Dunkerque
Completed a hat-trick when winning at Kelso (extended 2m5f) ten days ago, making it 2-2 over fences, with all victories coming on good ground (handles soft); had a hard enough race there and shoulders a penalty here, so the booking of 5lb claimer William Shanahan looks a positive and another bold showing can be expected if this run doesn't come too soon.
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Ownership history
- Shaun HenleyCurrent
- Poetry In Motion Syndicateuntil 27 Jan 2026
- Poetry In Motion/Gavin Cromwell Racinguntil 27 Feb 2025
- Poetry In Motion Syndicateuntil 11 Feb 2025
- Poetry In Motion Syndicate/Gavin Cromwell Racing Limiteduntil 31 Jan 2025
- Poetry In Motion/Gavin Cromwell Racinguntil 30 Jan 2025
Newest first. Dates mark when the horse left each owner.
Breeding
- Sire
- Appel Au Maitre
- Dam
- Silver Seas
- Damsire
- Pour Moi
Trainer history
- CurrentJennie Candlish
- 27 Jan 2026Gavin Cromwell
- 21 Jan 2025Soren Jensen
From the connections
“They went a good gallop and, the whole way round, I was thinking, 'Where is Sean?' But then he arrived next to me and kept me in. I thought Sean had gone ahead and won, but he pulled up a bit in front and my lad rallied. Dunkerque jumped well on the whole and I was thinking he's probably a young man's ride early on, but the further we went, the better he jumped - Sean Quinlan, jockey, speaking to Sky Sports Racing.”
Career trajectory
Solid lines: OR / RPR / AI. Dashed: TS. Dot = finishing position per run (oldest left → newest right). Missing values lift the pen rather than interpolating across gaps.
Form by going
- Good2/2 · 100%
Strike rate per going. Bars scale against the highest rate in the list — so a short bar means weaker form on that going, not zero.
Form by course
- Kelso1/1 · 100%
- Newton Abbot1/1 · 100%
Past runs (tracked here)
| Date | Race | Type | Pos | SP | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2026 | Newton Abbot 15:00 Edmundson Electrical Torquay Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | Chase Class 4 | 1 | EvensF | 69.5 |
| 24 May 2026 | Kelso 16:12 Racing TV Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | Chase Class 4 | 1 | 5/2 | 68.7 |
Only runs Racing Alpha has synced are shown. Lifetime form is in the Racing Post form section above.
Spotlight commentary and quotes are editorial content from the Racing Post / Racing API. Ratings (OR/RPR/TS) are from Racing Post. Racing Alpha's AI score is in the “AI” column for runs we rated. 18+ only · Bet responsibly · BeGambleAware.org