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Gaillard Du Mesnil

7-year-old gelding, a consistent performer, with 2 wins from 11 runs who runs best on soft, spongy ground.
Quick facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Saint Des Saints
Mother
Athena Du Mesnil
Owner
Mrs J Donnelly
Official rating
156

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
11
Career races
2
Wins
18.2%
Win rate
avg ~10%
90.9%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
1080 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 2 wins from 6 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Returning from a 855-day absence

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏅 Race level
Class 1 (elite)
Loves
Class 2 (high-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
25 Nov
2nd
Haydock Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 5 runners
15 Apr
3rd
Aintree
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 40 runners
14 Mar
🏆 Won
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
5 Feb
3rd
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 6 runners
29 Dec
🏆 Won
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 8 runners
4 Dec
2nd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
18 Apr
3rd
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 30 runners
16 Mar
3rd
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 11 runners
6 Feb
3rd
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 8 runners
16 Jan
3rd
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 8 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
12.5%
Win rate
1/8
Wins / rides
Mr P W Mullins Current jockey
50%
Win rate
1/2
Wins / rides
B J Cooper
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Leopardstown
Galloping
3 1 win, 2 thirds 5 Feb 33.3%
Cheltenham
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 third 14 Mar 50%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
2 1 second, 1 third 4 Dec 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 third 16 Jan 0%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 other 16 Dec 0%
Aintree
Galloping
1 1 third 15 Apr 0%
Haydock Park
Galloping
1 1 second 25 Nov 0%