Vital Spirit (FR)
Vital Spirit (FR) is 4 from 24. Hasn't won since Jul 2013. All 4 wins have come over trips under 6f.
- 4–24Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 6 (25%)Placed
- +23.90£1 level staken=23 at SP
- 1.98Fair A/E n=22 · 1.89 incl. margin
- 25dBetween runs (median)longest 243 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 10.6% of 311 runs since Apr 2011 (19 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.3% from 140.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 63 | 7 | 11.1% | +0.5 | — |
| Good | 83 | 8 | 9.6% | −1 | 2 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | −4.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 45 | 3 | 6.7% | −3.9 | 1 from 8 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −10.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 78 | 12 | 15.4% | +4.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 140 | 20 | 14.3% | +3.7 | 4 from 15 |
| 6f – 7f | 141 | 12 | 8.5% | −2.1 | 0 from 9 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 22 | 0 | 0% | −10.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +3.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2011 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 2 | 20% | +29.60 |
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.70 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deauville (FR) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 6 | 2 | 33% | +32.60 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.70 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Angouleme | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 15 | 4 | 27% | +32.90 |
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umberto Rispoli | 5 | 1 | 20% | +20.60 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.30 |
| Gerald Mosse | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Julien Auge | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ioritz Mendizabal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fabrice Veron | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Antoine Hamelin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Morgan Delalande | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Maxime Guyon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Olivier Peslier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stephane Breux | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Francois-Xavier Bertras | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fergal Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thomas Huet | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +19.60 |
| 2012 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +13.30 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 Vital Spirit won?
- Vital Spirit (FR) won 4 of 24 archived starts between 2011 and 2015, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 6 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Vital Spirit?
- Vital Spirit (FR) was trained by E J O'Neill on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 23 April 2015.
- Who is Vital Spirit's sire?
- Vital Spirit (FR) is by Vital Equine (IRE) out of Reel Twister (GB), whose sire is Reel Buddy.
- What going does Vital Spirit prefer?
- Vital Spirit (FR) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Vital Spirit's sire's record?
- Vital Equine (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 311 runs since Apr 2011 (19 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.3% from 140.