Duke De Sessa (IRE)
Duke De Sessa (IRE) is 4 from 11 in our archive, including 2 wins at Group 3 level. The biggest win we hold: the Paddy Power Stakes at Leopardstown (Sep 2022). Won last time out at Naas. 3 of 6 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 1 from 5 on quicker. Last raced off a career-high mark of 110.
- 4–11Wins / Runs
- 36.4%Strike rate
- 7 (63.6%)Placed
- +7.62£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.98Fair A/E n=11 · 1.65 incl. margin
- 110Highest OR
- 47dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 101
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 101A | 96 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 101A | 95 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 131C | 96 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 101A | 101 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 84A | 83.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
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.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,559 | 238 | 15.3% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 2,753 | 383 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,556 | 183 | 11.8% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,874 | 252 | 13.4% | −0.4 | 2 from 4 |
| Heavy | 717 | 84 | 11.7% | −2.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,701 | 532 | 14.4% | +0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 477 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,597 | 511 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,594 | 515 | 14.3% | +0.5 | 2 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,277 | 466 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 2 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 957 | 89 | 9.3% | −4.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 245 | 24 | 9.8% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −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
5 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Walsingham (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Shadow Road (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsingham (IRE) | 27 | 5 | 1m–1m1f | Class 4 |
| Hotspur Harry (IRE) | 45 | 2 | 1m2f | Class 4 |
| Shadow Road (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 1m3f | Class 3 |
| Newtown Duke (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Camevere (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m3½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 4 | 2 | 50% | +9.50 |
| Curragh | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.50 |
| Naas | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.62 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 2 | 67% | +6.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hayes | 6 | 2 | 33% | +3.62 |
| Colin Keane | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 4 | 40% | +8.62 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +2.62 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Nov 22+36d | Naas | Finale Stakes (Listed) | 1/16 | 9-8 | 110 | 131C | 105A | Chris Hayes | 13/8J | |
| 01 Oct 22+21d | Longchamp (FR) | Qatar Prix Chaudenay (3yo) (Grande Course) (Turf) | 3/7 | ½ | 9-2 | — | — | — | Christophe Soumillon | 19/10 |
| 10 Sep 22+77d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power Stakes (Group 3) | 1/9 | 9-1 | 106 | 95A | 95A | Chris Hayes | 6/1 | |
| 25 Jun 22+35d | Curragh | Arm Holding International Stakes (group 3) | 2/7 | 4¼ | 9-0 | 104 | 96A | 89A | Chris Hayes | 13/2 |
| 21 May 22+13d | Curragh | Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1) | 5/9 | 3 | 9-2 | 105 | 101A | 89A | Chris Hayes | 50/1 |
| 08 May 22+36d | Leopardstown | Derby Trial Stakes (Group 3) | 5/7 | nk | 9-5 | 106 | 95A | 82A | Chris Hayes | 5/1 |
| 02 Apr 22+161d | Leopardstown | P.w. Mcgrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes (group 3) | 3/9 | 3¾ | 9-8 | 106 | 101A | 97A | Chris Hayes | 10/3F |
| 2021 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Oct 21+41d | Leopardstown | Eyrefield Stakes (Group 3) | 1/13 | 9-5 | — | 96C | 96A | Colin Keane | 11/2 | |
| 12 Sep 21+22d | Curragh | Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes (Group 1) | 6/7 | 3¾ | 9-5 | — | 83A | 75A | Colin Keane | 8/1 |
| 21 Aug 21+26d | Curragh | Coolmore Arizona Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden | 1/11 | 9-7 | — | 101A | 103A | Colin Keane | 6/4F | |
| 26 Jul 21 | Galway | Claregalwayhotel.ie Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden | 3/9 | hd | 9-5 | — | 84A | 84A | Colin Keane | 2/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Duke De Sessa won?
- Duke De Sessa (IRE) won 4 of 11 archived starts between 2021 and 2022, a strike rate of 36.4%. Placed 7 times in total (63.6% of starts).
- Who trained Duke De Sessa?
- Duke De Sessa (IRE) was trained by D K Weld on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 6 November 2022.
- Who is Duke De Sessa's sire?
- Duke De Sessa (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Dark Crusader (IRE), whose sire is Cape Cross.
- What going does Duke De Sessa prefer?
- Duke De Sessa (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Duke De Sessa's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 6 November 2022. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Duke De Sessa'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 Duke De Sessa's siblings?
- Out of Dark Crusader (IRE), Duke De Sessa (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Walsingham (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Shadow Road (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m3½f. As at Oct 2026.