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Horse profile

Vapalo (FR)

9yo gelding (at last run, May 2018) · Last trainer F-M Cottin · Last owner Ecurie Centrale
by Epalo (GER) out of Kundera (FR) (Kadalko)
37 runs · 4 courses · from Sep 2012
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 May 2018 — 3,078 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2018 3 wins · Auteuil (FR) & Fontainebleau
KTB Profile

Vapalo (FR) is 3 from 37, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Count Schomberg at Auteuil (FR) (Nov 2014). Hasn't won since Nov 2014. All 3 wins have come over 2m1f – 2m4f.

Based on 37 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
Epalo (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 614 runs since Jan 2008 (75 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−9.9—
Good to Firm21314.3%+4.4—
Good1591710.7%+0.8—
Good to Soft87910.3%+0.4—
Soft2052311.2%+1.33 from 26
Heavy9955.1%−4.80 from 11
Standard (AW)3937.7%−2.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−9.9—
1m – 1m1f2114.8%−5.1—
1m2f – 1m4f911011%+1.1—
1m5f – 2m118108.5%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f2632710.3%+0.43 from 34
2m5f – 3m981111.2%+1.30 from 3
Over 3m2129.5%−0.4—

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
Kundera (FR) (Kadalko)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Abidjan (FR) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m4f–2m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Abidjan (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Abidjan (FR)2171m4f–2m2½fClass 2
Ble En Herbe (FR)130——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 26 3 12% −14.30
Heavy 11 0 0% −11.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 26 2 8% −18.80
Enghien (FR) 8 0 0% −8.00
Compiegne (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontainebleau 1 1 100% +3.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 34 3 9% −22.30
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Regis Schmidlin 11 1 9% −7.20
Kevin Nabet 11 1 9% −6.50
Damien Mescam 4 1 25% −0.60
Michael Delmares 3 0 0% −3.00
David Cottin 2 0 0% −2.00
Thierry Majorcryk 1 0 0% −1.00
Valentin Delbe 1 0 0% −1.00
Gregory Adam 1 0 0% −1.00
Nicolas Chevreux 1 0 0% −1.00
P A Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00
Lewis Conan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 36 3 8% −24.30
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 3 0 0% −3.00
2016 4 0 0% −4.00
2015 5 0 0% −5.00
2014 9 2 22% −1.80
2013 11 1 9% −6.50
2012 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 28 1 4% −23.50
Hurdle 9 2 22% −1.80

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 Jockey SP
19 May 18+15d Auteuil (FR) Prix Pot d'Or (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 18.5f · Very Soft · 14 ran F/14 — 10-1 Regis Schmidlin 50/1
04 May 18+220d Compiegne (FR) Prix Fils de Reine (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19f · Very Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-10 Regis Schmidlin 30/1
26 Sep 17+25d Compiegne (FR) Prix de Beaune (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19f · Very Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-1 Regis Schmidlin 112/10
01 Sep 17+180d Auteuil (FR) Prix World Citizen (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Soft · 9 ran 9/9 30 10-1 Regis Schmidlin 30/1
05 Mar 17+119d Auteuil (FR) Prix Beugnot (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-6 Regis Schmidlin 67/10
06 Nov 16+28d Auteuil (FR) Prix Count Schomberg (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 15 ran 7/15 ¾ 10-1 Michael Delmares 118/10
09 Oct 16+23d Auteuil (FR) Prix Andre Adele (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 17.5f · Soft · 13 ran 3/13 5 9-11 Michael Delmares 132/10
16 Sep 16+181d Enghien (FR) Prix des Rouges Terres (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 10-12 Michael Delmares 224/10
19 Mar 16+286d Auteuil (FR) Prix Jean Claude Evain (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 18.5f · Very Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-3 David Cottin 26/1
07 Jun 15+31d Auteuil (FR) Prix du Nouveau Cercle de l'Union (Prix Hardatit) (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-6 Regis Schmidlin 35/1
07 May 15+13d Auteuil (FR) Prix Guillaume Javoy (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 18.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 7/11 3 10-12 Damien Mescam 233/10
24 Apr 15+17d Enghien (FR) Prix Fils de Reine (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19f · Very Soft · 11 ran 5/11 ½ 11-3 Regis Schmidlin 103/10
07 Apr 15+24d Enghien (FR) Prix de la Rochelle (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19f · Very Soft · 15 ran 15/15 30 10-3 Regis Schmidlin 20/1
14 Mar 15+118d Auteuil (FR) Prix Predicateur (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-10 Kevin Nabet 31/1
16 Nov 14+14d Auteuil (FR) Prix Francois de Ganay (Hurdle) (Handcap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19.5f · Heavy · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-0 David Cottin 123/10
02 Nov 14+15d Auteuil (FR) Prix Count Schomberg (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 16 ran 1/16 10-10 Regis Schmidlin 14/5F
18 Oct 14+6d Auteuil (FR) Prix Prince d'Ecouen (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19.5f · Heavy · 16 ran 3/16 6 10-3 Regis Schmidlin 59/10
12 Oct 14+19d Auteuil (FR) Prix Andre Adele (Prix Le Parisien) (Chase) (Handiacap) (5yo+) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 16 ran 2/16 1¼ 10-8 Regis Schmidlin 10/1
23 Sep 14+6d Auteuil (FR) Prix Chakhansoor (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 10 ran 1/10 10-6 Damien Mescam 12/5F
17 Sep 14+84d Auteuil (FR) Prix Meli Melo (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 11 ran 4/11 3 10-12 Thierry Majorcryk 242/10
25 Jun 14+34d Auteuil (FR) Prix Carmont (Chase) (Claimer) (5yo+) (Turf) 18.5f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-6 Valentin Delbe 41/1
22 May 14+60d Auteuil (FR) Prix Pot D'Or (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 18.5f · Heavy · 17 ran PU/17 — 9-12 Kevin Nabet 46/1
23 Mar 14+126d Auteuil (FR) Prix Mitsouko III (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo Non-Thoroughbreds) (Turf) 21.5f · Very Soft · 13 ran F/13 — 11-7 Kevin Nabet 20/1
17 Nov 13+24d Auteuil (FR) Prix Huron (Chase) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 4/12 nk 10-3 Kevin Nabet 19/1
24 Oct 13+15d Auteuil (FR) Prix Lyonnais (Chase) (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 11 ran 5/11 30 11-5 Damien Mescam 14/1
09 Oct 13+14d Auteuil (FR) Prix Robert Bates (Chase) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 16 ran 11/16 1 10-3 Gregory Adam 43/1
25 Sep 13+19d Enghien (FR) Prix De Thonon (Chase) (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 17f · Very Soft · 13 ran 3/13 hd 11-5 Damien Mescam 44/5
06 Sep 13+8d Auteuil (FR) Prix Jean Noiret (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo Non-Thoroughbreds) (Turf) 18f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-3 Nicolas Chevreux 21/1
29 Aug 13+121d Auteuil (FR) Prix Gelas (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 21.5f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-10 Kevin Nabet 48/1
30 Apr 13+13d Enghien (FR) Prix Du Rouergue (Chase) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 11 ran 9/11 30 10-12 Kevin Nabet 13/2
17 Apr 13+5d Auteuil (FR) Prix Rene Couetil (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo Non-Thoroughbreds) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 7 ran 5/7 hd 11-3 Kevin Nabet 68/10
12 Apr 13+16d Enghien (FR) Prix de Manneville (Chase) (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 2/12 6 10-12 Kevin Nabet 10/1
27 Mar 13+9d Enghien (FR) Prix de Prechac (Chase) (Conditions) (4-5yo Non-Thoroughbreds) (Turf) 19f · Very Soft · 11 ran 4/11 3 11-0 Kevin Nabet 10/1
18 Mar 13+131d Fontainebleau Prix dArbonne (Chase) 18f · Very Soft · 3 ran 1/3 10-12 Kevin Nabet 7/2
07 Nov 12+34d Enghien (FR) Prix Daniel Merle (Chase) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 17f · Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 10 10-6 P A Carberry 6/1
04 Oct 12+9d Auteuil (FR) Prix Magicienne (Chase) (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 4/11 2 10-8 Lewis Conan 12/1
25 Sep 12 Auteuil (FR) Prix Kargal (Chase) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 30 10-3 Kevin Nabet 69/1

Quick answers

How many races has Vapalo (FR) won?
Vapalo (FR) won 3 of 37 archived starts between 2012 and 2018, a strike rate of 8.1%. Placed 9 times in total (24.3% of starts).
Who trained Vapalo (FR)?
Vapalo (FR) was trained by F-M Cottin on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 19 May 2018.
Who is Vapalo (FR)'s sire?
Vapalo (FR) is by Epalo (GER) out of Kundera (FR), whose sire is Kadalko.
What going does Vapalo (FR) prefer?
Vapalo (FR) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 26 starts (11.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Vapalo (FR)'s sire's record?
Epalo (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 614 runs since Jan 2008 (75 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Vapalo (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Kundera (FR), Vapalo (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Abidjan (FR) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Abidjan (FR)). The wins came over 1m4f–2m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2012. 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.