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Horse profile

Vieux Garcon (FR)

11yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2020) · Last trainer N De Lageneste · Last owner Haras De Saint Voir
by Epalo (GER) out of Necessaire (FR) (Garde Royale)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Sep 2013
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Jun 2020 — 2,343 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2020 · 4th of 11 New yard
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Sep 2013 and Jun 2020, the last of them as an 11yo gelding. Finished 4 of 11 at Lyon Parilly (FR) last time. By Epalo (GER), whose progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 614 runs since Apr 2010.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 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 Apr 2010 (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%+1.30 from 2
Heavy9955.1%−4.8—
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%+0.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m981111.2%+1.3—
Over 3m2129.5%−0.40 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 6 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Necessaire (FR) (Garde Royale)

5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them A La Prochaine (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m1½f–2m2f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
A La Prochaine (FR)1922m1½f–2m2f—
Bidasse (FR)30——
Tout Ou Rien (FR)80——
Utile A L'Agreable (FR)20——
Derniere Minute (FR)40——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2020 · 1 run
06 Jun 20+2446d Lyon Parilly (FR) Prix Andre Baboin - Grand Cross de Lyon (Cross Country Chase) (Conditions) (6yo+) (Turf) 3m2f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 9½ 10-6 Michel-Ange Mermel —
2013 · 1 run
25 Sep 13 Enghien (FR) Prix De Thonon (Chase) (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 2m1f · Very Soft · 13 ran 13/13 5 10-1 Maxime Tissier 94/1

Quick answers

How many races has Vieux Garcon won?
Vieux Garcon (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2013 and 2020.
Who trained Vieux Garcon?
Vieux Garcon (FR) was trained by N De Lageneste on the most recent run on record, at Lyon Parilly (FR) on 6 June 2020.
Who is Vieux Garcon's sire?
Vieux Garcon (FR) is by Epalo (GER) out of Necessaire (FR), whose sire is Garde Royale.
What is Vieux Garcon's sire's record?
Epalo (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 614 runs since Apr 2010 (75 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Vieux Garcon's siblings?
Out of Necessaire (FR), Vieux Garcon (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: A La Prochaine (FR) (2). The wins came over 2m1½f–2m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2013. 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.