Ocastle Des Mottes
One of three for trainer; dual French hurdles winner is yet to score for this yard but has run well in defeat at times, including when runner-up at Punchestown on chasing debut (2m3f, soft); returned from over a year off at Cork (2m1f, yielding) when 23l fourth behind better-fancied stablemate; makes handicap chase debut now.
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Ownership history
- Simon Munir & Isaac SouedeCurrent
- Ecurie Thomas Sivadieruntil 24 Oct 2023
- Earl Ecurie Des Mottes & Gabriel Leendersuntil 26 Mar 2023
Newest first. Dates mark when the horse left each owner.
Breeding
- Sire
- Castle Du Berlais
- Dam
- Oktavia Des Mottes
- Damsire
- Lando
Trainer history
- CurrentW P Mullins
- 24 Oct 2023Gabriel Leenders
From the connections
“Ocastle Des Mottes travelled well to three out but then flattened out after two out. That was his first run out of France, though, and it was in a very competitive handicap. He will adapt to our style of racing and hopefully be a very nice horse - Daryl Jacob, rider.”
Career trajectory
Solid lines: OR / RPR / AI. Dashed: TS. Dot = finishing position per run (oldest left → newest right). Missing values lift the pen rather than interpolating across gaps.
Form by going
- Good To Yielding0/2 · 0%
Strike rate per going. Bars scale against the highest rate in the list — so a short bar means weaker form on that going, not zero.
Form by course
- Limerick0/1 · 0%
- Punchestown0/1 · 0%
Past runs (tracked here)
| Date | Race | Type | Pos | SP | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 2026 | Punchestown 14:32 K-Mech Mechanical Handicap Chase | Chase | PU | 17/2 | 62.1 |
| 21 May 2026 | Limerick 17:48 Mann Family & Richard Egan Electrical Beginners Chase | Chase | — | — | 71.2 |
Only runs Racing Alpha has synced are shown. Lifetime form is in the Racing Post form section above.
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