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Horse profile

Duke Des Champs (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2019) · Last trainer Philip Hobbs · Last owner Diana Whateley Tim Syder
by Robin Des Champs (FR) out of Ballycowan Lady (IRE) (Accordion)
13 runs · 8 courses · from Oct 2014
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Mar 2019 — 2,797 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2019 · 1st of 5 Won last time out 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 130
KTB Profile

Duke Des Champs (IRE) is 4 from 13. Won last time out at Sandown (Class 3), off a mark 5lb below the previous winning one.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating130↓ 16lb off peak
130 128–146

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 93 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Exeter, 1 Jan 2019

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 93B · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft285C68.5—
Heavy271C65.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m493B65.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 129B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 9 Mar 2019 Official rating 130 at the last run, 9 Mar 2019

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 13 figures · best 143B · median 125
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft6143B127—
Heavy4130B120—
Good to Soft3130B125—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m9143B124—
2m1f – 2m4f2129B124.5—
1m5f – 2m2125A125—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Robin Des Champs (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,007 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+11.7—
Good to Firm71912.7%−0.6—
Good1,07215914.8%+1.5—
Good to Soft76210213.4%+0.11 from 3
Soft1,36515311.2%−2.12 from 6
Heavy71710414.5%+1.21 from 4
Standard (AW)16318.8%+5.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−13.3—
1m2f – 1m4f13215.4%+2.1—
1m5f – 2m1,04514413.8%+0.51 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,54920813.4%+0.12 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,12513812.3%−11 from 9
Over 3m2743914.2%+0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ballycowan Lady (IRE) (Accordion)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Tenuta (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m3f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tenuta (IRE)712m3f—
Presenting Troika (IRE)20——
Faithfulness (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 2 33% −1.21
Heavy 4 1 25% −2.56
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +0.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 7 2 29% −2.21
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +0.44
Class 5 1 1 100% +2.25

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 1 50% +1.25
Ascot 2 1 50% −0.09
Sandown 1 1 100% +1.88
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +0.44

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 1 11% −7.09
2m1f – 2m4f 2 2 100% +2.32
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +1.25

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Johnson 9 4 44% +0.48
Tom O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
Micheal Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Conor Smith 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 2 1 50% +0.88
2018 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 3 1 33% −1.09
2015 4 1 25% −2.56
2014 1 1 100% +2.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 2 33% −2.65
Chase 5 1 20% −2.12
NH Flat 2 1 50% +1.25

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
2019 · 2 runs
09 Mar 19+67d Sandown Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-10 13085C129B Richard Johnson 15/8
01 Jan 19+24d Exeter David Lewis Cullompton Pipeline Handicap Chase Class 3 · 3m · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 1 12-0 13293B124A Tom O'Brien 10/1
2018 · 2 runs
08 Dec 18+301d Chepstow Coral Welsh Grand National Trial Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m7½f · Heavy · 10 ran 7/10 10 11-5 13560C108C Micheal Nolan 9/1
10 Feb 18+42d Newbury Betfair Each Way Edge Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m7½f · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 27 10-13 13552C107C Richard Johnson 15/8F
2017 · 1 run
30 Dec 17+631d Newbury Betfred Tv Limited Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m6½f · Heavy · 4 ran 2/4 3¼ 11-3 13571C120C Tom O'Brien 5/2
2016 · 3 runs
08 Apr 16+48d Aintree Doom Bar Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 3m½f · Soft · 15 ran 6/15 2¾ 11-4 142—117A Richard Johnson 9/1
20 Feb 16+28d Haydock Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Prestige Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 2m7f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 4 11-7 146—130B Richard Johnson 10/11F
23 Jan 16+36d Ascot Ebf Stallions 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (qualifier) Class 3 · 2m5½f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-8 135—143B Richard Johnson 10/11F
2015 · 4 runs
18 Dec 15+15d Ascot Mitie Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5½f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 shd 11-6 128—137A Mr Conor Smith 5/1
03 Dec 15+30d Market Rasen Racing Fx Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2½f · Heavy · 3 ran 1/3 10-12 ——120C Richard Johnson 4/9F
03 Nov 15+269d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Bideford 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 2/14 16 10-12 ——130B Richard Johnson 11/4
07 Feb 15+119d Newbury Read Paul Nicholls Exclusively On Betfair Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Listed) Class 1 · 2m½f · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 ½ 11-3 ——125A Richard Johnson 8/1
2014 · 1 run
11 Oct 14 Chepstow BJ Llewellyn Racing Stables Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 2m · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-0 ——125A Richard Johnson 9/4

Quick answers

How many races has Duke Des Champs won?
Duke Des Champs (IRE) won 4 of 13 archived starts between 2014 and 2019, a strike rate of 30.8%. Placed 6 times in total (46.2% of starts).
Who trained Duke Des Champs?
Duke Des Champs (IRE) was trained by Philip Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 9 March 2019.
Who is Duke Des Champs's sire?
Duke Des Champs (IRE) is by Robin Des Champs (FR) out of Ballycowan Lady (IRE), whose sire is Accordion.
What going does Duke Des Champs prefer?
Duke Des Champs (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Duke Des Champs's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 130, from the run on 9 March 2019. The highest on record is 146.
What is Duke Des Champs's sire's record?
Robin Des Champs (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,007 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Duke Des Champs's siblings?
Out of Ballycowan Lady (IRE), Duke Des Champs (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Tenuta (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m3f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.