Horse profile
Esperti (IRE)
by Presenting (GB) out of Elsie (IRE) (Milan)
36 runs · 18 courses · from Jun 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
7 wins · 5 courses
Off 140 days · 3rd of 5
Last raced off OR 107
KTB Profile
Esperti is a 7 from 36 gelding with all seven wins on turf. Five of those came in Class 5 handicap chases between 2m5f and 3m on good or softer ground, the latest at Ffos Las in Apr 2026 off an official rating of 89. He has won three times from eight starts at Ffos Las. His last run, at Stratford in May 2026, was a third of five in a Class 3 handicap chase off 107, 15lb below his highest ever mark. He is usually held up.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 15lb off peak
- 7–36Wins / Runs
- 19.4%Strike rate
- 14 (38.9%)Placed
- +11.25£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 1.85Fair A/E n=36 · 1.53 incl. margin
- 122Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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.
Official rating107↓ 15lb off peak
107
75–122
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 109
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 141B | 97 | 3 · 97 / 95 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 118B | 77 | 4 · 109 / 83.5 |
| Soft | 2 | 86B | 72 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 141B | 102.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 118B | 78.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 95C | 87.5 | 6 · 95 / 87.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 124A | 101 | 3 · 109 / 97 |
Of 36 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (5) · did not complete (4).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 36 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
- Held up 8 (89%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (11%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Presenting (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,049 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 62 | 13 | 21% | +10 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,240 | 171 | 13.8% | +2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 7,022 | 840 | 12% | +1 | 3 from 20 |
| Good to Soft | 3,503 | 321 | 9.2% | −1.8 | 2 from 9 |
| Soft | 5,327 | 545 | 10.2% | −0.8 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 2,759 | 274 | 9.9% | −1.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 136 | 33 | 24.3% | +13.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,727 | 517 | 10.9% | −0.1 | 1 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,696 | 722 | 10.8% | −0.2 | 1 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6,537 | 742 | 11.4% | +0.4 | 3 from 11 |
| Over 3m | 2,018 | 210 | 10.4% | −0.6 | 2 from 8 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Elsie (IRE) (Milan)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Love Actually (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Love Actually (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love Actually (IRE) | 18 | 4 | 2m3f–3m | Class 4 |
| Queen Of The Vale (IRE) | 2 | 2 | 2m | Class 5 |
| Time For Tea (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 20 | 3 | 15% | −11.25 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 2 | 22% | +5.50 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +13.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 17 | 5 | 29% | +20.25 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ffos Las | 8 | 3 | 38% | +20.50 |
| Worcester | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Stratford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fakenham | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Newton Abbot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 3 | 27% | +17.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 1 | 11% | −7.00 |
| Over 3m | 8 | 2 | 25% | +0.75 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Bowen | 12 | 3 | 25% | +1.75 |
| Kevin Sexton | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.00 |
| Shane Fenelon | 3 | 1 | 33% | +14.00 |
| Conor Ring | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mr Derek O'Connor | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Jay Tidball | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| James Bowen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Charlie Hammond | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Noonan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr James King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Seamus Perry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 31 | 7 | 23% | +16.25 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −0.25 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +25.50 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.00 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 16 | 5 | 31% | +21.25 |
| Hurdle | 16 | 1 | 6% | −14.00 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 1 | 25% | +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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 26+26d | Stratford | Farmers Fresh Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled just off the pace early - drifting right at fences over the trip - shared third spot from three out then went with the pacesetter approaching two out - gave way before the last and finished well held | 3/5 | 8 | 11-2 | 107 | 88C | 106B | Sean Bowen | 11/4 |
| 04 May 26+13d | Fakenham | Chestnut Group Norfolk National Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Broke to the right early - settled towards the back - made progress from the 17th - closed on the pack turning for home - pressed for effort two out - moved into second before the last and stayed on to finish second beaten three lengths | 2/10 | 3 | 10-8 | 105 | 87A | 126A | Sean Bowen | 4/1 |
| 21 Apr 26+8d | Ffos Las | South West Rail Solutions Ltd Handicap Chase Inclined to drift right at fences - settled at the back but moving fluently - in contention 4 out - progress to the front 2 out - soon under pressure and drew away - kept on up the run-in | 1/9 | 11-5 | 89 | 97C | 118A | Sean Bowen | 7/2 | |
| 13 Apr 26+18d | Fakenham | Woodfordes Supports Dereham Meeting Point Handicap Chase Veered right early - settled at rear - scrappy over 14th - moved into second after 15th - hit front for a moment past four out - shared advantage two out - asserted before last and stayed on strongly to score | 1/4 | 11-2 | 89 | 95C | 108C | Sean Bowen | 5/4F | |
| 26 Mar 26+20d | Chepstow | Stephens Industries EPDM Flat Roofing Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - made progress from 4 out despite having work to do - kept on strongly from 2 out - moved into second close home - never able to challenge the winner | 2/9 | 2 | 10-6 | 88 | 92A | 116A | Sean Bowen | 16/1 |
| 06 Mar 26+14d | Leicester | Royal Anglian Regiment Handicap Chase Held up at the rear - pushed along after 4 out - made no real headway - finished well held in 5th | 5/6 | 4¼ | 10-10 | 89 | 109B | 90B | Shane Fenelon | 16/1 |
| 20 Feb 26+56d | Ffos Las | Roperhurst Limited 50th Anniversary Handicap Chase Held up at the back - dropped away well before 3 out - eased and pulled up | PU/7 | — | 11-6 | 89 | — | — | Sean Bowen | 11/2 |
| 26 Dec 25+37d | Fontwell | tigerbet.co.uk Daily Price Boosts Handicap Chase Settled towards the back early - made smooth progress from three out - pushed into contention approaching the last and moved up to second - kept going strongly to hit the front near the finish | 1/6 | 10-11 | 86 | 44A | 103C | Jay Tidball | 11/2 | |
| 19 Nov 25+32d | Ffos Las | tigerbet.co.uk Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase Settled towards the back early - drifted right at fences a few times - moved through easily from 4 out - closed on the pace 3 out - into second before 2 out - in front approaching the last - driven out and won comfortably | 1/7 | 10-13 | 82 | 86B | 112B | Sean Bowen | 6/1 | |
| 18 Oct 25+232d | Newton Abbot | Weatherbys & Birdie Calendars Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Drifted right early on - held up towards the back - made steady progress out wide to join the front group before 4 out - moved up into second soon after - pressed the eventual winner as it met the last - driven out and stayed on but couldn't find more in the closing stages | 2/6 | 1¼ | 11-4 | 80 | 75A | 99B | Shane Fenelon | 16/1 |
| 28 Feb 25+22d | Ffos Las | DragonBet Proud To Be Welsh Novices' Handicap Chase Settled towards the back early - stayed in contact with the pack - promoted to 4th by the 13th - made headway to challenge the front-runner on the home turn - hit the front after the fourth-last - drifted right three out and pushed clear - scrappy at the last - driven out on the run-in - stayed on well to assert control throughout | 1/7 | 10-1 | 75 | — | 99B | Shane Fenelon | 16/1 | |
| 06 Feb 25+49d | Ffos Las | 3A's Leisure Handicap Chase Held up early - brought down at the second | BD/13 | — | 10-3 | 75 | — | — | Conor Ring | 33/1 |
| 19 Dec 24+29d | Ffos Las | Adept GRP Cabinets Handicap Chase Held up early - sizeable leap 7th and up to a moderate 4th before 3 out - unable to threaten leaders | 4/10 | 5 | 10-4 | 80 | — | 80C | Charlie Hammond | 33/1 |
| 20 Nov 24+10d | Ffos Las | Connolly's Red Mills Handicap Chase Held up at the back - no impact through the race - finished well behind in 5th | 5/10 | 16 | 11-0 | 86 | 58C | 79C | Conor Ring | 66/1 |
| 10 Nov 24+27d | Ffos Las | Stuart Morgan Memorial Handicap Chase Held up early - error at 7th before dropping well off the pace after 9th - promoted to distant 4th four out but well held at the finish | 4/9 | 32 | 10-10 | 86 | -2C | 71C | Conor Ring | 40/1 |
| 14 Oct 24+37d | Hereford | C P Civil Engineering Handicap Chase Tracked front pair early - awkward jump 3rd and slipped back by 5th - dropped away after 3 out - pulled up before the last | PU/10 | — | 11-7 | 91 | — | — | James Bowen | 50/1 |
| 07 Sep 24+16d | Stratford | Power Utilities Group Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle Settled close to the pace early - driven approaching 2 out and dropped away - well beaten at the finish | 9/15 | 4½ | 11-2 | 95 | 128B | 98A | Jay Tidball | 40/1 |
| 22 Aug 24+35d | Newton Abbot | William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle Held up at back of field - blundered 4th - dropped away and eased before 2 out - pulled up | PU/13 | — | 11-13 | 98 | — | — | James Bowen | 14/1 |
| 18 Jul 24+10d | Worcester | eventmasters.co.uk Handicap Hurdle | 10/13 | 2 | 12-0 | 100 | — | 108A | David Noonan | 28/1 |
| 08 Jul 24+242d | Worcester | AK Bets Best Price Euro 2024 Handicap Hurdle | 5/14 | 6 | 11-9 | 100 | 106B | 108A | Sean Bowen | 40/1 |
| 09 Nov 23+72d | Ludlow | Michael Oliver Memorial Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | PU/12 | — | 10-13 | 105 | — | — | Mr James King | 66/1 |
| 29 Aug 23+28d | Worcester | Ann Hitchings Memorial Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | PU/8 | — | 12-0 | 110 | — | — | Sean Bowen | 28/1 |
| 01 Aug 23+12d | Worcester | Don't Wait Check Your Prostate Handicap Hurdle | 8/10 | 1 | 11-12 | 115 | 114C | 103C | Sean Bowen | 50/1 |
| 20 Jul 23+34d | Worcester | JIC Transport Handicap Hurdle | 7/8 | 54 | 11-13 | 119 | 19C | 103C | Sean Bowen | 33/1 |
| 16 Jun 23+247d | Aintree | HA Civils Handicap Hurdle | 6/6 | 31 | 11-6 | 122 | 80C | 98C | Sean Bowen | 28/1 |
| 12 Oct 22+54d | Punchestown | Punchestown Festival Deals Handicap Hurdle | 3/15 | nse | 10-12 | 116 | 141B | 123A | Sean Flanagan | 8/1 |
| 19 Aug 22+13d | Killarney | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle | 3/6 | 17 | 11-4 | 116 | 124A | 113B | Kevin Sexton | 5/1 |
| 06 Aug 22+10d | Kilbeggan | Follow Kilbeggan Races On Facebook Maiden Hurdle | 1/15 | 11-12 | 116 | 47B | 133A | Kevin Sexton | EvensF | |
| 27 Jul 22+25d | Galway | Tote Always Sp Or Better At Galway Maiden Hurdle | 2/17 | 21 | 11-12 | 116 | 101C | 113A | Kevin Sexton | 7/2 |
| 02 Jul 22+35d | Bellewstown | Bar One Racing Bet On Mobile Maiden Hurdle | 4/16 | 2½ | 11-12 | — | 99B | 120A | Kevin Sexton | 11/4 |
| 28 May 22+26d | Punchestown | Get Your Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boosts Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 2/18 | 3½ | 11-12 | — | 114B | 134A | Sean Flanagan | 10/1 |
| 02 May 22+201d | Down Royal | Ballygowan Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 5/17 | 5 | 11-12 | — | 77B | 118A | Jack Foley | 9/2 |
| 13 Oct 21+23d | Punchestown | Lengthen The Odds With BetVictor Flat Race | 4/4 | 2¾ | 11-9 | — | -124C | 112C | Mr Derek O'Connor | 13/8 |
| 20 Sep 21+54d | Listowel | Buckley Agri Listowel & McHale Farm Machinery Flat Race | 1/17 | 11-9 | — | 118B | 131A | Mr Derek O'Connor | 7/1 | |
| 28 Jul 21+40d | Galway | Tote+ Pays You More At Tote.ie Flat Race | 8/16 | 3¾ | 11-9 | — | 82B | 106A | Mr Derek O'Connor | 4/1 |
| 18 Jun 21 | Down Royal | Metcollect (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 2/10 | 1¼ | 10-11 | — | 72A | 117A | Mr Seamus Perry | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Esperti (IRE) won?
- Esperti (IRE) won 7 of 36 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 19.4%. Placed 14 times in total (38.9% of starts).
- Who trains Esperti (IRE)?
- Esperti (IRE) is trained by David Rees, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 May 2026.
- Who is Esperti (IRE)'s sire?
- Esperti (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Elsie (IRE), whose sire is Milan.
- What going does Esperti (IRE) prefer?
- Esperti (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Esperti (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 30 May 2026. The highest on record is 122.
- What is Esperti (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,049 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
- Who are Esperti (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Elsie (IRE), Esperti (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Love Actually (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Love Actually (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.