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Horse profile

Val d'Espoir (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2010) · Last trainer H-A Pantall · Last owner Mrs S Egloff
by In The Wings (GB) out of Vert Val (USA) (Septieme Ciel)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2007
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Feb 2010 — 6,108 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2010 · 1st of 4 Won last time out 2 wins · Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) & Maisons-Laffitte (FR) First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Val d'Espoir (IRE) is 2 from 5. Won last time out at Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR).

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 5 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
In The Wings (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 1,518 runs since Jan 2008 (110 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 13% from 231. Weakest on heavy going: 4.4% from 114.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18422.2%+13.5—
Good to Firm2313013%+4.3—
Good390266.7%−21 from 2
Good to Soft235229.4%+0.70 from 1
Soft270186.7%−20 from 1
Heavy11454.4%−4.3—
Standard (AW)2602710.4%+1.71 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f13215.4%+6.7—
1m – 1m1f5623.6%−5.12 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f409399.5%+0.8—
1m5f – 2m480459.4%+0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f283227.8%−0.9—
2m5f – 3m237187.6%−1.1—
Over 3m40410%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Vert Val (USA) (Septieme Ciel)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Johnno (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Johnno (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Johnno (GB)2857f–1mClass 3
Vetvey (IRE)1231m–1m½fClass 5
Valverde (IRE)1315½fClass 5
Come Away With Me (IRE)615fClass 5
Vallee Celebre (SWI)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 1 50% —
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% —
Soft 1 0 0% —
Good to Soft 1 0 0% —

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 2 1 50% —
Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) 1 1 100% —
Vichy (FR) 1 0 0% —
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% —

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dominique Boeuf 1 1 100% —
Maxime Guyon 1 0 0% —
Katharina Werning 1 0 0% —
Thierry Jarnet 1 0 0% —
Johan Victoire 1 1 100% —

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 1 25% —
Blinkers 1 1 100% —

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 1 1 100% —
2009 2 0 0% —
2007 2 1 50% —

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
2010 · 1 run
14 Feb 10+204d Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Prix de la Mediterranee (Claimer) (All-Weather) 1m · Standard · 4 ran 1/4 9-3 Dominique Boeuf —
2009 · 2 runs
25 Jul 09+38d Vichy (FR) Prix Yves Parenti 1m · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 3 8-11 Maxime Guyon —
17 Jun 09+765d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Girl Friend (Female Professional Jockeys) (Left-Handed) 1m · Good · 12 ran 6/12 2 8-11 Katharina Werning —
2007 · 2 runs
14 May 07+24d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Verso II (Colts & Geldings) 1m · Good To Soft · 3 ran 3/3 1½ 8-13 Thierry Jarnet —
20 Apr 07 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Gyges (Maiden) (Colts & Geldings) (Straight) 1m · Good · 4 ran 1/4 9-2 Johan Victoire —

Quick answers

How many races has Val d'Espoir won?
Val d'Espoir (IRE) won 2 of 5 archived starts between 2007 and 2010, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
Who trained Val d'Espoir?
Val d'Espoir (IRE) was trained by H-A Pantall on the most recent run on record, at Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) on 14 February 2010.
Who is Val d'Espoir's sire?
Val d'Espoir (IRE) is by In The Wings (GB) out of Vert Val (USA), whose sire is Septieme Ciel.
What is Val d'Espoir's sire's record?
In The Wings (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 1,518 runs since Jan 2008 (110 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 13% from 231. Weakest on heavy going: 4.4% from 114.
Who are Val d'Espoir's siblings?
Out of Vert Val (USA), Val d'Espoir (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Johnno (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Johnno (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from April 2007. 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.