Bel Espoir
Nine races, zero wins, zero places. Bel Espoir has tried and tried again without ever troubling the judge, and at four years old, the question mark hanging over this horse is getting harder to ignore. A single place — even a third — would represent a breakthrough at this point, but so far the racecourse has offered nothing but blank returns.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Ms Yvonne Hennessy & Ms S O'Neill
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
0%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form makes for tough reading. Working backwards through the last six races, the finishing positions read 20th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 18th, and 8th — a sequence that shows no real upward curve and includes a finish at the very back of a field of twenty. That said, Bel Espoir did race just yesterday, which at least tells you the team believe there is still something worth running for.
James M Barcoe's yard at Gowran in County Kilkenny has had a decent enough season, sending out 7 winners, so this isn't a struggling operation without options. That makes Bel Espoir's continued appearances all the more intriguing — someone in that yard sees potential that the form book has yet to confirm.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Jul
8th
Bellewstown
5f – 6½f · Good · 14 runners
24 Jun
18th
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 24 runners
12 Jun
11th
Fairyhouse
5f – 6½f · Good · 17 runners
16 May
10th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 17 runners
3 May
9th
Sligo
5f – 6½f · Yielding_To_Soft · 14 runners
12 Apr
20th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 23 runners
19 Jul
19th
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good · 21 runners
4 Jul
9th
Bellewstown
5f – 6½f · Good · 10 runners
28 Oct
7th
Galway
7f – 1m · Heavy · 9 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Bellewstown Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
3 Jul |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Jun |
0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Jul |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
28 Oct |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Apr |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
3 May |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Jun |
0% |