Horse profile
Champagne Court (IRE)
by Court Cave (IRE) out of Lady Taipan (IRE) (Taipan)
41 runs · 19 courses · from Oct 2018
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 May 2025 — 530 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 · 5th of 8
6 wins · 6 courses
New yard
Last raced off OR 116
KTB Profile
Champagne Court won six of 41 starts on turf between Nov 2018 and Nov 2022. All six wins came in handicaps bar one, four on soft or good to soft and two on good, with the last success at Newbury in Nov 2022 in a class 2 handicap hurdle off 127. He also won at Sandown, Perth and Exeter. Aged 12 at his last run in May 2025, his first for the yard, he finished fifth of eight at Downpatrick.
Based on 41 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 27lb off peak
- 6–41Wins / Runs
- 14.6%Strike rate
- 17 (41.5%)Placed
- −14.86£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 0.98Fair A/E n=40 · 0.85 incl. margin
- 143Highest OR
- 31dBetween runs (median)longest 378 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating116↓ 27lb off peak
116
116–143
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 113
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. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 15 | 147B | 100 | — |
| Good | 12 | 142B | 107.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 141B | 99 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 18 | 147B | 104.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 142B | 88 | — |
| Over 3m | 5 | 117C | 85 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 141B | 120 | — |
Of 41 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 41 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Court Cave (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,953 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 233 | 28 | 12% | +1.9 | — |
| Good | 3,032 | 343 | 11.3% | +1.2 | 1 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 1,449 | 161 | 11.1% | +1 | 1 from 7 |
| Soft | 2,229 | 204 | 9.2% | −0.9 | 4 from 20 |
| Heavy | 937 | 64 | 6.8% | −3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 71 | 3 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −5.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 71 | 1 | 1.4% | −8.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,791 | 169 | 9.4% | −0.7 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,856 | 295 | 10.3% | +0.2 | 3 from 19 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,528 | 265 | 10.5% | +0.4 | 2 from 12 |
| Over 3m | 670 | 72 | 10.7% | +0.6 | 0 from 7 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Lady Taipan (IRE) (Taipan)
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them The Story So Far (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m2f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Kala Noire (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Story So Far (IRE) | 15 | 2 | 2m2f–3m | — |
| Kala Noire (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 3m | Class 5 |
| An Irish Airman (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Rio Delalago (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Whatabouther (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Akardashian (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 20 | 4 | 20% | −4.69 |
| Good | 13 | 1 | 8% | −6.50 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.67 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 18 | 4 | 22% | −2.69 |
| Class 2 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −4.50 |
| Class 1 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.67 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Wincanton | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Sandown | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.38 |
| Newbury | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Newton Abbot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fontwell | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Warwick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 19 | 3 | 16% | −6.94 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 2 | 17% | −2.25 |
| Over 3m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorcan Williams | 16 | 3 | 19% | +1.75 |
| Nick Scholfield | 11 | 3 | 27% | −2.61 |
| Rex Dingle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Matt Griffiths | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mr A P Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Maj Charlie O'Shea | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Skelton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie Todd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bryan Carver | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 18 | 3 | 17% | −0.25 |
| None | 13 | 3 | 23% | −4.61 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −0.25 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.00 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −2.94 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 24 | 3 | 13% | −16.69 |
| Hurdle | 16 | 3 | 19% | +2.83 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 23 May 25+265d | Downpatrick | Dennison Commercials, Volvo Truck Hunters Chase Sat handy behind front pair - disputed 2nd at halfway - urged forward then slipped to 3rd approaching 3 out - down to 5th after final flight and held that spot to the line | 5/8 | 3¾ | 11-7 | 116 | 57B | 123A | Mr A P Kennedy | 40/1 |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Aug 24+53d | Newton Abbot | William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Handicap Chase Held up in midfield on the wide side - driven to chase leaders but couldn't land a blow 4 out - dropped away to finish seventh | 7/7 | 45 | 11-13 | 119 | 46C | 97C | Lorcan Williams | 14/1 |
| 09 Jul 24+41d | Uttoxeter | We Love Uttoxeter Handicap Hurdle | PU/7 | — | 11-4 | 119 | — | — | Lorcan Williams | 11/1 |
| 29 May 24+51d | Newton Abbot | Newton Abbot Racecourse Conference Centre Handicap Chase | 3/5 | 6½ | 11-2 | 120 | 117C | 118B | Lorcan Williams | 15/2 |
| 08 Apr 24+28d | Wincanton | Pay To Play Golf At Wincanton Veterans' Handicap Chase | 2/5 | 6 | 12-0 | 120 | 93C | 124B | Lorcan Williams | 13/2 |
| 11 Mar 24+25d | Stratford | Cash Is King In The Ring Handicap Chase | 2/4 | 1¼ | 12-0 | 120 | — | 133B | Lorcan Williams | 17/2 |
| 15 Feb 24+378d | Sandown | Castel Royal Artillery Gold Cup (Chase For Military Amateur Jockeys) | UR/5 | — | 12-0 | 123 | — | — | Maj Charlie O'Shea | 16/1 |
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 02 Feb 23+33d | Wincanton | Dick Hunt 'Wigmore' Handicap Chase | 4/14 | 11 | 11-5 | 126 | 85B | 121A | Lorcan Williams | 28/1 |
| 2022 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 22+25d | Newbury | Coral Racing Club Mandarin Handicap Chase | PU/13 | — | 11-8 | 129 | — | — | Harry Skelton | 16/1 |
| 06 Dec 22+33d | Fontwell | Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap Chase | 6/9 | 12 | 11-9 | 130 | 88C | 104B | Lorcan Williams | 8/1 |
| 03 Nov 22+33d | Newbury | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 11-3 | 127 | 113A | 138A | Lorcan Williams | 11/2 | |
| 01 Oct 22+26d | Fontwell | South Coast Skips Waste Management Solutions Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/6 | 5 | 11-9 | 129 | 112A | 118B | Lorcan Williams | 13/2 |
| 05 Sep 22+135d | Perth | Auto Services Perth Isuzu Handicap Chase | 1/3 | 11-12 | 125 | 70C | 128C | Lorcan Williams | 9/4 | |
| 23 Apr 22+27d | Sandown | bet365 Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 8/8 | 6½ | 10-11 | 126 | 105C | 107C | Rex Dingle | 12/1 |
| 27 Mar 22+25d | Ascot | Soil Science Handicap Chase | 2/4 | 3¾ | 11-2 | 127 | 88C | 128C | Lorcan Williams | 16/5 |
| 02 Mar 22+27d | Wincanton | Join Racing Tv Now! Handicap Chase | 2/5 | 12 | 11-4 | 129 | 116C | 113C | Lorcan Williams | 11/4 |
| 03 Feb 22+19d | Wincanton | troughfarmshop.com Farmshop, Cafe & Restaurant, Yeovil Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) | 2/5 | 6 | 11-12 | 130 | 116C | 132B | Charlie Todd | 2/1F |
| 15 Jan 22+30d | Kempton | Coral 'Fail-To-Finish' Free Bets Handicap Chase | 2/7 | 1 | 11-3 | 130 | 102A | 129A | Lorcan Williams | 3/1F |
| 2021 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 21+39d | Exeter | Feeling Festive Handicap Hurdle | 1/11 | 11-10 | 126 | 121A | 143A | Lorcan Williams | 7/1 | |
| 07 Nov 21+18d | Sandown | Hampton Court Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 3/10 | 3½ | 11-9 | 126 | 104C | 126A | Bryan Carver | 10/3 |
| 20 Oct 21+165d | Fontwell | whichbookie.co.uk Bookmaker Reviews Handicap Hurdle | 2/10 | 3 | 10-13 | 122 | 139B | 138A | Lorcan Williams | 7/2 |
| 08 May 21+35d | Haydock | Pertemps Network Intermediate Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/5 | 2½ | 11-1 | 131 | 49C | 128B | Rex Dingle | 11/4 |
| 03 Apr 21+16d | Newton Abbot | newtonabbotracing.com Handicap Chase | 2/6 | 5½ | 10-13 | 132 | 122A | 138B | Lorcan Williams | 11/8F |
| 18 Mar 21+20d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power Plate Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) | 19/21 | 7 | 10-6 | 134 | 36C | 105C | Nick Scholfield | 28/1 |
| 26 Feb 21+59d | Warwick | Budbrooke Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 4/9 | ½ | 11-0 | 135 | 100A | 134A | Rex Dingle | 5/1 |
| 2020 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 20+31d | Newbury | MansionBet's Best Odds Guaranteed Mandarin Handicap Chase | 8/14 | hd | 11-13 | 136 | 58C | 118C | Matt Griffiths | 13/2J |
| 28 Nov 20+21d | Newbury | Sir Peter O'sullevan Memorial Handicap Chase | 5/16 | 4¼ | 11-9 | 138 | 80B | 119A | Matt Griffiths | 14/1 |
| 07 Nov 20+14d | Wincanton | Badger Beers Silver Trophy Handicap Chase (Listed) | PU/13 | — | 11-6 | 140 | — | — | Richard Johnson | 6/1 |
| 24 Oct 20+228d | Cheltenham | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 9/17 | 1¼ | 10-8 | 134 | 142B | 114A | Nick Scholfield | 8/1 |
| 10 Mar 20+45d | Cheltenham | Northern Trust Company Novices' Handicap Chase (Listed) | 8/20 | shd | 11-5 | 143 | 67B | 125A | Nick Scholfield | 18/1 |
| 25 Jan 20+68d | Cheltenham | Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase | 5/12 | 3¼ | 11-8 | 143 | 70A | 131A | Nick Scholfield | 11/2 |
| 2019 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Nov 19+8d | Plumpton | Download The Free At The Races App Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) | 1/5 | 11-13 | 131 | 88C | 132B | Nick Scholfield | 4/9F | |
| 10 Nov 19+29d | Sandown | Virgin Bet Follow Us On Twitter Novices' Limited Handicap Chase | 1/8 | 11-8 | 131 | — | 138A | Nick Scholfield | 13/8F | |
| 12 Oct 19+168d | Chepstow | Cotswold Stone Supplies Ltd Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) | 2/16 | 2 | 9-10 | 126 | 147B | 131A | Rex Dingle | 7/1 |
| 27 Apr 19+43d | Sandown | Bet365 Handicap Hurdle | 3/14 | 8 | 10-11 | 126 | 110B | 126A | Nick Scholfield | 4/1 |
| 15 Mar 19+25d | Cheltenham | Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 4/24 | 7 | 10-5 | 126 | 88B | 120A | Rex Dingle | 14/1 |
| 18 Feb 19+37d | Carlisle | racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle | 3/11 | 6 | 11-9 | 130 | 123A | 129A | Matt Griffiths | 5/4F |
| 12 Jan 19+22d | Warwick | Ballymore Leamington Novices' Hurdle | 5/6 | 6 | 11-0 | — | 141A | 118B | Nick Scholfield | 12/1 |
| 2018 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Dec 18+24d | Ascot | Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Kennel Gate) | 5/9 | 3¼ | 11-0 | — | — | 121A | Nick Scholfield | 6/1 |
| 27 Nov 18+31d | Lingfield | Reg Neeson 80th Birthday Novices' Hurdle | 1/18 | 10-12 | — | 141B | 140A | Nick Scholfield | 10/3 | |
| 27 Oct 18 | Cheltenham | Jockey Club Ownership Syndicate Standard Open NH Flat Race | 4/13 | 4½ | 11-0 | — | 99B | 126A | Nick Scholfield | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Champagne Court won?
- Champagne Court (IRE) won 6 of 41 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 14.6%. Placed 17 times in total (41.5% of starts).
- Who trained Champagne Court?
- Champagne Court (IRE) was trained by A J Kennedy on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 23 May 2025.
- Who is Champagne Court's sire?
- Champagne Court (IRE) is by Court Cave (IRE) out of Lady Taipan (IRE), whose sire is Taipan.
- What going does Champagne Court prefer?
- Champagne Court (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 20 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Champagne Court's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 23 May 2025. The highest on record is 143.
- What is Champagne Court's sire's record?
- Court Cave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 7,953 runs since Aug 2008 (553 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.8% from 937.
- Who are Champagne Court's siblings?
- Out of Lady Taipan (IRE), Champagne Court (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: The Story So Far (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Kala Noire (IRE)). The wins came over 2m2f–3m. As at Nov 2026.