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Ireland 7yo

Despereaux (FR)

T: Jane Williams · O: Chasing Gold

By Great Pretender (IRE) out of Rouvraie (FR)

Form 3659321-556

5/27 W/R

Resting

27 runs
5 wins
placed
19% strike
139 d off

Recent form

Form figures 3659321-556 139 days off

6 5 5 1 2 3

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 27 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 47
Win %: 19%
Placed %: 48%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

12 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Huntingdon, Ludlow — well clear of the 48% career baseline.

Newton Abbot 0% 0-0-5
Taunton 50% 2-0-4
Huntingdon SPEC 100% 1-2-3
Ludlow SPEC 100% 1-2-3
Hereford 33% 1-0-3
Plumpton 100% 0-2-2
Chepstow 50% 0-1-2
Worcester 100% 0-1-1
Ascot 0% 0-0-1
Exeter 0% 0-0-1
Lingfield 0% 0-0-1
Wincanton 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

7 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

David Noonan 50% 2-5-14
Ciaran Gethings 43% 0-3-7
Jonathan Burke 50% 1-0-2
Freddie Gingell 100% 1-0-1
Isabelle Ryder(5) 100% 1-0-1
James Best 0% 0-0-1
Tom Bellamy NOW 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Jane Williams NOW 48% 5-8-27

Going Record

27 classifiable runs

Softspecialist Loves the dig — 67% in-the-money on softer ground vs 0% on fast.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm — 0 runs
Good 50% 2-4-12
Good to Soft 44% 3-1-9
Soft 67% 0-2-3
Heavy 33% 0-1-3

Distance Record

27 classifiable runs

Leaning Best at staying trips (48% itm) but capable elsewhere.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f 48% 5-8-27

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

6 May 2026 Sky Sports Racing Handicap Hurdle Newton Abbot Class 4 P 6th/8 23 Good 3m2f105y Tom Bellamy OR 104 8/1

6 Apr 2026 Green Dragon Hotel Hereford Handicap Hurdle Hereford Class 4 P 5th/7 .75 Good 3m1f119y James Best OR 106 6/1

18 Mar 2026 Hereford Bull Trail Launch 2026 Handicap Hurdle Hereford Class 4 P 5th/7 2 Good 3m1f119y Ciaran Gethings OR 107 9/2

10 Dec 2025 BetWright Safer Gambling Handicap Hurdle Hereford Class 4 P 1st/7 +0 Good To Soft 3m1f119y Isabelle Ryder OR 101 11/4

24 Nov 2025 GC Rickards And Son Handicap Hurdle Ludlow Class 5 P 2nd/6 4.25 Good 2m7f174y Ciaran Gethings OR 99 6/4F

2 Nov 2025 Book Your Christmas Parties At Huntingdon Handicap Hurdle Huntingdon Class 5 P 3rd/16 3.75 Good 3m1f10y Ciaran Gethings OR 100 10/1

18 Oct 2025 Remembering Len & Pam Cartwright Handicap Hurdle Newton Abbot Class 4 9th/9 .5 Good To Soft 2m5f122y Jonathan Burke OR 102 10/1

29 Sep 2025 Visit Our Antiques Fair 25th October Handicap Hurdle Newton Abbot Class 4 5th/5 10 Good 2m5f122y Ciaran Gethings OR 105 6/1

9 Sep 2025 AxeTheRacingTax Handicap Hurdle Newton Abbot Class 4 6th/6 14 Good To Soft 3m2f105y Ciaran Gethings OR 107 6/1

6 Apr 2025 Derek Ogden Memorial Handicap Hurdle Plumpton Class 4 P 3rd/5 19 Good 3m217y David Noonan OR 108 7/2

Connections

Trainer: Jane Williams 17%
Owner: Chasing Gold
Sire: Great Pretender (IRE)
Dam: Rouvraie (FR)
Dam sire: Anabaa
Country: Ireland
Age: 7yo

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