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Espoir Des Forges (FR)

8yo gelding · Trainer Mel Rowley · Owner Poplar Cottage Racing Club
by Doctor Dino (FR) out of Ultratlantique (FR) (Poliglote (GB))
6 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2024
As at 12 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 9 Nov 2026 · 8th of 10 Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile

Espoir Des Forges (FR) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 13 at Warwick (May 2024). Last raced off 103, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 12 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 114 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 30 May 2024

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 5 figures · best 114B · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3107B591 run · —
Good2114B100.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5114B871 run · —

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 12 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 109A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 22 Nov 2024 Official rating 103 at the last run, 9 Nov 2026

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 5 figures · best 122A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
Good to Soft3109A961 run · —
Good2122A121.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 12 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5122A1091 run · —

Of 6 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 · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 12 Nov 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 4 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 15.9% of 3,240 runs since Jul 2013 (500 horses).

Strongest on good going: 19.8% from 565. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.4% from 212. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.7% from 699. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.7% from 138.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−15.9—
Good to Firm24625%+9.1—
Good56511219.8%+3.90 from 3
Good to Soft4919419.1%+3.20 from 3
Soft1,22418715.3%−0.6—
Heavy7239713.4%−2.5—
Standard (AW)212209.4%−6.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f300%−15.9—
6f – 7f5036%−9.9—
1m – 1m1f138128.7%−7.2—
1m2f – 1m4f3044514.8%−1.1—
1m5f – 2m69913819.7%+3.8—
2m1f – 2m4f1,53824215.7%−0.20 from 5
2m5f – 3m4216214.7%−1.20 from 1
Over 3m871416.1%+0.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2013 · as at 11 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ultratlantique (FR) (Poliglote (GB))

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Grooveykindoflove (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m7f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Grooveykindoflove (FR)712m7f—
Cap Bresil (FR)30——
Venus Du Puy Noir (FR)10——
Le Rivage (FR)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charlie Deutsch 4 0 0% −4.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
09 Nov 26+586d Carlisle Fatty Renshaw Memorial Novices' Handicap Hurdle Race Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran rear throughout - never threatened - eighth and well beaten 8/10 11 11-12 10353A95A Charlie Deutsch 11/1
2025 · 2 runs
02 Apr 25+57d Exeter Exeter Racecourse Christmas Parties On Sale Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 5 ran Fought for control early - shared front spot before slipping to third - drifted off line at the 5th - eased back to rear approaching 4 out - taken out of contention before reaching 3 out PU/5 — 11-12 110—— Charlie Deutsch 6/1
04 Feb 25+74d Market Rasen TrustATrader Apply Today EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 4 ran Held up at rear - detached in 6th - promoted to 3rd approaching 2 out - well held at finish 3/4 99 11-2 11259C96C Charlie Deutsch 28/1
2024 · 3 runs
22 Nov 24+176d Chepstow Dunraven Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Tracked the front pair until 3 out - drifted left approaching 2 out and dropped away - finished well beaten in 7th 7/13 4½ 11-4 113107B109A Sam Twiston-Davies 9/2
30 May 24+35d Warwick Get Ahead Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 1½ 11-7 —114B122A Charlie Deutsch 11/2
25 Apr 24 Warwick Charlie Wilson Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m3f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 nk 11-6 —87B121A Sam Twiston-Davies 10/3

Quick answers

How many races has Espoir Des Forges won?
Espoir Des Forges (FR) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Espoir Des Forges?
Espoir Des Forges (FR) is trained by Mel Rowley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 9 November 2026.
Who is Espoir Des Forges's sire?
Espoir Des Forges (FR) is by Doctor Dino (FR) out of Ultratlantique (FR), whose sire is Poliglote (GB).
What is Espoir Des Forges's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 9 November 2026. The highest on record is 113.
What is Espoir Des Forges's sire's record?
Doctor Dino (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.9% of 3,240 runs since Jul 2013 (500 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 19.8% from 565. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 9.4% from 212. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.7% from 699. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.7% from 138.
Who are Espoir Des Forges's siblings?
Out of Ultratlantique (FR), Espoir Des Forges (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Grooveykindoflove (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2024. 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.