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Horse profile

Le Sauvignon

Morespeed (GB) × Tarde (FR) (Kashtan (FR))

TrainerPaul Nicholls
OwnerD J F A Jackson

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 1994

Record (GB & IRE): 1 win from 3 runs (33%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £16,285 GB
Last run (GB & IRE): 26 Dec 2002, Kempton (2/7)
Last win (GB & IRE): 17 Dec 2002, Folkestone

Recent form

812

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
26 Dec 02	Kempton	2/7	2/1F	6	R Walsh	Paul Nicholls	Pertemps Aviation Resources Feltham Novices' Chase Grade 1	Class 1	Chase	3m	Soft	11-7	Jair Du Cochet (FR)	£29,000	9	0/6
17 Dec 02	Folkestone	1/4	4/11F	won 5	R Walsh	Paul Nicholls	Stone Street Novices' Chase Class D	Class 3	Chase	3m1f	Soft	10-12	Magic Of Sydney (IRE)	£5,285	983	0/2
8 Apr 00	Aintree	8/10	10/1	dist	D Bressou	J Bertran De Balanda	Martell Aintree Hurdle Grade 1	Class 1	Hurdle	2m4f	Good	11-7	Mister Morose (IRE)	£60,000	-	2/9

2/726 Dec 02 · Kempton2/1F
Pertemps Aviation Resources Feltham Novices' Chase Grade 1
Class 13mSoft
All fields
Date
26 Dec 02
Course
Kempton
Pos
2/7
SP
2/1F
Btn
6
Jockey
R Walsh
Trainer
Paul Nicholls
Race
Pertemps Aviation Resources Feltham Novices' Chase Grade 1
Class
Class 1
Type
Chase
Dist
3m
Going
Soft
Wgt
11-7
Winner / 2nd
Jair Du Cochet (FR)
Winner prize
£29,000
Days
9
Future form
0/6
1/417 Dec 02 · Folkestone4/11F
Stone Street Novices' Chase Class D
Class 33m1fSoft
All fields
Date
17 Dec 02
Course
Folkestone
Pos
1/4
SP
4/11F
Btn
won 5
Jockey
R Walsh
Trainer
Paul Nicholls
Race
Stone Street Novices' Chase Class D
Class
Class 3
Type
Chase
Dist
3m1f
Going
Soft
Wgt
10-12
Winner / 2nd
Magic Of Sydney (IRE)
Winner prize
£5,285
Days
983
Future form
0/2
8/108 Apr 00 · Aintree10/1
Martell Aintree Hurdle Grade 1
Class 12m4fGood
All fields
Date
8 Apr 00
Course
Aintree
Pos
8/10
SP
10/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
D Bressou
Trainer
J Bertran De Balanda
Race
Martell Aintree Hurdle Grade 1
Class
Class 1
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m4f
Going
Good
Wgt
11-7
Winner / 2nd
Mister Morose (IRE)
Winner prize
£60,000
Days
-
Future form
2/9

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
8 Apr 00	Aintree	Martell Aintree Hurdle Grade 1	8/10	Mister Morose (IRE)	1	15 Apr 00	Ayr	Samsung Electronics Scottish Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap)Grade 2
8 Apr 00	Aintree	Martell Aintree Hurdle Grade 1	8/10	Mantles Prince (GB)	2	30 Apr 00	Navan (IRE)	Mullagh Handicap

8/108 Apr 00 · Aintree
Martell Aintree Hurdle Grade 1
All fields
Date
8 Apr 00
Course
Aintree
Race
Martell Aintree Hurdle Grade 1
This horse
8/10
Winner next time
Mister Morose (IRE)
Their pos
1
Won on
15 Apr 00
At
Ayr
Race won
Samsung Electronics Scottish Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap)Grade 2
8/108 Apr 00 · Aintree
Martell Aintree Hurdle Grade 1
All fields
Date
8 Apr 00
Course
Aintree
Race
Martell Aintree Hurdle Grade 1
This horse
8/10
Winner next time
Mantles Prince (GB)
Their pos
2
Won on
30 Apr 00
At
Navan (IRE)
Race won
Mullagh Handicap

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	Moved from	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Paul Nicholls	J Bertran De Balanda	17 Dec 02	26 Dec 02	1/4	2	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£16,285	€0
J Bertran De Balanda	-	8 Apr 00	8 Apr 00	8/10	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Paul Nicholls

Trainer: Paul Nicholls
Moved from: J Bertran De Balanda
First run: 17 Dec 02
Last run: 26 Dec 02
First run for yard: 1/4
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £16,285
Prize IRE (€): €0

J Bertran De Balanda

Trainer: J Bertran De Balanda
First run: 8 Apr 00
Last run: 8 Apr 00
First run for yard: 8/10
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Spells with each trainer in race order, latest first (a horse that returns to a trainer shows a new spell). From British and Irish runs since 1990.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	3	1	1	0	33.3%	66.7%	£16,285	€0	8 Apr 00	26 Dec 02

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £16,285
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 8 Apr 00
Last run: 26 Dec 02

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

By race type

Race type	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Hurdle	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Chase	2	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£16,285	€0

Hurdle

Race type: Hurdle
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Chase

Race type: Chase
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £16,285
Prize IRE (€): €0

By going

Going	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Good	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Soft	2	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£16,285	€0

Good

Going: Good
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Soft

Going: Soft
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £16,285
Prize IRE (€): €0

By distance

Distance	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
2m2f to 2m5f	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
2m6f to 3m1f	2	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£16,285	€0

2m2f to 2m5f

Distance: 2m2f to 2m5f
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

2m6f to 3m1f

Distance: 2m6f to 3m1f
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £16,285
Prize IRE (€): €0

Flat bands: 5f-6f, 7f-1m, 9f-11f, 12f-13f, 14f+. NH bands: 2m-2m1f, 2m2f-2m5f, 2m6f-3m1f, 3m2f+.

By course

Course	Runs	Wins	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Folkestone	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£5,285	€0
Aintree	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
Kempton	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£11,000	€0

Folkestone

Course: Folkestone
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £5,285
Prize IRE (€): €0

Aintree

Course: Aintree
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Kempton

Course: Kempton
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £11,000
Prize IRE (€): €0

By class

Class	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Class 1	2	0	1	0	0.0%	50.0%	£11,000	€0
Class 3	1	1	0	0	100.0%	100.0%	£5,285	€0

Class 1

Class: Class 1
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 50.0%
Prize GB (£): £11,000
Prize IRE (€): €0

Class 3

Class: Class 3
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £5,285
Prize IRE (€): €0

Pattern (Group/Grade/Listed) shown ahead of class. Irish races carry no class, so they are grouped as handicap or non-handicap.

By field size

Runners	Runs	Wins	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
2 to 5 runners	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£5,285	€0
6 to 8 runners	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£11,000	€0
9 to 12 runners	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

2 to 5 runners

Runners: 2 to 5 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £5,285
Prize IRE (€): €0

6 to 8 runners

Runners: 6 to 8 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £11,000
Prize IRE (€): €0

9 to 12 runners

Runners: 9 to 12 runners
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By month

Month	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
April	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
December	2	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£16,285	€0

April

Month: April
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

December

Month: December
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £16,285
Prize IRE (€): €0

By jockey

Jockey	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
R Walsh	2	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£16,285	€0
D Bressou	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

R Walsh

Jockey: R Walsh
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £16,285
Prize IRE (€): €0

D Bressou

Jockey: D Bressou
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By trainer

Trainer	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Paul Nicholls	2	1	1	0	50.0%	100.0%	£16,285	€0
J Bertran De Balanda	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

Paul Nicholls

Trainer: Paul Nicholls
Runs: 2
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 50.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £16,285
Prize IRE (€): €0

J Bertran De Balanda

Trainer: J Bertran De Balanda
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

By headgear

Headgear	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
No headgear	3	1	1	0	33.3%	66.7%	£16,285	€0

No headgear

Headgear: No headgear
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Place %: 66.7%
Prize GB (£): £16,285
Prize IRE (€): €0

Headgear codes as declared: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield.

By days since last run

Days since last run	Runs	Wins	2nd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Debut / no previous run	1	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0
8 to 14 days	1	0	1	0.0%	100.0%	£11,000	€0
Over a year	1	1	0	100.0%	100.0%	£5,285	€0

Debut / no previous run

Days since last run: Debut / no previous run
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

8 to 14 days

Days since last run: 8 to 14 days
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 1
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £11,000
Prize IRE (€): €0

Over a year

Days since last run: Over a year
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 100.0%
Place %: 100.0%
Prize GB (£): £5,285
Prize IRE (€): €0

Counted from the previous run in Britain or Ireland; runs abroad are not seen.

Pedigree

Sire branchMorespeed (GB)

Parent · 1

SireMorespeed (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireNot traced
Sire's damNot traced

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 branchTarde (FR)

Parent · 1

DamTarde (FR)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireKashtan (FR)
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

Morespeed (GB)

Tarde (FR)

Not traced

Kashtan (FR)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseLe Sauvignon (FR)

Sexgelding

Foaled1994

SireMorespeed (GB)

DamTarde (FR)

DamsireKashtan (FR)

Dam's produce3 winners from 4 runners

Notable siblingMontifault (FR)

Female line

Tarde (FR) · 3 winners from 4 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Morespeed (GB)	Tarde (FR)	Kashtan (FR)	gelding	NH 2m4½f	NH 2m6½f

Morespeed (GB)

Sire: Morespeed (GB)
Dam: Tarde (FR)
Damsire: Kashtan (FR)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: NH 2m4½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: NH 2m6½f

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

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs	This horse wins
All National Hunt runs	173	31	59	17.9%	34.1%	3	1
At 2m6f to 3m1f	64	6	18	9.4%	28.1%	2	1
On Soft going	35	9	15	25.7%	42.9%	2	1
At 2m6f to 3m1f on Soft going	14	3	5	21.4%	35.7%	2	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 173
Wins: 31
Placed: 59
Win %: 17.9%
Place %: 34.1%
This horse runs: 3
This horse wins: 1

At 2m6f to 3m1f

Condition: At 2m6f to 3m1f
Runs: 64
Wins: 6
Placed: 18
Win %: 9.4%
Place %: 28.1%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

On Soft going

Condition: On Soft going
Runs: 35
Wins: 9
Placed: 15
Win %: 25.7%
Place %: 42.9%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 1

At 2m6f to 3m1f on Soft going

Condition: At 2m6f to 3m1f on Soft going
Runs: 14
Wins: 3
Placed: 5
Win %: 21.4%
Place %: 35.7%
This horse runs: 2
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.

Morespeed (GB) × Kashtan mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	5	4	80.0%	1	86	13	15	15.1%	£157,209	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 5
Winners: 4
Winners %: 80.0%
Black-type winners: 1
Runs: 86
Wins: 13
2nd/3rd: 15
Win %: 15.1%
Prize GB (£): £157,209
Prize IRE (€): €0

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Best win	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Montifault (FR)	33	7	1	Listed	£107,480	€0
Fard Du Moulin Mas (FR)	32	4	0	-	£24,095	€0
Le Sauvignon (FR)	3	1	0	-	£16,285	€0
Azzemour (FR)	13	1	0	-	£7,105	€0
Vitray (FR)	5	0	0	-	£2,244	€0

Montifault (FR)

Horse: Montifault (FR)
Runs: 33
Wins: 7
Black-type wins: 1
Best win: Listed
Prize GB (£): £107,480
Prize IRE (€): €0

Fard Du Moulin Mas (FR)

Horse: Fard Du Moulin Mas (FR)
Runs: 32
Wins: 4
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £24,095
Prize IRE (€): €0

Le Sauvignon (FR)

Horse: Le Sauvignon (FR)
Runs: 3
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £16,285
Prize IRE (€): €0

Azzemour (FR)

Horse: Azzemour (FR)
Runs: 13
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £7,105
Prize IRE (€): €0

Vitray (FR)

Horse: Vitray (FR)
Runs: 5
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £2,244
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Tarde (FR)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 3 winners from 4 runners

Full siblings

Montifault (FR)7W · 33R · 1 black-type
Azzemour (FR)1W · 13R
Vitray (FR)0W · 5R

Half siblings

Every other foal out of Tarde (FR) to have raced in Britain or Ireland is a full sibling.

Female line

1Tarde (FR)

Notable relatives

Full brother

Montifault (FR)7W · 33R · 1 black-type

In brief

When was Le Sauvignon foaled?

Le Sauvignon (FR) was foaled in 1994.

Who are the sire and dam of Le Sauvignon?

Le Sauvignon (FR) is by Morespeed (GB) out of Tarde (FR), a daughter of Kashtan (FR).

Who trained Le Sauvignon?

Le Sauvignon (FR) was trained by Paul Nicholls and owned by D J F A Jackson at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland, having also run for J Bertran De Balanda.

What is Le Sauvignon's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Le Sauvignon (FR) won 1 of 3 races (33%).

What is Le Sauvignon's biggest win?

Le Sauvignon (FR)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the Stone Street Novices' Chase Class D at Folkestone on 17 December 2002.

Has Le Sauvignon ever been beaten?

Le Sauvignon (FR) was beaten twice in 3 runs in Britain and Ireland, the first time on 8 April 2000 at Aintree (8th of 10).

Is Le Sauvignon still racing?

Le Sauvignon (FR) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 26 December 2002 at Kempton in the Pertemps Aviation Resources Feltham Novices' Chase Grade 1, finishing 2nd of 7, and has not run there since.

Is Le Sauvignon related to any top horses?

Le Sauvignon (FR)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Montifault (FR) (full brother, Listed winner), from the Tarde (FR) family.