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Horse profile

Venice (FR)

5yo horse (at last run, Oct 2025) · Last trainer S Cerulis · Last owner Stephane Cerulis
by Almanzor (FR) out of Velvet Star (IRE) (Galileo)
19 runs · 4 courses · from Aug 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Oct 2025 — 371 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 · 14th of 15
KTB Profile

Venice is a maiden who has failed to win in 19 starts and has placed twice. His best effort came when second of eight at Deauville in Aug 2022. All 19 runs have been in France, with 14 on the all-weather and five on turf. He finished 14 of 15 at Chantilly in Oct 2025. By Almanzor out of a Galileo mare, he has raced exclusively at trips from 6f to 1m4f.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 18 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 2,086 runs since Jan 2008 (282 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 16.2% from 154. Weakest on heavy going: 4.8% from 145. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 13% from 300.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6350%+40.3—
Good to Firm1542516.2%+6.5—
Good3494212%+2.30 from 1
Good to Soft328247.3%−2.40 from 1
Soft397399.8%+0.10 from 2
Heavy14574.8%−4.90 from 1
Standard (AW)706628.8%−0.90 from 14
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f15213.3%+3.6—
6f – 7f2572810.9%+1.20 from 4
1m – 1m1f641528.1%−1.60 from 13
1m2f – 1m4f747689.1%−0.60 from 2
1m5f – 2m3003913%+3.3—
2m1f – 2m4f1151210.4%+0.7—
2m5f – 3m900%−9.7—
Over 3m2150%+40.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them The Game Of Life (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 6 (The Game Of Life (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Game Of Life (GB)4337f–1mClass 6
Miss Velveteen (IRE)40——
Velvet Charm (GB)50——
Fasten Wave (FR)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 14 0 0% −14.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 11 0 0% −11.00
Chantilly (FR) 5 0 0% −5.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 13 0 0% −13.00
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Aurelien Lemaitre 6 0 0% −6.00
Mme Megane Peslier 2 0 0% −2.00
Dorian Provost 2 0 0% −2.00
Bauyrzhan Murzabayev 2 0 0% −2.00
Gerald Mosse 2 0 0% −2.00
Theo Bachelot 1 0 0% −1.00
Mme Aude Duporte 1 0 0% −1.00
Stephane Pasquier 1 0 0% −1.00
Rene Piechulek 1 0 0% −1.00
Cristian Demuro 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 0 0% −13.00
Tongue tie 6 0 0% −6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 6 0 0% −6.00
2023 5 0 0% −5.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00

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
11 Oct 25+16d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Ru du Pontcel (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 15 ran 14/15 hd 9-0 Aurelien Lemaitre 44/5
25 Sep 25+10d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Chambre de Marbre (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 15 ran 4/15 nse 9-1 Aurelien Lemaitre 18/1
15 Sep 25+36d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Canal Saint-Jean (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 16 ran 6/16 hd 9-4 Aurelien Lemaitre 67/10
10 Aug 25+36d Deauville (FR) Prix Hipodromo de Palermo (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Slow · 16 ran 10/16 shd 9-7 Aurelien Lemaitre 13/1
05 Jul 25+189d Deauville (FR) Prix de Rocheville (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 5/16 hd 9-3 Aurelien Lemaitre 24/1
28 Dec 24+24d Deauville (FR) Prix du Manoir du Lieu Calice (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 15 ran 15/15 ¾ 9-6 Theo Bachelot 69/10
04 Dec 24+14d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Villa Orphee (Handicap) (3yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 15 ran 9/15 2½ 8-9 Mme Megane Peslier 44/5
20 Nov 24+137d Deauville (FR) Prix de Longpre (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 11 ran 3/11 hd 8-9 Mme Megane Peslier 20/1
06 Jul 24+128d Deauville (FR) Prix de Bricquebec (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 14/16 2 8-10 Mme Aude Duporte 41/1
29 Feb 24+55d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Route des Moines (Claimer) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 10.5f · Standard · 11 ran 8/11 2½ 8-11 Aurelien Lemaitre 14/1
05 Jan 24+10d Deauville (FR) Prix de Rugles (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 16 ran 15/16 ¾ 9-0 Stephane Pasquier 36/1
26 Dec 23+11d Deauville (FR) Prix de Bourgeauville (Claimer) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 1½ 8-6 Dorian Provost 29/1
15 Dec 23+86d Deauville (FR) Prix de Roiville (Maiden) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7.5f · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 6 8-10 Dorian Provost 27/1
20 Sep 23+38d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Bois Brandin (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 14/15 8 9-5 Bauyrzhan Murzabayev 29/1
13 Aug 23+134d Deauville (FR) Prix des Bergeries (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 6 9-4 Gerald Mosse 15/1
01 Apr 23+155d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Bruleur (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 8f · Soft · 11 ran 11/11 shd 9-2 Gerald Mosse 10/1
28 Oct 22+27d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Bend'Or (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 7.5f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 ½ 9-2 Bauyrzhan Murzabayev 7/2
01 Oct 22+42d Longchamp (FR) Haras de Bouquetot - Criterium Arqana (Conditions) (2yo) (Grande Course) (Turf) 8f · Very Soft · 16 ran 7/16 2½ 9-0 Rene Piechulek 57/1
20 Aug 22 Deauville (FR) Prix d'Avranches (Conditions) (2yo) (Straight Course) (Turf) 6f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 nk 9-2 Cristian Demuro 15/1

Quick answers

How many races has Venice (FR) won?
Venice (FR) has yet to win, from 19 archived starts between 2022 and 2025. Placed 2 times in total (10.5% of starts).
Who trained Venice (FR)?
Venice (FR) was trained by S Cerulis on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 11 October 2025.
Who is Venice (FR)'s sire?
Venice (FR) is by Almanzor (FR) out of Velvet Star (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
What is Venice (FR)'s sire's record?
Almanzor (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 2,086 runs since Jan 2008 (282 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.2% from 154. Weakest on heavy going: 4.8% from 145. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 13% from 300.
Who are Venice (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Velvet Star (IRE), Venice (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: The Game Of Life (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 6 (The Game Of Life (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2022. 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.