Val D'arc (FR)
Val D'arc (FR) is 2 from 21. Hasn't won since Jul 2016. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off 107, 20lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–21Wins / Runs
- 9.5%Strike rate
- 6 (28.6%)Placed
- +2.25£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 0.33Fair A/E n=17 · 0.58 incl. margin
- 127Highest OR
- 64dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 411 runs since Jan 2008 (70 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 26 | 3 | 11.5% | −1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 66 | 12 | 18.2% | +4.8 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 59 | 6 | 10.2% | −3.2 | 1 from 7 |
| Soft | 173 | 23 | 13.3% | −0.1 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 79 | 11 | 13.9% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −13.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −13.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 21 | 6 | 28.6% | +15.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 54 | 8 | 14.8% | +1.4 | 1 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 208 | 27 | 13% | −0.4 | 1 from 12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 91 | 9 | 9.9% | −3.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 30 | 5 | 16.7% | +3.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Royal D'Arc (FR) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m4f–2m2f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal D'Arc (FR) | 12 | 4 | 1m4f–2m2f | — |
| Altesse D'Arc (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bolero D'Arc (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Chanelle D'Arc (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Diane D'Arc (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Ephaine D'Arc (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Imoteph D'Arc (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | +12.00 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −9.75 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Craon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Meslay-Du-Maine | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Montlucon-Neris | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Seiches-Sur-Le-Loir | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 1 | 8% | +7.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.75 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Cawley | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tony Kelly | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Tom O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Stephane Paillard | 2 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Marc-Antoine Dragon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Sebastien Castellier | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.75 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +16.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 15 | 2 | 13% | +7.25 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Val D'arc (FR) won?
- Val D'arc (FR) won 2 of 21 archived starts between 2013 and 2016, a strike rate of 9.5%. Placed 6 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trained Val D'arc (FR)?
- Val D'arc (FR) was trained by Rebecca Menzies on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 25 August 2016.
- Who is Val D'arc (FR)'s sire?
- Val D'arc (FR) is by Le Balafre (FR) out of Lextrienne (FR), whose sire is Neustrien.
- What going does Val D'arc (FR) prefer?
- Val D'arc (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Val D'arc (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 25 August 2016. The highest on record is 127.
- What is Val D'arc (FR)'s sire's record?
- Le Balafre (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 411 runs since Jan 2008 (70 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Val D'arc (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Lextrienne (FR), Val D'arc (FR) has 7 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Royal D'Arc (FR) (4). The wins came over 1m4f–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.