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Horse profile

Chabal (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2013) · Last trainer John Ferguson · Last owner Bloomfields
by Galileo (IRE) out of Vagary (IRE) (Zafonic)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Sep 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Jan 2013 — 5,047 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2013 2 wins · Sandown & Leopardstown New yard
KTB Profile

Chabal (IRE) is 2 from 7, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the bet365 Classic Trial at Sandown (Apr 2010). Hasn't won since Apr 2010. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 7 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

Best recent KTB Rating 100B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 23 Apr 2010 Official rating 115 at the last run, 6 Aug 2010

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 100B · median 94.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good3100B94—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f3100B94—
6f – 7f396B95—

Of 7 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 · 6 figures from 7 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
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,195 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76544216%+1.50 from 1
Good5,30879014.9%+0.41 from 3
Good to Soft2,34332814%−0.51 from 1
Soft3,84557615%+0.50 from 1
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.70 from 1
Standard (AW)2,48330412.2%−2.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.71 from 3
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6,8481,05115.3%+0.81 from 3
1m5f – 2m4,24055513.1%−1.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,65017010.3%−4.2—
2m5f – 3m889839.3%−5.2—
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

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
Vagary (IRE) (Zafonic)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Crystal Kangaroo (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Crystal Kangaroo (IRE)411m½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% −0.25
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +4.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 3 1 33% −0.25
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 1 100% +1.75
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 1 100% +4.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 1 33% −0.25
6f – 7f 3 1 33% +2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Manning 3 1 33% +2.00
Frankie Dettori 2 1 50% +0.75
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ted Durcan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 1 25% +1.00
Tongue tie 3 1 33% −0.25

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2010 3 1 33% −0.25
2009 3 1 33% +2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 6 2 33% +1.75
Hurdle 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 1 run
01 Jan 13+879d Fakenham Mirror Punters Club Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-5 —— Denis O'Regan 2/1J
2010 · 3 runs
06 Aug 10+85d Newmarket Newmarket Nights Conditions Stakes Class 3 · 10f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 1½ 9-0 11594B Ted Durcan 10/11F
13 May 10+20d York totesport Dante Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 4/5 16 9-0 11577C Frankie Dettori 7/4F
23 Apr 10+188d Sandown bet365 Classic Trial (Group 3) Class 1 · 10f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 9-0 115100B Frankie Dettori 7/4F
2009 · 3 runs
17 Oct 09+35d Newmarket Jumeirah Dewhurst Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 ½ 9-1 —86A Kevin Manning 7/2F
12 Sep 09+7d Curragh Ladbrokes.com Vincent O'brien National Stakes (group 1) 7f · Soft To Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 nk 9-1 —96B Kevin Manning 9/2
05 Sep 09 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. (C & G) Maiden 7f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 1/14 9-0 —95A Kevin Manning 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Chabal won?
Chabal (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2009 and 2013, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 4 times in total (57.1% of starts).
Who trained Chabal?
Chabal (IRE) was trained by John Ferguson on the most recent run on record, at Fakenham on 1 January 2013.
Who is Chabal's sire?
Chabal (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Vagary (IRE), whose sire is Zafonic.
What going does Chabal prefer?
Chabal (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Chabal's official rating?
Chabal (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 115.
What is Chabal's sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,195 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
Who are Chabal's siblings?
Out of Vagary (IRE), Chabal (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Crystal Kangaroo (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 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.