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Horse profile

Ach Was (GER)

4yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2012) · Last trainer W Figge · Last owner Stall Wo Laufen Sie Denn
by Desert Prince (IRE) out of Al Qahira (GER) (Big Shuffle)
1 run · 1 course · from Nov 2012
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Nov 2012 — 5,096 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2012 · 10th of 13 First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Nov 2012 as a 4yo gelding. Finished 10 of 13 at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) last time. By Desert Prince (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,734 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 20 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Desert Prince (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,734 runs since Jan 2008 (178 horses).

Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.6% from 425.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34617.6%+8.5—
Good to Firm486469.5%+0.4—
Good692578.2%−0.9—
Good to Soft328319.5%+0.4—
Soft3863910.1%+1—
Heavy168137.7%−1.40 from 1
Standard (AW)640568.8%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f108109.3%+0.20 from 1
6f – 7f456408.8%−0.3—
1m – 1m1f425245.6%−3.5—
1m2f – 1m4f5745910.3%+1.2—
1m5f – 2m643629.6%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3883910.1%+1—
2m5f – 3m1251310.4%+1.3—
Over 3m1516.7%−2.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Al Qahira (GER) (Big Shuffle)

6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Auckland (GER) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Auckland (GER)2212m4f—
Al Queena (GER)10——
Aluette (FR)30——
Arachon (FR)10——
Albertville (GER)20——
Auerbach (IRE)10——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
06 Nov 12 Maisons-Laffitte (FR) L'Express (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) 4f · Heavy · 13 ran 10/13 1 9-2 K Pattinson 23/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ach Was (GER) won?
Ach Was (GER) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2012.
Who trained Ach Was (GER)?
Ach Was (GER) was trained by W Figge on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 6 November 2012.
Who is Ach Was (GER)'s sire?
Ach Was (GER) is by Desert Prince (IRE) out of Al Qahira (GER), whose sire is Big Shuffle.
What is Ach Was (GER)'s sire's record?
Desert Prince (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,734 runs since Jan 2008 (178 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.6% from 425.
Who are Ach Was (GER)'s siblings?
Out of Al Qahira (GER), Ach Was (GER) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Auckland (GER) (1). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2012. 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.