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Horse profile

Winterdance (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2012) · Last trainer J Ortet · Last owner Philippe Matran
by Sassanian (USA) out of Dancing Bird (FR) (Pampabird)
8 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2010
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Nov 2012 — 5,085 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2012 · 2nd of 4 Won at Montauban
KTB Profile

Winterdance (FR) is 1 from 8. Hasn't won since Sep 2012.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 15 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
Sassanian (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 661 runs since Jan 2008 (67 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−10.3—
Good to Firm46510.9%+0.6—
Good1542013%+2.7—
Good to Soft12297.4%−2.91 from 1
Soft222209%−1.30 from 6
Heavy1121412.5%+2.20 from 1
Standard (AW)100%−10.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f200%−10.3—
1m5f – 2m1521912.5%+2.2—
2m1f – 2m4f323329.9%−0.41 from 6
2m5f – 3m149138.7%−1.60 from 2
Over 3m35411.4%+1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dancing Bird (FR) (Pampabird)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +1.20
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% —

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 5 0 0% −5.00
Nimes 1 0 0% —
Montauban 1 1 100% +1.20
Lyon Parilly 1 0 0% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% −1.80
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Benoit Claudic 2 0 0% −2.00
Thomas Beaurain 1 0 0% —
Gaetan Olivier 1 1 100% +1.20
David Cottin 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Lesot 1 0 0% −1.00
Mathieu Pitart 1 0 0% —
Hippolyte Huet 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 5 1 20% −0.80
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 2 1 50% +1.20
2011 3 0 0% −2.00
2010 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 0 0% −5.00
Hurdle 1 1 100% +1.20

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
11 Nov 12+48d Nimes Prix Piomares (Claiming Chase) 19f · Very Soft · 4 ran 2/4 4 11-0 Thomas Beaurain —
24 Sep 12+324d Montauban Prix Gerard Sereys (Claiming Hurdle) 17.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-3 Gaetan Olivier 6/5
05 Nov 11+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Cacao (Prix Salon Du Cheval De Paris 2011) (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 21.5f · Heavy · 20 ran PU/20 — 10-8 David Cottin 51/1
15 Oct 11+135d Auteuil (FR) Prix Montgomery (Chase) Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 23.5f · Very Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 9-13 Davy Lesot 53/1
02 Jun 11+384d Lyon Parilly Grand Steeple Chase De Lyon Class 1 · 20.5f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 2½ 9-11 Mathieu Pitart —
14 May 10+14d Auteuil (FR) Prix Regalia (Chase) (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 18.5f · Very Soft · 12 ran 7/12 4 10-3 Benoit Claudic 8/1
30 Apr 10+16d Auteuil (FR) Prix La Veine (Chase) (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 14 ran 5/14 1½ 10-10 Benoit Claudic 43/10
14 Apr 10 Auteuil (FR) Prix The Coyote (Chase) (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 10 ran F/10 — 10-6 Hippolyte Huet 6/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Winterdance (FR) won?
Winterdance (FR) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2010 and 2012, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Winterdance (FR)?
Winterdance (FR) was trained by J Ortet on the most recent run on record, at Nimes on 11 November 2012.
Who is Winterdance (FR)'s sire?
Winterdance (FR) is by Sassanian (USA) out of Dancing Bird (FR), whose sire is Pampabird.
What is Winterdance (FR)'s sire's record?
Sassanian (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 661 runs since Jan 2008 (67 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from April 2010. 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.