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Avec Espoir

12-year-old gelding with a 15% win rate who thrives on soft, spongy ground.
Quick Facts
Age
12 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Flying Legend
Mother
Still Runs Deep
Owner
Sean O'Brien
Rating
99

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
27
Career races
4
Wins
14.8%
Win rate
avg ~10%
25.9%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
175 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
Effective partnership with G B Noonan: 40% win rate together
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Returning from a 175-day absence

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Good to yielding
Ok
Good (firm-ish)
Ok
Yielding to soft
Soft to heavy
Yielding
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turning
Loves
Left-handed, tight turning
Ok
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Ok
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Oct
11th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 12 runners
20 Sep
14th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 18 runners
12 Sep
DNF
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 13 runners
29 Aug
10th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
13 Oct
DNF
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
28 Sep
4th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 11 runners
26 Aug
🏆 Won
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 19 runners
7 Aug
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
2 Jul
🏆 Won
Tipperary
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
21 May
7th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 18 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
40%
Win rate
2/5
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
Aidan Kelly
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Alan King
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Evan Dwan
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Danny Gilligan Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Mr D Doyle
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Wexford
Sharp
6 1 win, 1 third, 4 other 29 Aug 16.7%
Killarney
Sharp
4 1 win, 3 other 5 Oct 25%
Listowel
Sharp
4 1 third, 3 other 28 Sep 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 other 2 Jul 33.3%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
2 1 win, 1 other 12 Sep 50%
Leopardstown
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 7 Mar 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 other 11 Nov 0%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 other 27 May 0%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 other 30 Jan 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 other 21 May 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 other 13 Oct 0%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 other 20 Sep 0%