Horse profile
Quercus (IRE)
by Nayef (USA) out of Dufoof (IRE) (Shamardal)
56 runs · 9 courses · from Sep 2019
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
9 wins · Catterick & Newcastle (AW)
Ran 3 days ago · 10th of 10
Last raced off OR 65
KTB Profile
Quercus is a gelding who has won nine of 56 starts, all of them over 6f – 7f. Eight of those wins came at Catterick and one at Newcastle (AW), with victories on good, good to firm, good to soft, soft and standard (AW) going. He usually led in his races. His last run, at Catterick in Oct 2026, was his tenth of ten when he raced off a career-high mark of 65.
Based on 56 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically led
OR at career high
- 9–56Wins / Runs
- 16.1%Strike rate
- 20 (35.7%)Placed
- +20.50£1 level staken=56 at SP
- 1.73Fair A/E n=56 · 1.47 incl. margin
- 65Highest OR
- 47dAvg 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 rating65At career-high mark
65
45–65
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 86
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 19 | 107A | 89 | 2 · 96 / 91 |
| Good | 15 | 111C | 77 | 2 · 78 / 61 |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 101A | 84 | 2 · 83 / 76.5 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 89B | 66 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 100C | 76 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 53 | 111C | 80 | 6 · 96 / 80.5 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 95A | 92 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 56 figures from 56 runs · as at 21 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 15 analysed runs
- Led 13 (87%) · 3 wins
- Prominent 1 (7%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Nayef (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 5,634 runs since Jan 2008 (518 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6% from 216.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 66 | 12 | 18.2% | +8.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 910 | 102 | 11.2% | +1.2 | 2 from 19 |
| Good | 1,402 | 123 | 8.8% | −1.2 | 4 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 693 | 67 | 9.7% | −0.3 | 1 from 8 |
| Soft | 878 | 90 | 10.3% | +0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 308 | 30 | 9.7% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,377 | 141 | 10.2% | +0.2 | 1 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 84 | 9 | 10.7% | +0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 734 | 74 | 10.1% | +0.1 | 9 from 53 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,164 | 126 | 10.8% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,812 | 207 | 11.4% | +1.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,021 | 78 | 7.6% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 578 | 58 | 10% | 0 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 216 | 13 | 6% | −4 | — |
| Over 3m | 25 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Master Zoffany (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Master Zoffany (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master Zoffany (IRE) | 36 | 6 | 7f–1m | Class 2 |
| Starproof (IRE) | 29 | 4 | 6f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 19 | 2 | 11% | −8.50 |
| Good | 15 | 4 | 27% | +18.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | +8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 42 | 7 | 17% | +22.00 |
| Class 5 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.50 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catterick | 30 | 8 | 27% | +29.50 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | +8.00 |
| Thirsk | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Ripon | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 53 | 9 | 17% | +23.50 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Fanning | 14 | 3 | 21% | +12.50 |
| Shane Gray | 11 | 3 | 27% | +13.50 |
| Oisin McSweeney | 5 | 2 | 40% | +13.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Conor Whiteley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Franny Norton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Garritty | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rhys Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Zak Wheatley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| David Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rowan Scott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 42 | 8 | 19% | +17.50 |
| None | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| HP | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +9.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +10.00 |
| 2023 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +8.00 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.50 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 26+61d | Catterick | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Veterans' Handicap Stakes prominent early - pushed along over 2f out - faded over 1f out to finish 10th | 10/10 | 2½ | 8-3 | 65 | 44A | 32A | Rhys Elliott | 66/1 |
| 17 Aug 26+33d | Catterick | Chapman Milestones Celebration, Thank You NHS Handicap Stakes Involved in the pace argument early - hit the front approaching the final 3f - pressed for effort over 2f out and opened a two-length gap with a furlong left - margin narrowed close home - had to dig deep and edged home | 1/9 | 9-10 | 62 | 78B | 99A | Shane Gray | 12/1 | |
| 15 Jul 26+46d | Catterick | Le Veinard 2026. Racing And Info Handicap Stakes Set the pace early - driven and overtaken with a furlong left - dropped away inside the final 110 yards | 5/8 | ½ | 9-1 | 64 | 86B | 67A | Shane Gray | 40/1 |
| 30 May 26+40d | Catterick | Ann Whitehouse Memorial Veterans' Handicap Went straight to front - handed up early after 2f - pressed for effort with over 2f left - lost place inside final furlong to finish sixth | 6/6 | 3½ | 8-7 | 65 | 96A | 49B | Conor Whiteley | 8/1 |
| 20 Apr 26+170d | Newcastle (AW) | Follow AtTheRaces On X Apprentice Handicap Set the pace early - overtaken before the first furlong ended and pushed along from 2f out - weakened in the closing stages to finish fifth | 5/11 | ½ | 9-5 | 54 | 83A | 69A | Conor Whiteley | 15/2 |
| 01 Nov 25+66d | Newcastle (AW) | Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap Stood up briefly and dawdled into stride - settled towards the back - made up ground two furlongs out while drifting left - lost momentum inside the final furlong to finish well beaten | 12/13 | 2 | 8-6 | 56 | 70C | 31C | Zak Wheatley | 28/1 |
| 27 Aug 25+22d | Catterick | Remembering Frank Hugill Handicap Set the pace from the start - opened up a big advantage into the straight - pushed along inside the final furlong and stayed on well without threat - held on to score | 1/9 | 9-6 | 60 | 79B | 89A | Oisin McSweeney | 6/1 | |
| 05 Aug 25+13d | Catterick | Peter Conway Loved Catterick Handicap Went straight to front - pressed for effort and lost advantage by a whisker inside final furlong - kept trying but couldn't find more late and held for second | 2/8 | ½ | 9-8 | 58 | 86B | 77A | Oisin McSweeney | 3/1 |
| 23 Jul 25+21d | Catterick | Racing Again 5th August Handicap Went straight to the front - secured the inside berth over 2f out and drew well ahead - driven and kept on through the final furlong to win without pressure | 1/9 | 9-2 | 53 | 80B | 81A | Oisin McSweeney | 10/1 | |
| 02 Jul 25+13d | Thirsk | Power Plastics Ltd Handicap Set the pace tight to the rail - lost the front spot with 2f left - pressed for effort and dropped away late | 14/18 | ¾ | 9-8 | 54 | 111C | 58A | Joe Fanning | 15/2 |
| 19 Jun 25+20d | Wetherby | Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Handicap Fretting before the start - broke in front - urged forward past the 2f marker - overhauled a furlong out - fought back hard in the closing stages to go down by a whisker | 2/10 | shd | 9-7 | 53 | 95A | 75A | Shane Gray | 9/1 |
| 30 May 25+18d | Catterick | Racing Again 10th June Handicap Went straight to the front - lost the advantage 2f out and could not find more inside the final furlong | 6/8 | 1¾ | 8-10 | 57 | 62B | 63A | Shane Gray | 22/1 |
| 12 May 25+19d | Catterick | Join Racing TV Now Veterans' Handicap Fought for control early - hit front - pressed for effort a furlong out - overtaken and unable to find more inside final 75 yards - finished 5th | 5/10 | nk | 8-12 | 59 | 93A | 72A | Joe Fanning | 9/1 |
| 23 Apr 25+176d | Catterick | Northallerton Handicap Hampered start - quickly into command before being caught inside final furlong - held no more in reserve and finished fourth | 4/9 | 3 | 8-8 | 60 | 86A | 76A | Joe Fanning | 14/1 |
| 29 Oct 24+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap (Div 2) Race close early on - hit front with 3f to run - lost that advantage approaching 2f out then dropped away in the closing stages | 6/10 | nk | 9-11 | 54 | 72A | 74A | Joe Fanning | 9/2 |
| 15 Oct 24+48d | Newcastle (AW) | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Set the pace early - lost front spot with 4f remaining - regained command inside final 2f and opened daylight approaching the furlong marker - margin narrowed close home while drifting left - driven out to prevail | 1/12 | 9-6 | 50 | 101A | 88A | Joe Fanning | 16/1 | |
| 28 Aug 24+22d | Catterick | Oops A Daisy Handicap (Div 1) Set the early gallop out in front - pressed for effort when overtaken 2f out - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish 6th | 6/8 | 3¾ | 9-8 | 62 | 56A | 55A | Oisin McSweeney | 16/1 |
| 06 Aug 24+13d | Catterick | Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Handicap Stumbled at the break - settled on the handier side of the pack - urged into effort with over 2f left - lost touch approaching the final furlong and allowed to finish in own time | 10/11 | 6½ | 10-0 | 62 | 38C | 45C | Joe Fanning | 6/1 |
| 24 Jul 24+36d | Catterick | Racing Again 6th August Handicap | 2/11 | ½ | 9-13 | 61 | 96B | 90A | Joe Fanning | 15/2 |
| 18 Jun 24+36d | Catterick | 5th Regiment Royal Artillery Handicap | 9/9 | 5 | 9-1 | 64 | 70B | 40A | Tom Eaves | 40/1 |
| 13 May 24+196d | Catterick | Join Racing TV Now Veterans' Handicap | 12/12 | nk | 9-4 | 65 | 65A | 54A | Joe Fanning | 25/1 |
| 30 Oct 23+70d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap | 9/12 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 53 | 88A | 60A | Joe Fanning | 9/1 |
| 21 Aug 23+26d | Catterick | Every Race Live On Racing Tv Handicap | 11/11 | 4 | 10-0 | 65 | 58C | 39C | Joe Fanning | 3/1F |
| 26 Jul 23+7d | Catterick | Racing Again 8th August Handicap | 1/9 | 9-13 | 56 | 109B | 94A | Joe Fanning | 7/2 | |
| 19 Jul 23+14d | Catterick | 5th Regiment Royal Artillery Handicap | 1/6 | 8-10 | 56 | 89B | 75B | Joe Fanning | 4/1 | |
| 05 Jul 23+14d | Thirsk | Vickers.Bet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (Div 2) | 2/12 | ¾ | 9-9 | 55 | 107A | 84A | Paul Hanagan | 18/5F |
| 21 Jun 23+11d | Newcastle (AW) | Royal Ascot Tips On attheraces.com Handicap | 9/13 | nse | 9-9 | 55 | 84B | 67A | Connor Beasley | 9/1 |
| 10 Jun 23+9d | Catterick | Start Your RacingTV Free Trial Now Handicap | 1/7 | 8-4 | 49 | 96A | 71A | Luke Morris | 13/2 | |
| 01 Jun 23+12d | Ripon | Download The At The Races App Handicap | 4/11 | 1 | 9-4 | 50 | 90A | 75A | Paul Hanagan | 18/1 |
| 20 May 23+234d | Thirsk | 50K ITV7 Weekly Jackpot Handicap | 18/20 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 53 | 48C | 54C | Paul Hanagan | 33/1 |
| 28 Sep 22+20d | Newcastle (AW) | At The Races App Expert Tips 'Confined' Handicap | 7/8 | ¾ | 8-13 | 54 | 92B | 64A | Paul Hanagan | 10/3J |
| 08 Sep 22+12d | Doncaster | Hippo Pro3 Handicap (Div 1) | 4/13 | nk | 8-7 | 54 | 82C | 81A | Shane Gray | 9/1 |
| 27 Aug 22+12d | Redcar | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap (Div 2) | 3/10 | ¾ | 9-8 | 54 | 89A | 78A | David Nolan | 4/1 |
| 15 Aug 22+13d | Catterick | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap | 2/10 | ½ | 9-2 | 53 | 88A | 83A | Paul Mulrennan | 5/2F |
| 02 Aug 22+13d | Catterick | Simpson Millar Handicap | 2/6 | hd | 9-4 | 52 | 72B | 75B | Kevin Stott | 11/2 |
| 20 Jul 22+37d | Catterick | Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap | 2/9 | nse | 9-3 | 51 | 93A | 74A | Kevin Stott | 15/2 |
| 13 Jun 22+10d | Carlisle | Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Handicap (Div 2) | 8/10 | ¾ | 9-7 | 53 | 85A | 54A | Shane Gray | 12/1 |
| 03 Jun 22+27d | Catterick | Racing Again 6th July Handicap (Div 2) | 10/14 | ¾ | 9-8 | 54 | 76C | 56A | Connor Murtagh | 12/1 |
| 07 May 22+242d | Thirsk | Next Meeting 'irish Day' Saturday 14th May Handicap | 12/16 | 1¾ | 8-8 | 55 | 83C | 55A | Oisin McSweeney | 18/1 |
| 07 Sep 21+13d | Catterick | Gaspara Asset Management Handicap (Div 1) | 3/8 | ½ | 9-2 | 55 | 77A | 75A | Shane Gray | 9/2 |
| 25 Aug 21+9d | Catterick | racingtv.com Handicap (Div 2) | 2/9 | 3½ | 9-4 | 51 | 75A | 74A | Shane Gray | 5/2 |
| 16 Aug 21+13d | Catterick | Lee & Louise Thurston Belated 40ths Handicap | 1/11 | 9-4 | 59 | 88A | 78A | Shane Gray | 2/1F | |
| 03 Aug 21+27d | Catterick | Richard Carr 60th Birthday Handicap | 1/12 | 8-10 | 45 | 80A | 83A | Shane Gray | 15/2 | |
| 07 Jul 21+20d | Catterick | Racing Again 14th July Handicap (Div 1) | 3/14 | ½ | 8-7 | 45 | 100C | 66A | Rowan Scott | 25/1 |
| 17 Jun 21+33d | Ripon | Grantley Hall Handicap | 7/14 | nk | 8-2 | 45 | 96C | 69A | James Sullivan | 16/1 |
| 15 May 21+28d | Thirsk | Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap | 12/18 | 1½ | 8-7 | 46 | 64C | 49A | Andrew Mullen | 28/1 |
| 17 Apr 21+183d | Thirsk | Follow ThirskRaces On Twitter For Ticketing News Handicap (Div 1) | 5/12 | 2¼ | 8-7 | 46 | 74A | 66A | Andrew Mullen | 20/1 |
| 16 Oct 20+18d | Newcastle (AW) | Watch Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap | 5/14 | 1 | 8-13 | 49 | 82B | 65A | Joe Fanning | 25/1 |
| 28 Sep 20+34d | Newcastle (AW) | Download The At The Races App Handicap | 11/13 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 52 | 86B | 52A | Tom Eaves | 14/1 |
| 25 Aug 20+9d | Catterick | Scotton Handicap (Div 2) | 6/8 | 9½ | 9-3 | 55 | 12C | 48C | Franny Norton | 9/1 |
| 16 Aug 20+27d | Ripon | William Hill Lengthen Yourodds Handicap | 13/16 | 2½ | 9-4 | 55 | 61C | 44A | Franny Norton | 17/2 |
| 20 Jul 20+18d | Ayr | Shop PPE Online At www.chbmedical.com/shop Handicap | 5/12 | ½ | 8-13 | 56 | 77A | 64A | Shane Gray | 28/1 |
| 02 Jul 20+278d | Catterick | Follow catterickraces On Twitter Handicap | 6/11 | nk | 9-3 | 60 | 80A | 65A | Jack Garritty | 16/1 |
| 28 Sep 19+12d | Ripon | Theakston Legendary Ales Ebf Novice Stakes | 5/9 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | 53A | 56A | Connor Beasley | 18/1 |
| 16 Sep 19+9d | Thirsk | Thirsk Racecourse Licensed For Wedding Ceremonies Novice Auction Stakes | 6/12 | nk | 9-5 | — | 51A | 65A | Joe Fanning | 28/1 |
| 07 Sep 19 | Thirsk | Jenny Roberts Millinery - EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1) | 7/11 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 46A | 61A | Jack Garritty | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Quercus (IRE) won?
- Quercus (IRE) won 9 of 56 archived starts between 2019 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.1%. Placed 20 times in total (35.7% of starts).
- Who trains Quercus (IRE)?
- Quercus (IRE) is trained by Ann Duffield, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
- Who is Quercus (IRE)'s sire?
- Quercus (IRE) is by Nayef (USA) out of Dufoof (IRE), whose sire is Shamardal.
- What going does Quercus (IRE) prefer?
- Quercus (IRE) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 15 starts (26.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Quercus (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 17 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Quercus (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Nayef (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 5,634 runs since Jan 2008 (518 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6% from 216.
- Who are Quercus (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Dufoof (IRE), Quercus (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Master Zoffany (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Master Zoffany (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.