Viking De Balme (FR)
Viking De Balme won three of 11 starts on turf between May 2013 and Nov 2022, all on soft ground. His biggest success came in the Listed Grand Steeple-Chase Ville de Deauville at Clairefontaine in Aug 2019 over 2m5f – 3m. He also landed handicaps at Auteuil and Compiegne over similar distances on soft in 2017. The gelding, aged 13 at his last run in Nov 2022 at Compiegne, wore first-time headgear that day.
- 3–11Wins / Runs
- 27.3%Strike rate
- 7 (63.6%)Placed
- +14.40£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 3.15Fair A/E n=10 · 2.28 incl. margin
- 36dBetween runs (median)longest 1177 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 257 runs since Jan 2008 (47 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
| Good | 37 | 4 | 10.8% | −3.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 20 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
| Soft | 117 | 14 | 12% | −2.4 | 3 from 10 |
| Heavy | 77 | 19 | 24.7% | +10.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +2.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 29 | 0 | 0% | −14.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 141 | 20 | 14.2% | −0.2 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 71 | 15 | 21.1% | +6.7 | 2 from 7 |
| Over 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −3.3 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot De Balme (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Garalui De Balme (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 3 | 30% | +15.40 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auteuil (FR) | 7 | 1 | 14% | +8.10 |
| Compiegne (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.60 |
| Clairefontaine (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.70 |
| Dax | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 2 | 29% | +15.80 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.40 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Gallon | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.10 |
| Theo Chevillard | 2 | 2 | 100% | +8.30 |
| Geoffrey-Gilles Vibert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thomas Gueguen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Morgan Regairaz | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bertrand Lestrade | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Frederick Tett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gaetan Olivier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 3 | 30% | +15.40 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.70 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +14.70 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 10 | 3 | 30% | +15.40 |
| Hurdle | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Viking De Balme won?
- Viking De Balme (FR) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2013 and 2022, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 7 times in total (63.6% of starts).
- Who trained Viking De Balme?
- Viking De Balme (FR) was trained by Francois Nicolle on the most recent run on record, at Compiegne (FR) on 11 November 2022.
- Who is Viking De Balme's sire?
- Viking De Balme (FR) is by Cachet Noir (USA) out of Jonquille De Balme (FR), whose sire is Mansonnien.
- What going does Viking De Balme prefer?
- Viking De Balme (FR) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Viking De Balme's sire's record?
- Cachet Noir (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 257 runs since Jan 2008 (47 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Viking De Balme's siblings?
- Out of Jonquille De Balme (FR), Viking De Balme (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.