Horse profile

Mr Le Philosophe (GB)

5yo gelding · Trainer James Owen · Owner Value Racing Le Philosophe
by Le Havre (IRE) out of Uryale (FR) (Kendor)
17 runs · 14 courses · from Jun 2023
As at 24 Aug 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Stratford & Worcester Off 336 days · 7th of 8 Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Mr Le Philosophe (GB) is 2 from 17, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer).

Based on 17 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 24 Aug 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster All wins at Class 5
Official rating100↓ 2lb off peak
100 80–102

Run style from 7 analysed runs

  • Prominent 3 (43%) · 2 wins
  • Midfield 3 (43%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Le Havre (IRE)

Progeny in our archive: 13% strike from 5,768 runs · most wins over 1m2f – 1m4f.

Dam
Uryale (FR) (Kendor)

9 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Elliptique (IRE) (6 wins).

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 1 13% −5.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +0.83
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 8 2 25% −3.17
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Catterick 3 0 0% −3.00
Worcester 2 1 50% +1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 1 100% +0.83
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 2 1 50% −0.17

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alex Chadwick 3 1 33% −1.17
Nathan Moscrop 3 0 0% −3.00
Sean Bowen 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 2 0 0% −2.00
Frederick Larson 2 0 0% −2.00
Dylan Johnston 1 1 100% +2.00
Alistair Rawlinson 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonjo O'Neill Jr 1 0 0% −1.00
Gerald Mosse 1 0 0% −1.00
Ioritz Mendizabal 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 4 2 50% +0.83
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 8 2 25% −3.17
2024 7 0 0% −7.00
2023 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 12 2 17% −7.17
Flat 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 OR PR Jockey SP
21 Sep 25+17d Plumpton Mary & Barry Faulkner's Golden Wedding Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 8 ran Handy early - hampered at first fence - slipped to mid-pack - pressed on before 3 out then faded from there 7/8 23 11-11 100 Alex Chadwick 5/1
04 Sep 25+15d Sedgefield Fairlight Studios Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran Settled in the pack midfield - briefly went second before fading after 3 out - dropped away from 2 out to finish 7th 7/9 nk 11-3 102 93 Sean Bowen 11/2
20 Aug 25+38d Worcester Ron Hyett Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 12 ran Settled towards the back - improved into 8th and asked for effort after 4 out - unable to make further headway from there and eventually finished 7th 7/12 11-8 102 Alex Chadwick 5/2F
13 Jul 25+11d Stratford Next Sunday Is Ladies Day Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Good To Firm · 7 ran Sat handy early - stumbled 8th - moved into second on the home bend - cruising into the lead approaching the last - quickly clear - allowed to coast in unchallenged 1/7 11-7 95 96 Alex Chadwick 5/6F
02 Jul 25+18d Worcester M&E Global Defence Sector Solutions Experts Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 8 ran Prominent in the pack - moved up to second on the home bend - hit the top approaching 3 out - driven between the final two - stretched right out on the run-in and won with plenty in hand 1/8 11-10 89 92 Dylan Johnston 2/1F
14 Jun 25+17d Uttoxeter Groundshore Cup Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 9 ran Held a midfield position early - made headway to reach the front group entering the home bend - moved into second after 3 out - stayed on under pressure up the run-in - unable to reel in the winner 2/9 11-7 86 87 Sam Twiston-Davies 11/4F
28 May 25+7d Newton Abbot Amber Stevens Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good · 11 ran Settled in midfield - moved out and made ground into contention 3 out - hit the front approaching straight - nudged along before 2 out - edged wide and gave up second spot 2 out then held on for third 3/11 11-2 81 80 Sam Twiston-Davies 4/6F
21 May 25+184d Warwick Logicor Warwickshire Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 7 ran Tracked the front group on the inner - fumbled one obstacle and dropped to the tail - made progress into contention 3 out - up to second on the inside entering the straight - two lengths adrift 2 out - closed to a length at the final flight - kept battling on the run-in to go down by a whisker 2/7 nse 10-13 81 84 Sean Bowen 5/4F
18 Nov 24+10d Wolverhampton (AW) Take Time To Think With BetUK Handicap Class 4 · 16.5f · Standard · 8 ran Sent forward early and hit the front - opened up a big advantage before halfway - margin cut back with 7f left - overtaken with 4f to run - dropped away rapidly to finish last 8/8 14 9-11 80 Frederick Larson 150/1
08 Nov 24+20d Hexham bookiesbonuses.com Over 200 UK Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 9 ran Went straight to front but faltered badly and dithered at the opener - lost command for a moment then regained it - dropped back for good after 3 out - form fell away rapidly and eased out of contention before 2 out PU/9 11-1 83 Nathan Moscrop 8/1
19 Oct 24+160d Catterick Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Soft · 9 ran Held up in rear - needed urging with 5f left - dropped away and beaten far distant 8/9 15 9-13 85 Frederick Larson 66/1
12 May 24+71d Newcastle (AW) Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 3 · 12.5f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 ½ 9-9 89 Alistair Rawlinson 100/1
02 Mar 24+19d Kelso bet365 Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 57 11-0 Jonjo O'Neill Jr 20/1
12 Feb 24+10d Catterick Download The Raceday Ready App Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 10-8 Nathan Moscrop 9/1
02 Feb 24+115d Catterick Raceday Ready Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15.5f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 10-12 89 Nathan Moscrop 12/1
10 Oct 23+124d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Sanctus (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) 12f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 hd 9-0 Gerald Mosse 7/2
08 Jun 23 Longchamp (FR) Prix du Nabob (Handicap) (3yo) (Moyenne Course: 2nd Post) (Turf) 11f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 3/16 nse 8-7 Ioritz Mendizabal 25/1

Record shown from June 2023. Our archive begins in January 2005; any earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.