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Horse profile

Espoir De Noel (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2024) · Last trainer F Foucher · Last owner Fabrice Foucher
by Honolulu (IRE) out of Fleur De Noel (FR) (Chamberlin)
6 runs · 2 courses · from Mar 2023
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Apr 2024 — 927 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2024 · 11th of 17
KTB Profile

Espoir De Noel is a maiden who has shown two placed efforts from six starts on turf. His best effort came when third of 14 at Auteuil in Mar 2024. All runs have been over 2m1f to 3m on soft or heavy ground, with five starts at Auteuil and one at Pau. The gelding, by Honolulu out of Fleur De Noel, finished 11th of 17 in the Prix Maurice de Nexon at Auteuil in Apr 2024.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 341 runs since Apr 2013 (48 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6116.7%+7.9—
Good77810.4%+1.6—
Good to Soft39512.8%+4—
Soft12197.4%−1.40 from 1
Heavy6669.1%+0.30 from 5
Standard (AW)2813.6%−5.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−8.8—
1m – 1m1f6116.7%+7.9—
1m2f – 1m4f4449.1%+0.3—
1m5f – 2m5147.8%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f136139.6%+0.80 from 5
2m5f – 3m7956.3%−2.50 from 1
Over 3m23313%+4.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fleur De Noel (FR) (Chamberlin)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Tzar De Noel (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m2f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tzar De Noel (FR)612m2f—
Lulu De Noel (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 5 0 0% −5.00
Pau (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Thomas Beaurain 5 0 0% −5.00
Bertrand Lestrade 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2024 · 4 runs
21 Apr 24+10d Auteuil (FR) Prix Maurice de Nexon (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m2½f · Heavy · 17 ran 11/17 1 11-1 Thomas Beaurain 9/1
11 Apr 24+33d Auteuil (FR) Prix de Saumur (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m6f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 7 11-3 Thomas Beaurain 44/5
09 Mar 24+43d Auteuil (FR) Prix Pont d'Iena (Chase) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m1½f · Heavy · 14 ran 3/14 nk 10-13 Bertrand Lestrade 33/10F
26 Jan 24+283d Pau (FR) Prix Jean Lanta (Chase) (Conditions) (6yo) (Turf) 2m3½f · Very Soft · 12 ran 3/12 ½ 10-8 Thomas Beaurain 9/5F
2023 · 2 runs
18 Apr 23+38d Auteuil (FR) Prix de Pau (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo) (Turf) 2m3½f · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-3 Thomas Beaurain 32/5
11 Mar 23 Auteuil (FR) Prix de la Source (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) 2m2f · Heavy · 14 ran 4/14 ½ 10-12 Thomas Beaurain 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Espoir De Noel won?
Espoir De Noel (FR) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2023 and 2024. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Espoir De Noel?
Espoir De Noel (FR) was trained by F Foucher on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 21 April 2024.
Who is Espoir De Noel's sire?
Espoir De Noel (FR) is by Honolulu (IRE) out of Fleur De Noel (FR), whose sire is Chamberlin.
What is Espoir De Noel's sire's record?
Honolulu (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 341 runs since Apr 2013 (48 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Espoir De Noel's siblings?
Out of Fleur De Noel (FR), Espoir De Noel (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Tzar De Noel (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2023. 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.