Esperance (IRE)
Esperance (IRE) is 1 from 20, the win coming at Class 7 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2005. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 6 on turf.
- 1–20Wins / Runs
- 5%Strike rate
- 5 (25%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=20 at SP
- 0.56Fair A/E n=20 · 0.47 incl. margin
- 50Highest OR
- 22dAvg 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 7.3% of 260 runs since Jan 2008 (17 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 63 | 4 | 6.3% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 53 | 4 | 7.5% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 34 | 5 | 14.7% | +7.4 | — |
| Soft | 28 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | −3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 54 | 5 | 9.3% | +2 | 1 from 14 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | −3.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 98 | 5 | 5.1% | −2.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 58 | 7 | 12.1% | +4.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 37 | 5 | 13.5% | +6.2 | 1 from 14 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 20 | 1 | 5% | −2.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −7.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ridley Didley (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Ridley Didley (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridley Didley (IRE) | 39 | 5 | 5f | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 1 | 7% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Class 7 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 12 | 1 | 8% | −1.00 |
| Folkestone | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Brighton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 14 | 1 | 7% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Mackay | 10 | 1 | 10% | +1.00 |
| Simon Whitworth | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chris Catlin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Neil Chalmers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Miles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 19 | 1 | 5% | −8.00 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2005 | 17 | 1 | 6% | −6.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 19 | 1 | 5% | −8.00 |
| Hurdle | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 04 Mar 06+10d | Lingfield (AW) | Betdirect.co.uk Handicap | 11/14 | 1 | 8-1 | 45 | 39C | Neil Chalmers | 66/1 |
| 22 Feb 06+8d | Lingfield (AW) | Play Now At Betdirectpoker.com Selling Stakes | 9/11 | nk | 9-1 | 40 | 41C | Chris Catlin | 25/1 |
| 14 Feb 06+175d | Folkestone | Burmarsh Novices' Hurdle | 13/13 | 15 | 11-3 | — | 97C | Jim Crowley | 100/1 |
| 2005 · 17 runs | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 05+19d | Brighton | Ian Carnaby Selling Stakes | 7/8 | 11 | 9-9 | 42 | — | Robert Miles | 14/1 |
| 04 Aug 05+19d | Folkestone | Betfredpoker.com Handicap | 12/14 | ¾ | 8-9 | 42 | 34C | Adam Kirby | 9/1 |
| 16 Jul 05+10d | Lingfield (AW) | St Catherine's Hospice Nursing Selling Stakes (AW) | 7/14 | shd | 9-11 | 50 | 60C | Simon Whitworth | 9/1 |
| 06 Jul 05+11d | Lingfield (AW) | Home Front Recall Selling Stakes (AW) | 2/12 | 1¼ | 9-12 | 47 | — | Simon Whitworth | 11/1 |
| 25 Jun 05+7d | Lingfield (AW) | Telford Homes Metro Selling Stakes (AW) | 4/8 | 1¾ | 9-13 | 47 | — | Jamie Mackay | 7/1 |
| 18 Jun 05+12d | Lingfield (AW) | Play Golf & Come Racing Handicap (AW) | 7/14 | 3½ | 9-1 | 48 | 33C | Jamie Mackay | 20/1 |
| 06 Jun 05+20d | Folkestone | Folkestone-racecourse.co.uk Handicap | 11/14 | 5 | 9-0 | 45 | — | Jamie Mackay | 18/1 |
| 17 May 05+14d | Lingfield (AW) | williamhillpoker.com Banded Stakes | 10/13 | hd | 8-9 | 48 | 38C | Adam Kirby | 9/1 |
| 03 May 05+9d | Leicester | Fenwick Leicester Banded Stakes | 12/17 | 3 | 9-3 | 48 | 52C | Jamie Mackay | 6/1J |
| 24 Apr 05+24d | Brighton | Skerritt Consultants Handicap | 5/11 | hd | 8-6 | 48 | 53C | Jamie Mackay | 11/2 |
| 31 Mar 05+31d | Lingfield (AW) | Banded Stakes | 1/14 | 9-7 | 46 | 71C | Jamie Mackay | 10/1 | |
| 28 Feb 05+6d | Lingfield (AW) | Maiden Claiming Stakes | 2/11 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 46 | — | Jamie Mackay | 11/4F |
| 22 Feb 05+15d | Southwell (AW) | Maiden Claiming Stakes | 4/9 | 5 | 8-9 | 46 | — | Simon Whitworth | 9/4F |
| 07 Feb 05+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Maiden Claiming Stakes | 2/13 | nk | 8-11 | 45 | 97C | Jamie Mackay | 9/2 |
| 22 Jan 05+10d | Lingfield (AW) | Classified Stakes | 4/14 | 2½ | 9-2 | 46 | — | Chris Catlin | 20/1 |
| 12 Jan 05+4d | Lingfield (AW) | Claiming Stakes | 4/13 | 1¼ | 8-12 | 45 | 65C | Jamie Mackay | 6/1 |
| 08 Jan 05 | Lingfield (AW) | Bet Direct Selling Stakes | 3/10 | 3½ | 9-2 | 45 | 52C | Jamie Mackay | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Esperance won?
- Esperance (IRE) won 1 of 20 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 5%. Placed 5 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Esperance?
- Esperance (IRE) was trained by John Akehurst on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 4 March 2006.
- Who is Esperance's sire?
- Esperance (IRE) is by Bluebird (USA) out of Dioscorea (IRE), whose sire is Pharly.
- What going does Esperance prefer?
- Esperance (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 14 starts (7.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Esperance's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 4 March 2006. The highest on record is 50.
- What is Esperance's sire's record?
- Bluebird (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.3% of 260 runs since Jan 2008 (17 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Esperance's siblings?
- Out of Dioscorea (IRE), Esperance (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ridley Didley (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Ridley Didley (IRE)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.