Douvan
| Douvan | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Walk in the Park |
| Grandsire | Montjeu |
| Dam | Star Face |
| Damsire | Saint de Saints |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 9 May 2010 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Haras De La Faisanderie |
| Owner | Francois-Xavier Chaussonniere Susannah Ricci |
| Trainer | Philippe Peltier Willie Mullins |
| Record | 16: 14-1-0 |
| Earnings | £523,730 |
| Major wins | |
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Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle (2015) Supreme Novices' Hurdle (2015) Herald Champion Novice Hurdle Racing Post Novice Chase (2015) Arkle Novice Chase (2016) Arkle Challenge Trophy (2016) Maghull Novices' Chase (2016) Ryanair Novice Chase (2016) Hilly Way Chase (2016) Paddy Power Cashcard Chase (2016) Tied Cottage Chase (2017) |
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| Last updated on 17 March 2017 | |
Douvan (foaled 9 May 2010) is a French-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who competes in National Hunt racing. He was originally trained in France before moving to Ireland in the summer of 2014. After finishing second on his debut he won his remaining five races over hurdles including the Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle, Supreme Novices' Hurdle and Herald Champion Novice Hurdle. In the following year he was switched to steeplechasing and won all his six races over fences as a novice including the Racing Post Novice Chase, Arkle Novice Chase, Arkle Challenge Trophy, Maghull Novices' Chase and Ryanair Novice Chase. In the 2016-17 season he continued his unbeaten run in steeplechases by winning his first three starts, including the Grade One Paddy Power Cashcard Chase, before suffering his first defeat over fences when favourite for the Queen Mother Champion Chase.
Douvan is a bay gelding bred in Oise, France by the Haras de la Faisanderie. He was sired by Walk in the Park who finished second in the 2005 Epsom Derby and later became a successful National Hunt sire in Ireland. Douvan's dam Star Face was a descendant of the Irish broodmare Minnewaska, making her a distant relative of Ack Ack, Sham and Tom Rolfe.
Douvan began his racing career in the ownership of Francois-Xavier Chaussonniere and was initially trained in France by Philippe Peltier.
On his racecourse debut, Douvan finished second to Konig Dax in a hurdle race over 1600 metres at Saint-Malo on 14 May 2014. Nineteen days later he recorded his first success in a similar event at Compiegne, taking the lead after the final flight of hurdles and winning by two and a half lengths.
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