Horse Details

Avec Espoir (GB)

27 Runs 4 Wins (14.8%) 3 Places (11.1%)
Owner: Sean O'Brien Silks Sean O'Brien Trainer: V T O'Brien
12 years old ch GB
Sire: Flying Legend
Dam: Still Runs Deep
Damsire: Karinga Bay
Past Runs (27 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
05/10/25
17:17 		Killarney (IRE) 2m7½f Danny Gilligan V T O'Brien 11 6:8.55 24 99 11-13 40/1
Led - headed but prominent 7th - weakened before 3 out
20/09/25
16:55 		Navan (IRE) 2m5f Miss L Costello V T O'Brien 14 5:22.84 2 88 9-13 40/1
Disputed lead - overjumped 1st - led narrowly or disputed lead before 3rd - headed and weakened from 3 out(op 50/1)
12/09/25
19:00 		Ballinrobe (IRE) 2m1f Aidan Kelly V T O'Brien 99 - - 103 11-5 22/1
Midfield - mistake 3rd - reminder after 4th - dropped to rear and struggling 6th - pulled up before 5 out(op 25/1)
29/08/25
17:35 		Wexford (IRE) 2m4½f Darragh O'Keeffe V T O'Brien 10 5:13.70 14 90 11-6 25/1
Prominent - led before 3rd - joined 7th - headed and prominent before 5 out - weakened from 4 out(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
13/10/24
16:55 		Cork (IRE) 3m G B Noonan V T O'Brien 99 - - 109 10-9 14/1
Disputed lead - headed and raced in second 2nd - went second again and pressed leader 11th - bumped 12th - 1 length down when fell 4 out(tchd 16/1)
28/09/24
17:05 		Listowel (IRE) 3m Mr Tommie M O'Brien V T O'Brien 4 6:26.75 3.75 109 11-8 9/1
Didn't jump well - jumped right on occasions - led - headed just after 3 out - soon weakened gradually(op 15/2)
26/08/24
18:40 		Ballinrobe (IRE) 2m6½f G B Noonan V T O'Brien 1st 5:53.07 Won 80 10-8 13/2
Jumped well - made all - soon clear - 25 lengths ahead 5th - reduced lead when ridden run-in - unchallenged(op 17/2 tchd 10/1)
07/08/24
19:15 		Wexford (IRE) 3m1½f Gavin Brouder V T O'Brien 99 - - 109 10-10 10/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - brought down 5 out(op 12/1)
02/07/24
15:33 		Tipperary (IRE) 2m6½f Aidan Kelly V T O'Brien 1st 6:2.30 Won 97 11-1 16/1
Jumped well - made all - went further clear before 3rd - easily(op 12/1)
21/05/24
16:28 		Punchestown (IRE) 2m4½f Alan King V T O'Brien 7 5:25.49 2 80 10-6 20/1
Prominent - not fluent 6th - weakened after 2 out(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
11/11/23
15:28 		Down Royal (IRE) 3m G B Noonan V T O'Brien 6 6:29.57 5.5 101 10-2 28/1
Prominent and briefly disputed lead early - led before 4th - headed omitted 3 out - soon weakened(op 22/1)
01/10/23
16:45 		Killarney (IRE) 2m7f G B Noonan V T O'Brien 1st 5:52.10 Won 95 11-2 14/1
Made virtually all - clear with one other throughout - joined briefly after 3rd - ridden from 2 out - faced challenge approaching last - ran on well run-in
23/09/23
17:05 		Listowel (IRE) 3m Mr D Doyle V T O'Brien 3rd 6:24.50 2 95 10-5 11/1
Raced in second - challenging 3 out - outpaced run-in(tchd 10/1)
25/08/23
19:03 		Killarney (IRE) 2m5f G B Noonan V T O'Brien 4 5:28.59 9.5 98 10-12 33/1
Prominent - mistake 1st - briefly disputed lead from 5th - not fluent 7th - no extra after 3 out(op 20/1)
20/06/23
16:37 		Wexford (IRE) 3m1½f Daniel King V T O'Brien 6 6:34.79 4.25 100 9-12 14/1
Prominent - went second before 3rd - ridden when lost second and weakened before 2 out(tchd 12/1)
15/05/23
19:25 		Killarney (IRE) 2m4f Evan Dwan V T O'Brien 12 5:31.00 1 101 10-13 66/1
Towards rear of midfield - not fluent 1st - not fluent 7th - ridden after 5 out - weakened after 4 out(tchd 50/1)
03/10/22
15:30 		Tipperary (IRE) 3m Sam Ewing V T O'Brien 9 6:19.24 15 80 11-0 9/1
Prominent and briefly disputed lead - pressed leaders when pushed along after 4 out - lost position when ridden and weakened after 3 out(op 11/1 tchd 8/1)
24/09/22
16:53 		Listowel (IRE) 3m Mr Tommie M O'Brien V T O'Brien 10 6:19.77 3.75 102 11-1 22/1
Prominent - lost position 4 out - soon ridden but beaten(op 20/1)
03/09/22
17:35 		Wexford (IRE) 3m1f Gavin Brouder V T O'Brien 3rd 6:34.26 1.25 102 11-9 9/1
Disputed lead - prominent when not fluent and jockey lost iron briefly 1st - led narrowly or disputed lead 5th - headed and ridden before 2 out - no chance with winner approaching last - lost second run-in(op 6/1)
05/08/22
19:00 		Wexford (IRE) 2m4f Gavin Brouder V T O'Brien 1st 4:56.00 Won 97 10-7 33/1
Prominent - led before 3rd - soon left clear - much reduced lead 4 out - ridden and went clear again after 2 out - jumped left last - ridden out towards finish(op 40/1)
17/07/22
15:32 		Tipperary (IRE) 2m7f Kieran Callaghan V T O'Brien 99 - - 98 11-0 16/1
Chased leaders - not fluent 8th - badly hampered and lost position 5 out - pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding got badly hampered and was pulled up thereafter)(tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1)
27/05/22
20:10 		Limerick (IRE) 3m1½f Denis O'Regan V T O'Brien 11 6:46.45 9.5 101 10-13 10/1
Always towards rear - not fluent 4th - pushed along and no impression from 3 out(op 17/2)
14/05/22
16:50 		Wexford (IRE) 3m1f Denis O'Regan V T O'Brien 4 6:42.75 1.5 101 11-8 16/1
Prominent - led narrowly 4 out - pushed along and headed after 2 out - ridden and weakened run-in(op 11/1)
07/03/22
16:50 		Leopardstown (IRE) 2m5½f Mr P J O'Neill V T O'Brien 99 - - 101 11-12 22/1
Midfield early - towards rear when fell 5th(op 20/1)
30/01/22
13:10 		Naas (IRE) 2m4½f Conor Orr V T O'Brien 12 5:41.46 11 102 9-12 22/1
Chased leaders - joined leader after 3rd - led after 5th - joined 8th - headed before 4 out - ridden and weakened after 3 out
29/12/21
12:00 		Leopardstown (IRE) 2m5f Trevor Ryan V T O'Brien 3rd 5:39.18 .5 102 10-5 33/1
Tracked leaders - ridden and lost ground after 2 out - no impression approaching last - rallied run-in - went modest third inside final 110yds(op 28/1)
03/07/21
18:35 		Bellewstown (IRE) 2m4f Tom Kelly V T O'Brien 5 4:54.10 6.5 81 10-10 25/1
Tracked leaders - soon went second - pushed along and lost two places 3 out - ridden and no impression from 2 out - kept on run-in(op 33/1 tchd 40/1)