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Horse profile

Avec Espoir (FR)

6yo mare (at last run, Mar 2016) · Last trainer J Bertran De Balanda · Last owner J Bertran De Balanda
by Alberto Giacometti (IRE) out of Harpe I (FR) (Bayolidaan)
12 runs · 2 courses · from Feb 2014
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Mar 2016 — 3,884 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2016 · 9th of 15
KTB Profile

Avec Espoir (FR) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 15 at Enghien (FR) (Mar 2014).

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Avec Espoir (FR) has 1 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Kel Espoir En Jeu (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m4½f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Kel Espoir En Jeu (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kel Espoir En Jeu (FR)511m4½fGrade 3

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
Alberto Giacometti (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 578 runs since Apr 2009 (79 horses).

Strongest on good going: 18.8% from 101. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.2% from 112. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 115.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm5240%+28.2—
Good1011918.8%+7—
Good to Soft76810.5%−1.3—
Soft257259.7%−2.10 from 6
Heavy1221411.5%−0.30 from 6
Standard (AW)1700%−11.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−11.8—
6f – 7f1200%−11.8—
1m – 1m1f1715.9%−5.9—
1m2f – 1m4f33721.2%+9.4—
1m5f – 2m1121715.2%+3.4—
2m1f – 2m4f2733412.5%+0.70 from 10
2m5f – 3m11597.8%−40 from 2
Over 3m1500%−11.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Harpe I (FR) (Bayolidaan)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Viking De Beaumont (FR)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Enghien (FR) 6 0 0% −6.00
Auteuil (FR) 6 0 0% −6.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 0 0% −10.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Anthony Lecordier 7 0 0% −7.00
Jean-Christopher Gagnon 2 0 0% −2.00
Anthony Renard 2 0 0% −2.00
Raymond O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 0 0% −11.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 10 0 0% −10.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 8 0 0% −8.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00

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
2016 · 2 runs
16 Mar 16+15d Enghien (FR) Prix Beaute de Cour (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3f · Very Soft · 15 ran 9/15 ¾ 10-10 Jean-Christopher Gagnon 29/1
01 Mar 16+464d Enghien (FR) Prix du Pont d'Iena (Chase) (Claimer) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3f · Very Soft · 8 ran 3/8 1 10-8 Jean-Christopher Gagnon 14/1
2014 · 10 runs
23 Nov 14+7d Auteuil (FR) Prix Nupsala (Prix Geny Courses) (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo Non-Thoroughbreds) (Turf) 2m5½f · Heavy · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-1 Anthony Renard 92/1
16 Nov 14+11d Auteuil (FR) Prix Leopold Bara (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo Fillies) (Turf) 2m1½f · Heavy · 12 ran 4/12 3½ 11-0 Anthony Renard 269/10
05 Nov 14+18d Enghien (FR) Prix Elisa (Chase) (Conditions) (4-5yo Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 2m3f · Heavy · 12 ran 4/12 2 10-1 Anthony Lecordier 28/1
18 Oct 14+119d Auteuil (FR) Prix des Pyrenees (Chase) (Conditions) (4-5yo Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 2m1½f · Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 20 10-6 Anthony Lecordier 42/1
21 Jun 14+13d Auteuil (FR) Prix Al Capone II (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo Non-Thoroughbreds) (Turf) 2m2½f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 5 10-8 Anthony Lecordier 73/10
08 Jun 14+44d Auteuil (FR) Prix Lindor (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo Fillies) (Turf) 2m2½f · Very Soft · 9 ran 3/9 2½ 10-6 Anthony Lecordier 40/1
25 Apr 14+16d Enghien (FR) Prix Radio Paris (Chase) (Conditions) (4-5yo Non-Thoroughbred Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 2m3f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 30 10-1 Anthony Lecordier 13/1
09 Apr 14+28d Auteuil (FR) Prix Turco (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo Fillies) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 11 ran 7/11 6 10-8 Anthony Lecordier 127/10
12 Mar 14+15d Enghien (FR) Prix John Cunnington (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo Fillies) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 15 ran 2/15 1¾ 10-3 Anthony Lecordier 9/1
25 Feb 14 Enghien (FR) Prix Marise (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo Fillies) (Turf) 2m5½f · Heavy · 12 ran 5/12 7 10-3 Raymond O'Brien 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has Avec Espoir won?
Avec Espoir (FR) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2014 and 2016. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Avec Espoir?
Avec Espoir (FR) was trained by J Bertran De Balanda on the most recent run on record, at Enghien (FR) on 16 March 2016.
Who is Avec Espoir's sire?
Avec Espoir (FR) is by Alberto Giacometti (IRE) out of Harpe I (FR), whose sire is Bayolidaan.
What is Avec Espoir's sire's record?
Alberto Giacometti (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 578 runs since Apr 2009 (79 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 18.8% from 101. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.2% from 112. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 115.
Who are Avec Espoir's siblings?
Out of Harpe I (FR), Avec Espoir (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.
Has Avec Espoir produced winners?
As a dam, Avec Espoir (FR) has 1 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Kel Espoir En Jeu (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Kel Espoir En Jeu (FR)). The wins came over 1m4½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from February 2014. 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.