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Horse profile

Val du Ciron (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2009) · Last trainer Henrietta C Knight · Last owner The Hon Mrs Peter Tower
by True Brave (USA) out of Dix Huit Brumaire (FR) (General Assembly)
8 runs · 8 courses · from Mar 2007
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Mar 2009 — 6,435 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2009 Won at Ludlow Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Val du Ciron (FR) is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2007. Last raced off 90, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating90↓ 8lb off peak
90 90–98

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

Best recent KTB Rating 94A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fontwell, 25 May 2008 Official rating 90 at the last run, 24 Mar 2009

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 116C · median 91.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good4116C91.5—
Good to Firm1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f394A94—
1m5f – 2m3116C89—

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · 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
True Brave (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 169 runs since Jan 2008 (26 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm7114.3%+6.60 from 1
Good4324.7%−31 from 6
Good to Soft1800%−7.7—
Soft59813.6%+5.90 from 1
Heavy19210.5%+2.8—
Standard (AW)2300%−7.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f300%−7.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2414.2%−3.5—
1m5f – 2m6357.9%+0.21 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f6469.4%+1.70 from 4
2m5f – 3m1417.1%−0.6—
Over 3m100%−7.7—

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
Dix Huit Brumaire (FR) (General Assembly)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Dix Villez (FR) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Dix Villez (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dix Villez (FR)3552m4f–3m6fClass 2
Ghost Of A Smile (IRE)1722m4f–2m4½fClass 4
In Fairness (IRE)1112mClass 4
Dix Huit Cyborg (FR)140——
Silverfort (IRE)60——
Aquamarine Beauty (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 1 17% −4.20
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 2 1 50% −0.20
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 1 100% +0.80

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% −2.20

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam Thomas 6 1 17% −4.20
Dominic Elsworth 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Moloney 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% −3.20
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 3 1 33% −1.20

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00
NH Flat 1 1 100% +0.80

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 1 run
24 Mar 09+270d Southwell Come Summer Jumping At Southwell 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-1 90— Dominic Elsworth 22/1
2008 · 4 runs
27 Jun 08+20d Market Rasen Racing UK Best Racecourses Live Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1½f · Good · 13 ran 13/13 5 11-8 9588C Sam Thomas 18/1
07 Jun 08+13d Worcester Andrew Grant Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-10 96— Paul Moloney 3/1F
25 May 08+79d Fontwell ETC Magazine Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1½f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 2¾ 11-5 9894A Sam Thomas 6/1
07 Mar 08+122d Sandown Greg Banham 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 5 ran 3/5 24 11-2 9889C Sam Thomas 25/1
2007 · 3 runs
06 Nov 07+20d Exeter Freephone William Hill On 0800 44 40 40 'NH' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m1f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 5/6 1½ 10-12 —94C Sam Thomas 4/1
17 Oct 07+209d Uttoxeter Absolutely Fabulous Hat Studio 'NH' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 17 10-12 —81C Sam Thomas 3/1
22 Mar 07 Ludlow Ludlow Pt-to-Pt Sat 7th April Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m · Good · 8 ran 1/8 10-11 —116C Sam Thomas 4/5F

Quick answers

How many races has Val du Ciron won?
Val du Ciron (FR) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2007 and 2009, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Val du Ciron?
Val du Ciron (FR) was trained by Henrietta C Knight on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 24 March 2009.
Who is Val du Ciron's sire?
Val du Ciron (FR) is by True Brave (USA) out of Dix Huit Brumaire (FR), whose sire is General Assembly.
What going does Val du Ciron prefer?
Val du Ciron (FR) has the best record on good 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 du Ciron's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 24 March 2009. The highest on record is 98.
What is Val du Ciron's sire's record?
True Brave (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 169 runs since Jan 2008 (26 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Val du Ciron's siblings?
Out of Dix Huit Brumaire (FR), Val du Ciron (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Dix Villez (FR) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Dix Villez (FR)). The wins came over 2m–3m6f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2007. 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.