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Horse profile

Pretty Tough (IRE)

5yo horse (at last run, Oct 2005) · Last trainer E Lellouche · Last owner Ecurie Wildenstein
by Desert King (IRE) out of Poughkeepsie (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
3 runs · 2 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Oct 2005 — 7,688 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2005 · 6th of 6 2 wins · Chantilly (FR) & Saint-Cloud (FR)
KTB Profile

Pretty Tough (IRE) is 2 from 3, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix la Moskowa at Chantilly (FR) (Jul 2005). Hasn't won since Jul 2005.

Based on 3 archived runs · 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
Desert King (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,142 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 157.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+11—
Good to Firm122108.2%−0.8—
Good3844010.4%+1.41 from 2
Good to Soft1572113.4%+4.4—
Soft267197.1%−1.91 from 1
Heavy13996.5%−2.5—
Standard (AW)6834.4%−4.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1200%−9—
1m – 1m1f4436.8%−2.2—
1m2f – 1m4f7157%−21 from 1
1m5f – 2m3964511.4%+2.41 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f398358.8%−0.2—
2m5f – 3m192126.3%−2.7—
Over 3m29310.3%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Poughkeepsie (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)

6 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Pleasant Valley (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m2f–1m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Pleasant Valley (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Pleasant Valley (IRE)1131m2fClass 3
Passion Bleue (GB)311m4f—
Poincon De France (IRE)1111m7½f—
Parade Militaire (IRE)311m4f—
Pirate Bay (GB)611m2f—
Planete Bleue (IRE)411m4f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 1 50% —
Soft 1 1 100% —

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chantilly (FR) 2 1 50% —
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 1 100% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% —
1m2f – 1m4f 1 1 100% —

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Olivier Peslier 2 1 50% —
Thierry Thulliez 1 1 100% —

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
2005 · 3 runs
10 Oct 05+74d Chantilly (FR) Prix Scaramouche () 15f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 15 9-7 Olivier Peslier —
28 Jul 05+106d Chantilly (FR) Prix la Moskowa () 15f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 8-12 Thierry Thulliez —
13 Apr 05 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix A Tempo 12.5f · Very Soft · 3 ran 1/3 9-7 Olivier Peslier —

Quick answers

How many races has Pretty Tough won?
Pretty Tough (IRE) won 2 of 3 archived starts in 2005, a strike rate of 66.7%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Pretty Tough?
Pretty Tough (IRE) was trained by E Lellouche on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 10 October 2005.
Who is Pretty Tough's sire?
Pretty Tough (IRE) is by Desert King (IRE) out of Poughkeepsie (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What is Pretty Tough's sire's record?
Desert King (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,142 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 157.
Who are Pretty Tough's siblings?
Out of Poughkeepsie (IRE), Pretty Tough (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Pleasant Valley (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Pleasant Valley (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. 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.