Espion (FR)
Espion (FR) is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2020. Last raced off a career-high mark of 128.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 3 (37.5%)Placed
- −5.80£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.79Fair A/E n=8 · 0.69 incl. margin
- 128Highest OR
- 114dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 113
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 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 3 | 111B | 85 | — |
| Good | 2 | 116A | 101 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 116A | 111 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 80B | 78 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 113A | 99 | — |
Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 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 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 12.9% of 2,208 runs since Jan 2008 (247 horses).
Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.8% from 499. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.1% from 495.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 22 | 6 | 27.3% | +14.4 | — |
| Good | 504 | 67 | 13.3% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 350 | 41 | 11.7% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 879 | 109 | 12.4% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 421 | 57 | 13.5% | +0.6 | 1 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 32 | 4 | 12.5% | −0.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −12.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 54 | 7 | 13% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 499 | 84 | 16.8% | +3.9 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,020 | 145 | 14.2% | +1.3 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 495 | 35 | 7.1% | −5.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 122 | 13 | 10.7% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
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 Don Lami (FR) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m1½f–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Don Lami (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Lami (FR) | 11 | 3 | 2m1½f–3m2f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.80 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.20 |
| Wincanton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.20 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Johnson | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.80 |
| Sean Houlihan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Best | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.80 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.80 |
| NH Flat | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 16 Jan 21+43d | Warwick | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle | BD/13 | — | 10-5 | 128 | — | — | Richard Johnson | 7/1 |
| 2020 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Dec 20+26d | Sandown | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/10 | hd | 11-1 | 128 | 80B | 126A | Richard Johnson | 4/1J |
| 08 Nov 20+23d | Sandown | Hampton Court Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 3/8 | 2 | 11-9 | 128 | 113A | 136A | Sean Houlihan | 10/3 |
| 16 Oct 20+216d | Uttoxeter | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle | 10/13 | 8 | 11-3 | 128 | 76C | 105C | Richard Johnson | 7/2F |
| 14 Mar 20+98d | Uttoxeter | De14 Novices' Hurdle | 1/4 | 11-2 | — | 85C | 125B | Richard Johnson | 6/5F | |
| 2019 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Dec 19+28d | Sandown | Peter & Thelma Brooks Diamond Anniversary 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 3/13 | 2½ | 10-12 | — | 111B | 130A | Tom O'Brien | 33/1 |
| 09 Nov 19+364d | Wincanton | Frome Scaffolding Group EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 5/8 | 4½ | 10-12 | — | 86A | 121A | Richard Johnson | 33/1 |
| 2018 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 10 Nov 18 | Wincanton | Jaytrack Employee Day Intermediate Open NH Flat Race | 5/9 | 2½ | 11-2 | — | 116A | 109A | James Best | 5/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Espion won?
- Espion (FR) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2018 and 2021, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
- Who trained Espion?
- Espion (FR) was trained by Philip Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 16 January 2021.
- Who is Espion's sire?
- Espion (FR) is by Coastal Path (GB) out of Toutamie (FR), whose sire is Epalo.
- What going does Espion prefer?
- Espion (FR) 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 Espion's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 128, from the run on 16 January 2021. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Espion's sire's record?
- Coastal Path (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 2,208 runs since Jan 2008 (247 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.8% from 499. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.1% from 495.
- Who are Espion's siblings?
- Out of Toutamie (FR), Espion (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Don Lami (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Don Lami (FR)). The wins came over 2m1½f–3m2f. As at Oct 2026.