Irish Vocation (FR)
Irish Vocation won three of eight starts on turf between Mar 2023 and May 2024. The biggest success came in the Grade 3 Grande Course de Haies de Printemps Handicap at Auteuil over 2m5f – 3m on soft ground in Apr 2024. All three wins occurred at Auteuil, two of them over 2m1f – 2m4f. The gelding finished 9 of 14 in the Racing TV Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil at Auteuil in May 2024.
- 3–8Wins / Runs
- 37.5%Strike rate
- 6 (75%)Placed
- +27.70£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 4.27Fair A/E n=8 · 3.56 incl. margin
- 60dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 467 runs since Jan 2008 (103 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 6% from 166.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 8 | 2 | 25% | +15.8 | — |
| Good | 81 | 13 | 16% | +6.8 | — |
| Good to Soft | 58 | 7 | 12.1% | +2.9 | — |
| Soft | 166 | 10 | 6% | −3.2 | 2 from 4 |
| Heavy | 147 | 11 | 7.5% | −1.7 | 1 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | −4.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 68 | 3 | 4.4% | −4.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 291 | 24 | 8.2% | −1 | 2 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 78 | 13 | 16.7% | +7.5 | 1 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | +19.4 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyful Voice (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Natural Spirit (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | +28.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.30 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auteuil (FR) | 6 | 3 | 50% | +29.70 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 2 | 67% | +22.10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.60 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanguy Andrieux | 5 | 3 | 60% | +30.70 |
| Gabin Meunier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Maxime Guyon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.60 |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +20.10 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 3 | 50% | +29.70 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 3 runs | |||||||
| 18 May 24+21d | Auteuil (FR) | Racing TV Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf) | 9/14 | 7½ | 10-10 | Gabin Meunier | 10/1 |
| 27 Apr 24+34d | Auteuil (FR) | Grande Course de Haies de Printemps (Hurdle) Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) | 1/18 | 11-3 | Tanguy Andrieux | 96/10 | |
| 24 Mar 24+113d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Hypothese (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf) | 3/8 | 10 | 10-6 | Tanguy Andrieux | 22/1 |
| 2023 · 5 runs | |||||||
| 02 Dec 23+29d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Leon Olry Roederer (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf) | 3/9 | 10 | 10-1 | Tanguy Andrieux | 73/10 |
| 03 Nov 23+37d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Hunorisk (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) | 1/12 | 10-10 | Tanguy Andrieux | 27/10F | |
| 27 Sep 23+154d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Grandlieu (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo) (Turf) | 1/10 | 10-3 | Tanguy Andrieux | 204/10 | |
| 26 Apr 23+29d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix d'Estruval (National Hunt Flat) (AQPS (4-5yo) (Turf) | 6/13 | 1 | 10-1 | Mickael Barzalona | 9/1 |
| 28 Mar 23 | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Bango (AQPS (4-5yo) (Turf) | 3/10 | nse | 10-2 | Maxime Guyon | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Irish Vocation won?
- Irish Vocation (FR) won 3 of 8 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 37.5%. Placed 6 times in total (75% of starts).
- Who trained Irish Vocation?
- Irish Vocation (FR) was trained by Yannick Fouin on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 18 May 2024.
- Who is Irish Vocation's sire?
- Irish Vocation (FR) is by Voiladenuo (FR) out of Nadessa (GB), whose sire is Needwood Blade.
- What going does Irish Vocation prefer?
- Irish Vocation (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Irish Vocation's sire's record?
- Voiladenuo (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 467 runs since Jan 2008 (103 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6% from 166.
- Who are Irish Vocation's siblings?
- Out of Nadessa (GB), Irish Vocation (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.