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Horse profile

Duke Is Back (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2016) · Last trainer R Chotard · Last owner Hubert De Waele
by Redback (GB) out of Royale Aube (FR) (Garde Royale)
13 runs · 4 courses · from Jun 2014
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Nov 2016 — 3,635 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2016 · 5th of 9 Won at Enghien (FR) New yard
KTB Profile

Duke Is Back (FR) is 1 from 13. Hasn't won since Sep 2016.

Based on 13 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
Redback (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 2,888 runs since Jan 2008 (249 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.9% from 181.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2926.9%−0.7—
Good to Firm441347.7%+0.1—
Good538366.7%−0.90 from 1
Good to Soft263186.8%−0.8—
Soft486387.8%+0.21 from 8
Heavy182137.1%−0.50 from 4
Standard (AW)949798.3%+0.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f271269.6%+2—
6f – 7f951636.6%−10 from 1
1m – 1m1f716598.2%+0.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f428347.9%+0.3—
1m5f – 2m330309.1%+1.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f18173.9%−3.71 from 10
2m5f – 3m1119.1%+1.5—

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
Royale Aube (FR) (Garde Royale)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Baodai (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 6f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Baodai (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Baodai (FR)2722m3f–3mClass 3
Satchmo Bay (FR)2526f–7f—
Chostako (FR)212m2f—
Great Ray (FR)3211m—
Djianga Reinhart (FR)30——
Sonny Collins (FR)10——
Miles In The Park (FR)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 1 13% +18.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Enghien (FR) 6 1 17% +20.00
Auteuil (FR) 5 0 0% −5.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 1 10% +16.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Stevan Bourgois 4 0 0% −4.00
Edgar Labaisse 2 1 50% +24.00
Jonathan Giron 2 0 0% −2.00
Simon Cossart 1 0 0% −1.00
Nicolas Gauffenic 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Beaunez 1 0 0% −1.00
Mlle Pauline Dominois 1 0 0% −1.00
Maxime Guyon 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 10 1 10% +16.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 7 1 14% +19.00
2015 4 0 0% −4.00
2014 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 1 9% +15.00
Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2016 · 7 runs
13 Nov 16+19d Auteuil (FR) Prix Tournay (Handicap Hurdle) (4yo) (Turf) 19.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 2 10-1 Simon Cossart 39/10
25 Oct 16+28d Auteuil (FR) Prix de Pornic (Hurdle) (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 8 ran 2/8 ½ 10-8 Edgar Labaisse 9/5F
27 Sep 16+136d Enghien (FR) Prix Taffetas (Hurdle) (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 11 ran 1/11 10-1 Edgar Labaisse 25/1
14 May 16+29d Auteuil (FR) Prix Fauche le Pre (Hurdle) (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-6 Jonathan Giron 198/10
15 Apr 16+16d Enghien (FR) Prix Mehariste (Hurdle) (Claimer) (4yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 2 10-6 Jonathan Giron 3/1
30 Mar 16+14d Enghien (FR) Prix de Borely (Hurdle) (Claimer) (4yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 9 ran 2/9 20 10-3 Nicolas Gauffenic 43/5
16 Mar 16+112d Enghien (FR) Prix d'Aurillac (Hurdle) (Claimer) (4yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 11 ran 4/11 ½ 10-8 Brian Beaunez 3/1
2015 · 4 runs
25 Nov 15+27d Auteuil (FR) Prix Cap (Hurdle) (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-6 Stevan Bourgois 3/1F
29 Oct 15+7d Enghien (FR) Prix la Turbie (Hurdle) (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 13 ran 2/13 9 10-6 Stevan Bourgois 41/10
22 Oct 15+23d Auteuil (FR) Prix de l'Aisne (Hurdle) (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 16 ran 5/16 20 10-8 Stevan Bourgois 174/10
29 Sep 15+334d Enghien (FR) Prix de la Hague (Hurdle) (Claimer) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 16.5f · Very Soft · 10 ran 8/10 2½ 10-8 Stevan Bourgois 16/5
2014 · 2 runs
30 Oct 14+132d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Saint-Forget (Claimer) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 8f · Soft · 12 ran 12/12 30 8-6 Mlle Pauline Dominois 72/1
20 Jun 14 Chantilly (FR) Prix De Thimecourt (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 7f · Good · 7 ran 7/7 30 9-2 Maxime Guyon 97/10

Quick answers

How many races has Duke Is Back won?
Duke Is Back (FR) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2014 and 2016, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 4 times in total (30.8% of starts).
Who trained Duke Is Back?
Duke Is Back (FR) was trained by R Chotard on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 13 November 2016.
Who is Duke Is Back's sire?
Duke Is Back (FR) is by Redback (GB) out of Royale Aube (FR), whose sire is Garde Royale.
What going does Duke Is Back prefer?
Duke Is Back (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Duke Is Back's sire's record?
Redback (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 2,888 runs since Jan 2008 (249 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 3.9% from 181.
Who are Duke Is Back's siblings?
Out of Royale Aube (FR), Duke Is Back (FR) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Baodai (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Baodai (FR)). The wins came over 6f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2014. 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.