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Optima RacingHorses › Archduke Ferdinand (IRE)

Archduke Ferdinand (IRE)

7yo b g · Form & record 2023-03-15 to 2026-07-15 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Seb Spencer.
Pedigree Gutaifan (IRE) × Salariaq (USA) (by Daaher)
OwnerMr Phil Slater
BreederD H Slater
Ratings Official 76 · best RPR 94 · best TS 84
35
Runs
5
Wins
14.3%
Strike rate
25.7%
Place rate
1.4
Actual / Expected
105.2%
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Full form — last 30 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2026-07-15 32d Catterick 6f Firm 4 4/8 2 Dale Swift p 139 76 69 72 9/1
Flat Turf Le Veinard 2026. Racing And Info Handicap Stakes Sat close up behind the pace - driven with two furlongs left - battled on in the final furlong
2026-06-13 19d York 6f Good 4 15/21 1 Dale Swift p 133 78 62 54 18/1
Flat Turf Fordy Marshall Handicap Up with the pace towards far side - driven over 2f out - drifted right and faded over 1f out
2026-05-25 29d Redcar 6f Firm 4 3/11 1.25 Dale Swift p 129 79 82 61 4/1
Flat Turf racingtv.com Handicap Led but pestered - headed inside final furlong - soon no extra
2026-04-26 22d Musselburgh 5f Good 4 8/12 0.5 Dale Swift p 132 82 69 60 33/1
Flat Turf Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap Towards rear - never dangerous(tchd 25/1)
2026-04-04 231d Musselburgh 5f Soft 2 9/14 2.25 Shay Farmer p 110 84 70 47 14/1
Flat Turf Virgin Bet Scottish Sprint Cup Handicap Held up in midfield - soon pushed along - hampered 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 20/1)
2025-08-16 12d Newmarket (July) 6f Firm 4 5/11 0.1 Alex Jary p 134 86 73 56 7/1
Flat Turf JenningsBet Grey Horse Handicap Raced far side - led - headed and prominent after 1f - weakened inside final furlong(op 8/1)
2025-08-04 14d Ripon 6f Good 3 7/11 0.5 Dale Swift p 134 87 81 77 10/1
Flat Turf Wilmot-Smith Memorial Handicap Taken down early - in touch with leaders - headway over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong
2025-07-21 24d Ayr 6f Soft 3 12/18 3.5 Dale Swift p 139 89 65 19 20/1
Flat Turf Fergie & Myra Happel Ayr Gold Cup Trial Handicap Taken down early - led but pestered - headed 2f out - soon weakened(op 28/1 tchd 18/1)
2025-06-27 13d Newcastle (AW) 5f Standard 2 12/14 0.1 Dale Swift p 131 90 77 46 10/1
Flat AW Paul Darling Gosforth Park Cup Handicap Taken down early - bumped start - midfield - weakened from over 1f out(tchd 9/1)
2025-06-14 19d Chester 6f Soft 3 5/13 0.2 Dale Swift p 132 90 88 64 11/1
Flat Turf London Essence Handicap In touch with leaders - outpaced 3f out - rallied 2f out - disputing second final furlong - no extra final 110yds(op 9/1)
2025-05-26 4d Redcar 6f Firm 4 1/10 0 Dale Swift p 135 85 94 84 10/3
Flat Turf Celebrating 30 Years Of Jacks Coaches Handicap Disputed lead - led clearly after 2f - pushed along 2f out - ridden and ran on well from over 1f out - always doing enough(Mkt1: op 7/2 tchd 4/1)
2025-05-22 19d Haydock 5f Firm 3 5/7 4 Dale Swift p 133 85 69 32 4/1
Flat Turf Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap Took keen hold - led - headed halfway - soon lost second - weakened over 1f out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 7/2)
2025-05-03 34d Thirsk 5f Good 3 4/13 0.3 Dale Swift p 129 84 91 71 17/2
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2025-03-30 169d Doncaster 6f Good 3 16/19 Dale Swift p 125 85 69 22 14/1
Flat William Hill More Top Prices Handicap
2024-10-12 27d York 6f Soft 2 4/21 1.25 Alex Jary p 113 85 85 56 22/1
Flat Turf Coral Sprint Trophy Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Raced centre - prominent - edged left over 1f out - briefly went second inside final furlong - weakened gradually inside final 110yds(tchd 20/1)
2024-09-15 22d Doncaster 6f Soft 4 2/14 0.3 Alex Jary p 134 82 92 58 5/1F
Flat Turf Harrison College - Your Future Your Choice Apprentice Handicap Taken down early - led - kept on well from over 1f out - headed towards finish(op 11/2 tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1)
2024-08-24 7d Redcar 6f Firm 5 1/14 0 Alex Jary p 138 78 89 78 9/2
Flat Turf racingtv.com Handicap Taken down early - pressed leader - led over 2f out - ridden and faced challenge over 1f out - kept on well(tchd 5/1)
2024-08-17 22d Newmarket (July) 6f Good 4 1/9 0 Alex Jary p 123 75 84 70 10/1
Flat Turf Jenningsbet Grey Horse Handicap Made all - took keen hold - ridden over 1f out - faced challenge from 1f out - kept on well final 110yds - gamely(op 9/1)
2024-07-26 28d York 6f Firm 4 5/21 0.2 Dale Swift 131 76 79 66 12/1
Flat Turf Tomahawk Restaurants Handicap In touch with leaders on far side of group - headway 2f out - no extra final 110yds(op 14/1)
2024-06-28 12d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 4 4/12 0.75 Dale Swift 141 77 82 57 9/2
Flat AW skopes.co.uk Best For Menswear Handicap Led narrowly - headed but prominent over 4f out - led again over 2f out - headed and weakened inside final furlong(op 5/1)
2024-06-16 33d Doncaster 8f Soft 4 8/11 0.5 Dale Swift 132 77 68 20 9/2
Flat Turf Five Rivers Fostering Handicap Midfield - headway and pressed leaders over 2f out - hung left and ridden over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 15/2)
2024-05-14 28d Ayr 7f Good 4 5/8 1.5 Dale Swift 128 78 69 49 4/1
Flat Turf Weddings At Western House Hotel Handicap Taken down early - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - edged left over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/2)
2024-04-16 171d Newcastle (AW) 7f Standard 4 2/14 0.1 Dale Swift 131 76 85 66 9/1
Flat AW quinnbet.com Handicap Prominent - headway from over 2f out - challenging inside final furlong - just held(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
2023-10-28 22d Doncaster 7f Heavy 4 6/10 5.5 Dale Swift 139 77 51 18 15/2
Flat Turf Scott Dobson Memorial Handicap (Div I) Got loose beforehand - midfield - headway on far side of group 2f out - weakened quickly over 1f out - hung right inside final furlong(tchd 7/1)
2023-10-06 27d Newcastle (AW) 8f Standard 4 4/11 Dale Swift 133 78 81 57 22/1
Quaff Box Handicap
2023-09-09 21d Thirsk 7f Good 4 8/12 Dale Swift 133 78 67 55 7/2
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2023-08-19 22d Doncaster 7f Good 5 1/16 Dale Swift 132 72 84 67 16/1
Watch Sky Sports Racing 415 Handicap
2023-07-28 4d York 7f Soft 4 14/17 Dale Swift 127 72 28 1 9/1
eventmasters.co.uk Handicap
2023-07-24 21d Ayr 8f Soft 5 3/8 Dale Swift 132 72 78 47 4/1
Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap
2023-07-03 15d Musselburgh 8f Firm 5 1/11 Dale Swift 131 71 79 64 33/1
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Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Quick (under 2wk)8225.0%
Normal (2-4wk)19315.8%
Freshened (1-2m)400.0%
Layoff (2-6m)200.0%
Long break (6m+)100.0%

Record by class

ClassRunsWinsSR
Class 2300.0%
Class 3800.0%
Class 419210.5%
Class 55360.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Sprint (5-6f)20315.0%
Mile (7-9f)15213.3%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Firm11327.3%
Soft900.0%
Good9222.2%
Standard500.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Doncaster7114.3%
York500.0%
Newcastle (AW)500.0%
Musselburgh4125.0%
Ayr300.0%
Redcar3266.7%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2023-03-15–2026-07-15. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.