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Horse profile

Almanzor

Wootton Bassett (GB) × Darkova (USA) (Maria's Mon (USA))

TrainerJ-C Rouget
OwnerEcurie Antonio Caro

Sex: colt
Foaled: 2013

Highest OR: 127
Record (GB & IRE): 2 wins from 2 runs (100%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £737,230 GB · €712,500 IRE
Last official rating: 127 (Flat)
Last run (GB & IRE): 15 Oct 2016, Ascot (1/10)

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	OR	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
15 Oct 16	Ascot	1/10	11/8F	won 2	Christophe Soumillon	J-C Rouget	Qipco Champion Stakes	Group 1	Flat Turf	1m2f	Good	9-0	127	Found (IRE)	£737,230	35	0/7
10 Sep 16	Leopardstown (IRE)	1/12	7/1	won ¾	Christophe Soumillon	J-C Rouget	QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (Outer Track)	Group 1	Flat Turf	1m2f	Yielding	9-0	118	Found (IRE)	€712,500	-	3/7

1/1015 Oct 16 · Ascot11/8F
Qipco Champion Stakes
Group 11m2fGood
All fields
Date
15 Oct 16
Course
Ascot
Pos
1/10
SP
11/8F
Btn
won 2
Jockey
Christophe Soumillon
Trainer
J-C Rouget
Race
Qipco Champion Stakes
Class
Group 1
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m2f
Going
Good
Wgt
9-0
OR
127
Winner / 2nd
Found (IRE)
Winner prize
£737,230
Days
35
Future form
0/7
1/1210 Sep 16 · Leopardstown (IRE)7/1
QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (Outer Track)
Group 11m2fYielding
All fields
Date
10 Sep 16
Course
Leopardstown (IRE)
Pos
1/12
SP
7/1
Btn
won ¾
Jockey
Christophe Soumillon
Trainer
J-C Rouget
Race
QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (Outer Track)
Class
Group 1
Type
Flat Turf
Dist
1m2f
Going
Yielding
Wgt
9-0
OR
118
Winner / 2nd
Found (IRE)
Winner prize
€712,500
Days
-
Future form
3/7

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
10 Sep 16	Leopardstown (IRE)	QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (Outer Track)	1/12	Minding (IRE)	3	15 Oct 16	Ascot	Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored by Qipco)
10 Sep 16	Leopardstown (IRE)	QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (Outer Track)	1/12	Highland Reel (IRE)	7	2 Jun 17	Epsom	Investec Coronation Cup
10 Sep 16	Leopardstown (IRE)	QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (Outer Track)	1/12	Hawkbill (USA)	9	20 May 17	Newbury	Al Rayyan Stakes

1/1210 Sep 16 · Leopardstown (IRE)
QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (Outer Track)
All fields
Date
10 Sep 16
Course
Leopardstown (IRE)
Race
QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (Outer Track)
This horse
1/12
Winner next time
Minding (IRE)
Their pos
3
Won on
15 Oct 16
At
Ascot
Race won
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored by Qipco)
1/1210 Sep 16 · Leopardstown (IRE)
QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (Outer Track)
All fields
Date
10 Sep 16
Course
Leopardstown (IRE)
Race
QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (Outer Track)
This horse
1/12
Winner next time
Highland Reel (IRE)
Their pos
7
Won on
2 Jun 17
At
Epsom
Race won
Investec Coronation Cup
1/1210 Sep 16 · Leopardstown (IRE)
QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (Outer Track)
All fields
Date
10 Sep 16
Course
Leopardstown (IRE)
Race
QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (Outer Track)
This horse
1/12
Winner next time
Hawkbill (USA)
Their pos
9
Won on
20 May 17
At
Newbury
Race won
Al Rayyan Stakes

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	OR first run	OR last run	Best OR	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
J-C Rouget	10 Sep 16	15 Oct 16	1/12	118	127	127	2	2	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£737,230	€712,500

J-C Rouget

Trainer: J-C Rouget
First run: 10 Sep 16
Last run: 15 Oct 16
First run for yard: 1/12
OR first run: 118
OR last run: 127
Best OR: 127
Runs: 2
Wins: 2
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £737,230
Prize IRE (€): €712,500

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	Best OR	First run	Last run
Flat	2	2	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£737,230	€712,500	127	10 Sep 16	15 Oct 16

Flat

Code: Flat
Runs: 2
Wins: 2
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £737,230
Prize IRE (€): €712,500
Best OR: 127
First run: 10 Sep 16
Last run: 15 Oct 16

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchWootton Bassett (GB)

Parent · 1

SireWootton Bassett (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireIffraaj (GB)
Sire's damBalladonia (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchDarkova (USA)

Parent · 1

DamDarkova (USA)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireMaria's Mon (USA)
Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Wootton Bassett (GB)

Darkova (USA)

Iffraaj (GB)

Balladonia (GB)

Maria's Mon (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseAlmanzor (FR)

Sexcolt

Foaled2013

SireWootton Bassett (GB)

DamDarkova (USA)

DamsireMaria's Mon (USA)

Sire's sireIffraaj (GB)

Sire's damBalladonia (GB)

Dam's produce3 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingNatasha (GB)

Female line

Darkova (USA) · 3 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Wootton Bassett (GB)	Darkova (USA)	Maria's Mon (USA)	colt	Flat 8.4f · NH 2m½f	Flat 7.8f · NH 2m2f

Wootton Bassett (GB)

Sire: Wootton Bassett (GB)
Dam: Darkova (USA)
Damsire: Maria's Mon (USA)
Sex: colt
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 8.4f · NH 2m½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 7.8f · NH 2m2f

Progeny of Wootton Bassett (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All Flat runs	3,073	455	1,014	14.8%	33.0%	2	2
At 9f to 11f	694	89	214	12.8%	30.8%	2	2
On Good to soft or yielding going	325	54	117	16.6%	36.0%	1	1
At 9f to 11f on Good to soft or yielding going	72	11	26	15.3%	36.1%	1	1

All Flat runs

Condition: All Flat runs
Runs: 3,073
Wins: 455
Placed: 1,014
Win %: 14.8%
Place %: 33.0%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 2

At 9f to 11f

Condition: At 9f to 11f
Runs: 694
Wins: 89
Placed: 214
Win %: 12.8%
Place %: 30.8%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 2

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 325
Wins: 54
Placed: 117
Win %: 16.6%
Place %: 36.0%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

At 9f to 11f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 9f to 11f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 72
Wins: 11
Placed: 26
Win %: 15.3%
Place %: 36.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 1

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Wootton Bassett (GB) × Maria's Mon mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Flat	2	1	50.0%	1	5	2	0	40.0%	£737,230	€713,319

Flat

Code: Flat
Runners: 2
Winners: 1
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 1
Runs: 5
Wins: 2
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 40.0%
Prize GB (£): £737,230
Prize IRE (€): €713,319

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Best win	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Almanzor (FR)	2	2	2	Group/Grade 1	£737,230	€712,500
North Ocean (IRE)	3	0	0	-	£0	€819

Almanzor (FR)

Horse: Almanzor (FR)
Runs: 2
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 2
Best win: Group/Grade 1
Prize GB (£): £737,230
Prize IRE (€): €712,500

North Ocean (IRE)

Horse: North Ocean (IRE)
Runs: 3
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €819

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Ratings

Official ratings

Code	Current OR	Highest OR	Lowest OR	Last winning OR	Last win	Rated runs
Flat	127	127	118	127	15 Oct 16	2

Flat

Code: Flat
Current OR: 127
Highest OR: 127
Lowest OR: 118
Last winning OR: 127
Last win: 15 Oct 16
Rated runs: 2

Current OR here is the mark carried on the latest run in each code; the page header uses a newer declared mark where one exists.

Official rating by run

Date	Course	Code	OR	Change	Pos
15 Oct 16	Ascot	Flat	127	9	1/10
10 Sep 16	Leopardstown (IRE)	Flat	118	-	1/12

1/1015 Oct 16 · Ascot
All fields
Date
15 Oct 16
Course
Ascot
Code
Flat
OR
127
Change
9
Pos
1/10
1/1210 Sep 16 · Leopardstown (IRE)
All fields
Date
10 Sep 16
Course
Leopardstown (IRE)
Code
Flat
OR
118
Change
-
Pos
1/12

Current mark v winning marks

Code	Current OR	OR last run	Change	Last winning OR	Last win	v last winning	Highest winning OR	v highest winning	Highest OR	v highest
Flat	127	127	0	127	15 Oct 16	0	127	0	127	0

Flat

Code: Flat
Current OR: 127
OR last run: 127
Change: 0
Last winning OR: 127
Last win: 15 Oct 16
v last winning: 0
Highest winning OR: 127
v highest winning: 0
Highest OR: 127
v highest: 0

Differences are current OR minus the mark shown (positive = higher now). Current OR in the main code uses a newer declared or published mark where one exists.

Family

Dam summary

Darkova (USA)

G1 winners: 1
Produce: 3 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Darkova (USA) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Frankel (GB)

Natasha (GB)2W · 6R
Enoch (IRE)2W · 3R

Female line

1Darkova (USA)

Notable relatives

Almanzor is the only black-type winner in this female family in Britain or Ireland since 1990.

In brief

When was Almanzor foaled?

Almanzor (FR) was foaled in 2013.

Who are the sire and dam of Almanzor?

Almanzor (FR) is by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Darkova (USA), a daughter of Maria's Mon (USA).

Who trained Almanzor?

Almanzor (FR) was trained by J-C Rouget and owned by Ecurie Antonio Caro at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Almanzor's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Almanzor (FR) won 2 of 2 races (100%). Runs abroad (for example in France, Dubai or the USA) are not included.

What is Almanzor's biggest win?

Almanzor (FR)'s biggest wins in Britain and Ireland were 2 Group 1 races, most recently the Qipco Champion Stakes (Group 1) at Ascot on 15 October 2016.

Has Almanzor ever been beaten?

Almanzor (FR) was never beaten in Britain or Ireland, winning all 2 of those races.

What was Almanzor's official rating?

Almanzor (FR) was last officially rated 127 on the Flat (also the career high).

Is Almanzor still racing?

Almanzor (FR) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 15 October 2016 at Ascot in the Qipco Champion Stakes, finishing 1st of 10, and has not run there since.

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Updated 2016-10-15