Au Plaisir (2021) Horse

Foal Date

25-Mar-21

Colour

gray

Sire

Almanzor

Dam

Triptyka

Prize Money

1771

Trainer

R Menzies

Owners

Walters Calling

About

Au Plaisir is a 5yo gelding trained by R Menzies. He is by the stallion Almanzor out of the dam Triptyka and is still a maiden, having failed to win in five starts. In his most recent run at Kelso on 14th Feb 2026, he was ridden by Rian Corcoran and finished fifth, behind winner Kaka's Cousin.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Kelso 14-Feb-26 3265m HEAVY R1 CL4 NvH (of $9,837), SP: 126.00 1st Kaka's Cousin ( J O Jr 161 ) 2nd Kocktail Bleu ( F Gordon 161 ) 8.50L 3rd They Want Me ( T Gillard 161 ) 24.50L 5th Au Plaisir ( R Corcoran 154 , Cd 147 ) 31.70L See full resultsR Corcoran 69.9kg, Cd 66.7kg 31.70L5 (12)
Newcastle 15-Jan-26 4080m SOFT R4 CL4 MdH (of $9,837), Winning Time: 05:04.220, SP: 201.00 1st Lewisham Grove ( S Quinlan 164 ) 2nd Loulou Madrik ( C Jones 164 ) 2.25L 3rd Port Station ( B S Hughes 164 ) 7.50L 10th Au Plaisir ( R Chapman 164 ) 47.50L See full resultsR Chapman 74.4kg 47.5kgL10 (16)
Wetherby 27-Dec-25 3219m SOFT R6 CL5 NHF (of $4,917), Winning Time: 04:06.530, SP: 12.00 1st A Likeable Rogue ( B S Hughes 156 ) 2nd Ink Black Heart ( L Harrison 156 ) 2.00L 3rd Katagat ( N Slatter 156 ) 0.15L 12th Au Plaisir ( N Moscrop 156 ) 19.00L See full resultsN Moscrop 70.8kg 19.00L12 (15)
Navan 20-Sep-25 3170m SOFT R8 NHF $999 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 03:45.400, SP: 12.00 1st Ade Boy ( A P Ryan 164 ) 2nd Highlander Addict ( G Norris 164 ) 11.00L 3rd Au Plaisir ( D Doyle 164 ) 11.75L See full resultsD Doyle 74.4kg 11.75L3 (16)
Punchestown 29-Apr-25 3350m SOFT R8 NHF (of $15,000), Winning Time: 04:00.800, SP: 81.00 1st Bud Fox ( D O'connor 164 ) 2nd Celestial Tune ( B T Stone 157 ) 4.25L 3rd Starting Fifteen ( F Maguire 164 ) 0.75L 10th Au Plaisir ( D Doyle 164 , Cd 171 ) 14.40L See full resultsD Doyle 74.4kg, Cd 77.6kg 14.40L10 (24)