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Dubai Charm (IRE)

2yo filly · Trainer Richard Hughes · Owner Mr Abdulla Al Mansoori
by Blackbeard (IRE) out of Arabic Charm (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)
7 runs · 4 courses · from Apr 2026
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Yarmouth Last run 17 Sep 2026 · 4th of 8 Last raced off OR 82
KTB Profile

Dubai Charm is a filly who won one of seven starts, the success coming in a Class 5 handicap at Yarmouth over under 6f on good to firm in Jul 2026. All four wins at that class have come at Yarmouth where she has a 1-4 record. She last ran at Yarmouth in Sep 2026 when fourth of eight in a Class 4 nursery off her career-high mark of 82. By Blackbeard out of an Exceed And Excel mare she has shown most on good to firm.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Apr 2026 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 86 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Yarmouth, 8 Jul 2026

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 7 figures · best 101C · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Firm4101C854 runs · 101 / 85
Good2100A912 runs · 100 / 91
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f4100A784 runs · 100 / 78
Under 6f3101C863 runs · 101 / 86

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 86A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Yarmouth, 17 Sep 2026 Official rating 82 at the last run, 17 Sep 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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 91A · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good to Firm491A79.54 runs · 91 / 79.5
Good290A882 runs · 90 / 88
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f490A864 runs · 90 / 86
Under 6f391A823 runs · 91 / 82

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 6 analysed runs since Apr 2026

  • Mid-division 3 (50%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 15.3% of 170 runs since Jan 2008 (50 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm43511.6%−3.71 from 4
Good51713.7%−1.60 from 2
Good to Soft26519.2%+3.90 from 1
Soft26726.9%+11.6—
Heavy500%−15.3—
Standard (AW)19210.5%−4.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f34514.7%−0.61 from 3
6f – 7f1222016.4%+1.10 from 4
1m – 1m1f1317.7%−7.6—
1m2f – 1m4f100%−15.3—

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
Arabic Charm (IRE) (Exceed And Excel)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 1 25% −0.25
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +2.75

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Yarmouth 4 1 25% −0.25
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
Under 6f 3 1 33% +0.75

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Neil Callan 2 0 0% −2.00
Rossa Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Dobbs 1 0 0% −1.00
Billy Loughnane 1 1 100% +2.75
Hector Crouch 1 0 0% −1.00
Finley Marsh 1 0 0% −1.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 7 runs
17 Sep 26+34d Yarmouth Dan Hague, Rails Bookmaker Nursery Handicap Stakes Class 4 · 6f · Good · 8 ran Settled mid-pack early - moved through into contention wide on the outer 2f out - flashed up to second momentarily before drifting left approaching the final furlong - faded inside the last 110yds to finish fourth 4/8 1 9-6 8282A86A Rossa Ryan 8/1
14 Aug 26+9d Newbury Visit Malta St Hugh's Stakes (Listed Race) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran Stood up briefly at the off - held towards the back throughout - unable to make an impression - finished 10th 10/13 ½ 9-2 8284C77A Pat Dobbs 66/1
05 Aug 26+28d Yarmouth Strawberry Fields Stud Nursery Handicap Stakes Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran Sat close to the front - pushed along to bid over 1f out - stayed on same gear to finish third 3/5 hd 9-9 82101C82B Neil Callan 11/4
08 Jul 26+19d Yarmouth Infobond Nursery Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Settled in mid-division - pressed along 2f out and angled right to make progress entering the final furlong - went to the front and stayed on strongly to win 1/8 9-9 7586B91A Billy Loughnane 11/4F
19 Jun 26+37d Ascot Albany Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) Class 1 · 6f · Good To Firm · 25 ran Bumped at the start - fought for control early - close up with the front group - pressed for effort 2f out - soon dropped away 20/25 nk 9-2 —47C74A Neil Callan 125/1
13 May 26+17d Yarmouth Download The At The Races App Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Set the pace early - urged on with two furlongs left then challenged and overtaken inside the final furlong - faded close home to finish third 3/8 2 9-2 —74B86A Hector Crouch 7/4
26 Apr 26 Nottingham 9 Pound Racedays At Nottingham Racecourse EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 8 ran Settled with the pack early - roused approaching 2f out and stayed on strongly through the final furlong - nabbed second close home but unable to match the winner's turn of foot 2/8 1½ 9-2 —100A90A Finley Marsh 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dubai Charm won?
Dubai Charm (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trains Dubai Charm?
Dubai Charm (IRE) is trained by Richard Hughes, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 September 2026.
Who is Dubai Charm's sire?
Dubai Charm (IRE) is by Blackbeard (IRE) out of Arabic Charm (IRE), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
What going does Dubai Charm prefer?
Dubai Charm (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Dubai Charm's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 17 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Dubai Charm's sire's record?
Blackbeard (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.3% of 170 runs since Jan 2008 (50 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from April 2026. 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.