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Horse profile

Esprit Des Bois (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Sep 2024) · Last trainer Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm · Last owner Ballylinch Stud Thierry Lohest Racing Thierry Storme
5 runs · 4 courses · from Sep 2023
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Sep 2024 — 785 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2024 New yard First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Esprit Des Bois is a maiden who has been unplaced in all five starts. His best effort came when fourth of 13 at Deauville in Nov 2023. The colt was beaten on his last run at Auteuil in Sep 2024 in the Prix le Gourzy, which was his first for Noel George and Amanda Zetterholm and his first time in headgear. By Waldgeist out of a Dark Angel mare, he has raced on turf and all-weather.

Based on 5 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 940 runs since Jul 2023 (127 horses).

Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.1% from 234.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6369.5%+0.7—
Good213198.9%+0.1—
Good to Soft155138.4%−0.40 from 2
Soft1751810.3%+1.50 from 1
Heavy69811.6%+2.8—
Standard (AW)265197.2%−1.60 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f7779.1%+0.30 from 1
1m – 1m1f234125.1%−3.70 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f3904411.3%+2.5—
1m5f – 2m176169.1%+0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f5235.8%−30 from 1
2m5f – 3m1119.1%+0.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2023 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rush To Wait (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chantilly (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Auteuil (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Hugo Besnier 3 0 0% −3.00
Yoann Babot 1 0 0% −1.00
Mickael Barzalona 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2024 · 1 run
10 Sep 24+300d Auteuil (FR) Prix le Gourzy (Hurdle) (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-1 Yoann Babot 11/1
2023 · 4 runs
15 Nov 23+15d Deauville (FR) Prix du Lieu Calice (Handicap) (2yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 1m1½f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 shd 9-1 Mickael Barzalona 9/1
31 Oct 23+20d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Mont Cesar (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 1m1½f · Standard · 6 ran 4/6 nse 9-2 Hugo Besnier 24/1
11 Oct 23+33d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Jeu de l'Oie (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 1m1f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 1¼ 9-2 Hugo Besnier 67/1
08 Sep 23 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Kendor (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 7½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 8/8 8 8-13 Hugo Besnier 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Esprit Des Bois won?
Esprit Des Bois (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2023 and 2024.
Who trained Esprit Des Bois?
Esprit Des Bois (IRE) was trained by Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 10 September 2024.
Who is Esprit Des Bois's sire?
Esprit Des Bois (IRE) is by Waldgeist (GB) out of New Revenue (IRE), whose sire is Dark Angel.
What is Esprit Des Bois's sire's record?
Waldgeist (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 940 runs since Jul 2023 (127 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.1% from 234.
Who are Esprit Des Bois's siblings?
Out of New Revenue (IRE), Esprit Des Bois (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 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.