French Duke (2021) Horse
About
French Duke is a 4yo b trained by R Varian. He is by Sea The Stars out of Duchess Of France. To date he has secured one win. On 31 July 2024 at Goodwood, French Duke claimed his most notable victory, earning the $73,778.00 Cl2 Hcp prize.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| York 22-Aug-25 2380m GOOD R1 CL2 Hcp $14,508 (of $118,044) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:29.420, SP: 6.50 1st Asgard's Captain ( J F Egan 121 ) 2nd Insanity ( R Ryan 130 ) 0.30L 3rd French Duke ( D Tudhope 130 ) 1.30L See full results | D Tudhope 59kg 1.30L | 3 (10) |
| GOODwood 02-Aug-25 2820m SOFT R2 CL2 Hcp (of $98,370) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 03:07.550, SP: 7.00 1st Sam Hawkens ( T Marquand 122 ) 2nd Dancing In Paris ( S Osborne 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Aeronautic ( C T Keane 126 ) 0.80L 10th French Duke ( J Doyle 128 ) 11.35L See full results | J Doyle 58.1kg 11.35L | 10 (14) |
| Royal Ascot 20-Jun-25 2410m GOOD R3 CL2 Hcp (of $108,207) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 02:29.790, SP: 5.00 Off the pace towards rear, headway out wide inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved 1st Ethical Diamond ( R L Moore 129 ) 2nd Mutaawid ( J Crowley 136 ) 2.00L 3rd Naqeeb ( R Sexton 136 ) 2.50L 8th French Duke ( J Doyle 132 ) 7.50L See full results | J Doyle 59.9kg 7.50L | 8 (18) |
| Ascot 07-Sep-24 2410m SOFT R2 CL2 Hcp $24,170 (of $98,370) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:38.120, SP: 4/1 Held up last, pushed along to make headway from home turn, prominent when chased leaders 2f out, went second approaching final furlong, kept on but not chance with winner towards finish 1st The Reverend ( D Probert 124 ) 2nd French Duke ( J Doyle 135 ) 3.00L 3rd Poniros ( R Hornby 129 ) 1.00L See full results | J Doyle 61.2kg 3.00L | 2 (9) |
| GOODwood 31-Jul-24 2410m GOOD R1 CL2 Hcp $38,655 (of $73,778) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:35.720, SP: 16/5 Steadied start, held up towards rear, wide and headway 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon joined, ran on 1st French Duke ( J Doyle 131 ) 2nd Lord Of Love ( K Shoemark 134 ) 0.30L 3rd Gallantly ( R L Moore 131 ) 3.75L See full results | J Doyle 59.4kg | 1 (10) |
| Ascot 20-Jun-24 2410m GOOD R2 Hcp $1,661 (of $56,694), Winning Time: 02:30.040, SP: 10/1 Raced wide, towards rear, headway 3f out, soon pushed along, ridden and ever chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong 1st Going The Distance ( R Ryan 128 ) 2nd Neski Sherelski ( J P Spencer 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Go Daddy ( L Edmunds 121 ) 0.50L 6th French Duke ( W Buick 122 , Cd 0 ) 3.50L See full results | W Buick 55.3kg, Cd 0 3.50L | 6 (19) |
| Newbury 17-May-24 2010m GOOD R5 CL4 Md $3,042 (of $11,805) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:06.150, SP: 11/2 Took keen hold, led, ridden over 3f out, soon headed, stayed on entering final furlong, pressed leader close home, held by winner near finish 1st Hosaamm ( R Kingscote 133 ) 2nd French Duke ( S D Sousa 133 ) 0.15L 3rd Games People Play ( H Crouch 128 ) 1.25L See full results | S D Sousa 60.3kg 0.15L | 2 (11) |
| Wolverhampton 10-Dec-23 1910m GOOD R1 CL5 Nv $418 (of $6,492) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:02.680, SP: 6.50 Held up towards rear, headway and edged left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish 1st Assailant ( O Murphy 133 ) 2nd Duke's Command ( B Loughnane 133 ) 1.00L 3rd Jacques Cartier ( R Coakley 133 ) 1.00L 4th French Duke ( D Egan 133 ) 2.75L See full results | D Egan 60.3kg 2.75L | 4 (12) |
| Newmarket 25-Oct-23 1610m SOFT R6 CL4 Nv (of $19,674) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:42.070, SP: 17.00 In touch, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong 1st Feigning Madness ( H Crouch 136 ) 2nd Harper's Ferry ( P J Mcdonald 130 ) 0.00L 3rd Temple City ( C Lee 130 ) 3.00L 8th French Duke ( D Egan 130 ) 8.50L See full results | D Egan 59kg 8.50L | 8 (12) |