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Horse profile

Le Grand Duc (FR)

9yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2018) · Last trainer P Chemin & C Herpin · Last owner Mme Philippe Chemin Chemin Herpin
by Dark Moondancer (GB) out of Lorraine Express (FR) (Mansonnien)
1 run · 1 course · from Oct 2018
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Oct 2018 — 2,929 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2018 · 5th of 18
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Oct 2018 as a 9yo gelding. Finished 5 of 18 at Auteuil (FR) last time. By Dark Moondancer (GB), whose progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 455 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 28 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
Dark Moondancer (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 455 runs since Jan 2008 (56 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−7.5—
Good to Firm2727.4%−0.1—
Good12175.8%−1.7—
Good to Soft9477.4%−0.1—
Soft13575.2%−2.30 from 1
Heavy731115.1%+7.6—
Standard (AW)400%−7.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f1800%−7.5—
1m5f – 2m10387.8%+0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f15174.6%−2.90 from 1
2m5f – 3m1461510.3%+2.8—
Over 3m37410.8%+3.3—

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
Lorraine Express (FR) (Mansonnien)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Ditoine (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f–2m1½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ditoine (FR)1032m½f–2m1½f—
Bal Express (FR)912m1½f—
Loreale (FR)10——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2018 · 1 run
20 Oct 18 Auteuil (FR) Prix Roger Soulange-bodin (Hurdle) (Handicap) (5yo+) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 18 ran 5/18 2½ 11-5 Stephane Paillard 26/1

Quick answers

How many races has Le Grand Duc won?
Le Grand Duc (FR) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2018.
Who trained Le Grand Duc?
Le Grand Duc (FR) was trained by P Chemin & C Herpin on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 20 October 2018.
Who is Le Grand Duc's sire?
Le Grand Duc (FR) is by Dark Moondancer (GB) out of Lorraine Express (FR), whose sire is Mansonnien.
What is Le Grand Duc's sire's record?
Dark Moondancer (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 455 runs since Jan 2008 (56 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Le Grand Duc's siblings?
Out of Lorraine Express (FR), Le Grand Duc (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Ditoine (FR) (3). The wins came over 2m½f–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2018. 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.