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Horse profile

L'espoir (FR)

5yo gelding · Trainer Gabriel Leenders · Owner Mme L Maclennan
by Tunis (POL) out of Une Histoire (FR) (Voix Du Nord)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Sep 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 30 Aug 2026 Last raced off OR 131
KTB Profile

L'espoir is a gelding by Tunis out of Une Histoire who is yet to win from four starts on turf. His best effort came when third of seven at Auteuil in Apr 2025. All runs have been over 2m1f to 3m on soft or heavy ground, with two starts at Auteuil, one at Dieppe and one at Compiegne. He last ran in the Class 3 Prix Pamphilos at Dieppe in Aug 2026.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 1 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
Tunis (POL)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 311 runs since May 2023 (59 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 16.3% from 104. Weakest on heavy going: 7.2% from 111.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm200%−11.3—
Good43511.6%+0.3—
Good to Soft36411.1%−0.2—
Soft1041716.3%+50 from 2
Heavy11187.2%−4.10 from 2
Standard (AW)1516.7%−4.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f1417.1%−4.2—
1m2f – 1m4f10110%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m761114.5%+3.2—
2m1f – 2m4f1691710.1%−1.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m41512.2%+0.90 from 1
Over 3m100%−11.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2023 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Une Histoire (FR) (Voix Du Nord)

2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Herakles Westwood (FR) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m2f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Kel Story (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Herakles Westwood (FR)2362m3½f–3m1½fClass 2
Kel Story (FR)2322m2f–2m3½fListed

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Dieppe (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Compiegne (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Felix De Giles 3 0 0% −3.00
Theo Dumouch 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

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

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
Chase 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 OR Jockey SP
2026 · 1 run
30 Aug 26+460d Dieppe (FR) Prix Pamphilos Class 3 · 2m3f · Heavy · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-12 131 Theo Dumouch 14/1
2025 · 2 runs
27 May 25+42d Auteuil (FR) Prix Vieux Beaufai (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m6f · Very Soft · 8 ran 6/8 6 10-12 — Felix De Giles 43/10
15 Apr 25+216d Auteuil (FR) Prix Rene Couetil (Chase) (AQPS Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m1½f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 20 10-8 — Felix De Giles 31/10
2024 · 1 run
11 Sep 24 Compiegne (FR) Prix Nuage (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 2m1f · Very Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 10-8 — Felix De Giles 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has L'espoir won?
L'espoir (FR) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2024 and 2026.
Who trains L'espoir?
L'espoir (FR) is trained by Gabriel Leenders, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 August 2026.
Who is L'espoir's sire?
L'espoir (FR) is by Tunis (POL) out of Une Histoire (FR), whose sire is Voix Du Nord.
What is L'espoir's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 131, from the run on 30 August 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is L'espoir's sire's record?
Tunis (POL)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 311 runs since May 2023 (59 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 16.3% from 104. Weakest on heavy going: 7.2% from 111.
Who are L'espoir's siblings?
Out of Une Histoire (FR), L'espoir (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Herakles Westwood (FR) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Kel Story (FR)). The wins came over 2m2f–3m1½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 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.