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Horse profile

Al Almarchal (IRE)

4yo colt (at last run, Apr 2025) · Last trainer J-M Osorio · Last owner Duke Of Alburquerque
by Ribchester (IRE) out of Photophore (IRE) (Clodovil)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Jan 2025
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Apr 2025 — 557 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2025 · 1st of 14 Won last time out Won at Longchamp (FR)
KTB Profile

Al Almarchal is a colt by Ribchester out of a Clodovil mare who won one of three starts. His sole success came in the handicap Prix du Lion de Belfort at Longchamp in Apr 2025 over 1m2f – 1m4f on good ground. He had earlier placed once over 1m – 1m1f on heavy and once on standard going at Deauville. His last run, at Longchamp in Apr 2025, was a win.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 2,757 runs since Jan 2008 (261 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 15.3% from 118. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.1% from 213.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm8112.5%+3.5—
Good to Firm337329.5%+0.5—
Good581559.5%+0.51 from 1
Good to Soft323278.4%−0.6—
Soft395358.9%−0.1—
Heavy1181815.3%+6.30 from 1
Standard (AW)995818.1%−0.90 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2133014.1%+5.1—
6f – 7f1,155988.5%−0.5—
1m – 1m1f727567.7%−1.30 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f4084110%+11 from 2
1m5f – 2m161159.3%+0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f85910.6%+1.6—
2m5f – 3m700%−9—
Over 3m100%−9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Photophore (IRE) (Clodovil)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Tahaany (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Listed (City Image (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tahaany (IRE)626f–1m½f—
City Image (IRE)725f–6fListed
Invincible One (IRE)130——
Pretty'n'smart (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 1 1 100% +7.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Longchamp (FR) 1 1 100% +7.00
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 2 1 50% +6.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alexis Pouchin 1 1 100% +7.00
Cristian Demuro 1 0 0% −1.00
Benjamin Marie 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2025 · 3 runs
17 Apr 25+9d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Lion de Belfort (Handicap) (4yo+) (Moyenne Course) (Turf) 10f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 9-2 Alexis Pouchin 7/1
08 Apr 25+68d Deauville (FR) Prix de l'Operation Neptune (Handicap) (4yo+) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 16 ran 3/16 nk 8-13 Cristian Demuro 61/10
30 Jan 25 Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Prix des Iles des Embiez (Maiden) (4yo+) (Turf) 12f · Heavy · 11 ran 6/11 shd 8-13 Benjamin Marie 15/1

Quick answers

How many races has Al Almarchal won?
Al Almarchal (IRE) won 1 of 3 archived starts in 2025, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Al Almarchal?
Al Almarchal (IRE) was trained by J-M Osorio on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 17 April 2025.
Who is Al Almarchal's sire?
Al Almarchal (IRE) is by Ribchester (IRE) out of Photophore (IRE), whose sire is Clodovil.
What is Al Almarchal's sire's record?
Ribchester (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 2,757 runs since Jan 2008 (261 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 15.3% from 118. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.1% from 213.
Who are Al Almarchal's siblings?
Out of Photophore (IRE), Al Almarchal (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Tahaany (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (City Image (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.