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Horse profile

Esprit de Lumiere (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, May 2019) · Last trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Last owner Mrs Joan Keaney Dempsey
by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Faraday Light (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
10 runs · 5 courses · from Jul 2018
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 May 2019 — 2,715 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2019 · 1st of 10 Won last time out Won at Fairyhouse Last raced off OR 56
KTB Profile

Esprit de Lumiere (IRE) is 1 from 10. Won last time out at Fairyhouse. The win came on turf — 0 from 5 on the all-weather.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW
Official rating56↓ 7lb off peak
56 54–63

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 112 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Fairyhouse, 30 May 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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 112A · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)598A83—
Good375C67—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f4112A90.5—
6f – 7f367C65—
1m – 1m1f283B74—
Under 6f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 74A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 30 May 2019 Official rating 56 at the last run, 30 May 2019

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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 74A · median 58.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)574A63—
Good356C53—
Good to Firm1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f474A68.5—
6f – 7f360A56—
1m – 1m1f265A55.5—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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
Invincible Spirit (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,858 runs since Jan 2008 (1,574 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 844.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1612616.1%+4.2—
Good to Firm3,58246312.9%+11 from 1
Good4,53048710.8%−1.10 from 3
Good to Soft2,13325411.9%00 from 1
Soft2,77030310.9%−1—
Heavy795789.8%−2.1—
Standard (AW)6,88686712.6%+0.70 from 5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,05739913.1%+1.20 from 1
6f – 7f9,8481,18012%+0.10 from 3
1m – 1m1f4,50954312%+0.10 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,14224911.6%−0.31 from 4
1m5f – 2m844667.8%−4.1—
2m1f – 2m4f362339.1%−2.8—
2m5f – 3m8989%−2.9—
Over 3m7114.3%+2.4—

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
Faraday Light (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)

8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Just The Judge (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6½f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Just The Judge (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Just The Judge (IRE)1147f–1mGroup 1
Allayaali (IRE)726½fClass 2
My Harrison George (IRE)2121m–1m4fClass 6
Obliterator (IRE)511m—
Amber Silk (IRE)911mClass 4
Faradays Law (IRE)1211m4f—
Faraday Effect (IRE)50——
Switchman (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +3.50
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 1 1 100% +3.50
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 1 25% +0.50
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Declan McDonogh 4 1 25% +0.50
Shane Crosse 2 0 0% −2.00
Donnacha O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
N G McCullagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Foley 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + blinkers 4 1 25% +0.50
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 5 1 20% −0.50
2018 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2019 · 5 runs
30 May 19+8d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Welcomes Competitors Of The Tattersalls International Horse Trials Claiming Race 1m2f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 1/10 9-2 56112A74A Declan McDonogh 7/2F
22 May 19+28d Cork Summer BBQ Evening July 12th Apprentice Handicap (45-65) 1m2f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 1¾ 9-3 5675C53C Shane Crosse 6/1
24 Apr 19+10d Dundalk (AW) L'Isle De France Take Away Dundalk Handicap 1m4f · Standard · 9 ran 4/9 1¾ 8-10 5698A63A Declan McDonogh 9/2
14 Apr 19+7d Dundalk (AW) Racing Post Handicap (45-70) 1m2½f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 nk 8-12 5483A74A Declan McDonogh 14/1
07 Apr 19+114d Cork Mallow Handicap (45-65) 1m½f · Good · 18 ran 13/18 4½ 9-2 5565C46A Donnacha O'Brien 14/1
2018 · 5 runs
14 Dec 18+14d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Packages At Dundalk Stadium Nursery Handicap (Plus 10) 7f · Standard · 9 ran 9/9 1¼ 8-7 6263C43C N G McCullagh 12/1
30 Nov 18+14d Dundalk (AW) irishinjuredjockeys.com Nursery Handicap (45-70) (Plus 10) 1m · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 1 9-3 6383B65A Declan McDonogh 12/1
16 Nov 18+26d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) 5f · Standard · 12 ran 9/12 nk 9-0 —75A57A Shane Crosse 7/1
21 Oct 18+92d Naas Tifrums Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) 6f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 9/15 1 9-5 —65C60A Shane Foley 20/1
21 Jul 18 Curragh Club Godolphin Irish EBF Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 nk 9-5 —67C56C Wayne Lordan 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Esprit de Lumiere won?
Esprit de Lumiere (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2018 and 2019, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Esprit de Lumiere?
Esprit de Lumiere (IRE) was trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 30 May 2019.
Who is Esprit de Lumiere's sire?
Esprit de Lumiere (IRE) is by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Faraday Light (IRE), whose sire is Rainbow Quest.
What is Esprit de Lumiere's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 56, from the run on 30 May 2019. The highest on record is 63.
What is Esprit de Lumiere's sire's record?
Invincible Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,858 runs since Jan 2008 (1,574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 844.
Who are Esprit de Lumiere's siblings?
Out of Faraday Light (IRE), Esprit de Lumiere (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Just The Judge (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Just The Judge (IRE)). The wins came over 6½f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 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.