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Horse profile

Virginia Desir (FR)

10yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2014) · Last trainer G Macaire · Last owner Robert Fougedoire
by Discover D'Auteuil (FR) out of Sweet Jaune (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)
13 runs · 2 courses · from Nov 2008
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Oct 2014 — 4,389 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2014 · 2nd of 6 3 wins · Auteuil (FR) Beaten favourite LTO First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Virginia Desir (FR) is 3 from 13. Hasn't won since Mar 2012. All 3 wins have come over 2m1f – 2m4f.

Based on 13 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
Discover D'Auteuil (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 954 runs since Jan 2008 (87 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 18.4% from 103. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 408. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 13.3% from 195.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm28828.6%+18.4—
Good156149%−1.2—
Good to Soft1031918.4%+8.2—
Soft408297.1%−3.12 from 9
Heavy2522610.3%+0.11 from 4
Standard (AW)7114.3%+4.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−10.2—
1m2f – 1m4f700%−10.2—
1m5f – 2m1952613.3%+3.1—
2m1f – 2m4f520499.4%−0.83 from 10
2m5f – 3m183168.7%−1.50 from 3
Over 3m48612.5%+2.3—

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

Dam
Sweet Jaune (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)

9 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Virginia Chick (FR) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Virginia Chick (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Virginia Chick (FR)2662m½f–3mClass 2
Viking Blond (FR)4242m7f–3mClass 3
Art Virginia (FR)2632m1f–2m4fClass 3
Virginia Preuil (FR)2122m–2m7½fClass 3
Virginia Bella (FR)312m1½f—
Rosemauve (FR)50——
Glenpark (FR)70——
Blonde Virginia (FR)20——
Virginia Disco (FR)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 2 22% −4.00
Heavy 4 1 25% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 12 3 25% −6.00
Enghien (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 3 30% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mlle Barbara Guenet 6 1 17% −2.00
Bertrand Lestrade 2 0 0% −2.00
Arnaud Duchene 1 0 0% −1.00
Vincent Cheminaud 1 0 0% −1.00
Jacques Ricou 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Mahon 1 1 100% —
Benoit Gicquel 1 1 100% —

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 3 25% −6.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 3 0 0% −3.00
2013 3 0 0% −3.00
2012 2 1 50% +2.00
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 1 1 100% —
2008 1 1 100% —

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 11 2 18% −6.00
Hurdle 2 1 50% −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
2014 · 3 runs
30 Oct 14+221d Enghien (FR) Prix Colonel d'Englesqueville (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Amateur Riders) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 6 ran 2/6 3½ 11-5 Mlle Barbara Guenet 6/4F
23 Mar 14+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Colonel de la Horie (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Amateur Riders) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 9 ran 4/9 6 11-7 Mlle Barbara Guenet 15/2
02 Mar 14+98d Auteuil (FR) Prix Jean Doumen (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m2f · Heavy · 12 ran 6/12 8 10-8 Arnaud Duchene 25/1
2013 · 3 runs
24 Nov 13+22d Auteuil (FR) Prix Jean Laumain (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m5½f · Heavy · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-10 Vincent Cheminaud 13/2
02 Nov 13+14d Auteuil (FR) Prix De France (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Amateur Riders) (Turf) 2m1½f · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 hd 11-5 Mlle Barbara Guenet 2/1F
19 Oct 13+527d Auteuil (FR) Prix Duc D'Alburquerque (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Amateur Riders) (Turf) 2m2½f · Very Soft · 10 ran 2/10 5 11-0 Mlle Barbara Guenet 5/2F
2012 · 2 runs
10 May 12+46d Auteuil (FR) Prix Andrea (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m5½f · Very Soft · 9 ran 2/9 2½ 11-0 Bertrand Lestrade 17/2
25 Mar 12+119d Auteuil (FR) Prix Colonel De La Horie Challenge De L'Obstacle Gras Savoye Hipcover (Chase) (Conditions) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-7 Mlle Barbara Guenet 3/1
2011 · 3 runs
27 Nov 11+29d Auteuil (FR) Prix Jean Laumain (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m5½f · Very Soft · 14 ran F/14 — 10-12 Jacques Ricou 16/1
29 Oct 11+14d Auteuil (FR) Prix Ucello II (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m2½f · Very Soft · 11 ran 3/11 ¾ 10-8 Bertrand Lestrade 5/2F
15 Oct 11+728d Auteuil (FR) Prix Duc D'Alburquerque (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Amateur Riders) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 8 ran 4/8 4½ 10-3 Mlle Barbara Guenet 2/1F
2009 · 1 run
17 Oct 09+338d Auteuil (FR) Prix Duc d'Alburquerque (Chase) (Amateurs) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 4 ran 1/4 10-8 Ryan Mahon —
2008 · 1 run
13 Nov 08 Auteuil (FR) Prix de l'Hippodrome de Vitre (Hurdle) (Colts & Geldings) 2m2f · Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 10-3 Benoit Gicquel —

Quick answers

How many races has Virginia Desir won?
Virginia Desir (FR) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2008 and 2014, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 8 times in total (61.5% of starts).
Who trained Virginia Desir?
Virginia Desir (FR) was trained by G Macaire on the most recent run on record, at Enghien (FR) on 30 October 2014.
Who is Virginia Desir's sire?
Virginia Desir (FR) is by Discover D'Auteuil (FR) out of Sweet Jaune (FR), whose sire is Le Nain Jaune.
What going does Virginia Desir prefer?
Virginia Desir (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Virginia Desir's sire's record?
Discover D'Auteuil (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 954 runs since Jan 2008 (87 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 18.4% from 103. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 408. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 13.3% from 195.
Who are Virginia Desir's siblings?
Out of Sweet Jaune (FR), Virginia Desir (FR) has 9 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Virginia Chick (FR) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Virginia Chick (FR)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2008. 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.