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Horse profile

Twist (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2023) · Last trainer C Laffon-Parias · Last owner Wertheimer Frere
by Pivotal (GB) out of Distortion (GB) (Distorted Humor)
11 runs · 4 courses · from Sep 2019
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Feb 2023 — 1,354 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2023 · 1st of 7 Won last time out 3 wins · Chantilly (FR)
KTB Profile

Twist (FR) is 3 from 11. Won last time out at Chantilly (FR). 3 of 5 starts at Chantilly (FR) have ended in wins. All 3 wins have come over 1m – 1m1f.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 22 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
Pivotal (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,787 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm82911%−2.6—
Good to Firm1,93725012.9%−0.7—
Good2,83638513.6%00 from 3
Good to Soft1,60420012.5%−1.11 from 2
Soft2,07028213.6%00 from 1
Heavy7029713.8%+0.2—
Standard (AW)3,55651414.5%+0.92 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,16413411.5%−2.1—
6f – 7f4,40559413.5%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f3,13149515.8%+2.23 from 11
1m2f – 1m4f2,46834013.8%+0.2—
1m5f – 2m1,09411910.9%−2.7—
2m1f – 2m4f3974511.3%−2.3—
2m5f – 3m10887.4%−6.2—
Over 3m20210%−3.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Distortion (GB) (Distorted Humor)

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Kertez (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m4f.

Family form: Contorsion (USA) won at Curragh (IRE), 20 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kertez (GB)1741m2f–1m4f—
Contortioniste (GB)1736f–1m—
Contorsion (USA)421m4f—
Tumbler (FR)2527f—
Solinah (GB)527½f–1m—
Detox (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 2 40% +2.90
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +11.60
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chantilly (FR) 5 3 60% +16.50
Longchamp (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Deauville (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Maxime Guyon 6 2 33% +10.60
Dorian Provost 1 0 0% −1.00
Leo Roussel 1 0 0% −1.00
Arthur Mosse 1 1 100% +3.90
Mme Perrine Cheyer 1 0 0% −1.00
Mlle Crystal Miette 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 1 1 100% +2.00
2022 3 1 33% +1.90
2021 3 1 33% +10.60
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 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 Jockey SP
06 Feb 23+52d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Plailly (Conditions) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 9-0 Maxime Guyon 2/1F
16 Dec 22+69d Deauville (FR) Prix Vodkato (Conditions) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 11 ran 2/11 2 8-8 Dorian Provost 43/10
08 Oct 22+190d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Coye (Conditions) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 9 ran 7/9 1¾ 8-11 Leo Roussel 32/5
01 Apr 22+285d Chantilly (FR) Prix des Carrieres du Val (Conditions) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 8-4 Arthur Mosse 39/10
20 Jun 21+45d Chantilly (FR) Longines Grand Handicap de Lamorlaye (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 9f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 1/17 9-2 Maxime Guyon 126/10
06 May 21+34d Longchamp (FR) Prix des Pavillons de Bercy (Conditions) (4yo+) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) 9f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 hd 8-6 Mme Perrine Cheyer 11/1
02 Apr 21+243d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Champ d'Alouette (Conditions) (4yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 9 ran 9/9 5½ 9-0 Maxime Guyon 63/10
02 Aug 20+35d Deauville (FR) Prix de Tourgeville () (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Round Course) (Turf) 8f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 1¼ 9-0 Maxime Guyon 74/10
28 Jun 20+48d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Saint-Patrick () (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 8f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 1½ 9-0 Maxime Guyon 26/5
11 May 20+253d Longchamp (FR) Prix d'Escoville (Conditions) (3yo) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) 8f · Very Soft · 8 ran 3/8 nk 8-7 Mlle Crystal Miette 17/10J
01 Sep 19 Longchamp (FR) Prix de Fontenoy (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) 8f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 3½ 9-2 Maxime Guyon 22/5

Quick answers

How many races has Twist (FR) won?
Twist (FR) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2019 and 2023, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 7 times in total (63.6% of starts).
Who trained Twist (FR)?
Twist (FR) was trained by C Laffon-Parias on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 6 February 2023.
Who is Twist (FR)'s sire?
Twist (FR) is by Pivotal (GB) out of Distortion (GB), whose sire is Distorted Humor.
What going does Twist (FR) prefer?
Twist (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Twist (FR)'s sire's record?
Pivotal (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,787 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.
Who are Twist (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Distortion (GB), Twist (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Kertez (GB) (4). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2019. 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.