Horse profile
Cordouan (FR)
33 runs · 15 courses · from Sep 2020
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Gowran Park, Laytown (AW) & Newcastle (AW)
Headgear returns LTO
Last run 27 Aug 2026 · 12th of 13
Last raced off OR 48
KTB Profile
Cordouan is a gelding with three wins from 33 starts, all at Class 5 level. Wins came at Gowran Park in Aug 2024 over 6f – 7f on good to firm, at Laytown (AW) in Sep 2022 over 6f – 7f on standard, and at Newcastle (AW) in Apr 2021 over 1m – 1m1f on standard. He has two wins from ten starts on all-weather and one from 23 on turf. Aged 8 at his last run in Aug 2026, he finished 12 of 13 at Navan when ridden held up and last raced off OR 48, 43lb below his highest ever mark. Headgear returned at that run.
Based on 33 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 43lb off peak
- 3–33Wins / Runs
- 9.1%Strike rate
- 10 (30.3%)Placed
- −22.12£1 level staken=33 at SP
- 0.74Fair A/E n=33 · 0.60 incl. margin
- 91Highest OR
- 68dAvg between runs
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 rating48↓ 43lb off peak
48
48–91
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 111
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 105C | 81 | 3 runs · 88 / 80 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 113B | 92 | — |
| Soft | 6 | 121C | 82.5 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 84C | -15 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 111A | 103 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 17 | 121C | 89 | 2 runs · 88 / -13 |
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 111A | 82 | 2 runs · 80 / 79 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 96C | 87 | — |
Of 33 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 31 figures from 33 runs · as at 3 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 15 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 11 (73%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (20%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 2,437 runs since Jan 2008 (279 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 14.8% from 142.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 185 | 14 | 7.6% | −2 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 340 | 25 | 7.4% | −2.2 | 0 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 295 | 25 | 8.5% | −1.1 | — |
| Soft | 363 | 27 | 7.4% | −2.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 142 | 21 | 14.8% | +5.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,108 | 121 | 10.9% | +1.3 | 2 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 209 | 21 | 10% | +0.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,110 | 120 | 10.8% | +1.2 | 2 from 12 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 727 | 53 | 7.3% | −2.3 | 1 from 17 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 266 | 22 | 8.3% | −1.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 55 | 4 | 7.3% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 65 | 13 | 20% | +10.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Black Armor (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m1f.
Family form: Black Armor (FR) won at Salon-de-Provence (FR), 25 Sep 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Armor (FR) | 2 | 1 | 1m1f | — |
| Crab Key (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 2 | 20% | −4.12 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Leopardstown | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Laytown (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 17 | 1 | 6% | −14.62 |
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 2 | 17% | −3.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cian MacRedmond | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Patrick McGettigan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Adam Caffrey | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Luke McAteer | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mel Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killian Leonard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rory Mulligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr P W Mullins | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 28 | 2 | 7% | −22.12 |
| Visor | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Aug 26+42d | Navan (IRE) | Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle This Saturday Handicap (Div I) Sluggish start - held up at the back of the field - made no impression - finished well beaten in 12th | 12/13 | nk | 8-7 | 48 | 88C | 50A | Gavin Ryan | 40/1 |
| 16 Jul 26+66d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Apprentice Handicap Raced up with the front pair early - 6th approaching the straight - shaken up and short of room with two furlongs left before finding nothing more | 11/14 | ¾ | 8-4 | 53 | 80C | 55A | Mel Sheridan | 66/1 |
| 11 May 26+57d | Roscommon | Next Meeting At Roscommon On Monday, 18th May Handicap (0-60) Slow to break - urged forward on the rail approaching 2f out - unable to close from inside the final furlong - finished ninth beaten 13 1/4 lengths | 9/14 | 2 | 9-11 | 54 | 78C | 60A | Killian Leonard | 17/2 |
| 15 Mar 26+162d | Curragh | 1xBet.ie Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Held up at back - lost touch with 3f left - no impression thereafter - well beaten in 25th | 25/26 | 23 | 8-6 | 55 | -114C | 48C | Patrick McGettigan | 12/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Oct 25+15d | Curragh | 1xbet.ie Safer Gambling Handicap Slow to break - settled towards the back - 11th at halfway - moved through late but flattened out inside final furlong | 8/15 | nk | 9-1 | 57 | 84C | 71A | Luke McAteer | 12/1 |
| 19 Sep 25+34d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) Slow to break and settled near back - pushed along wide two out and 10th with a furlong to travel - stayed on steadily late without threatening finished 8th | 8/14 | 2 | 9-8 | 59 | 69B | 63A | Patrick McGettigan | 11/2 |
| 16 Aug 25+37d | Curragh | Robbie Dolan Melbourne Cup Winner Handicap Held up towards the back - roused with over 2f left - asked for effort soon after but unable to close - well held at the finish | 16/21 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 62 | 72C | 64A | Luke McAteer | 17/2 |
| 10 Jul 25+28d | Leopardstown | Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Handicap Held up towards the back of the pack - urged forward with little response 3f out - given a shake up in 10th before the last furlong - stayed on same gear late without threatening | 9/17 | 1 | 8-10 | 62 | 95C | 63A | Seamie Heffernan | 6/1 |
| 12 Jun 25+20d | Leopardstown | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap Sat close to the front - second at halfway - went ahead with 2 1/2f left - pushed along and overtaken a furlong out then held the effort to the line | 3/14 | hd | 8-12 | 61 | 85C | 81A | Patrick McGettigan | 7/2F |
| 23 May 25+11d | Curragh | Ryans Cleaning Handicap Settled last of all - niggled into mid-division from 2f out - stayed on into 5th final furlong but too far back to challenge | 5/20 | 1 | 8-2 | 61 | 89C | 71A | Patrick McGettigan | 14/1 |
| 12 May 25+16d | Roscommon | www.roscommonracecourse.ie Handicap Held up towards the back and 12th at halfway - found trouble in traffic from 2f out then found finishing to take 5th close home - unable to find more | 5/14 | nk | 8-4 | 63 | 91C | 70A | Rory Mulligan | 33/1 |
| 26 Apr 25+222d | Navan | Arkle Bar Handicap Held up towards the back - urged into contention around the middle order 2f out and tenth soon after - stayed on steadily but held late | 6/19 | ½ | 9-0 | 63 | 96C | 61A | Patrick McGettigan | 80/1 |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Sep 24+13d | Laytown (AW) | Tote.ie Claiming Race Tucked into midfield early - pushed along with little response over 2f out - unable to quicken 1½f out - eventually well held | 10/10 | 6 | 10-3 | 65 | — | 55C | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 5/2 |
| 03 Sep 24+20d | Gowran Park | Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Held up towards the back - into 9th by halfway - dropped away 2 1/2f out and pushed along - faded final furlong | 14/15 | 3 | 9-3 | 68 | 67C | 49C | Cian MacRedmond | 14/1 |
| 14 Aug 24+23d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Claiming Race Sat just behind front pack - 6th at halfway - urged forward with 2f to go - hit front inside final furlong and stayed on strongly to win | 1/11 | 8-10 | 68 | 111A | 83A | Cian MacRedmond | 4/1 | |
| 22 Jul 24+5d | Ballinrobe | Tote.ie Claiming Race | 5/9 | 1 | 8-7 | 74 | 80A | 52A | Cian MacRedmond | 7/2 |
| 17 Jul 24+5d | Killarney | Racing TV Claiming Race | 5/8 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 78 | 81A | 71A | Adam Caffrey | 5/4F |
| 12 Jul 24+266d | Dundalk (AW) | Catherine Allison & Co. Solicitors Claiming Race | 5/14 | 1 | 9-6 | 79 | 91B | 74A | Cian MacRedmond | 3/1F |
| 2023 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Oct 23+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap | 6/10 | 1¼ | 8-8 | 80 | 95A | 71A | Adam Caffrey | 9/2 |
| 29 Sep 23+20d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (50-85) | 3/14 | ½ | 9-6 | 80 | 79B | 81A | Adam Caffrey | 7/2F |
| 09 Sep 23+14d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Sovereign Path' Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 16/17 | 1½ | 8-7 | 81 | 80C | 59A | Rory Cleary | 22/1 |
| 26 Aug 23+25d | Curragh | Paddy Power Supporting Cancer Trials Ireland Irish Cambridgeshire (Premier Handicap) | 12/22 | ½ | 9-0 | 85 | 102C | 83A | Ben Coen | 12/1 |
| 01 Aug 23+12d | Galway | COLM QUINN BMW Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 13/18 | nk | 9-1 | 85 | 121C | 78A | Shane Foley | 14/1 |
| 20 Jul 23+7d | Leopardstown | Dublin To Bahrain Handicap | 2/6 | 3 | 9-6 | 85 | 78A | 86B | Adam Caffrey | 10/3 |
| 13 Jul 23+11d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Nasrullah' Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 4/14 | ½ | 8-10 | 85 | 105C | 85A | Cian MacRedmond | 20/1 |
| 02 Jul 23+18d | Curragh | Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 8/18 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 87 | 101C | 88A | Declan McDonogh | 28/1 |
| 14 Jun 23+222d | Limerick | Tote Download The App Handicap | 3/6 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 88 | 61A | 81B | Adam Caffrey | 4/1 |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Nov 22+28d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap | 3/14 | 2¼ | 9-0 | 91 | 113B | 88A | Cian MacRedmond | 4/1J |
| 07 Oct 22+29d | Dundalk (AW) | Haughain Solicitors Handicap | 2/13 | nse | 9-9 | 90 | 94B | 89A | Cian MacRedmond | 8/1 |
| 08 Sep 22+513d | Laytown (AW) | Gilna's Cottage Inn (Q.R.) Race | 1/8 | 12-0 | 90 | — | 95A | Mr P W Mullins | 5/2 | |
| 2021 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 13 Apr 21+175d | Newcastle (AW) | QuinnBet Quarterback Maiden Stakes | 1/9 | 8-13 | 82 | 93A | 92A | Kieran O'Neill | 11/8F | |
| 2020 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Oct 20+39d | Newcastle (AW) | Play Ladbrokes 5-A-Side On Football EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) | 2/12 | shd | 9-5 | — | 69A | 93A | Robert Havlin | 11/4F |
| 11 Sep 20 | Doncaster | Gary Reid Memorial Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 2/10 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | 61A | 83A | Adam Kirby | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Cordouan won?
- Cordouan (FR) won 3 of 33 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 10 times in total (30.3% of starts).
- Who trains Cordouan?
- Cordouan (FR) is trained by P Sweeney, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 August 2026.
- Who is Cordouan's sire?
- Cordouan (FR) is by Shalaa (IRE) out of Piler Lann (FR), whose sire is Le Havre.
- What going does Cordouan prefer?
- Cordouan (FR) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Cordouan's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 27 August 2026. The highest on record is 91.
- What is Cordouan's sire's record?
- Shalaa (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 2,437 runs since Jan 2008 (279 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 14.8% from 142.
- Who are Cordouan's siblings?
- Out of Piler Lann (FR), Cordouan (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Black Armor (FR) (1). The wins came over 1m1f. As at Oct 2026.