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Horse profile

Absolutely Doyen (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Paul Nicholls · Owner Ian Moore
by Doyen (IRE) out of Duffys Present (IRE) (Presenting)
10 runs · 10 courses · from Feb 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses Last run 11 Apr 2026 · 16th of 22 Last raced off OR 135
KTB Profile

Absolutely Doyen is a gelding who has won five of ten starts on turf, all on his first visit to the course. Four of those wins came over 2m5f – 3m, three on good to soft and two on good. He won the Class 2 bet365 Scottish Stayers' Novices' Hurdle at Musselburgh in Jan 2026 off a mark of 132 and the Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle at Wincanton the previous month. He finished 16 of 22 in the Class 1 William Hill Handicap Hurdle at Aintree in Apr 2026, last raced off a career-high mark of 135.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating135At career-high mark
135 113–135

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 149 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wincanton, 26 Dec 2025

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 149B · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft6149B102.54 runs · 149 / 110.5
Good4130B1142 runs · 130 / 128.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6149B110.55 runs · 149 / 112
1m5f – 2m3101A96—
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 138A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 12 Mar 2026 Official rating 135 at the last run, 11 Apr 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 139A · median 130
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft6139A128.54 runs · 139 / 133.5
Good4138A1302 runs · 138 / 133.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6139A133.55 runs · 139 / 135
1m5f – 2m3131A125—
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style from 10 analysed runs since Feb 2025

  • Prominent 3 (30%) · 3 wins
  • Led 3 (30%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 2 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (20%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Doyen (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,353 runs since Jan 2008 (605 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2229.1%−2.4—
Good to Firm3504212%+0.5—
Good2,23627312.2%+0.72 from 4
Good to Soft1,43319313.5%+23 from 6
Soft2,00521510.7%−0.8—
Heavy761668.7%−2.8—
Standard (AW)5465710.4%−1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7667.9%−3.6—
6f – 7f3603610%−1.5—
1m – 1m1f4114510.9%−0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f5846010.3%−1.2—
1m5f – 2m2,17925111.5%00 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2,19726412%+0.51 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,28315812.3%+0.84 from 6
Over 3m2632810.6%−0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Duffys Present (IRE) (Presenting)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Highway Jewel (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Highway Jewel (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Highway Jewel (IRE)313m1½fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 3 50% +0.81
Good 4 2 50% −1.64

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 3 50% −1.44
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 2 2 100% +2.61

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 1 100% +0.73
Wincanton 1 1 100% +1.88
Ascot 1 1 100% +1.20
Sedgefield 1 1 100% +0.22
Stratford 1 1 100% +0.14
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 4 67% +1.95
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 1 100% +0.22

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Cobden 3 1 33% −0.80
Freddie Gingell 2 2 100% +0.87
Freddie Keighley 2 2 100% +2.10
Jonathan Burke 2 0 0% −2.00
Jack Hogan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 1 33% −1.27
2025 7 4 57% +0.44

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
11 Apr 26+30d Aintree William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 22 ran Settled in the pack early - dropped back after the 10th - faded before 3 out - trailed home well beaten in 16th 16/22 4 11-2 135109C120C Harry Cobden 10/1
12 Mar 26+40d Cheltenham Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24f · Good · 24 ran Settled in the pack - squeezed for space and unable to gain when pushing forward before the last - stayed on steadily to finish 8th 8/24 hd 10-11 135130B138A Harry Cobden 8/1
31 Jan 26+36d Musselburgh bet365 Scottish Stayers' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Settled second early - closing on pacesetter three out - urged along two out - hit front approaching last - pulled steadily further ahead to score 1/5 11-8 132112C135B Freddie Gingell 8/11F
2025 · 7 runs
26 Dec 25+34d Wincanton Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Held up towards the back - made progress from 6th and hit the front approaching 2 out - powered clear to the line 1/9 9-11 123149B132A Freddie Keighley 15/8F
22 Nov 25+16d Ascot Remix Dry Mortar Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Moved comfortably up with the pace - eased forward to join front rank 2 out - roused and went clear soon after - stood off slightly at the last - driven out on the run-in - won going away 1/9 12-0 11590A139A Harry Cobden 6/5F
06 Nov 25+19d Sedgefield Fairlight Studio Returns From Canada Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Good · 5 ran Broke leaning right - hit front briefly before fading back - regained command approaching 3rd - stumbled at second last then pressed for effort - pulled away on the run-in to score 1/5 11-2 113127C129B Freddie Keighley 2/9F
18 Oct 25+220d Stratford Diesel Technic 10 Year Anniversary 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 22f · Good · 4 ran Handy early - hit front 4 out - roused in the straight - stayed on strongly to score 1/4 11-4 11378C123C Freddie Gingell 1/7F
12 Mar 25+23d Huntingdon Visit Huntingdon For Your Next Conference Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 11 ran Set the pace early - drifted left over fences on occasion - scrappy 3 out - driven approaching home turn - surged clear 2 out - scrambled last and challenged for the lead - battled on but caught right at the line 2/11 shd 11-3 113101A131A Jack Hogan 6/5F
17 Feb 25+10d Southwell Play At The Races StableDuel Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Set the pace early before giving way in 4th - stayed in touch with the front-runner past three out - driven and lost ground approaching the home turn - lost position in 4th and dropped away before two out 4/12 5 11-7 —76A123A Jonathan Burke 17/2
07 Feb 25 Kempton Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Held up towards the back - urged into 5th after 4 out - kept plugging away - moved into runner-up spot on the run-in but well beaten by the winner 2/14 18 11-7 —96B125A Jonathan Burke 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Absolutely Doyen won?
Absolutely Doyen (IRE) won 5 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 7 times in total (70% of starts).
Who trains Absolutely Doyen?
Absolutely Doyen (IRE) is trained by Paul Nicholls, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 April 2026.
Who is Absolutely Doyen's sire?
Absolutely Doyen (IRE) is by Doyen (IRE) out of Duffys Present (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What going does Absolutely Doyen prefer?
Absolutely Doyen (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Absolutely Doyen's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 135, from the run on 11 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Absolutely Doyen's sire's record?
Doyen (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,353 runs since Jan 2008 (605 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Absolutely Doyen's siblings?
Out of Duffys Present (IRE), Absolutely Doyen (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Highway Jewel (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Highway Jewel (IRE)). The wins came over 3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.