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

Nouvel Espoir is a 6-year-old gelding by Harry Angel, trained by James M Barcoe. He has won 6 of 39 starts and placed in 11 more, for £38,399 in prize money. His best trip is 5f, where 4 wins from 22 is a 18% strike rate against 12% at every other distance. He was last seen winning at Curragh (IRE) on 20 October 2026, and has no declared entry. His best performance rating is 97, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 39
  • Wins 6
  • Placed 17
  • Strike rate 15%
  • Prize money £38,399
  • Best rating 97
  • Official rating 78

Nouvel Espoir form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
20 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) Autumn Racing With 1xBet.ie At The Curragh Handicap 6f Yielding 1 — 6/1 Colin Keane 78
15 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) DNG Nationwide Handicap 6f Soft 5 5.5 7/1 Julian Pietropaolo 78
4 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) Business Plus Handicap 6f Soft 1 — 13/2 Julian Pietropaolo 70
30 Sep 26 Bellewstown (IRE) Gannon City Recovery & Recycling Handicap 5f Soft To Heavy 2 .75 15/8F Colin Keane 70
21 Sep 26 Fairyhouse (IRE) Fairyhouse Return Of The Jumps On October 10th Handicap 6f Good 2 1.75 6/1 Colin Keane 66
9 Sep 26 Cork (IRE) Follow Us On Instagram Handicap 6f Good 2 0.3 16/1 Shay Wallace 64
9 Aug 26 Curragh (IRE) Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap 6f Good To Firm 3 0.5 14/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle 67
18 Jul 26 Curragh (IRE) WTW Willis Handicap 5f Good To Firm 4 1.5 22/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle 67
4 Jul 26 Naas Lawlor's Of Naas Supporting Naas GAA Senior Football Race Day Apprentice Handicap 5f Good 4 2.5 8/1 E E Ryan 67
19 Jun 26 Down Royal Ampion Electrical Test And Solar Handicap 5f Soft 1 — 3/1 Shay Wallace 61
14 Jun 26 Cork Ryan's Cleaning Handicap 5f Good 4 3.75 11/2 Dylan Browne McMonagle 63
7 Jun 26 Navan Navan Handicap 6f Good 6 7.25 15/2 Dylan Browne McMonagle 64
16 May 26 Navan Round O Handicap 5f Yielding 3 6.25 13/2 Gavin Ryan 66
9 May 26 Naas Danny Trundle Heating & Plumbing Handicap 5f Good 2 .5 9/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle 63
25 Apr 26 Navan Kilberry Apprentice Handicap 5f Good To Yielding 14 11 12/1 E E Ryan 65
19 Apr 26 Curragh Final Furlong Podcast With 1xBet.ie Handicap 6f Soft 18 16.5 40/1 E E Ryan 66
2 Nov 25 Curragh 1xBet Supports Irish Racing Sprint Handicap 5f Heavy 8 4.75 11/1 Wayne Hassett 66
22 Oct 25 Navan Final Fence Marquee Hospitality Package 15th & 16th November On Sale Now Handicap 5f Soft 4 1 9/2 Dylan Browne McMonagle 65
16 Oct 25 Curragh Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Apprentice Handicap 5f Yielding 13 8 5/1J Jimmy Dalton 65
6 Sep 25 Navan Navan Racing Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Handicap 5f Good 2 2.25 11/2 Jimmy Dalton 62
30 Aug 25 Curragh Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Apprentice Handicap 6f Good To Yielding 8 3.25 11/1 Shay Wallace 66
9 Aug 25 Curragh Kwiff: Proud Sponsors Of The Supercharge Series Handicap 6f Good 7 6.5 10/1 Gary Carroll 68
4 Aug 25 Naas Taste Of Kildare At Naas Racecourse 16th - 17th August Handicap 6f Good To Yielding 7 6.5 16/1 Shay Wallace 69
20 Jun 25 Down Royal G Dunlop Electrical Handicap 5f Good 7 4.25 7/1 Shay Wallace 69
13 Jun 25 Cork Ryan's Cleaning Handicap 5f Good To Yielding 1 — 15/2 Shay Wallace 63
7 Jun 25 Navan Navan Handicap 5f Good 4 3.5 15/2 Shay Wallace 65
4 Jun 25 Curragh Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap 6.5f Good 16 8.25 33/1 Ben Coen 65
12 Oct 24 Naas Tote.ie Handicap 6f Yielding 13 10.25 16/1 Wayne Hassett 69
28 Sep 24 Curragh SBK Joe McGrath Premier Handicap 5f Good To Yielding 9 6.75 25/1 Julian Pietropaolo 69
7 Sep 24 Navan Rathkenny Handicap 5f Good 3 3 11/2 Keithen Kennedy 69
9 Aug 24 Tipperary Junction Gastro Bar & Guesthouse Handicap 5f Good To Firm 1 — 5/1C Ben Coen 65
21 Jul 24 Curragh Newbridge Silverware Sprint Handicap 5f Good 3 2.5 9/1 Ben Coen 65
6 Jul 24 Naas Lily & Wild Amazing Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 6f Good 13 6.25 13/2 Conor Stone-Walsh 65
18 May 24 Navan Bellinter Handicap 5f Good 9 6 8/1 Nathan Crosse 66
7 May 24 Navan Navan Handicap (47-65) 5f Yielding 1 — 10/3 Dylan Browne McMonagle 61
21 Apr 24 Curragh Business Plus Handicap (47-65) 6f Soft To Heavy 13 7 10/1 Ben Coen 62
30 Oct 23 Galway Corrib Food Products Maiden 7f Heavy 5 10.75 4/1 Seamie Heffernan –
18 Oct 23 Navan Navan Racing Festival Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now Maiden 5f Soft 2 2 5/1 Colin Keane –
23 Sep 23 Curragh DMG Media Maiden 6f Yielding To Soft 3 7.25 80/1 Chris Hayes –

Last time out

Finished 1 in the Autumn Racing With 1xBet.ie At The Curragh Handicap at Curragh (IRE) on 20 October 2026. Prominent just behind the front pair - moved up to second over 2f out then hit the front over 1f out - soon urged and stayed on strongly inside the final furlong to win.

Nouvel Espoir by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
5f 22 4 18% —
6f 15 2 13% —
6.5f 1 0 0% —
7f 1 0 0% —

Nouvel Espoir by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 15 0 0% —
Soft 6 2 33% —
Yielding 5 2 40% —
Good To Yielding 5 1 20% —
Good To Firm 3 1 33% —
Soft To Heavy 2 0 0% —
Heavy 2 0 0% —
Yielding To Soft 1 0 0% —

Nouvel Espoir by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Navan 10 1 10% —
Curragh 10 0 0% —
Curragh (IRE) 5 2 40% —
Naas 5 0 0% —
Down Royal 2 1 50% —
Cork 2 1 50% —
Bellewstown (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Fairyhouse (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Cork (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Tipperary 1 1 100% —

Nouvel Espoir breeding

  • Sire Harry Angel (IRE)
  • Dam Hope Lake (IRE)
  • Damsire Shamardal (USA)
  • Breeder Irish Emerald Stud
  • Foaled 6 February 2020

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