Trainers/Yves de Nicolay

Yves de Nicolay

· FR

Flat

Career Overview

Yves de Nicolay is a horse trainer based in FR, specialising in Flat racing. From 1839 career runners, he has saddled 245 winners, at a 13.3% strike rate. He has earned £7.1M in prize money. He currently has 274 horses in his stable. His strongest record is at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) (6w from 20r).

AI summary — career highlights, form & what to expect

Career Statistics

Win Rate

13.3%

Total Wins

245

Total Runs

1,839

Active Horses

274

Prize Money

£7.1M

Recent Form

Season Performance

Win Rate % · Prize Money (£k) · Runs

5 seasons

Runs
Prize £k
Win Rate %

Recent Results

Last 20 runners

Date	Horse	Course	Race	Pos	Jockey	SP	Prize £
27 Nov	Excellent Girl (GB)	Fontainebleau (FR)	Prix Belle de Nuit () (Fillies & Mares)	9	Pierre-Charles Boudot	—	£0
22 Oct	Excellent Girl (GB)	Deauville (FR)	Prix Vulcain ()	6	Ioritz Mendizabal	—	£0
06 Oct	Excellent Girl (GB)	Chantilly (FR)	Prix Charles Laffitte () (Fillies)	11	Johan Victoire	—	£0
01 Sept	Excellent Girl (GB)	Longchamp (FR)	Prix de Liancourt () (Fillies)	11	Johan Victoire	—	£0
03 Jun	Excellent Girl (GB)	Fontainebleau (FR)	Prix Melisande (Grand Prix de Fontainebleu) () (Fillies)	5	Christophe Soumillon	—	£2.7k
17 May	Excellent Girl (GB)	Longchamp (FR)	Montjeu Coolmore Prix Saint-Alary (Fillies)	4	Christophe Soumillon	16/1	£13.9k
01 May	Excellent Girl (GB)	Saint-Cloud (FR)	Prix Cleopatre (Fillies)	3	Christophe Soumillon	9/2	£15.5k
13 Apr	Excellent Girl (GB)	Saint-Cloud (FR)	Prix Penelope (Fillies)	5	Thierry Thulliez	14/1	£3.9k
07 Mar	Excellent Girl (GB)	Saint-Cloud (FR)	Prix Gazala (Fillies)	1	Christophe Soumillon	—	£16.5k
03 Oct	Excellent Girl (GB)	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Fillies) Maiden	7	Chris Hayes	9/2	£0
26 Sept	Excellent Girl (GB)	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	Blue Sky Mortgages Fillies Maiden Stakes	5	Chris Hayes	5/2F	£0
19 Sept	Excellent Girl (GB)	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	Drogheda Fillies Maiden (Div 1)	2	Chris Hayes	7/1	£1.9k
15 Aug	Excellent Girl (GB)	Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Fillies) Maiden	2	Chris Hayes	9/1	£2.4k
19 Jul	Excellent Girl (GB)	Tipperary (IRE)	Mocklershill Stables Nursery (52-80)	8	Chris Hayes	3/1	£0
09 Jul	Excellent Girl (GB)	Naas (IRE)	Madra Dog Foods EBF Maiden	4	Chris Hayes	5/2F	£738
27 Jun	Excellent Girl (GB)	Curragh (IRE)	N.Conlan & Sons EBF (Fillies) Maiden	3	Chris Hayes	9/2	£1.3k
18 Jun	Excellent Girl (GB)	Leopardstown (IRE)	Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden	4	Chris Hayes	10/1	£620
22 Nov	Angelika (FR)	Deauville (FR)	Prix Sanedki (Fillies & Mares) (All-Weather)	3	Dominique Boeuf	—	£3.1k
22 Nov	Take Grace (FR)	Deauville (FR)	Prix Luthier () (All-Weather)	7	Anthony Crastus	—	£0
20 Nov	Rocky Mistress (GB)	Fontainebleau (FR)	Prix Solitude () (Fillies)	8	Anthony Crastus	—	£0

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.

Course	5f	6f	7f	1m	1m2f	1m4f+
Deauville (FR)	33%	0%	18%	0%	22%	13%
Saint-Cloud (FR)	0%	100%	50%	0%	29%	0%
Longchamp (FR)	0%	—	25%	17%	19%	33%
Chantilly (FR)	33%	50%	0%	20%	0%	100%
Maisons-Laffitte (FR)	40%	100%	0%	0%	33%	100%
Fontainebleau (FR)	—	—	0%	—	0%	0%
Dundalk (AW) (IRE)	—	—	0%	0%	—	—
Tipperary (IRE)	—	—	0%	—	—	—

Going Performance

Based on the 182 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Good

13W / 54R24%

Soft

4W / 34R12%

Good To Soft

5W / 28R18%

Heavy

5W / 25R20%

Very Soft

2W / 21R10%

Standard

3W / 18R17%

Yielding

0W / 1R0%

Good To Yielding

0W / 1R0%

Distance Performance

Based on the 182 most recent results stored in our database for this trainer.

Sprint

11W / 49R22%

Mile

16W / 111R14%

Middle

5W / 22R23%

Course Specialists

Where this trainer wins most often (minimum 3 runners at a track).

#1Maisons-Laffitte (FR)

6W / 20R30%

#2Longchamp (FR)

8W / 37R22%

#3Chantilly (FR)

5W / 24R21%

#4Saint-Cloud (FR)

7W / 41R17%

#5Deauville (FR)

6W / 44R14%

#6Fontainebleau (FR)

0W / 6R0%

#7Dundalk (AW) (IRE)

0W / 4R0%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

No class data yet.

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

Jockey Partnerships

Most successful retained jockeys (minimum 3 rides).

#1Christophe Soumillon

10W / 43R23%

#2Olivier Peslier

4W / 15R27%

#3Stephane Pasquier

4W / 16R25%

#4Anthony Crastus

4W / 21R19%

#5Johann Bensimon

2W / 3R67%

#6Davy Bonilla

2W / 9R22%

#7Johan Victoire

2W / 17R12%

#8Thierry Thulliez

1W / 9R11%

#9Ioritz Mendizabal

0W / 3R0%

#10Chris Hayes

0W / 8R0%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners sending horses to this trainer (minimum 2 runners).

#1Jean Pierre Joseph Dubois

5W / 14R36%

#2H Hogg

4W / 15R27%

#3Yves De Nicolay

4W / 19R21%

#4Mme N Bardin

3W / 8R38%

#5Peter Rechsteiner

2W / 7R29%

#6Mme Henri Devin

2W / 8R25%

#7Ecurie Skymarc Farm

2W / 13R15%

#8Roland Monnier

1W / 2R50%

#9Mme Marlene Henkel

1W / 2R50%

#10Mme Patrick Ades Hazan

1W / 2R50%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Turf

Runs

164

Wins

Win Rate

18%

AW

Runs

Wins

Win Rate

17%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

182

Wins

Win %

18%

Place %

59%

Top Horses

Star horses ranked by career wins, then total prize money earned.

#1Pearl Sky (FR) (FR)

4W / 15R£127.9k

#2Romantic Pearl (FR) (FR)

3W / 15R£68.4k

#3Take Grace (FR) (FR)

3W / 11R£53.8k

#4Numerieus (FR) (FR)

3W / 10R£52.9k

#5Private Dancer (FR) (FR)

2W / 11R£44.2k

#6Excellent Girl (GB) (GB)

1W / 17R£59.4k

#7Shiny Shoes (GB) (GB)

1W / 2R£33.8k

#8Blue Blue Sky (IRE) (IRE)

1W / 7R£32.5k

#9Shamarkanda (FR) (FR)

1W / 5R£25.5k

#10Passion Bleue (GB) (GB)

1W / 2R£22.5k

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

Grand Handicap de Maisons-Laffitte (Handicap) (Left-Handed)

Shiny Shoes (GB) · Maisons-Laffitte (FR) · 24 Jul 2005

£27.3k

Prix Exbury

Pearl Sky (FR) · Saint-Cloud (FR) · 10 Mar 2007

£27k

Prix Cocktail FM (Handicap) (Straight)

Take Grace (FR) · Deauville (FR) · 13 Aug 2005

£19k

Prix d'Ecouen (Handicap)

Romantic Pearl (FR) · Chantilly (FR) · 24 Jul 2006

£18.5k

Prix de Longchamp (Handicap)

Shamarkanda (FR) · Longchamp (FR) · 20 Jun 2006

£18.5k

Prix Miss Satamixa () (Fillies & Mares) (All-Weather)

Take Grace (FR) · Deauville (FR) · 3 Jan 2007

£17.6k

Prix Petite Etoile () (Fillies)

Pearl Sky (FR) · Saint-Cloud (FR) · 5 Dec 2006

£17.2k

Grand Prix Bechcomber Hotel (Prix de la Vallee d'Auge) ()

Numerieus (FR) · Deauville (FR) · 15 Aug 2006

£17.2k

Prix Roland de Chambure ()

Blue Blue Sky (IRE) · Longchamp (FR) · 14 Jul 2005

£16.7k

#10

Prix Gazala (Fillies)

Excellent Girl (GB) · Saint-Cloud (FR) · 7 Mar 2009

£16.5k

Market Performance

Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.

Avg Winner SP

16.7/1

Shortest Winner

12.4/1

Biggest Winner

20/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1

2/1–4/1

4/1–8/1

8/1–16/1

16/1+

Age Performance

Win rates by horse age, based on the current stable roster.

Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating

Horse	Form	OR	Wins	Runs	Prize £	Type
Excellent Girl (GB) (GB)	—	83	1	17	£59.4k	Flat
Radio Londres (FR) (FR)	—	—	1	2	£9.2k	Flat
Le Stornoway (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£1.1k	Flat
Source Du Nil (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£0	Flat
Grisdoun (FR) (FR)	—	—	1	2	£9.1k	Flat
Affaire De Moeurs (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£2.5k	Flat
Sweet Dance (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£2.1k	Flat
Sand Dune (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£3.5k	Flat
Gift Lucky (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	2	£5.2k	Flat
Take Grace (FR) (FR)	—	—	3	11	£53.8k	Flat
Acier Trempe (FR) (FR)	—	—	1	3	£9k	Flat
Sangho (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£2.8k	Flat
Blue Blue Sky (IRE) (IRE)	—	—	1	7	£32.5k	Flat
Mille Jolies (FR) (FR)	—	—	1	2	£7.5k	Flat
Shiny Shoes (GB) (GB)	—	—	1	2	£33.8k	Flat
Numerieus (FR) (FR)	—	—	3	10	£52.9k	Flat
Private Dancer (FR) (FR)	—	—	2	11	£44.2k	Flat
Numeria (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£1.4k	Flat
Oceane Bere (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£3.4k	Flat
Angelika (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£3.1k	Flat
Bella Madonna (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	2	£6.5k	Flat
Shamarkanda (FR) (FR)	—	—	1	5	£25.5k	Flat
Eve Leve Toi (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£0	Flat
Danza Tedesca (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£2k	Flat
Romantic Pearl (FR) (FR)	—	—	3	15	£68.4k	Flat
Edito (IRE) (IRE)	—	—	0	1	£4.6k	Flat
Hollywood Starlet (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	8	£4.8k	Flat
Reine Annicka (FR) (FR)	—	—	1	3	£13.8k	Flat
Avila (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£2.8k	Flat
Delta Du Nil (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£2.6k	Flat
No Moon (GER) (GER)	—	—	1	2	£9.9k	Flat
Fauvelia (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	7	£67k	Flat
Sun Godess (FR) (FR)	—	—	1	2	£12.5k	Flat
Peace Fonic (FR) (FR)	—	—	1	2	£9.7k	Flat
Super Nana (FR) (FR)	—	—	1	2	£7.1k	Flat
Fly Way (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£2.6k	Flat
Isinbayeva (FR) (FR)	—	—	1	1	£8.1k	Flat
Princesse Jasmine (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	6	£14.5k	Flat
Pearl Sky (FR) (FR)	—	—	4	15	£127.9k	Flat
Belle Suisse (FR) (FR)	—	—	1	5	£19k	Flat
Demon Dancer (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	2	£7.7k	Flat
Petite Riviere (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	2	£6.8k	Flat
Rocky Mistress (GB) (GB)	—	—	0	1	£0	Flat
Colori D'Ozeville (IRE) (IRE)	—	—	0	1	£0	Flat
Garden Route (USA) (USA)	—	—	0	3	£10.6k	Flat
Passion Bleue (GB) (GB)	—	—	1	2	£22.5k	Flat
Reine De Vati (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£0	Flat
Bodeguita (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	1	£3.3k	Flat
Rose Luxembourg (FR) (FR)	—	—	1	2	£11.1k	Flat
Blue Crest (FR) (FR)	—	—	0	8	£25.8k	Flat

Trainer Profile

Yves de Nicolay

Career Statistics

Recent Form

Season Performance

Recent Results

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Going Performance

Distance Performance

Course Specialists

Class Performance

Seasonality

Jockey Partnerships

Owner Partnerships

Surface Split

Turf

AW

Flat vs Jumps

Top Horses

Biggest Wins

Market Performance

Age Performance

Active Stable Roster — Top 50 by rating

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