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Horse profile

Vent Sombre (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2016) · Last trainer G Cherel · Last owner Mme Patrick Papot
by Network (GER) out of Ode Rock (FR) (Video Rock)
22 runs · 4 courses · from Jan 2013
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Jan 2016 — 3,952 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2016 · 3rd of 5 3 wins · Enghien (FR), Auteuil (FR) & Pau
KTB Profile

Vent Sombre (FR) is 3 from 22, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Grand Steeple-Chase d'Enghien at Enghien (FR) (Oct 2015). Hasn't won since Oct 2015.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 28 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
Network (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 3,768 runs since Jan 2008 (380 horses).

Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 10.2% from 274.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+85.9—
Good to Firm63812.7%−1.4—
Good83312615.1%+1—
Good to Soft5107214.1%0—
Soft1,54719612.7%−1.43 from 16
Heavy79312215.4%+1.30 from 6
Standard (AW)16212.5%−1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f761418.4%+4.3—
1m5f – 2m68911316.4%+2.3—
2m1f – 2m4f1,68023013.7%−0.42 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,04914513.8%−0.30 from 15
Over 3m2742810.2%−3.91 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ode Rock (FR) (Video Rock)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Epine Noire (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m2f; the highest grade won is Listed (Heole Black (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Epine Noire (FR)512m2f—
Heole Black (FR)712m2fListed
Undellarock (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 16 3 19% +8.20
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 16 1 6% −13.70
Pau 2 1 50% +0.80
Enghien (FR) 2 1 50% +17.10
Pau (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 15 0 0% −15.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 2 33% −0.90
Over 3m 1 1 100% +18.10

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alain De Chitray 9 0 0% −9.00
Cyrille Gombeau 5 2 40% +0.10
James Reveley 2 1 50% +17.10
Regis Schmidlin 2 0 0% −2.00
Bertrand Lestrade 2 0 0% −2.00
David Cottin 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Guignon 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 9 0 0% −9.00
Blinkers 8 1 13% +11.10
None 5 2 40% +0.10

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 5 1 20% +14.10
2014 9 0 0% −9.00
2013 7 2 29% −1.90

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 16 2 13% +5.40
Hurdle 5 1 20% −2.20
Flat 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
2016 · 1 run
02 Jan 16+34d Pau Prix Renaud Du Vivier (Chase) 23f · Very Soft · 5 ran 3/5 2 11-5 James Reveley 4/1
2015 · 5 runs
29 Nov 15+36d Auteuil (FR) Prix Georges Courtois (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 ½ 10-12 Regis Schmidlin 6/1
24 Oct 15+13d Enghien (FR) Grand Steeple-Chase d'Enghien (Chase) (5yo ) (Turf) 25f · Very Soft · 13 ran 1/13 10-10 James Reveley 181/10
11 Oct 15+126d Auteuil (FR) Prix Heros XII (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-10 Bertrand Lestrade 14/1
07 Jun 15+38d Auteuil (FR) Prix des Drags (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 13 ran 3/13 1½ 10-8 David Cottin 16/1
30 Apr 15+158d Auteuil (FR) Grande Course de Haies de Printemps (Hurdle) Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 21.5f · Very Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-10 Bertrand Lestrade 103/10
2014 · 9 runs
23 Nov 14+14d Auteuil (FR) Prix Georges Courtois (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 13 ran 5/13 2½ 10-1 Alain De Chitray 45/1
09 Nov 14+22d Auteuil (FR) Prix General Donnio (Chase) () (5yo+) (Turf) 21.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 10-10 Alain De Chitray 21/1
18 Oct 14+25d Auteuil (FR) Prix Montgomery (Chase) Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 23.5f · Heavy · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-9 Alain De Chitray 29/1
23 Sep 14+156d Auteuil (FR) Prix d'Angers (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 8 ran 4/8 3½ 10-8 Alain De Chitray 146/10
20 Apr 14+16d Auteuil (FR) Prix du President de la Republique (Chase) Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 23.5f · Very Soft · 20 ran 7/20 5 10-7 Alain De Chitray 33/1
04 Apr 14+19d Auteuil (FR) Prix Murat (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 10 ran 7/10 12 10-1 Alain De Chitray 27/1
16 Mar 14+56d Auteuil (FR) Prix Troytown (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 10 ran 3/10 1¼ 10-1 Alain De Chitray 34/1
19 Jan 14+17d Pau (FR) Grand Prix de Pau-Biraben Foie Gras (Prix Andre Labarrere) Chase) 21.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 2/13 6 10-1 Regis Schmidlin 43/1
02 Jan 14+39d Pau (FR) Prix Renaud du Vivier () (5yo+) (Chase) 23f · Heavy · 13 ran 5/13 shd 10-8 Kevin Guignon 49/1
2013 · 7 runs
24 Nov 13+29d Auteuil (FR) Prix Nupsala (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo Non-Thoroughbreds) (Turf) 21.5f · Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 hd 10-8 Alain De Chitray 24/1
26 Oct 13+23d Enghien (FR) Prix Roger Saint (Chase) () (4yo) (Turf) 19f · Very Soft · 9 ran 5/9 4½ 10-6 Alain De Chitray 78/10
03 Oct 13+122d Auteuil (FR) Prix Bayonnet (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 21.5f · Very Soft · 10 ran 7/10 10 10-8 Cyrille Gombeau 3/1
03 Jun 13+43d Auteuil (FR) Prix Ginetta II (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo Non-Thoroughbreds) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-6 Cyrille Gombeau 13/10F
21 Apr 13+22d Auteuil (FR) Prix Virelan (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 8 ran 2/8 6 10-8 Cyrille Gombeau 5/2J
30 Mar 13+88d Auteuil (FR) Prix Romantisme (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 13 ran 2/13 1¾ 10-10 Cyrille Gombeau 6/4F
01 Jan 13 Pau Prix Alfred Torrance (Div 2) (Hurdle) 17.5f · Very Soft · 4 ran 1/4 10-6 Cyrille Gombeau 9/5F

Quick answers

How many races has Vent Sombre won?
Vent Sombre (FR) won 3 of 22 archived starts between 2013 and 2016, a strike rate of 13.6%. Placed 9 times in total (40.9% of starts).
Who trained Vent Sombre?
Vent Sombre (FR) was trained by G Cherel on the most recent run on record, at Pau on 2 January 2016.
Who is Vent Sombre's sire?
Vent Sombre (FR) is by Network (GER) out of Ode Rock (FR), whose sire is Video Rock.
What going does Vent Sombre prefer?
Vent Sombre (FR) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 16 starts (18.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Vent Sombre's sire's record?
Network (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 3,768 runs since Jan 2008 (380 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 10.2% from 274.
Who are Vent Sombre's siblings?
Out of Ode Rock (FR), Vent Sombre (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Epine Noire (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Listed (Heole Black (FR)). The wins came over 2m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2013. 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.