Avec Grand Plaisir
Avec Grand Plaisir is a 3-year-old still finding its feet on the track, with one win from eight races and a knack for finishing in the top three. That single victory came at Navan on 27 August, and the horse has not won since — seven weeks of racing without another success suggests it is operating right at the limit of its ability. The win rate of one in every twelve attempts (12%) is modest, and while that single win might seem slender, the real story lies in what happens on the days it does not win: six top-3 finishes from eight races shows this is a genuine racehorse with consistency, just not the kind that breaks through very often.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The one place where Avec Grand Plaisir really earns its keep is at middle distances between a mile and a furlong and a mile and two furlongs. Over that trip it has won once from four races — a 25% win rate, which is a proper strength. That Navan win came at exactly this range, and it remains the horse's only trip where it has shown genuine winning form. Everywhere else, it has been a top-3 finisher without scoring, which suggests the trainer Jarlath P Fahey knows where to aim it for another chance. Recent form has been mixed: a third, then a win, then a second, then an eighth, then a third, and most recently a run seven days ago. That eighth-place finish is a reminder this horse has a ceiling, but the consistency of finishing in the frame suggests there will be more opportunities coming.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 25% win rate
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
16 Oct
3rd
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 17 runners
27 Aug
🏆 Won
Navan
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
16 Aug
2nd
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 16 runners
5 Aug
8th
Sligo
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 16 runners
14 Jun
3rd
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
18 May
DNF
Roscommon
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
15 Apr
DNF
Leopardstown
1m3f – 1m4f · Yielding · 11 runners
2 Nov
12th
The Curragh
1m1f – 1m2f · Heavy · 20 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
16 Aug |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
27 Aug |
100% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
16 Oct |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 May |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Apr |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
14 Jun |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
5 Aug |
0% |