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Dunkerque: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Dunkerque is a 6-year-old gelding by Appel Au Maitre, trained by Jennie Candlish. He has won 6 of 18 starts and placed in 3 more, for £32,230 in prize money. He has won 5 of 8 on good ground, which is the surface to note. He runs next in the 2:20 at Perth on 7 September. His best performance rating is 127, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 18
  • Wins 6
  • Placed 9
  • Strike rate 33%
  • Prize money £32,230
  • Best rating 127
  • Official rating 128

Where Dunkerque runs next

Time Course Race Best price
2:20 Perth Auto Services Perth Supporting Dundee Bairns Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) —

Dunkerque form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
20 Aug 26 Stratford Quinnbet Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Class 3 22.5f Good To Firm 1 — 11/8F Sean Quinlan 128
20 Jul 26 Cartmel Weatherbys Design & Print Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 17.5f Good 2 4.75 3/1 Sean Quinlan 128
3 Jun 26 Newton Abbot Edmundson Electrical Torquay Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 21f Good 1 — EvensF William Shanahan 118
24 May 26 Kelso Racing TV Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 21.5f Good 1 — 5/2 Sean Quinlan 118
11 May 26 Southwell Book The Bistro At Southwell Racecourse Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 20.5f Good 1 — 5/2 Sean Quinlan 115
11 Apr 26 Newcastle QuinnBet Extra Places Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 20.5f Good 1 — 7/1 William Shanahan 113
27 Mar 26 Wetherby Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle Class 4 21.5f Good 9 21.25 40/1 Sean Quinlan 116
19 Feb 26 Sedgefield Fairlight Studio Welcomes The Spring Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 20f Good To Soft 2 7 3/1 Sean Quinlan 116
3 Feb 26 Carlisle Watch Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Class 4 17f Good To Soft 5 9.5 40/1 Sean Quinlan 117
30 Aug 25 Curragh Pat Smullen Cancer Trials Ireland Charity Race Supported By Ballylinch Stud 12f Good To Yielding 11 31.75 12/1 Bartosz Barty Walczak –
29 Aug 25 Down Royal Dale Farm Dromona Handicap Hurdle 17.5f Good To Firm 5 3.25 13/2 Keith Donoghue 112
4 Aug 25 Cork Fermoy Handicap Hurdle 17f Good 4 10 7/2 Kieren Buckley 112
22 Jul 25 Ballinrobe O'Hare's Bar Maiden Hurdle 17.5f Good 1 — 10/3F Kieren Buckley 108
3 Jul 25 Tipperary Donovan Transport Handicap Hurdle 16f Good To Yielding 10 8.25 14/1 Eoin Staples 110
15 Jun 25 Downpatrick Dunlop Homes Rated Novice Hurdle 18f Yielding To Soft 3 3.5 8/1 Alix Balfe 110
25 Apr 25 Kilbeggan Spring Two Day N.H. Race Meeting Maiden Hurdle 16f Yielding 4 14.5 6/1 Keith Donoghue –
13 Apr 25 Tramore QuinnBet Maiden Hurdle 16.5f Yielding 4 11.5 11/2 Keith Donoghue –
6 Mar 25 Thurles ThurlesRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle 15.5f Good To Yielding 6 7 16/1 Keith Donoghue –

Last time out

Finished 1 in the Quinnbet Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) at Stratford on 20 August 2026. Settled at the back early - improved to sit second by the 5th - travelling strongly approaching two out - hit the front on the run to the last - stayed on to score comfortably.

Dunkerque by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
17.5f 3 1 33%
21.5f 2 1 50%
20.5f 2 2 100%
17f 2 0 0%
16f 2 0 0%
22.5f 1 1 100%
21f 1 1 100%
20f 1 0 0%
12f 1 0 0%
18f 1 0 0%
16.5f 1 0 0%
15.5f 1 0 0%

Dunkerque by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good 8 5 63%
Good To Yielding 3 0 0%
Good To Firm 2 1 50%
Good To Soft 2 0 0%
Yielding 2 0 0%
Yielding To Soft 1 0 0%

Dunkerque by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Stratford 1 1 100%
Cartmel 1 0 0%
Newton Abbot 1 1 100%
Kelso 1 1 100%
Southwell 1 1 100%
Newcastle 1 1 100%
Wetherby 1 0 0%
Sedgefield 1 0 0%
Carlisle 1 0 0%
Curragh 1 0 0%

Dunkerque breeding

  • Sire Appel Au Maitre (FR)
  • Dam Silver Seas (DEN)
  • Damsire Pour Moi (IRE)
  • Breeder Stutteri Hjortebo
  • Foaled 1 March 2020

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