Fanion d'Estruval
Fanion d'Estruval is a horse that knows what it takes to win at the top level, but finds it vanishingly hard to do so. The 11-year-old claimed a Class 2 victory at Newbury on 26 November 2021—its only win in a career spanning ten races—and has been chasing that feeling ever since. In the three years and five months that have followed, the horse has finished in the top 3 on five occasions but hasn't crossed the line first again, a drought that stretches back through its last six outings.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 record tells a familiar story. Fanion d'Estruval wins roughly 1 in every 10 races it runs, and when it steps up to compete in the highest tier of racing it has simply not performed. In seven attempts at Class 1 level, the horse has never won. Yet it remains active—it raced just yesterday—suggesting there is still something worth pursuing at Rebecca Curtis's Newport yard in Pembrokeshire. Charlie Deutsch, the horse's most frequent rider, has partnered it to 1 win from 5 races, a win rate of 1 in 5 outings that hints at chemistry between rider and horse even if the recent results don't show it. With the yard sending out 18 winners this season, Curtis clearly knows how to train winners. Whether Fanion d'Estruval will ever find another one is another matter entirely.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏅 Race level
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Likes
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
14 Oct
3rd
Ffos Las
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
14 Mar
11th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 23 runners
11 Feb
4th
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 7 runners
26 Dec
3rd
Wetherby
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
26 Nov
7th
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
17 Mar
4th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
19 Feb
3rd
Ascot
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 8 runners
22 Jan
2nd
Ascot
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 8 runners
26 Nov
🏆 Won
Newbury
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
24 Oct
4th
Aintree
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 8 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 |
|---|
| Newbury Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
11 Feb |
33.3% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
14 Mar |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
19 Feb |
0% |
| Aintree Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Oct |
0% |
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
14 Oct |
0% |