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Horse profile

American Hope (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer E Lyon · Last owner Thierry Marechal
by Hunter's Light (IRE) out of Amerique (GER) (American Post)
13 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2023
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Oct 2024 — 740 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 Won at Deauville (FR)
KTB Profile

American Hope is a gelding who won one of 13 starts. His sole success came at Deauville in Dec 2023 in the Prix d'Amfreville over 6f – 7f on standard all-weather ground. He has never won on turf from ten starts. His last run was at Auteuil in Oct 2024 in the Prix Petit Fontaine.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on AW, 0 on turf

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 1,342 runs since Jun 2019 (153 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 14.3% from 168. Weakest on heavy going: 6.7% from 165. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.2% from 211. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 133.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+13.9—
Good to Firm541120.4%+9.3—
Good183189.8%−1.3—
Good to Soft1682414.3%+3.20 from 2
Soft3154213.3%+2.20 from 5
Heavy165116.7%−4.40 from 3
Standard (AW)453429.3%−1.81 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f34823.5%+12.4—
6f – 7f2342711.5%+0.41 from 2
1m – 1m1f391348.7%−2.40 from 9
1m2f – 1m4f284289.9%−1.2—
1m5f – 2m133107.5%−3.6—
2m1f – 2m4f2113014.2%+3.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m441022.7%+11.6—
Over 3m11218.2%+7.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2019 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Amerique (GER) (American Post)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Tryst (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Tryst (IRE)).

Family form: The Resdev Roman (IRE) won at Nottingham, 28 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tryst (IRE)1237f–1m½fClass 4
The Resdev Roman (IRE)525fClass 4
Vino Bello (FR)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% +3.40
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 3 1 33% +3.40
Longchamp (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Chantilly (FR) 3 0 0% −3.00
Auteuil (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 9 0 0% −9.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 1 50% +4.40

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alexis Pouchin 3 0 0% −3.00
Benoit Claudic 2 0 0% −2.00
Gerald Mosse 1 0 0% −1.00
Jerome Claudic 1 0 0% −1.00
Tony Piccone 1 0 0% −1.00
Ioritz Mendizabal 1 0 0% −1.00
Fabrice Veron 1 0 0% −1.00
Theo Bachelot 1 1 100% +5.40
Bauyrzhan Murzabayev 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludovic Boisseau 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 8 1 13% −1.60
Hood + tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood + tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 7 0 0% −7.00
2023 6 1 17% +0.40

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 11 1 9% −4.60
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2024 · 7 runs
24 Oct 24+26d Auteuil (FR) Prix Petit Fontaine (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) 2m2f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-3 Benoit Claudic 30/1
28 Sep 24+37d Auteuil (FR) Prix la Turbie (Hurdle) (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 2m2f · Heavy · 11 ran 5/11 1¼ 10-12 Benoit Claudic 12/1
22 Aug 24+77d Deauville (FR) Prix des Legendes (Conditions) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Jockeys By Invitation) (Polytrack) 7½f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 ¾ 11-0 Gerald Mosse 42/10
06 Jun 24+36d Longchamp (FR) Prix Como Mercedes-Benz (Conditions) (4yo+) (Inner Course: 2nd Post) (Turf) 1m · Good To Soft · 13 ran 8/13 hd 9-4 Jerome Claudic 43/10
01 May 24+17d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Parc de Becon (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 1m · Soft · 17 ran 2/17 nk 9-6 Tony Piccone 17/1
14 Apr 24+37d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Pavillon Dauphine (Handicap) (4yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) 1m · Very Soft · 17 ran 17/17 5 9-1 Ioritz Mendizabal 31/1
08 Mar 24+84d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Mareil-en-France (Handicap) (4yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 1m · Standard · 17 ran 12/17 1¼ 9-3 Fabrice Veron 27/1
2023 · 6 runs
15 Dec 23+28d Deauville (FR) Prix d'Amfreville (Claimer) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 7½f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 8-11 Theo Bachelot 54/10
17 Nov 23+27d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix des Boucles de la Seine (Handicap) (3yo+) (Turf) 1m · Heavy · 14 ran 13/14 7 9-0 Alexis Pouchin 10/1
21 Oct 23+23d Longchamp (FR) Prix des Arenes de Lutece (Handicap) (3yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) 1m · Very Soft · 16 ran 8/16 hd 8-10 Alexis Pouchin 23/1
28 Sep 23+53d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Galerie des Batailles (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 1m1f · Very Soft · 15 ran 12/15 2 9-4 Bauyrzhan Murzabayev 13/2
06 Aug 23+36d Deauville (FR) Prix Daphnis - Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage - Prix Famille Saleh-Selman (3yo)(Round)(Turf) 1m · Very Soft · 11 ran 8/11 1¾ 9-0 Ludovic Boisseau 70/1
01 Jul 23 Chantilly (FR) Tattersalls Prix de Saint-Patrick () (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m · Good To Soft · 12 ran 11/12 1½ 8-11 Alexis Pouchin 29/1

Quick answers

How many races has American Hope won?
American Hope (FR) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 2 times in total (15.4% of starts).
Who trained American Hope?
American Hope (FR) was trained by E Lyon on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 24 October 2024.
Who is American Hope's sire?
American Hope (FR) is by Hunter's Light (IRE) out of Amerique (GER), whose sire is American Post.
What going does American Hope prefer?
American Hope (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is American Hope's sire's record?
Hunter's Light (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 1,342 runs since Jun 2019 (153 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14.3% from 168. Weakest on heavy going: 6.7% from 165. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 14.2% from 211. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.5% from 133.
Who are American Hope's siblings?
Out of Amerique (GER), American Hope (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Tryst (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Tryst (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.