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Horse profile

Vol De Brion (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2017) · Last trainer G Chaignon · Last owner Gilles Chaignon
by Day Flight (GB) out of First Union (FR) (Shafoun)
23 runs · 4 courses · from Mar 2013
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Nov 2017 — 3,280 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2017 · 9th of 13 Won at Auteuil (FR)
KTB Profile

Vol De Brion (FR) is 1 from 23. Hasn't won since May 2017.

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 28 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

Progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 360 runs since Jan 2008 (32 horses).

Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 17.8% from 135.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm14428.6%+14.2—
Good861214%−0.4—
Good to Soft651218.5%+4.1—
Soft1261612.7%−1.71 from 15
Heavy58813.8%−0.60 from 6
Standard (AW)900%−14.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−14.4—
1m2f – 1m4f29620.7%+6.3—
1m5f – 2m85910.6%−3.80 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1352417.8%+3.40 from 2
2m5f – 3m961111.5%−2.91 from 19
Over 3m14214.3%−0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
First Union (FR) (Shafoun)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Sleep In First (FR) (10 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Sleep In First (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sleep In First (FR)65101m7½f–2m1fClass 4
Ultranet (FR)3742m3½f–2m5½f—
Nice Baby (FR)130——
Reunion A Brion (FR)30——
Talent De Brion (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 15 1 7% +10.50
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 19 1 5% +6.50
Enghien (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Vire 1 0 0% −1.00
Saumur 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 19 1 5% +6.50
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ludovic Philipperon 11 0 0% −11.00
Alban Desvaux 3 0 0% −3.00
Lenie Suzineau 3 0 0% −3.00
James Reveley 2 1 50% +23.50
Ervan Chazelle 1 0 0% −1.00
Arnold Cisel 1 0 0% −1.00
Jerome Cabre 1 0 0% −1.00
Aurelien Bonduau 1 0 0% —

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 21 1 5% +4.50
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
None 1 0 0% —

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 5 1 20% +20.50
2016 7 0 0% −7.00
2015 4 0 0% −4.00
2014 5 0 0% −5.00
2013 2 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 20 1 5% +5.50
Flat 2 0 0% −1.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2017 · 5 runs
04 Nov 17+176d Auteuil (FR) Prix le Parisien (Prix Cacao) (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 13 ran 9/13 18 11-0 James Reveley 121/10
12 May 17+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Saint Sauveur (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-3 James Reveley 245/10
21 Apr 17+26d Auteuil (FR) Prix William Head (Chase) () (5yo+) (Turf) 23.5f · Very Soft · 8 ran 6/8 15 10-12 Ludovic Philipperon 22/1
26 Mar 17+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix RFM Dimanches au Galop - Prix Lutteur III (Chase) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 18 ran 7/18 ½ 10-8 Alban Desvaux 91/10
05 Mar 17+98d Auteuil (FR) Prix Jean Doumen (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 hd 10-10 Ludovic Philipperon 46/1
2016 · 7 runs
27 Nov 16+43d Auteuil (FR) Prix le Parisien (Prix Jean Laumain) (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 16 ran 10/16 1½ 10-3 Ludovic Philipperon 92/10
15 Oct 16+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Montgomery (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 23.5f · Very Soft · 13 ran 3/13 2 9-11 Ludovic Philipperon 153/10
24 Sep 16+18d Auteuil (FR) Prix Violon II (Chase) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 16 ran F/16 — 10-6 Ervan Chazelle 14/1
06 Sep 16+115d Auteuil (FR) Prix World Citizen (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 12 ran 7/12 nk 11-0 Ludovic Philipperon 73/10
14 May 16+27d Auteuil (FR) Prix Saint Sauveur (Chase) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 15 ran 7/15 hd 10-1 Ludovic Philipperon 17/2
17 Apr 16+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix du President de la Republique (Chase) Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 23.5f · Very Soft · 15 ran 2/15 4 9-11 Ludovic Philipperon 152/10
27 Mar 16+119d Auteuil (FR) Prix Lutteur III (Chase) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 17 ran 4/17 2½ 9-11 Ludovic Philipperon 192/10
2015 · 4 runs
29 Nov 15+160d Auteuil (FR) Prix Jean Laumain (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 18 ran 5/18 nse 10-1 Ludovic Philipperon 26/1
22 Jun 15+92d Auteuil (FR) Prix Chinco (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Soft · 13 ran F/13 — 10-1 Ludovic Philipperon 179/10
22 Mar 15+26d Auteuil (FR) Prix Lutteur III (Chase) (Listed Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Very Soft · 18 ran 8/18 ¾ 9-11 Ludovic Philipperon 38/1
24 Feb 15+89d Enghien (FR) Prix Fernand Roy (Chase) (Conditions) (6yo+ Non-Thoroughbreds) (Turf) 22.5f · Heavy · 11 ran 5/11 2½ 11-0 Lenie Suzineau 17/1
2014 · 5 runs
27 Nov 14+18d Auteuil (FR) Prix Oteuil SF (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo Non-Thoroughbreds) (Turf) 21.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 7 10-12 Lenie Suzineau 114/10
09 Nov 14+38d Auteuil (FR) Prix Thuya (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo Non-Thoroughbreds) (Turf) 21.5f · Very Soft · 11 ran 3/11 1¾ 10-8 Lenie Suzineau 28/1
02 Oct 14+133d Auteuil (FR) Prix Ferdinand Riant (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo Non-Thoroughbreds) (5yo) (Turf) 21.5f · Very Soft · 8 ran 8/8 2½ 10-8 Alban Desvaux 17/1
22 May 14+57d Auteuil (FR) Prix Jasmin II (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) 21.5f · Heavy · 14 ran F/14 — 10-6 Alban Desvaux 185/10
26 Mar 14+303d Enghien (FR) Prix De Prechac (Chase) (Conditions) (4-5yo Non-Thoroughbreds) (Turf) 19f · Very Soft · 12 ran F/12 — 11-0 Arnold Cisel 26/1
2013 · 2 runs
27 May 13+64d Vire Prix Yearly (AQPS) (4yo) (Turf) 13f · 3 ran 2/3 1½ 10-6 Jerome Cabre 7/2
24 Mar 13 Saumur Prix de la Chauvelais (AQPS) (Turf) 16f · 3 ran 2/3 5 10-3 Aurelien Bonduau —

Quick answers

How many races has Vol De Brion won?
Vol De Brion (FR) won 1 of 23 archived starts between 2013 and 2017, a strike rate of 4.3%. Placed 6 times in total (26.1% of starts).
Who trained Vol De Brion?
Vol De Brion (FR) was trained by G Chaignon on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 4 November 2017.
Who is Vol De Brion's sire?
Vol De Brion (FR) is by Day Flight (GB) out of First Union (FR), whose sire is Shafoun.
What going does Vol De Brion prefer?
Vol De Brion (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 15 starts (6.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Vol De Brion's sire's record?
Day Flight (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.4% of 360 runs since Jan 2008 (32 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 17.8% from 135.
Who are Vol De Brion's siblings?
Out of First Union (FR), Vol De Brion (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Sleep In First (FR) (10). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Sleep In First (FR)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2013. 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.