Despereaux Racehorse Profile

Despereaux is a 7-year-old Gelding, trained by JANE WILLIAMS, based at Newton Abbot. With 27 career starts and 5 wins, it has earned $37,250.

Age
7
Sex
Gelding
Trainer
JANE WILLIAMS
Trained at
Newton Abbot
Sire
Great Pretender
Dam
Rouvraie
Sire of dam
Anabaa
Owner
D A Scanlon, Ms S M King, G King, Mrs B A King, Miss N L Badenhorst, D Papal, P Keogh, M D Babray, G Bryden, T Bryden, D Lowien, Mrs Z Lowien & N A Bryden
Career
27:5-2-6
Prize money
$37,250
Last start
6 May 2026
Recent form
32155-

Despereaux Form Guide

Despereaux — last 25 starts
DateTrackDistClassGoingBarWgtJockeyResultMarginTimeSPWinner / 2nd
6 Apr 2026Hereford5138mClass 4Good0164kgJames Best5 of 719.25L6:30.35—Double Click (IRE)
18 Mar 2026Hereford5138mClass 4Good0160kgCiaran Gethings5 of 715.75L6:25.52—Don Rafael (IRE)
10 Dec 2025Hereford5138mClass 4Good To Soft0152kgIsabelle Ryder1 of 7—6:36.16—Despereaux (FR)
24 Nov 2025Ludlow4786mClass 5Good0162kgCiaran Gethings2 of 64.25L5:55.79—Tracking Treasure (IRE)
2 Nov 2025Huntingdon5038mClass 5Good0168kgCiaran Gethings3 of 166L6:9.98—Jager Time (IRE)
18 Oct 2025Newton Abbot4336mClass 4Good To Soft0152kgJonathan Burke9 of 928L5:29.72—El Capitaine (IRE)
29 Sept 2025Newton Abbot4336mClass 4Good0159kgCiaran Gethings5 of 514.75L5:18.45—The Height Of Fame (GB)
9 Sept 2025Newton Abbot5326mClass 4Good To Soft0165kgCiaran Gethings6 of 646.75L6:52.18—Hostile Hotelier (IRE)
6 Apr 2025Plumpton5026mClass 4Good0159kgDavid Noonan3 of 519.25L6:17.37—Shared (GB)
10 Mar 2025Plumpton5026mClass 4Good0155kgCiaran Gethings2 of 50.75L6:20.25—La Dolce Dolly (IRE)
30 Dec 2024Taunton4808mClass 3Good To Soft0155kgDavid Noonan4 of 66.5L6:5.43—Tiny Tetley (GB)
12 Dec 2024Taunton4808mClass 5Good0164kgJonathan Burke1 of 15—6:2.01—Despereaux (FR)
4 Dec 2024Ludlow4786mClass 5Good To Soft0161kgFreddie Gingell1 of 7—6:2.60—Despereaux (FR)
6 Nov 2024Chepstow3914mClass 5Good To Soft0167kgDavid Noonan10 of 1841.5L5:11.85—Hedera Park (IRE)
25 Aug 2023Beaudesert1400mCls 1G4954kgK H Zechner11st of 118.8L1:21.66$11.001-Too Hard To Refuse
18 Aug 2023Ipswich1350mBM62So5256kgJag Guthmann-chester2nd of 92L1:23.56$4.201-Chickerartie
4 Aug 2023Ipswich1200mRST58So5858kgJag Guthmann-chester3rd of 121.4L1:10.96$9.001-Vonzither
11 July 2023Deagon1050mBtriaSo57—Jag Guthmann-chester4th of 87.3L1:00.36—1-Wisdom Of Water
3 June 2023Bendigo1400mRST58H8958kgJack Hill11st of 1214.5L1:27.98$10.001-Eezee Boomer
19 May 2023Geelong1300mBM58So5558.5kgTom Madden10th of 144.6L1:19.17$91.001-Artrese
20 Apr 2023Ararat1108mBM58H8359kgTahlia Hope6th of 98.2L1:08.29$61.001-Southern Chilli
13 May 2022Albury1600mCls 1H10856kgJack Martin14th of 1522.4L1:41.70$4.001-Forest Diamond
29 Apr 2022Geelong1535mBM58So6761.5kgRhys Mc Leod5th of 84.1L1:38.17$4.601-Booker Tee
29 Mar 2022Benalla1206mMdnG4757kgRhys Mc Leod2nd of 131L1:10.88$5.501-Prooinga
11 Mar 2022Bendigo1100mMdnG41057kgFred W Kersley6th of 126.7L1:04.25$18.001-Hayley

Record by Condition

Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
ConditionStartsRecordWin %Place %
This track40-0-00%0%
This distance10-0-00%0%
Good122-2-217%50%
Soft123-0-325%50%
Heavy30-0-00%0%
First-up70-1-20%43%
Second-up71-0-214%43%

Winning distances

1(1300)

Record by Track

Performance at each track raced
TrackRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Taunton1000%0%
Ludlow1000%0%
Newton Abbot1000%0%

Record by Jockey

Performance with each jockey ridden
JockeyRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Unknown1000%0%
Isabelle Ryder(7)1000%0%
Ciaran Gethings1000%0%