Bel Espoir (IRE)
Bel Espoir is a Kodiac filly who is yet to win from nine starts on turf. She has raced at eight different courses without placing, recording five runs on good ground and five over 6f to 7f. Her last run came at Bellewstown in Jul 2026 where she finished 8 of 13 in the Eco Bullet Handicap off an official rating of 40. She has never raced on all-weather.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 44Highest OR
- 15dBetween runs (median)longest 267 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
Best recent Speed —
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 86C | 62 | 3 runs · 86 / 65 |
| Soft | 2 | 99C | 75.5 | 2 runs · 99 / 75.5 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 99C | 52 | 3 runs · 99 / 65 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 86C | 62 | 2 runs · 86 / 74 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · 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 from 9 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Held up 5 (56%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 3 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,603 runs since Mar 2010 (1,666 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 147 | 21 | 14.3% | +3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4,208 | 496 | 11.8% | +1.4 | — |
| Good | 5,161 | 548 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 2,373 | 219 | 9.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,469 | 218 | 8.8% | −1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 684 | 68 | 9.9% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 8,561 | 876 | 10.2% | −0.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5,129 | 592 | 11.5% | +1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 11,624 | 1,191 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,892 | 393 | 10.1% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,936 | 182 | 9.4% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 697 | 66 | 9.5% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 254 | 18 | 7.1% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | −3.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2010 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Nouvel Espoir (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f.
Family form: Nouvel Espoir (IRE) won at Curragh (IRE), 20 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nouvel Espoir (IRE) | 39 | 6 | 5f–6f | — |
| Prospect Thunder (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Lake Teo (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E E Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jimmy Dalton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shay Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke McAteer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Jul 26+9d | Bellewstown | Eco Bullet Handicap (0-60) Sprang smartly into stride - settled midfield early - urged for effort by halfway - unable to find response inside final furlong - drifted left approaching final 100 yards then held no more in reserve | 8/13 | 3¼ | 8-0 | 40 | 86C | 39A | E E Ryan | 66/1 |
| 24 Jun 26+12d | Naas | ARKequine Handicap (0-60) Held in the pack early - urged forward with 2f left - lost touch and dropped away inside final furlong - finished 18th | 18/21 | 1¼ | 8-0 | 40 | 62C | 34A | E E Ryan | 80/1 |
| 12 Jun 26+27d | Fairyhouse | Maher Tractor Sales Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout | 11/15 | 1¾ | 8-10 | 40 | 65C | 46A | Gavin Ryan | 40/1 |
| 16 May 26+13d | Navan | Flower Hill Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Drifted left leaving stalls and clipped a nearby runner - settled midfield through the pack - urged forward two out - driven approaching final furlong - unable to make headway and finished well held | 10/17 | nk | 8-4 | 40 | 52C | 47A | Shay Wallace | 50/1 |
| 03 May 26+21d | Sligo | Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap (0-60) Slow to break - settled midfield then 6th at halfway - pushed along with a furlong and a half left - couldn't find more finishing well held in 9th | 9/14 | nk | 8-6 | 43 | 99C | 49A | Jimmy Dalton | 80/1 |
| 12 Apr 26+267d | Leopardstown | Sunday 10th May Leopardstown Family Day Handicap (0-60) Held up rear from the off - no impression made - well beaten in 20th | 20/20 | 18 | 9-0 | 44 | 24C | 35C | Luke McAteer | 80/1 |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Jul 25+15d | Curragh | Cavalor 'Bronchix Pulmo' Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden Sat close to the pace early - under pressure in 7th two out with nothing more to give - dropped away inside the final furlong | 19/21 | 2 | 8-7 | — | 45C | 31A | Jimmy Dalton | 300/1 |
| 04 Jul 25+249d | Bellewstown | Landy, Muldoon & Co Maiden Slow into stride - settled towards back - pushed along at halfway - unable to quicken and dropped away late finishing ninth | 9/10 | 20 | 9-3 | — | 6C | 24C | Seamie Heffernan | 40/1 |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 28 Oct 24 | Galway | Corrib Maiden Held up at the back throughout - driven with no response entering the straight - unable to find more inside final 2f - finished well beaten in 7th | 7/7 | 11 | 9-2 | — | 15C | 53C | Nathan Crosse | 200/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bel Espoir won?
- Bel Espoir (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2024 and 2026.
- Who trains Bel Espoir?
- Bel Espoir (IRE) is trained by James M Barcoe, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 July 2026.
- Who is Bel Espoir's sire?
- Bel Espoir (IRE) is by Kodiac (GB) out of Hope Lake (IRE), whose sire is Shamardal.
- What is Bel Espoir's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 40, from the run on 3 July 2026. The highest on record is 44.
- What is Bel Espoir's sire's record?
- Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,603 runs since Mar 2010 (1,666 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 254.
- Who are Bel Espoir's siblings?
- Out of Hope Lake (IRE), Bel Espoir (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Nouvel Espoir (IRE) (6). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Nov 2026.