Ireland 5yo

French Duke (IRE)

T: Hamad Al Jehani · J: Daniel Tudhope · O: Wathnan Racing

By Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Duchess Of France (IRE)

Form 03-16066260

10/1 Current odds

2/17 W/R

107 RPR

94 TS

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17 runs
2 wins
placed
12% strike
6 d off
107 best RPR

Recent form

Form figures 03-16066260 6 days off

0 6 2 6 6 0

At York 0/3 0 wins · 2 placed

On Soft 0/3 0 wins · 1 placed

Best RPR 107 Career peak

Best TS 94 Career peak

Deep analytics

Career trajectory, going + distance lenses, connections history

Career Trajectory

last 17 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 44
Win %: 12%
Placed %: 35%
Trend: Fading

Course Record

9 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at York — well clear of the 35% career baseline.

Ascot 20% 0-1-5
York SPEC 67% 0-2-3
Goodwood 50% 1-0-2
Newbury 50% 0-1-2
Meydan (UAE) 100% 1-0-1
Abu Dhabi (UAE) 0% 0-0-1
Newmarket 0% 0-0-1
Southwell (AW) 0% 0-0-1
Wolverhampton (AW) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

7 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

James Doyle 44% 2-2-9
Daniel Tudhope NOW 50% 0-1-2
David Egan 0% 0-0-2
Silvestre De Sousa 100% 0-1-1
Callum Rodriguez 0% 0-0-1
Jamie Spencer 0% 0-0-1
William Buick 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Roger Varian 44% 1-3-9
Hamad Al Jehani NOW 25% 1-1-8

Going Record

17 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 50% on Good to Soft, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 29% 1-1-7
Good 40% 1-1-5
Good to Soft 50% 0-1-2
Soft 33% 0-1-3
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

17 classifiable runs

Leaning Best at middle trips (46% itm) but capable elsewhere.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f 0% 0-0-2
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f 46% 2-4-13
Staying ≥ 1m4f 0% 0-0-2

Race history

10 of 10 runs

Date Race Pos Going Dist Jockey Odds

10 Oct 2026 Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) York Class 2 14th/18 2.25 Soft 1m2½f Daniel Tudhope OR 101 7/1

19 Sep 2026 Dubai Duty Free Autumn Cup Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) Newbury Class 2 6th/9 1.25 Good To Firm 1m5½f Callum Rodriguez OR 102 5/2F

21 Aug 2026 Assured Data Protection Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) York Class 2 2nd/16 0.05 Good To Soft 1m4f James Doyle OR 97 14/1

6 Aug 2026 Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Southwell (AW) Class 2 6th/12 1.25 Standard 1m3f James Doyle OR 98 13/2

24 Jul 2026 Sodexo Live! Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Ascot Class 2 H 6th/9 1 Good To Firm 1m4f James Doyle OR 100 12/1

19 Jun 2026 Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes (Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Ascot Class 2 11th/17 5.5 Good To Firm 1m3f211y Jamie Spencer OR 102 22/1

7 Feb 2026 Abu Dhabi Championship () (Turf) Abu Dhabi (UAE) 6th/8 0.1 Good 1m4f James Doyle OR 102 —

16 Jan 2026 Vazirabad Handicap (Turf) Meydan (UAE) 1st/12 +0 Good 1m4f James Doyle OR 97 17/5

22 Aug 2025 Sky Bet Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) York Class 2 H 3rd/10 1 Good To Firm 1m3f188y Daniel Tudhope OR 97 11/2

2 Aug 2025 Coral Summer Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Goodwood Class 2 H 10th/14 1.25 Good To Soft 1m6f James Doyle OR 98 6/1

Connections

Trainer: Hamad Al Jehani 20%
Jockey: Daniel Tudhope 18%
Owner: Wathnan Racing
Sire: Sea The Stars (IRE)
Dam: Duchess Of France (IRE)
Dam sire: Dylan Thomas
Country: Ireland
Age: 5yo

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