Il Va De Soi (2018) Horse
About
Il Va De Soi is a 7yo gelding trained by Harry Derham. He is by the stallion Gris De Gris out of the dam Vara Des Champs. To date, he has won two races, and his most important triumph came on 2 Apr 2024 at Chepstow, where he earned the $8,066 prize in a Class 4 Handicap Chase.
Raced At
Ayr
• Wetherby
• Sandown
• Cheltenham
• Uttoxeter
• Chepstow
• Newbury
• Doncaster
• Taunton
• KemptonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bangor-on-Dee 12-Nov-25 4090m GOOD R2 CL3 HcpCh $1,822 (of $14,755), SP: 7.00 1st Fine Casting ( B Jones 155 ) 2nd Margaret's Legacy ( H Bannister 164 ) 1.50L 3rd Il Va De Soi ( P O'brien 159 ) 21.50L See full results | P O'brien 72.1kg 21.50L | 3 (10) |
| Ayr 11-Apr-25 4110m SOFT R7 CL4 HcpH $608 (of $9,837), Winning Time: 05:04.240, SP: 10.00 1st Summergrounds ( E Mcgarry 150 ) 2nd Below The Radar ( C Pritchard 164 ) 0.30L 3rd The Jeweller's Pet ( G Walkingshaw 151 ) 0.50L 4th Il Va De Soi ( M Fox 170 , Cd 173 ) 9.80L See full results | M Fox 77.1kg, Cd 78.5kg 9.80L | 4 (13) |
| Wetherby 13-Feb-25 3960m SOFT R5 CL3 HcpH (of $17,214), SP: 4.00 Raced wide in touch, dropped to rear before 6th, no response, never involved 1st West To The Bridge ( H Skelton 166 ) 2nd Bertie's Ballet ( D Mcmenamin 161 ) 3.75L 3rd Balboa ( G Sheehan 156 ) 0.00L 8th Il Va De Soi ( A Stevens 161 , Cd 164 ) 36.70L See full results | A Stevens 73kg, Cd 74.4kg 36.70L | 8 (11) |
| Sandown 25-Jan-25 3980m SOFT R5 CL3 HcpH $3,588 (of $14,755), Winning Time: 08:44.830, SP: 6.00 Prominent, headway to lead before 2 out, soon ridden and headed, outpaced by winner run-in 1st Loverdose ( H Kimber 146 ) 2nd Il Va De Soi ( B Powell 161 ) 10.00L 3rd Spirit D'aunou ( F Mitchell 168 ) 16.00L See full results | B Powell 73kg 10.00L | 2 (7) |
| Cheltenham 16-Nov-24 4220m GOOD R1 CL3 HcpH (of $17,706), Winning Time: 05:08.510, SP: 26.00 Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, lost 2nd after next, chased leaders, weakened run-in 1st Double Powerful ( D Johnston 157 ) 2nd Young Lucy ( D King 148 ) 0.50L 3rd Plaisir Des Flos ( J Hogan 161 ) 1.00L 5th Il Va De Soi ( A Stevens 165 ) 5.00L See full results | A Stevens 74.8kg 5.00L | 5 (16) |
| Uttoxeter 25-Apr-24 4010m SOFT R5 CL4 HcpH $4,066 (of $7,574), Winning Time: 05:17.580, SP: 3.00 Tracked leaders, led soon after 3 out, ridden and ran on 1st Il Va De Soi ( A Stevens 161 ) 2nd Damarta ( F Gregory 160 ) 5.00L 3rd Mr Bramley ( C O'farrell 168 ) 2.75L See full results | A Stevens 73kg | 1 (8) |
| Chepstow 02-Apr-24 3910m SOFT R5 CL4 HcpH $4,330 (of $8,066), Winning Time: 05:06.830, SP: 2.10 Handy, tracked leaders after 3rd, travelled strongly, hung left and led approaching last where not fluent, drifted left run-in, kept on, always doing enough 1st Il Va De Soi ( A Stevens 159 ) 2nd Monbari ( B Jones 154 ) 0.50L 3rd Florencethemachine ( F Gingell 164 ) 5.50L See full results | A Stevens 72.1kg | 1 (11) |
| Newbury 02-Mar-24 4130m HEAVY R1 HcpH $2,916 (of $6,337), Winning Time: 05:31.000, SP: 6/1 Led until 1st, pressed leader, no impression on winner from 2 out, kept on 1st Kruger Park ( F Gingell 156 ) 2nd Il Va De Soi ( A Stevens 155 ) 8.50L 3rd Soldierofthestorm ( J Hogan 162 ) 24.00L See full results | A Stevens 70.3kg 8.50L | 2 (11) |
| Doncaster 15-Dec-23 3900m SOFT R5 NvHcpH (of $4,225), Winning Time: 04:50.820, SP: 5/2 Chased leaders, hit 2nd, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, soon beaten 1st Wholeofthemoon ( T Gillard 159 ) 2nd Bold Reaction ( J Bowen 168 ) 1.50L 3rd Jumping Jupiter ( C J Todd 161 ) 19.00L 7th Il Va De Soi ( P O'brien 162 , Cd 0 ) 32.25L See full results | P O'brien 73.5kg, Cd 0 32.25L | 7 (12) |
| Newbury 02-Dec-23 4130m SOFT R3 NvH $754 (of $6,535), Winning Time: 04:57.630, SP: 20/1 Mid-division, headway after 4 out, pushed along approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace 1st Jingko Blue ( N D Boinville 154 ) 2nd Masaccio ( T Cannon 160 ) 0.00L 3rd Emailandy ( H Cobden 160 ) 2.00L 4th Il Va De Soi ( P O'brien 154 , Cd 0 ) 18.00L See full results | P O'brien 69.9kg, Cd 0 18.00L | 4 (12) |
| Ascot 04-Nov-23 3160m SOFT R4 CL3 NvH $879 (of $13,772), Winning Time: 03:47.340, SP: 19.00 Mid-division, plugged on before 2 out, went modest 4th run-in 1st Jango Baie ( N D Boinville 154 ) 2nd Tellherthename ( K Woods 154 ) 0.00L 3rd Mighty Moth ( R T Dunne 147 ) 13.00L 4th Il Va De Soi ( P O'brien 154 ) 24.00L See full results | P O'brien 69.9kg 24.00L | 4 (12) |
| Taunton 13-Apr-23 3310m SOFT R7 CL5 MdNHF $314 (of $4,917), Winning Time: 04:02.440, SP: 6.00 Raced keenly tracking leaders, hung right under pressure and bumped rival inside final 2f, kept on same pace inside final furlong 1st Geezer Rockstar ( L Murtagh 150 ) 2nd Jackpot D'athou ( B Frost 150 ) 3.00L 3rd Call To Duty ( T Bellamy 150 ) 0.30L 4th Il Va De Soi ( P O'brien 158 ) 4.25L See full results | P O'brien 71.7kg 4.25L | 4 (13) |
| Kempton 11-Feb-23 3220m GOOD R7 CL5 MdNHF $1,204 (of $4,721), Winning Time: 04:03.000, SP: 3.50 Held up off the pace in 4th, closer over 4f out, went 2nd and every chance inside final furlong, just held 1st Killarney Mountain ( M Bastyan 161 ) 2nd Il Va De Soi ( P O'brien 161 ) 0.20L 3rd Forlano ( T Cannon 161 ) 2.75L See full results | P O'brien 73kg 0.20L | 2 (8) |
| Ballyknock 13-Apr-22 4830m GOOD Md (of $2,614), SP: 7/2 Pr, cl 3rd on inner from 7th, cl 2nd from 8th, 3rd aftr 4out, drpd to 4th bef 2out, went 3rd bef last, no impr 1st Catuaba ( B Dunleavy 160 ) 2nd Low Mileage ( J W Hendrick 165 ) 1.50L 3rd Il Va De Soi ( T P Roche 165 ) 3.00L | T P Roche 74.8kg 3.00L | 3 (9) |
| Belclare 20-Mar-22 4830m SOFT Md (of $2,614), SP: 3/1 Mid-div, 5th 1/2way, rdn aftr 4out in 4th, left remote 3rd 2out, ko aftr last 1st Deep Cave ( A Murphy 165 ) 2nd Proper Twelve ( M K Tobin 160 ) 6.00L 3rd Il Va De Soi ( T P Roche 165 ) 18.00L | T P Roche 74.8kg 18.00L | 3 (8) |
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