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Horse profile

Altior (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2021) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner Mrs Patricia Pugh
by High Chaparral (IRE) out of Monte Solaro (IRE) (Key Of Luck)
26 runs · 8 courses · from May 2014
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Apr 2021 — 1,998 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2021 · 2nd of 7 21 wins · 7 courses Beaten favourite LTO First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 169
KTB Profile

Altior (IRE) is 21 from 26 in our archive, including 10 wins at Grade 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham (Mar 2018). Hasn't won since Feb 2020. All 5 starts at Cheltenham have ended in wins — and 5 of 6 at Sandown.

Based on 26 archived runs · updated 13 Oct 2026
Official rating169↓ 6lb off peak
169 143–175

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sandown, 24 Apr 2021

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was.

Jumps 18 figures · best 122C · median 101.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Soft8122C101—
Good5110A103—
Good to Soft5118C100—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m15122C100—
2m1f – 2m4f2118C107.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 153A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 24 Apr 2021 Official rating 169 at the last run, 24 Apr 2021

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.

Jumps 26 figures · best 170B · median 153.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Soft9164B157—
Good to Soft9170B154—
Good8158B150.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m23170B153—
2m1f – 2m4f2162C158—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 26 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
High Chaparral (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 8,730 runs since Jan 2008 (682 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 419.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm48714.6%+4.3—
Good to Firm1,25413510.8%+0.5—
Good2,21622410.1%−0.27 from 8
Good to Soft1,07612311.4%+1.18 from 9
Soft1,6781549.2%−1.16 from 9
Heavy6307011.1%+0.8—
Standard (AW)1,82818810.3%0—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f381026.3%+16—
6f – 7f726729.9%−0.4—
1m – 1m1f1,44015410.7%+0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f2,86532311.3%+1—
1m5f – 2m2,2262219.9%−0.419 from 23
2m1f – 2m4f956889.2%−1.12 from 2
2m5f – 3m419266.2%−4.10 from 1
Over 3m60711.7%+1.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Monte Solaro (IRE) (Key Of Luck)

8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Key To The West (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Princess Leya (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Key To The West (IRE)3951m7½f–2m3½fClass 4
Silverhow (IRE)2242m–2m4fClass 2
Princess Leya (IRE)1232mClass 1
Montecam (IRE)1412m3½fClass 4
Bellatior (IRE)412m—
Cestus (IRE)10——
Casual Water (IRE)40——
Melior (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 6 67% −0.24
Good to Soft 9 8 89% +7.32
Good 8 7 88% +2.21

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 20 16 80% +6.46
Class 4 2 2 100% +0.98
Class 2 1 1 100% +1.38
Class 3 1 1 100% +0.80
Class 6 1 1 100% +0.67

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sandown 6 5 83% +0.56
Kempton 5 4 80% +0.76
Cheltenham 5 5 100% +7.61
Newbury 4 3 75% −0.04
Ascot 3 2 67% −0.10
Chepstow 1 1 100% +0.83
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +0.67

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 23 19 83% +10.04
2m1f – 2m4f 2 2 100% +0.25
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nico de Boinville 21 18 86% +10.74
Noel Fehily 3 3 100% +0.55
Miss K Harrington 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 25 21 84% +10.29
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 2 1 50% −0.67
2019 4 3 75% −0.37
2018 5 5 100% +2.25
2017 3 3 100% +0.85
2016 4 4 100% +4.55
2015 6 4 67% +3.01
2014 1 1 100% +0.67

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 18 15 83% +1.61
Hurdle 5 5 100% +9.01
NH Flat 3 1 33% −1.33

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
24 Apr 21+118d Sandown bet365 Celebration Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 3¾ 11-7 169110A153A Nico de Boinville 9/4F
27 Dec 20+323d Kempton Ladbrokes Desert Orchid Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 3½ 11-6 172105B148B Nico de Boinville EvensF
08 Feb 20+77d Newbury Win Bigger On The Betfair Exchange Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Game Spirit Chase) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-6 17589A151B Nico de Boinville 1/3F
23 Nov 19+210d Ascot Christy 1965 Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 21f · Soft · 3 ran 2/3 2¼ 11-7 175119C149C Nico de Boinville 1/3F
27 Apr 19+45d Sandown bet365 Celebration Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-7 17587C150B Nico de Boinville 1/6F
13 Mar 19+53d Cheltenham Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-10 17560A157A Nico de Boinville 4/11F
19 Jan 19+23d Ascot Matchbook Clarence House Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 3 ran 1/3 11-7 175118C154C Nico de Boinville 1/10F
27 Dec 18+19d Kempton Unibet Desert Orchid Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-6 175112C170B Nico de Boinville 1/8F
08 Dec 18+224d Sandown Betfair Tingle Creek Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 15.5f · Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-7 175122C163B Nico de Boinville 8/13F
28 Apr 18+45d Sandown bet365 Celebration Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-7 175100A147B Nico de Boinville 2/11F
14 Mar 18+32d Cheltenham Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-10 17053B164B Nico de Boinville EvensF
10 Feb 18+287d Newbury Betfair Exchange Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Game Spirit Chase) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 3 ran 1/3 11-6 17080C154C Nico de Boinville 1/3F
29 Apr 17+46d Sandown bet365 Celebration Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 11-7 168104C148B Nico de Boinville 30/100F
14 Mar 17+31d Cheltenham Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-4 17064A161A Nico de Boinville 1/4F
11 Feb 17+46d Newbury Betfair Exchange Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Game Spirit Chase) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-5 160110C163B Nico de Boinville 30/100F
27 Dec 16+24d Kempton 32Red.com Wayward Lad Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 11-8 —103C158B Noel Fehily 1/9F
03 Dec 16+12d Sandown Racing Post Henry VIII Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-2 —96C152B Noel Fehily 2/7F
21 Nov 16+251d Kempton Weatherbys Supports Starlight Novices' Chase Class 4 · 18f · Soft · 2 ran 1/2 11-0 —97C162C Noel Fehily 2/13F
15 Mar 16+80d Cheltenham Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-7 155—162A Nico de Boinville 4/1
26 Dec 15+41d Kempton William Hill On Your Mobile Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-8 147—160A Nico de Boinville 11/8F
15 Nov 15+15d Cheltenham Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Sharp Novices' Hurdle) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-7 143—143B Nico de Boinville 2/1F
31 Oct 15+21d Ascot Colts & Fillies Club Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-4 ——155A Nico de Boinville 4/5F
10 Oct 15+164d Chepstow Toteplacepot Racing's Favourite Bet 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 10-12 ——144B Nico de Boinville 5/6F
29 Apr 15+81d Punchestown attheraces.com Champion I.N.H. Flat Race (Grade 1) 16f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 6/13 2 12-0 ——145A Miss K Harrington 14/1
07 Feb 15+265d Newbury Read Paul Nicholls Exclusively On Betfair Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Listed) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 2½ 11-3 ——147A Barry Geraghty 13/8F
18 May 14 Market Rasen Betfred And Journal Ladies Day Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 10-9 ——132A Nico de Boinville 4/6F

Quick answers

How many races has Altior (IRE) won?
Altior (IRE) won 21 of 26 archived starts between 2014 and 2021, a strike rate of 80.8%. Placed 24 times in total (92.3% of starts).
Who trained Altior (IRE)?
Altior (IRE) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Sandown on 24 April 2021.
Who is Altior (IRE)'s sire?
Altior (IRE) is by High Chaparral (IRE) out of Monte Solaro (IRE), whose sire is Key Of Luck.
What going does Altior (IRE) prefer?
Altior (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 8 wins from 9 starts (88.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Altior (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 169, from the run on 24 April 2021. The highest on record is 175.
What is Altior (IRE)'s sire's record?
High Chaparral (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 8,730 runs since Jan 2008 (682 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 419.
Who are Altior (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Monte Solaro (IRE), Altior (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Key To The West (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Princess Leya (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2014. 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.