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Horse profile

War Gun (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2011) · Last trainer C Gourdain · Last owner Mme Valerie Ducloy
by Marchand De Sable (USA) out of Celibataire (FR) (Saumarez)
5 runs · 3 courses · from Feb 2008
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Oct 2011 — 5,480 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2011 · 9th of 20 Won at Maisons-Laffitte (FR)
KTB Profile

War Gun (FR) is 1 from 5. Hasn't won since Apr 2011.

Based on 5 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
Marchand De Sable (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,093 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 13.2% from 167. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.8% from 148.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+39.8—
Good to Firm17211.8%+1.6—
Good260238.8%−1.41 from 3
Good to Soft1672213.2%+30 from 1
Soft289289.7%−0.5—
Heavy146138.9%−1.3—
Standard (AW)2102210.5%+0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f28310.7%+0.5—
6f – 7f1752112%+1.80 from 1
1m – 1m1f2843311.6%+1.41 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f328309.1%−1.1—
1m5f – 2m1101412.7%+2.5—
2m1f – 2m4f148106.8%−3.4—
2m5f – 3m2000%−10.2—

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
Celibataire (FR) (Saumarez)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Industrial Spirit (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Industrial Spirit (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Industrial Spirit (GB)411mClass 5
Sarape (FR)211m2f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% +8.80
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 2 1 50% +9.80
Longchamp (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Toulouse (FR) 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% +8.80
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Christophe Soumillon 3 1 33% +8.80
Ioritz Mendizabal 1 0 0% −1.00
Philippe Sogorb 1 0 0% —

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 3 1 33% +8.80
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2008 1 0 0% —

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
2011 · 3 runs
27 Oct 11+161d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix D'Uzes (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 8f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 9/20 1½ 9-6 Christophe Soumillon 68/10
19 May 11+22d Longchamp (FR) Prix De Glagny (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 7f · Good · 17 ran 3/17 ¾ 8-11 Christophe Soumillon 8/1
27 Apr 11+372d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Du Rond Boileau (Handicap) (5yo) (Turf) 8f · Good · 20 ran 1/20 9-2 Christophe Soumillon 108/10
2010 · 1 run
20 Apr 10+797d Longchamp (FR) Prix De La Place Des Victoires (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 8f · Good · 19 ran —/19 9-1 Ioritz Mendizabal 11/1
2008 · 1 run
13 Feb 08 Toulouse (FR) Prix Provincial 8f · 6 ran 3/6 ½ 9-4 Philippe Sogorb —

Quick answers

How many races has War Gun won?
War Gun (FR) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2008 and 2011, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained War Gun?
War Gun (FR) was trained by C Gourdain on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 27 October 2011.
Who is War Gun's sire?
War Gun (FR) is by Marchand De Sable (USA) out of Celibataire (FR), whose sire is Saumarez.
What going does War Gun prefer?
War Gun (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is War Gun's sire's record?
Marchand De Sable (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,093 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.2% from 167. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.8% from 148.
Who are War Gun's siblings?
Out of Celibataire (FR), War Gun (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Industrial Spirit (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Industrial Spirit (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2008. 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.