Horse profile
Archduke Ferdinand (IRE)
by Gutaifan (IRE) out of Salariaq (USA) (Daaher)
40 runs · 13 courses · from Mar 2023
As at 3 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 4 courses
Last run 23 Oct 2026 · 7th of 11
Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile
Archduke Ferdinand (IRE) is 6 from 40. 3 of 4 starts at Redcar have ended in wins. All 6 wins have come on turf — 0 from 5 on the all-weather, and every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 11 on softer). Last raced off 80, 10lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 40 archived runs · run-style from 22 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 3 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
Wins on good or faster
OR ↓ 10lb off peak
- 6–40Wins / Runs
- 15%Strike rate
- 12 (30%)Placed
- +35.58£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 1.69Fair A/E n=40 · 1.41 incl. margin
- 90Highest OR
- 22dBetween runs (median)longest 231 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating80↓ 10lb off peak
80
71–90
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 113
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 3 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 13 | 117C | 96 | 4 runs · 113 / 105.5 |
| Good | 11 | 115B | 90 | 4 runs · 97 / 85.5 |
| Soft | 5 | 109C | 90 | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 114B | 97 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 88B | 77 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 71A | 65.5 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 3 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 30 | 117C | 90.5 | 8 runs · 113 / 88.5 |
| Under 6f | 5 | 97A | 89 | 2 runs · 97 / 85 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 113A | 88 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 40 runs · as at 31 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 23 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 1 run (won 0) · to 23 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Run style from 22 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 9 (41%) · 2 wins
- Led 7 (32%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 3 (14%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 3,762 runs since Apr 2019 (302 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | +18.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 463 | 52 | 11.2% | +2.3 | 4 from 13 |
| Good | 729 | 64 | 8.8% | −0.1 | 2 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 367 | 23 | 6.3% | −2.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 550 | 39 | 7.1% | −1.8 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 207 | 15 | 7.2% | −1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,435 | 139 | 9.7% | +0.8 | 0 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 631 | 56 | 8.9% | 0 | 0 from 5 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,965 | 192 | 9.8% | +0.9 | 5 from 30 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 720 | 54 | 7.5% | −1.4 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 292 | 23 | 7.9% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 115 | 8 | 7% | −1.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | −3.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2019 · as at 2 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Salariaq (USA) (Daaher)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Lorna B (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Lorna B (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorna B (IRE) | 9 | 4 | 6f–7f | Class 4 |
| Janora (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 13 | 4 | 31% | +34.58 |
| Good | 11 | 2 | 18% | +17.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 24 | 3 | 13% | −4.92 |
| Class 3 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +51.50 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | 9 | 1 | 11% | +8.00 |
| York | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Redcar | 4 | 3 | 75% | +9.58 |
| Musselburgh | 4 | 1 | 25% | +30.00 |
| Ayr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newmarket (July) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 30 | 5 | 17% | +11.58 |
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +29.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Swift | 30 | 3 | 10% | +25.33 |
| Shay Farmer | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Alex Jary | 5 | 2 | 40% | +11.50 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 24 | 4 | 17% | +0.58 |
| None | 15 | 2 | 13% | +36.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.25 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.67 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +7.50 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +39.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Oct 26+40d | Doncaster | William Hill Price Boosts Every Day Handicap Stakes (Div II) In the pack's centre throughout - pushed along over 1f out - plugged on at an unchanged speed inside the final furlong to finish 7th | 7/11 | nk | 9-2 | 80 | 71A | 74A | Shay Farmer | 16/1 |
| 13 Sep 26+22d | Doncaster | Duncan Pearce Memorial Apprentice Handicap Stakes Set the pace early - driven and matched two out then lost command entering the last furlong - dropped away to finish tenth | 10/16 | hd | 9-10 | 82 | 81C | 85A | Shay Farmer | 15/2 |
| 22 Aug 26+7d | Newmarket (July) | Twyford Down Cutting Handicap Stakes Held a forward spot early - asked for effort past the 2f marker - under pressure soon after - faded inside the final furlong to finish 12th | 12/13 | 2 | 9-11 | 82 | 90C | 72A | Dale Swift | 8/1 |
| 15 Aug 26+17d | Newmarket (July) | Betway Grey Horse Handicap Stakes Settled just behind the pack early - pushed along 2f out - closed to challenge the front-runner inside the final furlong - stayed on to be beaten half a length | 2/10 | ½ | 9-6 | 79 | 113A | 104A | Shay Farmer | 11/2 |
| 29 Jul 26+14d | Redcar | Racing Tv Free Trial British Apprentice Handicap Stakes Set the tempo from the start - wound up the gallop from the final furlong and kept going - held on under pressure to score | 1/7 | 9-3 | 74 | 108B | 99B | Shay Farmer | 11/4F | |
| 15 Jul 26+32d | Catterick | Le Veinard 2026. Racing And Info Handicap Stakes Sat close up behind the pace - driven with two furlongs left - battled on in the final furlong | 4/8 | 2 | 9-13 | 76 | 87B | 81A | Dale Swift | 9/1 |
| 13 Jun 26+19d | York | Fordy Marshall Handicap Sat close to the pace early - pressed for effort with 2f left - lost touch and faded to finish well held | 15/21 | 1 | 9-7 | 78 | 80C | 76A | Dale Swift | 18/1 |
| 25 May 26+29d | Redcar | racingtv.com Handicap Set the pace early - pressed into the lead approaching the furlong marker but overtaken close home - edged out of second right at the line | 3/11 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 79 | 103A | 94A | Dale Swift | 4/1 |
| 26 Apr 26+22d | Musselburgh | Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap Settled towards the back of the pack early - nudged for effort with two furlongs left - unable to land a challenge - finished well held in 8th | 8/12 | ½ | 9-6 | 82 | 97A | 82A | Dale Swift | 33/1 |
| 04 Apr 26+231d | Musselburgh | Virgin Bet Scottish Sprint Cup Handicap Settled midpack early - drifted right and lost place inside the final furlong - dropped away to finish ninth | 9/14 | 2¼ | 7-12 | 84 | 73C | 68A | Shay Farmer | 14/1 |
| 2025 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Aug 25+12d | Newmarket | JenningsBet Grey Horse Handicap Settled towards the far rail early - hit the front before being overtaken with 5f to run - pushed along a furlong out - lost momentum close home to finish fifth | 5/11 | shd | 9-8 | 86 | 94B | 92A | Alex Jary | 7/1 |
| 04 Aug 25+14d | Ripon | Wilmot-Smith Memorial Handicap Held up towards the back - asked for effort early - made progress into the pack over 2f out - drifted right approaching the furlong marker and faded to finish 7th | 7/11 | ½ | 9-8 | 87 | 110B | 89A | Dale Swift | 10/1 |
| 21 Jul 25+24d | Ayr | Fergie & Myra Happel Ayr Gold Cup Trial Handicap Tracked front pack close to the near rail - hit the front at halfway before being caught inside the last 2f - dropped away fast over 1f out to finish well beaten | 12/18 | 3½ | 9-13 | 89 | 79C | 77A | Dale Swift | 20/1 |
| 27 Jun 25+13d | Newcastle (AW) | Paul Darling Gosforth Park Cup Handicap Drifted sharply right and clipped rival at the break - settled off the pace towards the back - unable to challenge through the finish - eventually came home 12th | 12/14 | shd | 9-5 | 90 | 97B | 80A | Dale Swift | 10/1 |
| 14 Jun 25+19d | Chester | London Essence Handicap Settled towards rear early - pushed for effort 3f out - driven approaching 2f out - found some late progress inside final 2f - lost momentum near the finish to come home fifth | 5/13 | hd | 9-6 | 90 | 87C | 101A | Dale Swift | 11/1 |
| 26 May 25+4d | Redcar | Celebrating 30 Years Of Jacks Coaches Handicap Handy early - hit front after a furlong - asked for effort 2f out - opened up two lengths inside final furlong - allowed to idle near line and score with plenty in hand | 1/8 | 9-9 | 85 | 109A | 107A | Dale Swift | 10/3 | |
| 22 May 25+19d | Haydock | Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap Held front spot early - sat behind pace-setter before being asked for effort at halfway - dropped away final furlong to finish 5th | 5/7 | 4 | 9-7 | 85 | 76A | 72A | Dale Swift | 4/1 |
| 03 May 25+34d | Thirsk | Ladbrokes 'Boost Your Bet Builder' Sprint Handicap Sat close to the pace early - hindered for room approaching final 2f and dropped back - driven up final furlong to finish best of all just short at the line | 4/13 | nk | 9-3 | 84 | 89C | 100A | Dale Swift | 17/2 |
| 30 Mar 25+169d | Doncaster | William Hill More Top Prices Handicap Made way forward early on the far rail - in front until 2f out - eased back through the field to finish 16th | 16/19 | ½ | 8-13 | 85 | 76C | 75A | Dale Swift | 14/1 |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Oct 24+27d | York | Coral Sprint Trophy Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Handy in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - moved into second inside the final furlong before losing momentum close home | 4/21 | 1¼ | 8-1 | 85 | 109C | 91A | Alex Jary | 22/1 |
| 15 Sep 24+22d | Doncaster | Harrison College - Your Future Your Choice Apprentice Handicap Went straight to the front - lost the advantage 3f out then regained it soon after - kept battling to the line - overtaken close home to finish second by a short head | 2/14 | nk | 9-8 | 82 | 90C | 105A | Alex Jary | 5/1F |
| 24 Aug 24+7d | Redcar | racingtv.com Handicap Made way forward early - sat close to pace - hit front before 2f out - kept finding more to score comfortably | 1/14 | 9-12 | 78 | 117C | 106A | Alex Jary | 9/2 | |
| 17 Aug 24+22d | Newmarket | JenningsBet Grey Horse Handicap Set the pace from the break - driven along a furlong out and squeezed late - held on to score | 1/9 | 8-11 | 75 | 115B | 96A | Alex Jary | 10/1 | |
| 26 Jul 24+28d | York | Tomahawk Restaurants Handicap | 5/21 | hd | 9-5 | 76 | 96C | 95A | Dale Swift | 12/1 |
| 28 Jun 24+12d | Newcastle (AW) | skopes.co.uk Best For Menswear Handicap | 4/12 | ¾ | 10-1 | 77 | 84A | 94A | Dale Swift | 9/2 |
| 16 Jun 24+33d | Doncaster | Five Rivers Fostering Handicap (Rnd) | 8/11 | ½ | 9-6 | 77 | 75A | 74A | Dale Swift | 9/2 |
| 14 May 24+28d | Ayr | Weddings At Western House Hotel Handicap | 5/8 | 1½ | 9-2 | 78 | 87B | 78A | Dale Swift | 4/1 |
| 16 Apr 24+171d | Newcastle (AW) | quinnbet.com Handicap | 2/14 | shd | 9-5 | 76 | 114B | 94A | Dale Swift | 9/1 |
| 2023 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Oct 23+22d | Doncaster | Scott Dobson Memorial Handicap (Div 1) | 6/10 | 5½ | 9-13 | 77 | 60A | 70A | Dale Swift | 15/2 |
| 06 Oct 23+27d | Newcastle (AW) | Quaff Box Handicap | 4/11 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 78 | 113A | 86A | Dale Swift | 22/1 |
| 09 Sep 23+21d | Thirsk | Download The BresBet App Handicap | 8/12 | 2 | 9-7 | 78 | 91A | 76A | Dale Swift | 7/2F |
| 19 Aug 23+22d | Doncaster | Watch Sky Sports Racing 415 Handicap | 1/16 | 9-6 | 72 | 95C | 97A | Dale Swift | 16/1 | |
| 28 Jul 23+4d | York | Eventmasters.Co.Uk Handicap | 14/17 | ½ | 9-1 | 72 | 61C | 60C | Dale Swift | 9/1 |
| 24 Jul 23+21d | Ayr | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap | 3/8 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 72 | 88B | 89A | Dale Swift | 4/1 |
| 03 Jul 23+15d | Musselburgh | Visit Racingtv.Com Handicap | 1/11 | 9-5 | 71 | 103B | 85A | Dale Swift | 33/1 | |
| 18 Jun 23+15d | Doncaster | Mr Dan Entertainers Parties And Events Handicap | 7/15 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 73 | 93C | 83A | Dale Swift | 80/1 |
| 03 Jun 23+15d | Musselburgh | Edinburgh Gin Classic Handicap | 8/9 | 16 | 8-10 | 77 | 46C | 52C | Dale Swift | 40/1 |
| 19 May 23+13d | York | Yorkshire Equine Practice Handicap | 11/20 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 80 | 75C | 77A | Dale Swift | 125/1 |
| 06 May 23+52d | Doncaster | Harrison College Handicap | 8/8 | ¾ | 9-3 | 84 | 91A | 71A | Dale Swift | 80/1 |
| 15 Mar 23 | Newcastle (AW) | Spreadex Sports Best Odds On Sunderland Handicap | 8/8 | 3½ | 9-10 | 86 | 90A | 63A | Dale Swift | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Archduke Ferdinand won?
- Archduke Ferdinand (IRE) won 6 of 40 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 15%. Placed 12 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trains Archduke Ferdinand?
- Archduke Ferdinand (IRE) is trained by Seb Spencer, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 October 2026.
- Who is Archduke Ferdinand's sire?
- Archduke Ferdinand (IRE) is by Gutaifan (IRE) out of Salariaq (USA), whose sire is Daaher.
- What going does Archduke Ferdinand prefer?
- Archduke Ferdinand (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 4 wins from 13 starts (30.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Archduke Ferdinand's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 23 October 2026. The highest on record is 90.
- What is Archduke Ferdinand's sire's record?
- Gutaifan (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 3,762 runs since Apr 2019 (302 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Archduke Ferdinand's siblings?
- Out of Salariaq (USA), Archduke Ferdinand (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Lorna B (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Lorna B (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Nov 2026.