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Horse profile

Van Der Decken (GB)

2yo colt (at last run, Aug 2016) · Last trainer Charlie Appleby · Last owner Godolphin
by Dutch Art (GB) out of Celeste (GB) (Green Desert)
4 runs · 4 courses · from May 2016
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 20 Aug 2016 — 3,707 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2016 · 7th of 10 Won at Curragh
KTB Profile

Van Der Decken (GB) is 1 from 4. Hasn't won since May 2016.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 15 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 105A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 14 Jun 2016

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.

Flat 4 figures · best 108A · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
Soft2108A106.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
6f – 7f4108A96—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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

Progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 8,106 runs since Jan 2008 (600 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 18.2% from 699. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9% from 365.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm60813.3%+1.1—
Good to Firm1,52420913.7%+1.50 from 1
Good1,63019211.8%−0.4—
Good to Soft92110911.8%−0.40 from 1
Soft89410712%−0.21 from 2
Heavy2022210.9%−1.3—
Standard (AW)2,87533811.8%−0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f69912718.2%+6—
6f – 7f3,84948212.5%+0.31 from 4
1m – 1m1f1,89420410.8%−1.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1,20913210.9%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m365339%−3.2—
2m1f – 2m4f7268.3%−3.9—
2m5f – 3m1715.9%−6.3—
Over 3m100%−12.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Celeste (GB) (Green Desert)

7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Cainhoe Star (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Cainhoe Star (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cainhoe Star (GB)2037f–1mClass 4
Golden Keeper (GB)2621m4fClass 5
Endless Light (GB)417fClass 5
Heavens Open (GB)50——
Heavenly (GB)20——
Celestial Fire (GB)60——
Mary Celeste (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 1 50% +5.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 1 100% +6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wayne Lordan 2 1 50% +5.00
James Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
James McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00

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
20 Aug 16+28d Sandown TCA Abu Dhabi Solario Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 7/10 nse 9-1 81A James Doyle 12/1
23 Jul 16+39d Newmarket Adnams Mosaic EBF Stallions Conditions Stakes (Plus 10) Class 3 · 6f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 3/4 ¾ 9-4 87B James McDonald 5/4
14 Jun 16+23d Ascot Coventry Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 6f · Soft · 18 ran 5/18 shd 9-1 105A Wayne Lordan 16/1
22 May 16 Curragh Elusive Pimpernel European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden 6f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 9-5 108A Wayne Lordan 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Van Der Decken (GB) won?
Van Der Decken (GB) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2016, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Van Der Decken (GB)?
Van Der Decken (GB) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 20 August 2016.
Who is Van Der Decken (GB)'s sire?
Van Der Decken (GB) is by Dutch Art (GB) out of Celeste (GB), whose sire is Green Desert.
What is Van Der Decken (GB)'s sire's record?
Dutch Art (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.2% of 8,106 runs since Jan 2008 (600 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 18.2% from 699. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9% from 365.
Who are Van Der Decken (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Celeste (GB), Van Der Decken (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Cainhoe Star (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Cainhoe Star (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2016. 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.