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Avec Espoir: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Avec Espoir is a 13-year-old gelding by Flying Legend, trained by V T O'Brien. He has won 5 of 50 starts and placed in 5 more. His best trip is 2m 6.5f, where 3 wins from 5 is a 60% strike rate against 4% at every other distance. He runs next in the 5:05 at Killarney on 4 October. His best performance rating is 104, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 50
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 10
  • Strike rate 10%
  • Best rating 104
  • Official rating 80

Where Avec Espoir runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:05 Killarney Killarney Races Handicap Steeplechase —

Avec Espoir form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
26 Aug 26 Bellewstown (IRE) Money Back Daily Specials With Tote.ie Handicap Hurdle 2m 4.5f Good PU - 50/1 Phillip Enright 80
8 Aug 26 Wexford (IRE) Wexfordraces.ie Handicap Steeplechase 2m 3f Good PU - 28/1 Calum Hogan 89
5 Oct 25 Killarney Racing Again Tomorrow Handicap Chase (0-100) 2m 7.5f Yielding 11 61 40/1 Danny Gilligan 99
20 Sep 25 Navan Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Now Ladies Handicap Hurdle 2m 5f Yielding 14 31.75 40/1 Miss L Costello 88
12 Sep 25 Ballinrobe Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase 2m 1f Soft PU - 22/1 Aidan Kelly 103
29 Aug 25 Wexford Wexford Heritage Trails Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 2m 4.5f Good 10 45 25/1 Darragh O'Keeffe 90
13 Oct 24 Cork Follow Us On Social Media Handicap Chase (0-123) 3m Good F - 14/1 G B Noonan 109
28 Sep 24 Listowel John & Terry Moriarty Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Chase 3m Soft To Heavy 4 19.75 9/1 Mr Tommie M O'Brien 109
26 Aug 24 Ballinrobe On-Course Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m 6.5f Soft 1 — 13/2 G B Noonan 80
7 Aug 24 Wexford Treo Eile Handicap Chase (0-123) 3m 1.5f Good BD - 10/1 Gavin Brouder 109
2 Jul 24 Tipperary Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109) 2m 6.5f Good To Yielding 1 — 16/1 Aidan Kelly 97
21 May 24 Punchestown Thank You To Our Track Team Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 2m 4.5f Good To Yielding 7 19.75 20/1 Alan King 80
11 Nov 23 Down Royal Eventsec Handicap Chase 3m Soft 6 23.5 28/1 G B Noonan 101
1 Oct 23 Killarney Play Tote Fantasy At Tote.ie Handicap Chase (0-102) 2m 7f Yielding To Soft 1 — 14/1 G B Noonan 95
23 Sep 23 Listowel John & Terry Moriarty Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Chase 3m Yielding To Soft 3 2.5 11/1 Mr D Doyle 95
25 Aug 23 Killarney Laurels Pub & Restaurant Handicap Chase (0-109) 2m 5f Soft 4 18.75 33/1 G B Noonan 98
20 Jun 23 Wexford Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Chase 3m 1.5f Good To Yielding 6 8.5 14/1 Daniel King 99
15 May 23 Killarney BoyleSports Handicap Chase (0-109) 2m 4f Good 12 46 66/1 Evan Dwan 101
3 Oct 22 Tipperary Tipperary Races Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 3m Good To Yielding 9 51.5 9/1 Sam Ewing 80
24 Sep 22 Listowel John & Terry Moriarty Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Chase 3m Good To Yielding 10 32.25 22/1 Mr Tommie M O'Brien 102
3 Sep 22 Wexford Racing Again October 30th & 31st Handicap Chase (0-102) 3m 1f Yielding 3 8.25 9/1 Gavin Brouder 102
5 Aug 22 Wexford Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Opportunity Handicap Chase 2m 4f Good 1 — 33/1 Gavin Brouder 97
17 Jul 22 Tipperary Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109) 2m 7f Yielding PU - 16/1 Kieran Callaghan 98
27 May 22 Limerick Limerick Handicap Chase 3m 1.5f Good 11 35.25 10/1 Denis O'Regan 101
14 May 22 Wexford Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Chase (0-109) 3m 1f Good 4 9.75 16/1 Denis O'Regan 101
7 Mar 22 Leopardstown John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Chase 2m 5.5f Yielding F - 22/1 Mr P J O'Neill 101
30 Jan 22 Naas Naas Tidy Towns Voted Cleanest Town In Ireland 2021 Novice Handicap Chase 2m 4.5f Good To Yielding 12 52 22/1 Conor Orr 102
29 Dec 21 Leopardstown Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-123) 2m 5f Yielding 3 11.5 33/1 Trevor Ryan 102
24 Sep 21 Listowel Paud, Sarah & Mary Fitzmaurice Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109) 2m 4f Good To Yielding 8 9.5 7/1 J J Slevin 102
4 Sep 21 Wexford Racing Again October 24th And 25th Handicap Chase (0-102) 3m 1f Good 2 .5 12/1 Denis O'Regan 100
20 Aug 21 Killarney Kelly Foley O'Connor Pyne Handicap Chase (0-109) 2m 4f Yielding 4 22.25 10/1 Shane Fitzgerald 100
18 Jul 21 Tipperary Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109) (Div 1) 2m 6.5f Yielding 1 — 12/1 Shane Fitzgerald 90
3 Jul 21 Bellewstown Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 2m 4f Good 5 13 25/1 Tom Kelly 81
8 Jun 21 Roscommon Castlerea Novice Chase 2m 0.5f Good 5 67.5 200/1 James O'Sullivan 90
18 May 21 Limerick Adare Handicap Chase (0-102) (Div 2) 2m 6.5f Good 6 15.75 16/1 Hugh Morgan 91
10 Oct 20 Fairyhouse Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-116) 2m 5f Yielding 8 22.25 10/1 Trevor Ryan 92
25 Sep 20 Listowel Paud, Sarah & Mary Fitzmaurice Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109) 2m 4f Soft F - 11/2 Phillip Enright 92
5 Sep 20 Wexford Duncannon Handicap Chase (0-102) 3m 1f Good To Yielding 2 4 18/1 Adam Short 90
30 Jul 20 Galway Guinness Open Gate Brewery Beginners Chase 2m 6.5f Soft 10 104.25 125/1 Darragh O'Keeffe –
13 Jul 20 Roscommon roscommonbound.ie Beginners Chase 3m 1f Good To Yielding 6 33.25 150/1 Phillip Enright –
21 Mar 19 Cork CIT Raise And Give Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m 4f Soft 11 46.25 9/2 Donagh Meyler 87
4 Mar 19 Leopardstown TRI Equestrian Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 3m Soft 6 7.75 9/1 Phillip Enright 87
19 Jan 19 Navan Free Racecourse WiFi Now At Navan Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m 4f Yielding 6 19.25 33/1 Phillip Enright 89
18 Dec 18 Naas Lawlor's Of Naas Feature Sponsor On January 6th Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m 3f Yielding 11 17.75 33/1 Phillip Enright 90
9 Oct 18 Galway Mervue Maiden Hurdle 2m 3f Yielding 12 69.75 100/1 Phillip Enright –
1 Oct 18 Roscommon Roscommon On-Course Vets Maiden Hurdle 2m 4f Good 10 41.25 100/1 Phillip Enright –
14 Sep 18 Listowel John J. Galvin Maiden Hurdle 2m 4f Soft 7 42.25 100/1 Phillip Enright –
2 Aug 18 Galway Good Time For A Guinness Flat Race 2m 2.5f Soft 9 38 66/1 Mr P J O'Neill –
10 Dec 17 Punchestown Old House, Kill (pro/am) Flat Race 2m Heavy 10 91.25 66/1 Mr Tommie M O'Brien –
29 Nov 17 Punchestown Betdaq Trading Tools Maiden Hurdle 2m Soft To Heavy F - 100/1 Donagh Meyler –

Last time out

Finished PU in the Money Back Daily Specials With Tote.ie Handicap Hurdle at Bellewstown (IRE) on 26 August 2026. Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - lost touch under pressure before fading out of contention two from home.

Avec Espoir by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
20f 10 1 10% —
24f 7 0 0% —
22.5f 5 3 60% —
25f 5 0 0% —
20.5f 4 0 0% —
21f 4 0 0% —
19f 3 0 0% —
25.5f 3 0 0% —
23f 2 1 50% —
16f 2 0 0% —
23.5f 1 0 0% —
17f 1 0 0% —
21.5f 1 0 0% —
16.5f 1 0 0% —
18.5f 1 0 0% —

Avec Espoir by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 14 1 7% —
Yielding 12 1 8% —
Soft 10 1 10% —
Good To Yielding 9 1 11% —
Soft To Heavy 2 0 0% —
Yielding To Soft 2 1 50% —
Heavy 1 0 0% —

Avec Espoir by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Wexford 8 1 13% —
Listowel 6 0 0% —
Killarney 5 1 20% —
Tipperary 4 2 50% —
Punchestown 3 0 0% —
Leopardstown 3 0 0% —
Roscommon 3 0 0% —
Galway 3 0 0% —
Navan 2 0 0% —
Ballinrobe 2 1 50% —

Avec Espoir breeding

  • Sire Flying Legend (USA)
  • Dam Still Runs Deep (GB)
  • Damsire Karinga Bay (GB)
  • Breeder Shade Oak Stud
  • Foaled 26 April 2013

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