Champion Again Ole (IRE)
Champion Again Ole is a gelding with two wins from seven runs, both in handicaps over 6f – 7f on Standard (AW) at Wolverhampton (AW) and Kempton (AW). He won a Class 4 at Wolverhampton (AW) in Mar 2026 off an official rating of 77 and a Class 5 at Kempton (AW) in Sep 2025 off 70. By Lope De Vega out of Royal Intervention, he usually races prominently. He finished 9 of 12 when he led in a Class 4 at Wolverhampton (AW) in Oct 2026, last raced off his career-high mark of 81.
- 2–7Wins / Runs
- 28.6%Strike rate
- 3 (42.9%)Placed
- −0.05£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 1.37Fair A/E n=7 · 1.17 incl. margin
- 81Highest OR
- 34dBetween runs (median)longest 224 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 110
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 2 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 110A | 93 | 2 runs · 110 / 100 |
| Good | 2 | 87A | 75.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 2 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 110A | 90 | 2 runs · 110 / 100 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 27 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 7 analysed runs since May 2025
- Prominent 3 (43%) · 2 wins
- Led 2 (29%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (29%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,208 runs since Apr 2014 (1,107 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 960.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,560 | 238 | 15.3% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 2,755 | 383 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,561 | 183 | 11.7% | −2.1 | — |
| Soft | 1,879 | 253 | 13.5% | −0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 720 | 85 | 11.8% | −2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,713 | 534 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 2 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 477 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,605 | 511 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 2 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,603 | 517 | 14.3% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,284 | 467 | 14.2% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 960 | 90 | 9.4% | −4.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 246 | 24 | 9.8% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2014 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Message (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.95 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.80 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.20 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Keeley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Ray Dawson | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.20 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.95 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.80 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Oct 26+224d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Stakes Set off in front - pushed along over 2f out - passed over 1f out and faded away to finish 9th | 9/12 | ¾ | 9-9 | 81 | 90A | 76A | Jack Mitchell | 5/1 |
| 09 Mar 26+175d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Sent forward early - set the pace throughout and asked for effort inside final furlong - found more to the line for the win | 1/8 | 9-7 | 77 | 110A | 92A | Oisin Murphy | 7/4F | |
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Sep 25+52d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Handy in third turning in - moved up to second inside the last two furlongs - driven to the front a furlong out and kept going strongly to prevail | 1/9 | 9-7 | 70 | 100A | 82A | Ray Dawson | 16/5F | |
| 25 Jul 25+28d | Sandown | Close Brothers And Make-A-Wish UK Handicap Settled at the back showing plenty of enthusiasm early - held towards the rear for most of the trip - unable to threaten the front-runners - finished sixth | 6/11 | 1¾ | 9-5 | 71 | 64B | 71A | Aidan Keeley | 9/2 |
| 27 Jun 25+34d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet In Shiremoor Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Set the pace and well ahead of rivals early - asked for effort past 2f out - overtaken with under 2f remaining - drifted markedly left and never troubled the winner from there | 2/11 | 3¾ | 9-4 | — | 93A | 83A | Silvestre De Sousa | 7/2 |
| 24 May 25+19d | Catterick | Pennine Brewing Company Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Close to pace early - dropped back before halfway - made progress from 2f out - shared third with a furlong left - stayed on to finish third | 3/6 | 2½ | 9-5 | — | 87A | 74B | Callum Rodriguez | 6/5F |
| 05 May 25 | Kempton (AW) | Thorley Taverns Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Unhurried from the off - dropped towards the back of the field - ridden and making ground over 2f out - closing fastest at the line to take 4th | 4/12 | 1¾ | 9-6 | — | 86A | 84A | Aidan Keeley | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Champion Again Ole won?
- Champion Again Ole (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trains Champion Again Ole?
- Champion Again Ole (IRE) is trained by Roger Varian, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 October 2026.
- Who is Champion Again Ole's sire?
- Champion Again Ole (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Royal Intervention (IRE), whose sire is Exceed And Excel.
- What going does Champion Again Ole prefer?
- Champion Again Ole (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Champion Again Ole's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 19 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Champion Again Ole's sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,208 runs since Apr 2014 (1,107 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 960.
- Who are Champion Again Ole's siblings?
- Out of Royal Intervention (IRE), Champion Again Ole (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.