Esope (FR)
Esope (FR) is 2 from 6, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix de Lutece at Longchamp (FR) (Sep 2021). Hasn't won since Sep 2021. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer).
- 2–6Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 3 (50%)Placed
- +7.20£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 3.98Fair A/E n=6 · 3.34 incl. margin
- 124dAvg between runs
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 11.4% of 1,698 runs since Jan 2008 (283 horses).
Strongest on good going: 15.6% from 262. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.8% from 384. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 18.8% from 223. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.5% from 477.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 41 | 4 | 9.8% | −1.6 | — |
| Good | 262 | 41 | 15.6% | +4.2 | 2 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 308 | 33 | 10.7% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 467 | 56 | 12% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 233 | 28 | 12% | +0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 384 | 30 | 7.8% | −3.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 232 | 29 | 12.5% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 477 | 26 | 5.5% | −5.9 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 524 | 61 | 11.6% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 223 | 42 | 18.8% | +7.4 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 202 | 27 | 13.4% | +2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 27 | 6 | 22.2% | +10.8 | — |
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
9 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Eaglehawk (FR) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7½f–2m.
Family form: Yokozuna (FR) finished 2nd of 11 at Fontainebleau (FR), 12 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaglehawk (FR) | 43 | 5 | 7½f–1m | — |
| Endorphine (FR) | 6 | 1 | 2m | — |
| My Pottinguer (FR) | 22 | 0 | — | — |
| Baira (FR) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Annodyme (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Mawi (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Zarakiva (FR) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Yokozuna (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Colchester (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 2 | 67% | +10.20 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longchamp (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.40 |
| Deauville (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Toulouse (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.80 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.40 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.80 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephane Pasquier | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.40 |
| Cyrille Stefan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.80 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 2 | 40% | +8.20 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.40 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.80 |
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 | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 22+266d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix Vicomtesse Vigier (4yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) | 4/9 | 2 | 9-0 | Stephane Pasquier | 45/1 |
| 02 Sep 21+19d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix de Lutece (3yo) (Grande Course) (Turf) | 1/5 | 9-0 | Stephane Pasquier | 94/10 | |
| 14 Aug 21+51d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Michel Houyvet () (3yo) (Round Course) (Turf) | 6/10 | 1 | 9-0 | Stephane Pasquier | 13/1 |
| 24 Jun 21+77d | Toulouse (FR) | Derby du Languedoc () (3yo) (Turf) | 3/9 | ½ | 9-0 | Cyrille Stefan | 32/1 |
| 08 Apr 21+205d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Djebel (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Straight Course) (Turf) | 8/8 | 7 | 9-2 | Cyrille Stefan | 45/1 |
| 15 Sep 20 | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix d'Ecquevilly (Claimer) (2yo) (Turf) | 1/17 | 8-13 | Mickael Barzalona | 9/5F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Esope (FR) won?
- Esope (FR) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2020 and 2022, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Esope (FR)?
- Esope (FR) was trained by Hiroo Shimizu on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 26 May 2022.
- Who is Esope (FR)'s sire?
- Esope (FR) is by Galiway (GB) out of Polemique (IRE), whose sire is Poliglote.
- What going does Esope (FR) prefer?
- Esope (FR) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Esope (FR)'s sire's record?
- Galiway (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 1,698 runs since Jan 2008 (283 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 15.6% from 262. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 7.8% from 384. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 18.8% from 223. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.5% from 477.
- Who are Esope (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Polemique (IRE), Esope (FR) has 9 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Eaglehawk (FR) (5). The wins came over 7½f–2m. As at Oct 2026.