Spirit D’Aunou is in training with Gary & Josh Moore and has been a fabulous NH horse with 5 victories under his belt, alongside some decent runs at the higher level.
This athletic 6yo was purchased in France by Gary and his Bloodstock agent whom buys the majority of Gary’s successful NH string, and he came on recommendation from top French jockey Felix De Giles. Spirit D’Aunou is by dual Group 2 winner Triple Threat who was one of the best 3-year olds of his generation in France and whilst he is a relatively new Stallion he has produced a decent amount of NH winners already!
Spirit D’Aunou arrived from France at Gary Moore’s yard in summer 2022 and after a maturity break he progressed really positively with his training and schooling. He made his racecourse debut over hurdles at Kempton Park on 21st November and despite taking quite a nasty bump at the first flight, Spirit D’Aunou showed great heart to finish 2nd. Evidently the young horse had learnt from his first race and the National Hunt Introductory Hurdle races were benefitting him as he won his first race 13 days later at Huntingdon, followed by 3 more wins in his first season!
Spirit D’Aunou did incredibly well for his first summers break in the UK and returned to action a much more developed horse! He ran with credit in a competitive Class 2 hurdle race at Cheltenham in October to finish 4th before giving arguably his best win to date to win at Sandown Park’s Tingle Creek meeting on 9th December 2023! We perhaps paid the price for this win when going up 10lbs and then having to race the majority of the season carrying top weight(!), but it was lovely to see Spirit D’Aunou shape with promise when stepped up in trip at Aintree last April to finish 5th.
Once again the horse looks very strong heading into his 2024/25 campaign, and whilst it was very unlike him to have incurred a fall and then ran disappointingly at Sandown, we were pleased to see him bounce back into the winners enclosure at Newbury and Sandown this season before running the race of his life to finish 5th in the County Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival! The young horse has proved he is fairly versatile when it comes to ground and we would love to see him back to winning ways to round off this season over hurdles before he goes chasing in the autumn.
Wins
What a way to start 2023 thanks to Spirit D’Aunou
Pedigree
| Spirit D'Aunou Gelding, Bay April 11th 2019 | { | Triple Threat | { | Monsun | { | Konigsstuhl |
| Mosella | ||||||
| Drei | { | Lyphard | ||||
| Triple Tipple | ||||||
| Miss Wind | { | Sri Pekan | { | Red Ransom | ||
| Lady Godolphin | ||||||
| Miss Alizier | { | Fairy King | ||||
| Miss Azalee |
Triple Threat by Monsun
Triple Threat was a smart racehorse in his day winning 5 races over 9-10f. He won the Group 3 Prix La Forace at the age of 3 before going onto win the Group 2 Prix Eugene Adam – Grand Prix de Maisons-Laffitte. He also won a Group 2 in America, was placed in a Group 1 in Canada before going onto win a $23K race in America and finishing 2nd in a Listed race in France at the age of 6.
Triple Threat has produced some nice types including flat winners Gordian, Ironwithers & Super Trip and Sans Bruit and Purprod Boiz over sticks, as well as Rosa Kleb who finished an eye-catching second on her hurdling debut in France!
He is also closely related to 5-time Group 1 winner Canford Cliffs who has a 37% strike rate with his NH offspring
Miss Wind by Sri Pekan
Miss Wind is a 3-time winner over 1m2f on the flat which includes a Listed mares race, and she was placed in a Group 3. Since retiring to broodmare duties her offspring have included 8-time winner Varadero, 2-time winner who has Black Type Harpy, and winner Alba.
She is by Sri Pekan who is a multiple Group winner and he has a 25% success strike rate with his jumpers.
Syndicate details
This is a 10-owner syndicate allowing owners maximum involvement with their horse and trainer but still sharing the costs and fun. There will be two complimentary Owners & Trainers Badges every time the horse runs and Owners and their guests are welcome to visit their horse on the gallops whenever they wish.
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Related links
- Trainers – Gary Moore