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Horse profile

In Love (FR)

Great Pretender (IRE) × Belle Princesse (FR) (Nickname (FR))

TrainerHugo Merienne
OwnerAndrew Peake, Simon MacAuley & Bryant Family

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2018
Colour: bay

See also: In Love (GB) · Ed Dunlop · 8 runs · 2 wins

Highest OR: 148
Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £1,330 GB
Official rating: 148 (Jumps)
Last run (GB & IRE): 11 Apr 2026, Aintree (6/13)
Last win (GB & IRE): Yet to win

Recent form

In Love has no declared runs or entries in Britain or Ireland at the moment.

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	OR	Headgear	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
11 Apr 26	Aintree	6/13	50/1	12½	Jordan Gainford	Hugo Merienne	William Hill Handicap Chase	Class 1	Chase	3m1f	Good to Soft	11-3	134	b	Mr Hope Street (IRE)	£56,270	1/5

6/1311 Apr 26 · Aintree50/1
William Hill Handicap Chase
Class 13m1fGood to Soft
All fields
Date
11 Apr 26
Course
Aintree
Pos
6/13
SP
50/1
Btn
12½
Jockey
Jordan Gainford
Trainer
Hugo Merienne
Race
William Hill Handicap Chase
Class
Class 1
Type
Chase
Dist
3m1f
Going
Good to Soft
Wgt
11-3
OR
134
Headgear
b
Winner / 2nd
Mr Hope Street (IRE)
Winner prize
£56,270
Future form
1/5

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Won on	At	Race won
11 Apr 26	Aintree	William Hill Handicap Chase	6/13	Glengouly (FR)	24 May 26	Uttoxeter	Clarke Chase (For The Sir Stanley And Lady Clarke Challenge Trophy)

6/1311 Apr 26 · Aintree
William Hill Handicap Chase
All fields
Date
11 Apr 26
Course
Aintree
Race
William Hill Handicap Chase
This horse
6/13
Winner next time
Glengouly (FR)
Won on
24 May 26
At
Uttoxeter
Race won
Clarke Chase (For The Sir Stanley And Lady Clarke Challenge Trophy)

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	OR first run	OR last run	Best OR	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Hugo Merienne	11 Apr 26	11 Apr 26	6/13	134	134	134	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£1,330	€0

Hugo Merienne

Trainer: Hugo Merienne
First run: 11 Apr 26
Last run: 11 Apr 26
First run for yard: 6/13
OR first run: 134
OR last run: 134
Best OR: 134
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £1,330
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	Best OR	First run	Last run
National Hunt	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£1,330	€0	134	11 Apr 26	11 Apr 26

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £1,330
Prize IRE (€): €0
Best OR: 134
First run: 11 Apr 26
Last run: 11 Apr 26

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchGreat Pretender (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireGreat Pretender (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireNot traced
Sire's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchBelle Princesse (FR)

Parent · 1

DamBelle Princesse (FR)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireNickname (FR)
Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Great Pretender (IRE)

Belle Princesse (FR)

Not traced

Nickname (FR)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseIn Love (FR)

Sexgelding

Foaled2018

SireGreat Pretender (IRE)

DamBelle Princesse (FR)

DamsireNickname (FR)

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Belle Princesse (FR) · 0 winners from 1 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Breeder	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Great Pretender (IRE)	Belle Princesse (FR)	Nickname (FR)	Magalren Bryant, Muriel Caslant	28 Feb 18	bay	gelding	NH 2m3½f	NH 2m4f

Great Pretender (IRE)

Sire: Great Pretender (IRE)
Dam: Belle Princesse (FR)
Damsire: Nickname (FR)
Breeder: Magalren Bryant, Muriel Caslant
Foaled: 28 Feb 18
Colour: bay
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: NH 2m3½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: NH 2m4f

Progeny of Great Pretender (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	1,947	302	656	15.5%	33.7%	1
At 2m6f to 3m1f	491	62	143	12.6%	29.1%	1
On Good to soft or yielding going	540	75	167	13.9%	30.9%	1
At 2m6f to 3m1f on Good to soft or yielding going	125	14	33	11.2%	26.4%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 1,947
Wins: 302
Placed: 656
Win %: 15.5%
Place %: 33.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m6f to 3m1f

Condition: At 2m6f to 3m1f
Runs: 491
Wins: 62
Placed: 143
Win %: 12.6%
Place %: 29.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 540
Wins: 75
Placed: 167
Win %: 13.9%
Place %: 30.9%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m6f to 3m1f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 2m6f to 3m1f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 125
Wins: 14
Placed: 33
Win %: 11.2%
Place %: 26.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Great Pretender (IRE) × Nickname (FR) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	2	0	0.0%	0	6	0	0	0.0%	£1,330	€215

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 6
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £1,330
Prize IRE (€): €215

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
In Love (FR)	1	0	0	£1,330	€0
Clady Bridge (IRE)	5	0	0	£0	€215

In Love (FR)

Horse: In Love (FR)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £1,330
Prize IRE (€): €0

Clady Bridge (IRE)

Horse: Clady Bridge (IRE)
Runs: 5
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €215

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Ratings

Official ratings

Code	Current OR	Highest OR	Lowest OR	Rated runs
National Hunt	134	134	134	1

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Current OR: 134
Highest OR: 134
Lowest OR: 134
Rated runs: 1

Current OR here is the mark carried on the latest run in each code; the page header uses a newer declared mark where one exists.

Official rating by run

Date	Course	Code	OR	Pos
11 Apr 26	Aintree	NH	134	6/13

6/1311 Apr 26 · Aintree
All fields
Date
11 Apr 26
Course
Aintree
Code
NH
OR
134
Pos
6/13

Current mark v winning marks

Code	Current OR	OR last run	Change	Highest OR	v highest
National Hunt	148	134	14	148	0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Current OR: 148
OR last run: 134
Change: 14
Highest OR: 148
v highest: 0

Differences are current OR minus the mark shown (positive = higher now). Current OR in the main code uses a newer declared or published mark where one exists.

Family

Dam summary

Belle Princesse (FR)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

In Love is the only foal out of Belle Princesse (FR) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

In Love is the only foal out of Belle Princesse (FR) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Belle Princesse (FR)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

In brief

How old is In Love?

In Love (FR) is a 8-year-old bay gelding, foaled on 28 February 2018.

Who are the sire and dam of In Love?

In Love (FR) is by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Belle Princesse (FR), a daughter of Nickname (FR), and was bred by Magalren Bryant, Muriel Caslant.

Who trains In Love?

In Love (FR) is trained by Hugo Merienne and owned by Andrew Peake, Simon MacAuley & Bryant Family, and has run for no other trainer in Britain or Ireland.

What is In Love's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, In Love (FR) has run 1 time and is yet to win.

What is In Love's official rating?

In Love (FR) is officially rated 148 over jumps, a career high.

When did In Love last run?

In Love (FR) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 11 April 2026 at Aintree in the William Hill Handicap Chase (Registered As The Freebooter Handicap Chase) (Premier Handicap), finishing 6th of 13.

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Updated 2026-04-11