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Horse profile

Al Ferof (FR)

11yo gelding (at last run, May 2016) · Last trainer Dan Skelton · Last owner J Hales
by Dom Alco (FR) out of Maralta (FR) (Altayan)
28 runs · 11 courses · from Oct 2009
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 May 2016 — 3,804 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2016 · 6th of 13 11 wins · 7 courses
KTB Profile

Al Ferof (FR) is 11 from 28 in our archive, including 2 wins at Grade 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Stan James Supreme Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham (Mar 2011). Hasn't won since Dec 2015. 10 of 20 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 1 from 8 on quicker.

Based on 28 archived runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
Official rating162↓ 6lb off peak
162 128–168

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

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 149B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Aintree, 8 Apr 2016 Official rating 162 at the last jumps run, 8 Apr 2016

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 83B the best of the last 1 rated run · Fairyhouse, 2 Dec 2009

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 25 figures · best 161C · median 145
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good to Soft13161C145—
Good7160A145—
Soft4157B144—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f10161C145—
1m5f – 2m8160A146—
2m5f – 3m7146A140—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 27 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 27 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · 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
Dom Alco (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 17.1% of 1,831 runs since Jan 2008 (159 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 21.5% from 326. Weakest on good going: 14.1% from 389.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−17.1—
Good to Firm30620%+2.9—
Good3895514.1%−31 from 8
Good to Soft3267021.5%+4.47 from 13
Soft73311816.1%−12 from 5
Heavy3366017.9%+0.81 from 2
Standard (AW)700%−17.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f35514.3%−2.8—
1m5f – 2m2274017.6%+0.56 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f69312618.2%+1.15 from 11
2m5f – 3m61210517.2%+0.10 from 8
Over 3m2643814.4%−2.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Maralta (FR) (Altayan)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ardissone (FR)100——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 13 7 54% +0.78
Good 8 1 13% +3.00
Soft 5 2 40% +7.50
Heavy 2 1 50% +3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 22 8 36% +12.89
Class 3 2 1 50% −0.75
Class 4 1 1 100% +0.14

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 8 3 38% +13.83
Newbury 4 2 50% +1.00
Aintree 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton 3 0 0% −3.00
Ascot 3 2 67% +1.70
Sandown 2 1 50% −0.64
Auteuil (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 1 100% +2.25
Taunton 1 1 100% +0.14
Fairyhouse 1 1 100% +4.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 5 45% +7.09
1m5f – 2m 9 6 67% +15.19
2m5f – 3m 8 0 0% −8.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
R Walsh 10 6 60% +20.44
Harry Skelton 8 3 38% −2.36
Daryl Jacob 4 1 25% −2.80
Sam Twiston-Davies 3 0 0% −3.00
Noel Fehily 1 0 0% −1.00
M P Fogarty 1 1 100% +4.00
Brian O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 3 0 0% −3.00
2015 4 1 25% −0.75
2014 4 1 25% −0.50
2013 2 1 50% −0.80
2012 4 1 25% +5.00
2011 5 5 100% +11.58
2010 4 1 25% −0.25
2009 2 1 50% +3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 18 6 33% +2.14
Hurdle 6 3 50% +7.39
NH Flat 3 1 33% +0.75
Flat 1 1 100% +4.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
21 May 16+43d Auteuil (FR) Prix la Barka (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf) 21.5f · Very Soft · 13 ran 6/13 ¾ 10-6 —— Harry Skelton 146/10
08 Apr 16+22d Aintree JLT Melling Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 2¾ 11-10 162149B Harry Skelton 15/2
17 Mar 16+82d Cheltenham Ryanair Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Festival Trophy Chase) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 15 ran 4/15 1¼ 11-10 165145A Harry Skelton 9/1
26 Dec 15+20d Kempton William Hill King George VI Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 13 11-10 165140B Harry Skelton 16/1
06 Dec 15+225d Huntingdon Betfred Peterborough Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-10 165161C Harry Skelton 9/4
25 Apr 15+15d Sandown bet365 Oaksey Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 22f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 1¼ 11-10 168146A Sam Twiston-Davies 7/2
10 Apr 15+105d Aintree Betfred Melling Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 3¾ 11-10 168134C Sam Twiston-Davies 11/2
26 Dec 14+34d Kempton William Hill King George VI Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 5 11-10 168145A Sam Twiston-Davies 7/1
22 Nov 14+254d Ascot Amlin 1965 Chase (25K Field Size Bonus Race) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 19f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-11 162149B R Walsh 5/2F
13 Mar 14+33d Cheltenham Ryanair Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy Chase) (Grade 1) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 ½ 11-10 165140A Daryl Jacob 5/1
08 Feb 14+44d Newbury Betfair Denman Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 23.5f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 25 11-10 168132B Daryl Jacob 5/4F
26 Dec 13+33d Kempton William Hill King George VI Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 11 11-10 168139B Daryl Jacob 5/1
23 Nov 13+371d Ascot Amlin 1965 Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 19f · Good To Soft · 2 ran 1/2 11-7 168145C Daryl Jacob 1/5F
17 Nov 12+219d Cheltenham Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 20.5f · Soft · 18 ran 1/18 11-8 159157B R Walsh 8/1
12 Apr 12+30d Aintree Betfred Manifesto Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 5 11-4 160137B R Walsh 6/5F
13 Mar 12+52d Cheltenham Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 3¼ 11-7 160127C R Walsh 3/1
21 Jan 12+49d Ascot 25th Anniversary Of The Victor Chandler Chase (Registered As The Clarence House Chase) (Grade 1) Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 3¾ 11-7 —145A R Walsh 5/2J
03 Dec 11+20d Sandown Markel Insurance Henry VIII Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-2 —155A R Walsh 4/11F
13 Nov 11+243d Cheltenham Independent Newspaper Novices' Chase (Registered As The November Novices' Chase) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-2 —153B R Walsh 5/6F
15 Mar 11+31d Cheltenham Stan James Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 11-7 142160A R Walsh 10/1
12 Feb 11+23d Newbury Bet Totepool On 0800 221 221 Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 11-8 137146A Harry Skelton 1/4F
20 Jan 11+22d Taunton European Breeders' Fund 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (qualifier) Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-5 —132A Harry Skelton 1/7F
29 Dec 10+19d Newbury sportingbet Supports Heros Charity Challow Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 1¾ 11-7 —135A Harry Skelton 5/2
10 Dec 10+268d Cheltenham E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 3 · 17f · Good · 16 ran F/16 — 10-12 —— Noel Fehily 4/7F
17 Mar 10+32d Cheltenham Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 24 ran 2/24 8 11-5 128146A R Walsh 8/1
13 Feb 10+73d Newbury Bet totepool At totesport.com Winter Bumper (Grade 2 NH Flat Race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 11-3 —143A R Walsh 11/4
02 Dec 09+36d Fairyhouse O'doherty's Audio & Video (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 16 ran 1/16 11-2 —83B M P Fogarty 4/1
27 Oct 09 Punchestown Punchestown Flat Race 16f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 1½ 11-4 —125A Brian O'Connell 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Al Ferof (FR) won?
Al Ferof (FR) won 11 of 28 archived starts between 2009 and 2016, a strike rate of 39.3%. Placed 21 times in total (75% of starts).
Who trained Al Ferof (FR)?
Al Ferof (FR) was trained by Dan Skelton on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 21 May 2016.
Who is Al Ferof (FR)'s sire?
Al Ferof (FR) is by Dom Alco (FR) out of Maralta (FR), whose sire is Altayan.
What going does Al Ferof (FR) prefer?
Al Ferof (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 7 wins from 13 starts (53.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Al Ferof (FR)'s official rating?
Al Ferof (FR)'s highest official rating on record is 168.
What is Al Ferof (FR)'s sire's record?
Dom Alco (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 17.1% of 1,831 runs since Jan 2008 (159 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 21.5% from 326. Weakest on good going: 14.1% from 389.
Who are Al Ferof (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Maralta (FR), Al Ferof (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2009. 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.