Au Courant (IRE)
Au Courant (IRE) is 4 from 16. Hasn't won since Apr 2009. Last raced off 119, 19lb below the career-high mark.
- 4–16Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 5 (31.3%)Placed
- +3.10£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 2.45Fair A/E n=16 · 2.16 incl. margin
- 138Highest OR
- 37dBetween runs (median)longest 1056 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 12 | 0 | 0% | −8.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 109 | 6 | 5.5% | −3.1 | — |
| Good | 286 | 20 | 7% | −1.6 | 2 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 174 | 7 | 4% | −4.6 | 1 from 8 |
| Soft | 296 | 33 | 11.1% | +2.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 209 | 28 | 13.4% | +4.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 137 | 11 | 8% | −0.6 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 377 | 39 | 10.3% | +1.7 | 3 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 406 | 35 | 8.6% | 0 | 0 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 155 | 8 | 5.2% | −3.4 | 0 from 3 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.50 |
| Good | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.60 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Class 1 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Aintree | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Worcester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 3 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Geraghty | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| A P McCoy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Johnny Farrelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richie McLernon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J E Tudor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Moloney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leighton Aspell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Felix De Giles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mick Fitzgerald | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Sam Curling | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 3 | 38% | +5.60 |
| Blinkers | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 14 | 2 | 14% | −3.50 |
| Hurdle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Au Courant won?
- Au Courant (IRE) won 4 of 16 archived starts between 2005 and 2010, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 5 times in total (31.3% of starts).
- Who trained Au Courant?
- Au Courant (IRE) was trained by Sophie Leech on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 5 December 2010.
- Who is Au Courant's sire?
- Au Courant (IRE) is by Zaffaran (USA) out of Thatsthefashion (IRE), whose sire is Roselier.
- What going does Au Courant prefer?
- Au Courant (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Au Courant's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 119, from the run on 5 December 2010. The highest on record is 138.
- What is Au Courant's sire's record?
- Zaffaran (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.