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Horse profile

Espoir De Loire (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2020) · Last trainer Ben Pauling · Last owner Merriebelle Irish Farm Limited
by Anabaa Blue (GB) out of Grischa (FR) (Septieme Ciel)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2018
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Jan 2020 — 2,490 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2020 2 wins · Musselburgh & Warwick Last raced off OR 121
KTB Profile

Espoir De Loire (FR) is 2 from 8, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2019. Last raced off a career-high mark of 121.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR at career high
Official rating121At career-high mark
121 107–121

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 119 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 10 Apr 2019

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 7 figures · best 138B · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good5138B109—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4138B108.5—
2m5f – 3m3130A119—

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 120B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Musselburgh, 9 Dec 2019 Official rating 121 at the last run, 10 Jan 2020

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 122A · median 117
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good5121B110—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4121B115—
2m5f – 3m3122A117—

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 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

Sire
Anabaa Blue (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,937 runs since Jan 2008 (227 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 12.6% from 278. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6% from 417.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−9.3—
Good to Firm1417.1%−2.2—
Good393369.2%−0.10 from 5
Good to Soft2783512.6%+3.31 from 1
Soft5685810.2%+0.91 from 2
Heavy262259.5%+0.2—
Standard (AW)417256%−3.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f19421.1%+11.8—
6f – 7f241239.5%+0.2—
1m – 1m1f495377.5%−1.8—
1m2f – 1m4f5516111.1%+1.8—
1m5f – 2m243239.5%+0.2—
2m1f – 2m4f314299.2%−0.11 from 5
2m5f – 3m6446.3%−31 from 3
Over 3m1000%−9.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Grischa (FR) (Septieme Ciel)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Vertige De Loire (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m1½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Vertige De Loire (FR)1112m1½f—
Big Bang De Loire (FR)80——
All In De Loire (FR)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 2 1 50% +5.50
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +5.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 7 2 29% +7.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Warwick 2 1 50% +5.50
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 1 100% +5.50
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% +1.50
2m5f – 3m 3 1 33% +4.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daryl Jacob 3 1 33% +3.50
Nico de Boinville 2 1 50% +5.50
David Bass 1 0 0% −1.00
Connor Brace 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Bellamy 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 4 2 50% +10.00
2018 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 1 17% +1.50
Chase 2 1 50% +4.50

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2020 · 1 run
10 Jan 20+32d Sedgefield freebet.com Get Your Free Bet Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m3½f · Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-1 121—— Daryl Jacob 11/4
2019 · 4 runs
09 Dec 19+243d Musselburgh Visit Racingtv.com Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-9 11497A120B Daryl Jacob 11/2
10 Apr 19+12d Warwick Andrew Whiting Wealth Consultancy Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 1¼ 11-6 114119B117A David Bass 6/1
29 Mar 19+19d Fontwell Alex And Travis Celebration Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 9 11-6 114107B94A Nico de Boinville 13/8F
10 Mar 19+86d Warwick Newark Livestock Market Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-6 107130A122A Nico de Boinville 13/2
2018 · 3 runs
14 Dec 18+20d Doncaster Fight For Good Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 1 11-1 108109A97A Connor Brace 4/1
24 Nov 18+20d Huntingdon Lucy Wadham Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 6 10-12 —108C110B Tom Bellamy 4/5F
04 Nov 18 Huntingdon Computer Network Services Ltd Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 9 10-12 —138B121B Daryl Jacob 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Espoir De Loire won?
Espoir De Loire (FR) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2018 and 2020, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trained Espoir De Loire?
Espoir De Loire (FR) was trained by Ben Pauling on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 10 January 2020.
Who is Espoir De Loire's sire?
Espoir De Loire (FR) is by Anabaa Blue (GB) out of Grischa (FR), whose sire is Septieme Ciel.
What is Espoir De Loire's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 121, from the run on 10 January 2020. That is also the highest on record.
What is Espoir De Loire's sire's record?
Anabaa Blue (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,937 runs since Jan 2008 (227 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 12.6% from 278. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6% from 417.
Who are Espoir De Loire's siblings?
Out of Grischa (FR), Espoir De Loire (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Vertige De Loire (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2018. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.