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Dunkerque (FR)

4yo colt (at last run, Nov 2009) · Last trainer Mme Christiane Head · Last owner Alec Head
by Highest Honor (FR) out of Dissertation (FR) (Sillery)
15 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2007
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Nov 2009 — 6,195 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2009 · 1st of 12 Won last time out 5 wins · 4 courses
KTB Profile

Dunkerque (FR) is 5 from 15 in our archive, including 2 wins at Group 3 level. Won last time out in the Prix de Seine-et-Oise at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) — a second Group 3 win in our archive. All 5 wins have come over 6f – 7f.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, Dunkerque (FR)’s progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 574 runs since Jan 2008 (57 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Good to Firm600%−6.6
Good10144%−2.6
Good to Soft6769%+2.4
Soft9833.1%−3.5
Heavy6557.7%+1.1
Standard (AW)237208.4%+1.8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
Under 6f900%−6.6
6f – 7f177147.9%+1.3
1m – 1m1f209125.7%−0.9
1m2f – 1m4f120119.2%+2.6
1m5f – 2m3300%−6.6
2m1f – 2m4f2514%−2.6
2m5f – 3m100%−6.6

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

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
Highest Honor (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 946 runs since Jan 2008 (97 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 14.6% from 198. Weakest on heavy going: 7.8% from 103.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−11—
Good to Firm6258.1%−2.9—
Good2462811.4%+0.42 from 6
Good to Soft1501812%+11 from 4
Soft1982914.6%+3.6—
Heavy10387.8%−3.21 from 4
Standard (AW)182168.8%−2.21 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−11—
6f – 7f971212.4%+1.45 from 14
1m – 1m1f1712112.3%+1.30 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2332510.7%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m2252712%+1—
2m1f – 2m4f1491711.4%+0.4—
2m5f – 3m5411.9%−9.1—
Over 3m1317.7%−3.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dissertation (FR) (Sillery)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Time To Study (FR) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m6½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Time To Study (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Time To Study (FR)2971m–1m6½fClass 2
Durer (FR)521m–1m1½f—
Diderot (FR)511m4f—
Destin (FR)2011m2f—
Dirigeant (FR)50——
Dinafor (FR)10——
Divinite (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 2 33% +1.20
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −2.00
Heavy 4 1 25% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 1 100% +4.40

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chantilly (FR) 4 2 50% —
Maisons-Laffitte (FR) 3 1 33% +3.40
Longchamp (FR) 3 1 33% +0.20
Deauville (FR) 2 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 0 0% —
Fontainebleau (FR) 1 1 100% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 14 5 36% +2.60
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% —

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dominique Boeuf 6 2 33% +3.60
William Mongil 6 3 50% −1.00
Thierry Gillet 3 0 0% —

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 5 38% +4.60
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 6 2 33% +3.60
2008 8 3 38% −1.00
2007 1 0 0% —

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
03 Nov 09+31d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix de Seine-et-Oise 6f · Holding · 12 ran 1/12 8-13 Dominique Boeuf 22/5
03 Oct 09+55d Longchamp (FR) Total Prix de la Foret 7f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 6/14 hd 9-2 Dominique Boeuf 50/1
09 Aug 09+48d Deauville (FR) Prix Maurice de Gheest 6.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 1½ 9-2 Dominique Boeuf 40/1
22 Jun 09+23d Longchamp (FR) Prix de la Porte Maillot 7f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 hd 9-5 Dominique Boeuf 23/10F
30 May 09+37d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Palais-Royal 7f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 hd 9-4 Dominique Boeuf 11/5F
23 Apr 09+153d Chantilly (FR) Prix Servanne () 6f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 nse 9-0 Dominique Boeuf —
21 Nov 08+17d Fontainebleau (FR) Prix Contessina () 6f · Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 9-2 William Mongil —
04 Nov 08+22d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix de Seine-et-Oise 6f · Heavy · 12 ran 3/12 ¾ 8-11 William Mongil 31/5
13 Oct 08+68d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Plessis Luzarches 6f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 1/4 9-4 William Mongil —
06 Aug 08+19d Deauville (FR) Prix de Vire (Straight) 6f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 1 9-0 William Mongil —
18 Jul 08+25d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Becquet Saint-Lucien 6f · Good · 3 ran 1/3 9-6 William Mongil —
23 Jun 08+31d Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Prix Jazz a Maisons-Laffitte (Prix Margouillat) 7f · Good · 3 ran 2/3 nse 9-4 William Mongil —
23 May 08+42d Chantilly (FR) Prix de Maysel 7f · Good · 3 ran 3/3 nse 9-2 Thierry Gillet —
11 Apr 08+139d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Caius (Colts & Geldings) 8f · Heavy · 3 ran 3/3 hd 8-11 Thierry Gillet —
24 Nov 07 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de l'Hippodrome de Paray le Monial (Unraced Colts & Geldings) 7f · Heavy · 4 ran 2/4 2½ 9-2 Thierry Gillet —

Quick answers

How many races has Dunkerque (FR) won?
Dunkerque (FR) won 5 of 15 archived starts between 2007 and 2009, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 9 times in total (60% of starts).
Who trained Dunkerque (FR)?
Dunkerque (FR) was trained by Mme Christiane Head on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 3 November 2009.
Who is Dunkerque (FR)'s sire?
Dunkerque (FR) is by Highest Honor (FR) out of Dissertation (FR), whose sire is Sillery.
What going does Dunkerque (FR) prefer?
Dunkerque (FR) has the best record on good 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 Dunkerque (FR)'s sire's record?
Highest Honor (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 946 runs since Jan 2008 (97 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 14.6% from 198. Weakest on heavy going: 7.8% from 103.
Who are Dunkerque (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Dissertation (FR), Dunkerque (FR) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Time To Study (FR) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Time To Study (FR)). The wins came over 1m–1m6½f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Dunkerque (FR) sired winners?
As a sire, Dunkerque (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 574 runs since Jan 2008 (57 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from November 2007. 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.