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Sommelier: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Sommelier is a 5-year-old gelding by Due Diligence, trained by Kieran P Cotter. He has won 3 of 25 starts and placed in 2 more, for £39,468 in prize money. His best trip is 6f, where 2 wins from 12 is a 17% strike rate against 8% at every other distance. He was last seen finishing 16th at Curragh (IRE) on 4 October 2026, and has no declared entry. His best performance rating is 102, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 25
  • Wins 3
  • Placed 5
  • Strike rate 12%
  • Prize money £39,468
  • Best rating 102
  • Official rating 77

Sommelier form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
4 Oct 26 Curragh (IRE) Business Plus Handicap 6f Soft 16 12.75 14/1 Nathan Crosse 77
26 Sep 26 Curragh (IRE) Kwiff Supercharged Joe McGrath Handicap 5f Yielding 4 2 40/1 Nathan Crosse 75
13 Sep 26 Curragh (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Bold Lad Sprint Handicap 6f Yielding 19 12 100/1 Robyn Donaghue-Leahy 78
9 Sep 26 Cork (IRE) Follow Us On Instagram Handicap 6f Good 15 9.25 25/1 Paddy Harnett 78
28 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap 7f Yielding 15 12.5 40/1 Paddy Harnett 82
27 Jun 26 Curragh Fitzpatrick's Garage Group Handicap 6f Good To Firm 14 16 14/1 Paddy Harnett 83
7 Jun 26 Navan Book Your Hospitality Now For Navan Racing Festival Handicap 5f Good 5 2.75 7/2F Joseph Harnett 72
3 Jun 26 Curragh Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap 6.5f Yielding 1 — 20/1 Paddy Harnett 72
16 May 26 Navan Round O Handicap 5f Yielding 7 10 9/1 Declan McDonogh 78
9 May 26 Naas Coonan Cawley LLP In Support Of McAuley Place Handicap 6f Good 8 4.75 20/1 Declan McDonogh 81
19 Apr 26 Curragh SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap 5f Soft 4 6.25 40/1 Gavin Ryan 83
28 Mar 26 Curragh Your Game. Your Odds. Your 1xBet.ie Handicap 5f Soft To Heavy 11 11.5 50/1 Gavin Ryan 84
26 May 25 Windsor Blackmore Design And Build Handicap Class 3 6f Good To Firm 10 17 22/1 Hollie Doyle 88
3 May 25 Thirsk Ladbrokes 'Boost Your Bet Builder' Sprint Handicap Class 3 5f Good 10 4.5 14/1 Marco Ghiani 90
12 Feb 25 Kempton (AW) Free Bet With Unibet's Betbuilder Rebound Handicap Class 2 6f Standard To Slow 10 4.5 18/1 Tom Marquand 93
31 Dec 24 Lingfield (AW) Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Class 2 5f Standard 8 6 9/1 Marco Ghiani 95
18 Dec 24 Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap Class 2 6f Standard To Slow 8 7.25 15/2 Rossa Ryan 96
22 Nov 24 Newcastle (AW) Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap Class 2 5f Standard 4 2.5 15/2 Marco Ghiani 98
21 Jun 24 Ascot Palace Of Holyroodhouse Stakes (Handicap) Class 2 5f Good To Firm 23 11.5 14/1 Ryan Moore 99
16 May 24 York British Stallion Studs EBF Westow Stakes (Listed) Class 1 5f Good 2 1.5 12/1 Oisin Murphy 98
29 Mar 24 Newcastle (AW) BetMGM All-Weather 3 Year Old Championships Handicap Class 2 6f Standard 9 6.5 7/2 Rossa Ryan 98
1 Jan 24 Newcastle (AW) Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Class 2 6f Standard 2 .5 3/1 Marco Ghiani 96
20 Nov 23 Kempton (AW) Unibet/ British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 6f Standard To Slow 1 — 1/6F Marco Ghiani –
2 Nov 23 Chelmsford City (AW) Buy Chelmsford City Racecourse Membership Now Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 6f Standard To Slow 1 — 9/2 Marco Ghiani –
9 Apr 23 Southwell (AW) Download The At The Races App Ebf Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 5f Standard 4 4.75 6/1 Neil Callan –

Last time out

Finished 16 in the Business Plus Handicap at Curragh (IRE) on 4 October 2026. Up with the front pair early - pushed along and found nothing 2f out - weakened to finish 16th.

Sommelier by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
6f 12 2 17% —
5f 11 0 0% —
7f 1 0 0% —
6.5f 1 1 100% —

Sommelier by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Yielding 5 1 20% —
Good 5 0 0% —
Standard 5 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 4 2 50% —
Good To Firm 3 0 0% —
Soft 2 0 0% —
Soft To Heavy 1 0 0% —

Sommelier by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Curragh 4 1 25% —
Curragh (IRE) 3 0 0% —
Kempton (AW) 3 1 33% —
Newcastle (AW) 3 0 0% —
Navan 2 0 0% —
Cork (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Naas 1 0 0% —
Windsor 1 0 0% —
Thirsk 1 0 0% —

Sommelier breeding

  • Sire Due Diligence (USA)
  • Dam Champagne Queen (GB)
  • Damsire Showcasing (GB)
  • Breeder Whitsbury Manor Stud
  • Foaled 11 March 2021

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