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Horse profile

Yes We Could (FR)

3yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2010) · Last trainer M Boutin · Last owner M Boutin
by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Life Is Beautiful (IRE) (Septieme Ciel)
3 runs · 2 courses · from Apr 2010
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Apr 2010 — 6,038 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2010 · 7th of 12
KTB Profile

Yes We Could (FR) is yet to win from 3 starts. Best effort: 4th of 9 at Saint-Cloud (FR) (Apr 2010).

Based on 3 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
Refuse To Bend (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Apr 2008 (320 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5846.9%−2.9—
Good to Firm952899.3%−0.5—
Good1,09410910%+0.20 from 1
Good to Soft5555610.1%+0.3—
Soft715709.8%00 from 1
Heavy245208.2%−1.60 from 1
Standard (AW)1,24912910.3%+0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2903110.7%+0.9—
6f – 7f1,5291439.4%−0.4—
1m – 1m1f1,04110610.2%+0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f944879.2%−0.60 from 3
1m5f – 2m671619.1%−0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f2973411.4%+1.6—
2m5f – 3m901516.7%+6.9—
Over 3m600%−9.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2008 · as at 6 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Life Is Beautiful (IRE) (Septieme Ciel)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Austerity (FR)10——
Falkhair (FR)240——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Longchamp (FR) 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
2010 · 3 runs
25 Apr 10+16d Longchamp (FR) Prix De Saint-Ouen (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 1m2½f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 8 8-11 Gregory Benoist 29/1
09 Apr 10+8d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix De Lescar (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 1m2½f · Very Soft · 16 ran —/16 8-7 Gregory Benoist 29/1
01 Apr 10 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Du Jardin De L'Avre (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 1m4f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 ¾ 8-11 Gregory Benoist 15/1

Quick answers

How many races has Yes We Could won?
Yes We Could (FR) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2010.
Who trained Yes We Could?
Yes We Could (FR) was trained by M Boutin on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 25 April 2010.
Who is Yes We Could's sire?
Yes We Could (FR) is by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Life Is Beautiful (IRE), whose sire is Septieme Ciel.
What is Yes We Could's sire's record?
Refuse To Bend (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Apr 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Yes We Could's siblings?
Out of Life Is Beautiful (IRE), Yes We Could (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2010. 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.