King Thistle (2022) Horse
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King Thistle is a four-year-old bay gelding, sired by Ardad and out of Sugar Hiccup. He races for trainer P Decouz and is owned by Mj Racing. Out of 17 starts he has secured a single victory, placed three seconds and three thirds, and accumulated $45,303 in earnings. His most recent outing was at Le Mans on 28 October 2026, where he finished 3rd out of a field of 13. Prior to that his last win came at Curragh on 31 August 2024.
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Le Mans • Vichy • Saint-Malo • Le Touquet • ParisLongchamp • Chantilly • Lyon-Parilly • Vittel • Dundalk • Fairyhouse • Curragh • Galway • Down Royal • Listowel • NavanRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Le Mans 28-Oct-26 1400m HEAVY R3 Prix Marcel Coutard Claiming Stakes, SP: 34.00 | G Seigneul 1.5L | 3 (13) |
| Vichy 23-Sep-26 1400m SOFT R7 Prix De La Source De L'hopital Claiming Stakes (of $19,366) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:26.330, SP: 6.00 1st Rocquemont ( A Ferland 152 ) 2nd Kenzal ( F Guy 148 ) 1.00L 3rd Khelonyx ( Q Sogorb 145 ) 1.15L 6th King Thistle ( J Manceau 148 ) 2.30L See full results | J Manceau 67.1kg 2.30L | 6 (8) |
| Saint-Malo 28-Aug-26 1800m SOFT R3 CL4 $812 (of $10,146) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:50.960, SP: 17.00 1st Fromontine ( T Brebion 127 ) 2nd Saturday Night ( M Grandin 127 ) 1.25L 3rd Timea ( A Bernard 127 ) 1.50L 5th King Thistle ( G Seigneul 130 ) 6.25L See full results | G Seigneul 59kg 6.25L | 5 (12) |
| Vichy 04-Aug-26 1400m SOFT R2 CL4 Hcp $884 (of $11,051) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:25.890, SP: 8.50 1st Vive La Reine ( C Pacaut 129 ) 2nd Bell Song ( H Boutin 123 ) 3.00L 3rd Ipso Facto ( V Dupont 132 ) 1.25L 5th King Thistle ( H Besnier 132 ) 5.30L See full results | H Besnier 59.9kg 5.30L | 5 (12) |
| Le Touquet 27-Jul-26 1299m SOFT R2 CL4 Hcp (of $12,550) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:18.000, SP: 5.50 1st Quiet Wife ( G T D Prevaux 140 ) 2nd Air De Samba ( L Boisseau 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Wild Moor ( D Pilitta 135 ) 0.75L 9th King Thistle ( M Velon 142 ) 5.95L See full results | M Velon 64.4kg 5.95L | 9 (13) |
| ParisLongchamp 29-May-26 1599m SOFT R7 CL4 $4,999 (of $12,502) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.840, SP: 3.50 1st Signora Bellissima ( E Solinas 113 ) 2nd King Thistle ( C Demuro 130 ) 0.75L 3rd Ever Fast ( J Claudic 131 ) 0.75L See full results | C Demuro 59kg 0.75L | 2 (7) |
| Chantilly 19-May-26 1400m VERY SOFT CL4 Flat, SP: 10/1 | M Favriaux 59kg 1/2 length | 2 (10) |
| ParisLongchamp 07-May-26 1599m HEAVY CL3 Flat, SP: 18/1 | M Favriaux 54kg 4l | 6 (10) |
| Lyon-Parilly 13-Apr-26 1350m VERY SOFT CL3 Flat, SP: 33/1 | A Madamet 55.8kg 4l | 9 (10) |
| Vittel 20-Jul-25 1299m GOOD TO SOFT Flat, SP: 6/1 | P Cheyer 55.8kg 2l | 3 (8) |
| Dundalk 18-Oct-24 1408m STANDARD Flat, SP: 12/1 Towards rear, ridden in 11th 2f out, 10th 1f out, kept on one pace | Ben Coen 62.6kg 1/2 length | 7 (14) |
| Fairyhouse 23-Sep-24 1207m GOOD Flat, SP: 10/3 Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pushed along to dispute over 2f out, soon ridden and dropped to 3rd over 1f out, no extra and weakened last 150 yards | Patrick McGettigan 62.6kg 1/2 length | 5 (7) |
| Curragh 31-Aug-24 1408m GOOD Flat, SP: 6/1 Mid-division, closer in 5th halfway, progress to dispute lead 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out and kept on well inside final furlong | Patrick McGettigan 59.4kg | 1 (8) |
| Galway 03-Aug-24 1408m SOFT Flat, SP: 15/2 Towards rear, slightly hampered 3f out, ridden 2 1/2f out, no impression in 7th 1f out, kept on one pace | Ben Coen 61.7kg 3 1/4l | 6 (12) |
| Down Royal 19-Jul-24 1431m GOOD Flat, SP: 5/2 Chased leader, 3rd halfway, 2nd and ridden under 2f out, no impression on winner over 1f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong | Ben Coen 60.3kg 1 length | 2 (7) |
| Listowel 02-Jun-24 1262m GOOD Flat, SP: 20/1 Prominent, 3rd over 2f out, no impression on leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace closing stages | Ben Coen 59.9kg 1 1/2 length | 3 (11) |
| Navan 18-May-24 1170m GOOD TO YIELDING Flat, SP: 8/1 Held up towards rear, pushed along in 7th 2f out, ridden in 6th and no impression under 1f out, kept on one pace | Ben Coen 60.3kg 1/2 length | 5 (8) |