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Horse profile

Esla (FR)

8yo mare (at last run, Jun 2020) · Last trainer Mlle J Mercier · Last owner Mlle Justine Mercier
by Intense Focus (USA) out of Star Of Akkar (GB) (Distant Relative)
11 runs · 4 courses · from Oct 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Jun 2020 — 2,331 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2020 · 10th of 11
KTB Profile

Esla (FR) is yet to win from 11 starts, though has placed 4 times. Best effort: 3rd of 15 at Chantilly (FR) (Jul 2016).

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

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 8.3% of 3,630 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 11.5% from 349. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.5% from 384.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1218.3%0—
Good to Firm514397.6%−0.7—
Good811658%−0.30 from 2
Good to Soft3494011.5%+3.20 from 2
Soft686395.7%−2.60 from 1
Heavy240218.8%+0.5—
Standard (AW)1,017979.5%+1.20 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3844411.5%+3.2—
6f – 7f1,3881228.8%+0.5—
1m – 1m1f780617.8%−0.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f621487.7%−0.60 from 8
1m5f – 2m328216.4%−1.90 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f9344.3%−4—
2m5f – 3m3000%−8.3—
Over 3m6233.3%+25—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Star Of Akkar (GB) (Distant Relative)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Parcimonie (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m2f–2m1½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Parcimonie (GB)511m2f—
Touching Habit (GB)812m1½f—
Rue Pomereu (IRE)1011m2½f—
This Evening (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Deauville (FR) 6 0 0% −6.00
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Chantilly (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Nantes (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ludovic Boisseau 4 0 0% −4.00
Theo Bachelot 2 0 0% −2.00
Mlle Lucie Oger 1 0 0% −1.00
Mlle Justine Mercier 1 0 0% −1.00
Maxime Guyon 1 0 0% −1.00
Alexandre Roussel 1 0 0% −1.00
Jerome Cabre 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 6 0 0% −6.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 6 0 0% −6.00
2015 3 0 0% −3.00

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
02 Jun 20+958d Nantes (FR) Prix British Friends (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 11f · Good · 11 ran 10/11 2 7-11 Mlle Lucie Oger 23/1
18 Oct 17+369d Deauville (FR) Prix des Goderelles (Handicap) (5yo+) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Fast · 15 ran 12/15 1¾ 9-0 Mlle Justine Mercier 35/1
14 Oct 16+27d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix de Lamballe (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 12f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 16/18 2 9-2 Maxime Guyon 18/1
17 Sep 16+48d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix du Moulin Joly (Handicap) (4yo) (Round) (Turf) 10f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 nk 9-2 Ludovic Boisseau 48/10
31 Jul 16+18d Deauville (FR) Prix de Vauville (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 15f · Good · 18 ran 4/18 ¾ 9-0 Theo Bachelot 12/1
13 Jul 16+11d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Croix de Noailles (Handicap) (4yo) (Polytrack) 10.5f · Standard · 15 ran 3/15 ¾ 9-3 Theo Bachelot 60/1
02 Jul 16+137d Deauville (FR) Prix de l'Ete (Handicap) (4yo) (Turf) 12.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 4/18 hd 8-13 Alexandre Roussel 26/1
16 Feb 16+66d Chantilly (FR) Prix de la Fontaine Saint-Gervais (Handicap) (4yo) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 13 ran 6/13 ¾ 9-6 Jerome Cabre 136/10
12 Dec 15+11d Deauville (FR) Prix des Chaumieres (Handicap) (3yo) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 4/16 nk 9-0 Ludovic Boisseau 153/10
01 Dec 15+41d Deauville (FR) Prix de la Ferriere-au-Doyen (Handicap) (3yo) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 16 ran 5/16 1¼ 9-0 Ludovic Boisseau 10/1
21 Oct 15 Deauville (FR) Prix de la Cornilliere (Handicap) (3yo Fillies) (Polytrack) 12.5f · Standard · 15 ran 8/15 ½ 8-8 Ludovic Boisseau 172/10

Quick answers

How many races has Esla (FR) won?
Esla (FR) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2015 and 2020. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
Who trained Esla (FR)?
Esla (FR) was trained by Mlle J Mercier on the most recent run on record, at Nantes (FR) on 2 June 2020.
Who is Esla (FR)'s sire?
Esla (FR) is by Intense Focus (USA) out of Star Of Akkar (GB), whose sire is Distant Relative.
What is Esla (FR)'s sire's record?
Intense Focus (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 3,630 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 11.5% from 349. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.5% from 384.
Who are Esla (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Star Of Akkar (GB), Esla (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Parcimonie (GB) (1). The wins came over 1m2f–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2015. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.