Horse profile
Newtown Duke (IRE)
by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Dark Crusader (IRE) (Cape Cross)
14 runs · 11 courses · from Jul 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Newcastle (AW)
Ran 5 days ago · 8th of 12
Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile
Typically ridden with patience — held up in 3 of 5 analysed runs — Newtown Duke (IRE) is 1 from 14, the win coming at Class 5 level. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 12 on turf. Last raced off 72, 9lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
Won on AW, 0 on turf
Win at Class 5
OR ↓ 9lb off peak
- 1–14Wins / Runs
- 7.1%Strike rate
- 7 (50%)Placed
- −10.75£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 0.50Fair A/E n=14 · 0.42 incl. margin
- 81Highest OR
- 64dAvg 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.
Official rating72↓ 9lb off peak
72
70–81
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 110
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 99C | 74 | 1 · — |
| Good | 4 | 78A | 76 | 2 · 76 / 76 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 100A | 78.5 | 2 · 100 / 78.5 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 110A | 84 | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 100A | 75 | 5 · 100 / 76 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 110A | 78 | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 runs · as at 18 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 from 5 analysed runs
- Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,136 runs since Jan 2008 (1,098 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 953.
| 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 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 2,750 | 383 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,550 | 183 | 11.8% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,865 | 252 | 13.5% | −0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 708 | 83 | 11.7% | −2.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,684 | 531 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 475 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,588 | 510 | 14.2% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,574 | 514 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,268 | 466 | 14.3% | +0.5 | 0 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 953 | 89 | 9.3% | −4.5 | — |
| 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 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Dark Crusader (IRE) (Cape Cross)
5 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Walsingham (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Duke De Sessa (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsingham (IRE) | 26 | 5 | 1m–1m1f | Class 4 |
| Duke De Sessa (IRE) | 11 | 4 | 1m–1m4f | Group 3 |
| Hotspur Harry (IRE) | 45 | 2 | 1m2f | Class 4 |
| Shadow Road (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 1m3f | Class 3 |
| Camevere (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m3½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.75 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hayes | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ryan Kavanagh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Trevor Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Edward Greatrex | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Josephine Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charles Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.75 |
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 26+31d | Yarmouth | Aks Skip Hire Services Handicap Stakes Prominent early - pushed along 2f out - made no inroads from over 1f out and finished 8th | 8/12 | 3 | 9-12 | 72 | 100A | 68A | Jack Callan | 7/1 |
| 11 Sep 26+90d | Doncaster | Pertemps Network Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Held up in the pack - eased right approaching 3f out - pushed along and made progress 2f out - up into fourth entering the final furlong - stayed on to the line without threatening the front rank | 4/17 | ½ | 9-8 | 72 | 76C | 84A | Clifford Lee | 16/1 |
| 13 Jun 26+36d | Chester | Summer Saturday On 27th June Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Took a strong hold early - up with the pace - pushed along over 2f out - kept on inside the final furlong but couldn't get to the front pair finishing third | 3/8 | 1½ | 8-10 | 72 | 57A | 80A | Ryan Kavanagh | 9/4F |
| 08 May 26+167d | Chester | Chester Roman Day On 30th May Apprentice Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled in the pack early - pushed along and moved up to third with a furlong and a half left - dropped back out of the frame briefly - responded to reclaim third close home | 3/15 | ½ | 9-4 | 72 | 76C | 83A | Ryan Kavanagh | 9/1 |
| 22 Nov 25+24d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Towards the rear of the field - made ground from over 2f out and moved up to challenge - driven 1f out - stuck on resolutely to take it near the line | 1/12 | 10-0 | 70 | 110A | 97A | Dougie Costello | 9/4F | |
| 29 Oct 25+69d | Nottingham | PricedUp The Flat Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Slow to begin - held towards the back - pushed along with two furlongs left but unable to find any headway - finished fourth | 4/5 | 3½ | 9-3 | 73 | 76C | 73B | Paul Mulrennan | 4/1 |
| 21 Aug 25+28d | Newcastle (AW) | Racing League Race 31 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled off the pace early - pushed along with 2f left - lost ground in the closing stages - finished eighth | 8/14 | nk | 9-9 | 75 | 58B | 79A | Trevor Whelan | 14/1 |
| 24 Jul 25+19d | Yarmouth | Racing League Race 1 Handicap (Trainers Registered to Racing League) (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards the back - roused into effort 3f out - stayed on at one speed inside final furlong to finish 7th | 7/12 | hd | 9-3 | 76 | 64A | 79A | Edward Greatrex | 12/1 |
| 05 Jul 25+21d | Carlisle | Grand Caledonia Finale Handicap (Pro-Am Female Jockeys) Held up at back - pushed along and made progress from 2f out - closed strongly to finish third three-quarters of a length behind | 3/15 | shd | 10-9 | 75 | 66C | 102A | Josephine Gordon | 28/1 |
| 14 Jun 25+243d | Sandown | Darley British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - nudged for effort with 2f left - found nothing - eventually beaten well over ten lengths in 10th | 10/12 | 1 | 10-2 | 77 | 75A | 82A | Charles Bishop | 66/1 |
| 14 Oct 24+53d | Roscommon | Class Grass Maiden Settled in the pack early - up to 4th at halfway - driven into the straight but unable to threaten from over 2f out | 4/6 | 7 | 9-8 | 81 | 74A | 64B | Chris Hayes | 5/2 |
| 22 Aug 24+19d | Leopardstown | BoyleSports Money Back If 2nd To SP Fav Maiden Set the pace early - overtaken soon after - settled second by halfway - asked for effort with a furlong and a half left - slipped back through the field late to finish fourth | 4/11 | 3¼ | 9-8 | — | 76A | 76A | Chris Hayes | 11/8F |
| 03 Aug 24+27d | Galway | Bathshack Maiden Went straight to front - soon settled just behind pacesetter and held that spot at halfway - pushed along with 2f left - couldn't get on terms with the front-runner approaching final furlong and a half - held on at one speed to the line finishing third | 3/16 | 1 | 9-8 | — | 99C | 94A | Chris Hayes | 7/2 |
| 07 Jul 24 | Limerick | Conference & Banqueting Facilities At Limerick Racecourse Maiden (Div 2) | 2/9 | 1¾ | 9-8 | — | 78A | 89A | Chris Hayes | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Newtown Duke (IRE) won?
- Newtown Duke (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 7 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Newtown Duke (IRE)?
- Newtown Duke (IRE) is trained by Ian Williams, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 October 2026.
- Who is Newtown Duke (IRE)'s sire?
- Newtown Duke (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Dark Crusader (IRE), whose sire is Cape Cross.
- What is Newtown Duke (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 12 October 2026. The highest on record is 81.
- What is Newtown Duke (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,136 runs since Jan 2008 (1,098 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 953.
- Who are Newtown Duke (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Dark Crusader (IRE), Newtown Duke (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Walsingham (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Duke De Sessa (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.