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Despereaux

7-year-old gelding with a 19% win rate who thrives on slightly soft ground.
Quick Facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Great Pretender
Mother
Rouvraie
Owner
Chasing Gold
Rating
107

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
26
Career races
5
Wins
19.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
46.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
11 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 good_to_soft ground: 3 wins from 8 starts (38%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Struggles on LH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 7 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Ok
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Heavy (very wet)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
Ok
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2
Avoids
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, undulating
Loves
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Wide and galloping
Left-handed, tight turning
Avoids
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
18 Mar
5th
hereford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
10 Dec
🏆 Won
hereford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 7 runners
24 Nov
2nd
Ludlow
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 runners
2 Nov
3rd
Huntingdon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 18 runners
18 Oct
9th
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
29 Sep
5th
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
9 Sep
6th
Newton Abbot
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners
6 Apr
3rd
Plumpton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
10 Mar
2nd
Plumpton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
30 Dec
4th
Taunton
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
14.3%
Win rate
2/14
Won / Rode
Ciaran Gethings Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/7
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
Isabelle Ryder
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
100%
Win rate
1/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Taunton
Undulating
4 2 wins, 2 other 30 Dec 50%
Newton Abbot
Sharp
4 4 other 18 Oct 0%
Ludlow
Undulating
3 1 win, 1 second, 1 other 24 Nov 33.3%
Huntingdon
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 thirds 2 Nov 33.3%
hereford 2 1 win, 1 other 18 Mar 50%
Chepstow
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 6 Nov 0%
Plumpton
Sharp
2 1 second, 1 third 6 Apr 0%
Ascot
Galloping
1 1 other 2 Apr 0%
Ffos Las
Galloping
1 1 other 9 Oct 0%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
1 1 other 14 Nov 0%
Wincanton
Galloping
1 1 other 12 Dec 0%
Exeter
Undulating
1 1 other 7 Apr 0%
Worcester
Galloping
1 1 third 16 Oct 0%