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Horse profile

Verlan (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2024) · Last trainer Elias Mikhalides · Last owner Bernard De Lise
by Nayef (USA) out of Veni Bidi Vici (GB) (Horse Chestnut)
6 runs · 3 courses · from Sep 2022
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jul 2024 — 840 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2024 · 11th of 17 New yard
KTB Profile

Verlan was a gelding who made six starts between Sep 2022 and Jul 2024 without winning or placing. All six runs came over 1m to 1m4f, five of them on standard all-weather surfaces and one on good to soft turf. His last run, at Longchamp in Jul 2024, was his first for the Elias Mikhalides yard when he finished 11 of 17 in the Prix de la Salpetriere. By Nayef out of a Horse Chestnut mare, he raced at Deauville, Chantilly and Longchamp.

Based on 6 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
Nayef (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 5,634 runs since Jan 2008 (518 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6% from 216.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm661218.2%+8.2—
Good to Firm91010211.2%+1.2—
Good1,4021238.8%−1.2—
Good to Soft693679.7%−0.30 from 1
Soft8789010.3%+0.3—
Heavy308309.7%−0.3—
Standard (AW)1,37714110.2%+0.20 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f84910.7%+0.7—
6f – 7f7347410.1%+0.1—
1m – 1m1f1,16412610.8%+0.80 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,81220711.4%+1.40 from 4
1m5f – 2m1,021787.6%−2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f5785810%0—
2m5f – 3m216136%−4—
Over 3m2500%−10—

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
Veni Bidi Vici (GB) (Horse Chestnut)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Jacobella (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Jacobella (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jacobella (GB)1111m4fClass 6
Jo Bibidia (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Chantilly (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alexis Pouchin 2 0 0% −2.00
Maxime Guyon 1 0 0% −1.00
Miguel Lopez 1 0 0% −1.00
Gerald Mosse 1 0 0% −1.00
Augustin Madamet 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 5 0 0% −5.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2022 5 0 0% −5.00

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
04 Jul 24+553d Longchamp (FR) Prix de la Salpetriere (Handicap) (4yo+) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) 11f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 11/17 nse 9-3 Maxime Guyon 9/1
29 Dec 22+14d Deauville (FR) Prix de Pennedepie (Claimer) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 shd 9-4 Miguel Lopez 18/1
15 Dec 22+39d Deauville (FR) Prix de Mortagne-au-Perche (Claimer) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 6½ 8-11 Alexis Pouchin 16/1
06 Nov 22+29d Deauville (FR) Prix du Chateau de Blanc-Buisson (Claimer) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 2½ 8-7 Alexis Pouchin 41/1
08 Oct 22+21d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Coye (Conditions) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 9 ran 8/9 11 9-0 Gerald Mosse 54/1
17 Sep 22 Chantilly (FR) Prix du Bois Franc (Claimer) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 12 ran 9/12 shd 8-11 Augustin Madamet 17/1

Quick answers

How many races has Verlan (FR) won?
Verlan (FR) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2022 and 2024.
Who trained Verlan (FR)?
Verlan (FR) was trained by Elias Mikhalides on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 4 July 2024.
Who is Verlan (FR)'s sire?
Verlan (FR) is by Nayef (USA) out of Veni Bidi Vici (GB), whose sire is Horse Chestnut.
What is Verlan (FR)'s sire's record?
Nayef (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 5,634 runs since Jan 2008 (518 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6% from 216.
Who are Verlan (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Veni Bidi Vici (GB), Verlan (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Jacobella (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Jacobella (GB)). The wins came over 1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 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.