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Horse profile

Quel Esprit (FR)

10yo gelding (at last run, May 2014) · Last trainer W P Mullins · Last owner Mrs J M Mullins
by Saint Des Saints (FR) out of Jeune D'esprit (FR) (Royal Charter)
23 runs · 12 courses · from Dec 2008
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 May 2014 — 4,555 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2014 8 wins · 7 courses Last raced off OR 155
KTB Profile

Quel Esprit (FR) is 8 from 23, including a Grade 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown (Feb 2012). Hasn't won since Feb 2012. 8 of 20 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 0 from 3 on quicker.

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
Official rating155↓ 5lb off peak
155 115–160

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

Best recent KTB Rating 122B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 9 Feb 2013 Official rating 155 at the last run, 2 May 2014

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 15 figures · best 144A · median 135
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Heavy10144A135—
Soft2132A120.5—
Good to Soft2144A142—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6142B135.5—
2m5f – 3m5140A122—
Over 3m2135A122—
1m5f – 2m2144A144—

Of 22 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (7).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 22 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
Saint Des Saints (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.1% of 5,341 runs since Jan 2008 (642 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−15.1—
Good to Firm35514.3%−0.8—
Good6899814.2%−0.90 from 3
Good to Soft6499214.2%−0.91 from 5
Soft2,44134814.3%−0.81 from 4
Heavy1,50525817.1%+26 from 11
Standard (AW)16212.5%−2.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−15.1—
1m2f – 1m4f4149.8%−5.3—
1m5f – 2m99916916.9%+1.81 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,78040414.5%−0.65 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,23519115.5%+0.42 from 9
Over 3m2843713%−2.10 from 6

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Jeune D'esprit (FR) (Royal Charter)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 11 6 55% −1.90
Good to Soft 5 1 20% −2.75
Soft 4 1 25% −2.20
Good 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 5 0 0% −5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 6 2 33% −1.95
Punchestown 4 1 25% −2.27
Cheltenham 4 0 0% −4.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Auteuil (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 1 100% +0.29
Naas 1 1 100% +0.62
Limerick 1 1 100% +0.40
Cork 1 1 100% +0.62
Punchestown (IRE) 1 1 100% +0.44

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 2 22% −5.13
Over 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 5 83% +1.55
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% −0.27

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul Townend 8 5 63% −0.63
R Walsh 7 1 14% −4.75
Mr P W Mullins 6 2 33% −2.47
D J Casey 1 0 0% −1.00
Emmet Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 4 0 0% −4.00
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 4 2 50% −0.46
2011 4 1 25% −2.38
2010 4 1 25% −2.60
2009 4 3 75% +0.79
2008 1 1 100% +0.80

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 14 4 29% −7.44
Hurdle 6 2 33% −2.94
NH Flat 3 2 67% +0.53

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
02 May 14+26d Punchestown Donohue Marquees Champion Hunters Chase 25f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran PU/12 — 12-0 155— Mr P W Mullins 16/1
06 Apr 14+29d Fairyhouse Joseph R. O'reilly Memorial Hunters Chase 25f · Soft · 12 ran 7/12 8 11-13 155109A Mr P W Mullins 5/1
08 Mar 14+27d Gowran Park Derek Lyng & Sports Injury Surgery Tetratema Cup Hunters Chase 25f · Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-11 155— Mr P W Mullins 4/1
09 Feb 14+309d Leopardstown Raymond Smith Memorial Hunters Chase 24f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 7/8 2½ 12-0 155121A Mr P W Mullins 4/1
06 Apr 13+56d Aintree John Smith's Grand National Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 34.5f · Good To Soft · 40 ran PU/40 — 11-7 155— Paul Townend 40/1
09 Feb 13+265d Leopardstown Hennessy Gold Cup (Grade 1) 24f · Soft To Heavy · 4 ran 4/4 ½ 11-10 158122B Paul Townend 10/1
20 May 12+22d Auteuil (FR) Gras Savoye Hipcover Prix La Barka (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf) 21.5f · Very Soft · 18 ran 11/18 dht 10-3 —— D J Casey 14/1
28 Apr 12+76d Punchestown thetote.com Punchestown Gold Cup (Grade 1) 25f · Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 6½ 11-10 160135A R Walsh 15/8F
12 Feb 12+36d Leopardstown Hennessy Gold Cup (grade 1) 24f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-10 150140A R Walsh 5/4F
07 Jan 12+56d Thurles Beamish Stout Phil Sweeney Memorial Chase (Grade 3) 18f · Heavy · 5 ran 1/5 11-3 146142B Paul Townend 2/7F
12 Nov 11+193d Naas Become A Naas Annual Member Chase 19f · Soft To Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 11-6 145141B Paul Townend 8/13F
03 May 11+48d Punchestown Growise Champion Novice Chase (Grade 1) 25f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran BD/8 — 11-10 145— R Walsh 7/4F
16 Mar 11+32d Cheltenham RSA Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good · 12 ran F/12 — 11-4 145— Paul Townend 20/1
12 Feb 11+87d Leopardstown Dr. P.J. Moriarty Novice Chase (Grade 1) 21f · Heavy · 6 ran F/6 — 11-10 145— Emmet Mullins 2/1
17 Nov 10+243d Limerick Askeaton Beginners Chase 19.5f · Heavy · 16 ran 1/16 11-12 —135A Paul Townend 2/5F
19 Mar 10+2d Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As Spa Novices'Hurdle) (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24f · Good · 19 ran 6/19 4 11-7 141121C R Walsh 11/2
17 Mar 10+52d Cheltenham Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 17 ran F/17 — 11-7 141— R Walsh 5/1
24 Jan 10+42d Leopardstown Synergy Security Solutions Novice Hurdle (grade 2) 20f · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 ½ 11-6 —136A R Walsh 3/10F
13 Dec 09+29d Cork O'connell Transport Cork Stayers Novice Hurdle (grade 3) 24f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 11-0 —128A Paul Townend 8/13F
14 Nov 09+198d Punchestown (IRE) I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 18 ran 1/18 11-12 —135A Paul Townend 4/9F
30 Apr 09+50d Punchestown Orbis (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 1/15 12-0 —144A Mr P W Mullins 8/11F
11 Mar 09+74d Cheltenham Weatherbys Champion Bumper NH Flat Race (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 24 ran 4/24 2 11-5 115144A R Walsh 10/1
27 Dec 08 Leopardstown Paddy Power Christmas Bumper Flat Race 20f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 1/16 11-10 —132A Mr P W Mullins 4/5F

Quick answers

How many races has Quel Esprit (FR) won?
Quel Esprit (FR) won 8 of 23 archived starts between 2008 and 2014, a strike rate of 34.8%. Placed 10 times in total (43.5% of starts).
Who trained Quel Esprit (FR)?
Quel Esprit (FR) was trained by W P Mullins on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 2 May 2014.
Who is Quel Esprit (FR)'s sire?
Quel Esprit (FR) is by Saint Des Saints (FR) out of Jeune D'esprit (FR), whose sire is Royal Charter.
What going does Quel Esprit (FR) prefer?
Quel Esprit (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 6 wins from 11 starts (54.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Quel Esprit (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 155, from the run on 2 May 2014. The highest on record is 160.
What is Quel Esprit (FR)'s sire's record?
Saint Des Saints (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.1% of 5,341 runs since Jan 2008 (642 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from December 2008. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.