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Horse profile

Prince Ducal (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2009) · Last trainer Helen Nelmes · Last owner K A Nelmes
by Vertical Speed (FR) out of Fortune Faite (FR) (Al Nasr)
12 runs · 6 courses · from Mar 2006
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Jun 2009 — 6,343 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2009 · 7th of 17 Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Prince Ducal (FR) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 3 at Saint-Cloud (FR) (May 2007). Last raced off 85, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating85↓ 9lb off peak
85 82–94

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

Best recent KTB Rating 97A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 5 May 2009 Official rating 85 at the last run, 16 Jun 2009

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 9 figures · best 100A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm6100A89.5—
Good to Soft290A87.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6100A90—
1m5f – 2m285C78.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · 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
Vertical Speed (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 784 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 15.1% from 139.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm3925.1%−40 from 7
Good211136.2%−2.9—
Good to Soft108109.3%+0.20 from 2
Soft253228.7%−0.40 from 2
Heavy1392115.1%+60 from 1
Standard (AW)3438.8%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−9.1—
1m – 1m1f200%−9.1—
1m2f – 1m4f9199.9%+0.80 from 2
1m5f – 2m215177.9%−1.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f266269.8%+0.70 from 7
2m5f – 3m141149.9%+0.80 from 1
Over 3m6857.4%−1.7—

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
Fortune Faite (FR) (Al Nasr)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 2 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% —

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 4 0 0% −4.00
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 2 0 0% —
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% —
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Owyn Nelmes 9 0 0% −9.00
Jamie Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Maxime Guyon 1 0 0% —
Olivier Peslier 1 0 0% —

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 7 0 0% −7.00
2008 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 1 0 0% —
2006 1 0 0% —

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 10 0 0% −10.00
Flat 2 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 7 runs
16 Jun 09+23d Newton Abbot Cheap As Chips Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 7/17 1 11-3 8590A Owyn Nelmes 33/1
24 May 09+19d Fontwell Derek Hunt 70th Birthday Celebration Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 9/14 30 10-7 8672C Owyn Nelmes 10/1
05 May 09+11d Exeter Farmers Friend Of Exeter Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 5/18 11 11-0 8697A Owyn Nelmes 33/1
24 Apr 09+17d Newton Abbot Going, Going, Gone Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good To Firm · 8 ran PU/8 — 10-12 94— Owyn Nelmes 4/1
07 Apr 09+9d Fontwell John Smith's Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 17.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 9 11-0 82100A Owyn Nelmes 50/1
29 Mar 09+23d Newton Abbot Next Meeting Easter Saturday Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 9/13 4 11-5 8675A Jamie Moore 40/1
06 Mar 09+113d Wincanton Applewood Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 15.5f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 23 11-6 8972B Owyn Nelmes 12/1
2008 · 3 runs
13 Nov 08+36d Taunton Morgan Ashurst Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10/11 18 10-12 8985C Owyn Nelmes 100/1
08 Oct 08+80d Exeter Bathwick Tyres Taunton Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 1½ 10-12 8690A Owyn Nelmes 66/1
20 Jul 08+424d Newton Abbot Jill Qualthrough Memorial Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 11/15 34 11-0 —89C Owyn Nelmes 50/1
2007 · 1 run
23 May 07+441d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Maximum (Claimer) 12f · Very Soft · 3 ran 2/3 ¾ 8-12 —— Maxime Guyon —
2006 · 1 run
08 Mar 06 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de la Genevraye (Handicap) 10.5f · Heavy · 3 ran 3/3 1 9-0 —— Olivier Peslier —

Quick answers

How many races has Prince Ducal won?
Prince Ducal (FR) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2006 and 2009. Placed 1 time in total (8.3% of starts).
Who trained Prince Ducal?
Prince Ducal (FR) was trained by Helen Nelmes on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 16 June 2009.
Who is Prince Ducal's sire?
Prince Ducal (FR) is by Vertical Speed (FR) out of Fortune Faite (FR), whose sire is Al Nasr.
What is Prince Ducal's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 16 June 2009. The highest on record is 94.
What is Prince Ducal's sire's record?
Vertical Speed (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 784 runs since Jan 2008 (79 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 15.1% from 139.

Record shown from March 2006. 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.