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Horse profile

The Duckster (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2009) · Last trainer Richard Hawker · Last owner Andrew Pobjoy
by Van Dantzig (USA) out of Shady Brook (GB) (Boreen)
6 runs · 4 courses · from Jul 2008
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Jun 2009 — 6,335 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2009
KTB Profile

The Duckster (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts.

Based on 6 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

Best recent KTB Rating 82A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 20 Jul 2008

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 2 figures · best 82A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 6 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
Van Dantzig (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 8 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm300%00 from 3
Good300%00 from 3
Good to Soft100%0—
Heavy100%0—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m400%00 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f400%00 from 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
Shady Brook (GB) (Boreen)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Adropandabottle (IRE)100——
Done Again (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Johnson 3 0 0% −3.00
Nick Scholfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Noel Fehily 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 5 0 0% −5.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2009 · 2 runs
24 Jun 09+20d Worcester Bet Bmw Golf - Betdaq Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-9 — Nick Scholfield 100/1
04 Jun 09+291d Newton Abbot Paddock Restaurant 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran PU/6 — 10-12 — Noel Fehily 33/1
2008 · 4 runs
17 Aug 08+17d Southwell Smith & Partners Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-11 — Paddy Brennan 25/1
31 Jul 08+11d Stratford Geoff And Jackie Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 26 10-10 70C Richard Johnson 20/1
20 Jul 08+18d Newton Abbot Beacons Wheelchair Dancers Maiden Open National Hunt Flat Race (Div I) Class 6 · 17f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 9/11 1 10-12 82A Richard Johnson 10/1
02 Jul 08 Worcester P Brown Fencing Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-12 — Richard Johnson 7/4

Quick answers

How many races has The Duckster won?
The Duckster (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2008 and 2009.
Who trained The Duckster?
The Duckster (IRE) was trained by Richard Hawker on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 24 June 2009.
Who is The Duckster's sire?
The Duckster (IRE) is by Van Dantzig (USA) out of Shady Brook (GB), whose sire is Boreen.
What is The Duckster's sire's record?
Van Dantzig (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 8 runs since Jan 2008 (2 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.
Who are The Duckster's siblings?
Out of Shady Brook (GB), The Duckster (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2008. 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.