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Horse profile

Clifton Down (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2023) · Last trainer F-H Graffard · Last owner Exors Of The Late K Abdullah
by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Star Of Bristol (USA) (Speightstown)
2 runs · 2 courses · from May 2022
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Mar 2023 — 1,336 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2023 · 8th of 12 First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Clifton Down is a lightly raced maiden with no wins from two starts between May 2022 and Mar 2023. By Lope De Vega out of a dam who has produced two winners from three runners to race, he showed his best effort when third of 11 at Saint-Cloud in May 2022. His last run, at Chantilly in Mar 2023, was his first in headgear and saw him finish eighth of 12 in the Prix Molton on good to soft ground.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 27 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

Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,180 runs since Jan 2008 (1,104 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 957.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18422.2%+8.4—
Good to Firm1,55923815.3%+1.5—
Good2,75338313.9%+0.1—
Good to Soft1,55618311.8%−20 from 1
Soft1,87425213.4%−0.4—
Heavy7178411.7%−2.1—
Standard (AW)3,70153214.4%+0.60 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4777114.9%+1.1—
6f – 7f3,59751114.2%+0.40 from 1
1m – 1m1f3,59451514.3%+0.50 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f3,27746614.2%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m957899.3%−4.5—
2m1f – 2m4f245249.8%−4—
2m5f – 3m3213.1%−10.7—
Over 3m100%−13.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Star Of Bristol (USA) (Speightstown)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Fram Castle (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Fram Castle (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fram Castle (IRE)2821m6f–2mClass 5
Zheleznaya Dama (USA)1117f—
Feel The Beat (FR)20——

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2023 · 1 run
01 Mar 23+288d Chantilly (FR) Prix Molton (Handicap) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 8f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 hd 9-0 Tony Piccone 58/10
2022 · 1 run
17 May 22 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Hunyade (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 6f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 2 9-3 Christophe Soumillon 9/5F

Quick answers

How many races has Clifton Down won?
Clifton Down (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts between 2022 and 2023. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Clifton Down?
Clifton Down (IRE) was trained by F-H Graffard on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 1 March 2023.
Who is Clifton Down's sire?
Clifton Down (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Star Of Bristol (USA), whose sire is Speightstown.
What is Clifton Down's sire's record?
Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,180 runs since Jan 2008 (1,104 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 957.
Who are Clifton Down's siblings?
Out of Star Of Bristol (USA), Clifton Down (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Fram Castle (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Fram Castle (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2022. 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.