20

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
2012 · 2 runs
17 Oct 12+35d Longchamp (FR) Prix De La Mare (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 1m · Heavy · 20 ran 5/20 hd 8-11 Christophe Soumillon 17/1
12 Sep 12+416d Longchamp (FR) Prix D'Ivry (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 1m · Good To Soft · 19 ran 4/19 ½ 8-13 Christophe Soumillon 15/1
2011 · 3 runs
24 Jul 11+135d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix De Houdan (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 1m2f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 9/16 hd 8-13 Jerome Cabre 6/1
11 Mar 11+59d Deauville (FR) Prix Du Pays De Caux (Handicap) (4yo) (Fibresand) 1m1½f · Standard · 18 ran —/18 9-6 Gregory Benoist 11/1
11 Jan 11+121d Deauville (FR) Prix De La Geliniere (Handicap) (4yo) (Fibresand) 7½f · Standard · 16 ran 8/16 1½ 9-3 Theo Bachelot 17/2
2010 · 4 runs
12 Sep 10+38d Longchamp (FR) Prix Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club (Prix De La Muete) (Handicap) (3yo Fillies) (Turf) 1m2f · Soft · 20 ran 5/20 1½ 8-11 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 19/1
05 Aug 10+29d Deauville (FR) Prix France Soir (Prix D'Alencon) (Handicap) (3yo) (Fibresand) 1m1½f · Standard · 16 ran 7/16 1½ 8-8 Stephane Pasquier 13/1
07 Jul 10+35d Deauville (FR) Prix De Bretoncelles (Claimer) (3yo) (Fibresand) 1m1½f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 8-8 Gregory Benoist 122/10
02 Jun 10 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Luth Enchantee (Conditions) (3yo Fillies) (Turf) 1m · Good · 13 ran 5/13 dht 8-9 Christophe-Patrice Lemaire 19/1

Quick answers

How many races has Touch Of Class Ess won?
Touch Of Class Ess (FR) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained Touch Of Class Ess?
Touch Of Class Ess (FR) was trained by S Labate on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 17 October 2012.
Who is Touch Of Class Ess's sire?
Touch Of Class Ess (FR) is by Slickly (FR) out of Time To Love (GER), whose sire is Dashing Blade.
What going does Touch Of Class Ess prefer?
Touch Of Class Ess (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) 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 Touch Of Class Ess's sire's record?
Slickly (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,073 runs since Jan 2008 (318 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 11% from 310. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.9% from 243.
Who are Touch Of Class Ess's siblings?
Out of Time To Love (GER), Touch Of Class Ess (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2010. 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.