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Champagne Twist (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer Ben Pauling · Owner The Pour Decisions Syndicate
by Shantou (USA) out of Aunt Nora (IRE) (Kayf Tara)
16 runs · 9 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Sandown & Doncaster Last run 7 Jul 2026 · 7th of 11 Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile

Champagne Twist is a gelding who has won two of 16 starts on turf. Both wins came over 2m1f – 2m4f, in a Class 3 maiden hurdle at Doncaster on good ground in Jan 2024 and in a Class 1 handicap hurdle final at Sandown on soft ground in Mar 2024. He has never won over 2m5f – 3m or beyond. He last ran at Uttoxeter in Jul 2026, finishing 7 of 11 off an official rating of 120.

Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating120↓ 11lb off peak
120 117–131

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 142 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 20 May 2026

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 11 figures · best 142B · median 111
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4142B1092 runs · 142 / 122
Good to Soft3121B872 runs · 121 / 102.5
Soft3119C112—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5114A111—
2m5f – 3m4142B111.53 runs · 142 / 121
Over 3m2119C101.51 run · —

Of 16 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 139A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Warwick, 20 May 2026 Official rating 120 at the last run, 7 Jul 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 11 figures · best 146A · median 124
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4139A1252 runs · 139 / 124.5
Good to Soft3128B1132 runs · 128 / 118.5
Soft3146A124—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5146A131—
2m5f – 3m4139A111.53 runs · 139 / 110
Over 3m2128B119.51 run · —

Of 16 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 16 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 from 11 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 6 (55%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 3 (27%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (9%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (9%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,830 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.7—
Good2,29231113.6%01 from 6
Good to Soft1,43317612.3%−1.30 from 5
Soft2,61136313.9%+0.31 from 3
Heavy1,28317813.9%+0.30 from 2
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03127613.6%0—
2m1f – 2m4f2,71237813.9%+0.32 from 6
2m5f – 3m2,34233414.3%+0.70 from 8
Over 3m6697210.8%−2.80 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Aunt Nora (IRE) (Kayf Tara)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 1 17% −3.90
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 3 1 33% +3.50
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 10 1 10% −7.90
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 2 1 50% +4.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 1 50% +4.50
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 1 100% +1.10

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 8 0 0% −8.00
2m1f – 2m4f 6 2 33% +2.60
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Jones 10 2 20% −1.40
Callum Pritchard 2 0 0% −2.00
Elliott England 2 0 0% −2.00
Kielan Woods 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 2 18% −2.40
Cheekpieces 5 0 0% −5.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 0 0% −5.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 6 2 33% +2.60
2023 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 14 2 14% −5.40
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 5 runs
07 Jul 26+48d Uttoxeter CopyBet Support Safer Gambling Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m7½f · Good · 11 ran in pursuit of the front pair - driven before 3 out - faded before 2 out to finish seventh 7/11 5½ 11-6 120102C110C Callum Pritchard 9/2
20 May 26+53d Warwick Logic Defying Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 7 ran Settled in the pack early - improved into third by the 8th - within range of the front pair 3 out - pushed along soon after - closed on the winner before 2 out but not clean over the last - stayed on to finish second a length behind 2/7 1 11-11 117142B139A Ben Jones 10/1
28 Mar 26+29d Uttoxeter Adam Johnson Money Maker Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Sat close to the pace - still travelling comfortably with plenty in hand - blundered and lost rider at the 8th UR/11 — 11-4 117—— Elliott England 14/1
27 Feb 26+20d Newbury Cheltenham Specials Made Simple At BetVictor Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Up with the pace early - pushed along before 3 out - dropped away after 2 out - finished 5th 5/9 7½ 10-11 120121B109A Elliott England 12/1
07 Feb 26+40d Warwick Best Cheltenham Odds With Oddschecker Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Heavy · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - pressed for effort and lost ground 3 out - eased out of contention before the second last PU/8 — 11-0 125—— Ben Jones 6/1
2025 · 4 runs
29 Dec 25+24d Newbury Join Coral 'Bet 10 Get 50' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good · 12 ran Went straight to front but scratchy over the first - matched up early - lost the advantage 2nd - clouted the 6th - slipped to the back soon after - given a squeeze before 3 out then eased to a stop PU/12 — 11-12 128—— Ben Jones 16/1
05 Dec 25+27d Sandown Bet At Your Best With Betfair Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 3m · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - slipped to the rear after the 12th and found little - eased down and pulled up before 3 out PU/8 — 11-10 129—— Ben Jones 9/4
08 Nov 25+289d Aintree William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 3m1f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Settled just off the front pair - moved into second by halfway - blundered at the 10th - hit the front 13th - error two out saw rivals go back ahead - one-paced to the finish for third 3/6 1½ 11-9 12984B128B Ben Jones 9/2
23 Jan 25+34d Huntingdon Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 3m1f · Soft · 10 ran Held up towards the back early - nudged into contention 4 out before fading fast - well held at the finish 9/10 13 11-2 131119C111C Ben Jones 13/2
2024 · 6 runs
20 Dec 24+34d Ascot Howden Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Went forward early to sit upon the front-runner then took over at the 1st - hit the 6th and gave up advantage but stayed within striking distance - driven approaching 2 out and dropped away - well held in 12th 12/13 1¼ 11-9 13187B113A Callum Pritchard 2/1F
16 Nov 24+218d Cheltenham Paddy Power Intermediate Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Good · 10 ran Handy through the contest - blundered and parted with rider 3 out UR/10 — 11-9 131—— Ben Jones 11/2
12 Apr 24+34d Aintree William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m4f · Soft · 19 ran 9/19 hd 11-0 131112B124A Ben Jones 5/1C
09 Mar 24+41d Sandown European Breeders' Fund Betfair 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 2m4f · Soft · 17 ran 1/17 11-11 124111B146A Ben Jones 11/2
28 Jan 24+27d Doncaster SBK 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m3½f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-10 122109A131A Ben Jones 11/10F
01 Jan 24+38d Cheltenham Favourite From The Sun Now Daily Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m4½f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 5 11-7 —114A134B Kielan Woods 5/1
2023 · 1 run
24 Nov 23 Ascot Ascot Partners 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m3½f · Good · 10 ran 4/10 hd 11-4 —109A119A Kielan Woods 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Champagne Twist won?
Champagne Twist (IRE) won 2 of 16 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 4 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Champagne Twist?
Champagne Twist (IRE) is trained by Ben Pauling, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 July 2026.
Who is Champagne Twist's sire?
Champagne Twist (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Aunt Nora (IRE), whose sire is Kayf Tara.
What going does Champagne Twist prefer?
Champagne Twist (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 Champagne Twist's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 7 July 2026. The highest on record is 131.
What is Champagne Twist's sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,830 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

Record shown from November 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.