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Horse profile

Champion Boy (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2012) · Last trainer Noel Meade · Last owner Joseph E Keeling
by Val Royal (FR) out of Strina (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
22 runs · 11 courses · from Sep 2008
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Aug 2012 — 5,170 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2012 · 5th of 13 2 wins · Curragh & Fairyhouse
KTB Profile

Champion Boy (IRE) is 2 from 22. Hasn't won since Aug 2010.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating63↓ 8lb off peak
63 55–71

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 (jumps) 102C the best of the last 1 rated run · Kilbeggan, 24 Aug 2012

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 79A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 31 Oct 2010 Official rating 63 at the last flat run, 20 Aug 2012

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 →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 21 figures · best 83A · median 64
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft779A64—
Good777A64—
Standard (AW)373A57—
Good to Firm283A72—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f1583A64—
1m5f – 2m279A76—
1m – 1m1f261A51—
6f – 7f257A53—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 22 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
Val Royal (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 2,015 runs since Jan 2008 (127 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 140.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm26623.1%+14.3—
Good to Firm327329.8%+10 from 2
Good474347.2%−1.61 from 7
Good to Soft214209.3%+0.50 from 1
Soft303268.6%−0.21 from 8
Heavy14075%−3.80 from 1
Standard (AW)530519.6%+0.80 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f59711.9%+3.1—
6f – 7f370369.7%+0.90 from 2
1m – 1m1f364236.3%−2.50 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f4705010.6%+1.82 from 15
1m5f – 2m477398.2%−0.60 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f194147.2%−1.6—
2m5f – 3m76810.5%+1.7—
Over 3m500%−8.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Strina (IRE) (Indian Ridge)

8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Teach Nua (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Imogen Louise (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Teach Nua (IRE)2861m2f–2m—
Hopefully (IRE)2612m5f—
Imogen Louise (IRE)1416fClass 6
Priorina (IRE)2517fClass 6
Bramley Man (IRE)40——
Ceol Eile (IRE)120——
Apple Blossom Time (IRE)100——
Alanna Bheag (IRE)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 1 13% −2.00
Good 7 1 14% −3.25
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 6 1 17% −2.25
Leopardstown 5 0 0% −5.00
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 1 100% +5.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 15 2 13% −5.25
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Gary Carroll 4 1 25% +2.00
Joseph O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
Seamie Heffernan 2 0 0% −2.00
N G McCullagh 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul Townend 2 0 0% −2.00
Pat Smullen 2 0 0% −2.00
Davy Condon 1 0 0% −1.00
P B Beggy 1 0 0% −1.00
Leigh Roche 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms N Carberry 1 1 100% +2.75
Tim Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00
Keagan Latham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Lordan 1 0 0% −1.00
Fran Berry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 21 2 10% −11.25
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 10 1 10% −6.25
2009 7 1 14% −1.00
2008 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 21 2 10% −11.25
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
24 Aug 12+4d Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 13 ran 5/13 13 11-12 —102C Davy Condon 14/1
20 Aug 12+640d Roscommon Gerry Igoe Land Drainage Flat V National Hunt Riders Challenge Handicap (47-70) 12f · Soft · 12 ran 12/12 20 10-11 6355C Joseph O'Brien 3/1F
19 Nov 10+19d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (60-90) 16f · Standard · 12 ran 3/12 1¾ 8-11 7173A Seamie Heffernan 7/1
31 Oct 10+6d Leopardstown Ravens Rock Handicap 12f · Soft · 13 ran 4/13 ¾ 8-4 6679A N G McCullagh 8/1
25 Oct 10+15d Leopardstown Elmwood Handicap (55-80) 12f · Good To Firm · 22 ran 2/22 shd 9-2 6483A Seamie Heffernan 16/1
10 Oct 10+30d Curragh Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (50-70) 10f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 3/20 4½ 9-8 6477A P B Beggy 9/2F
10 Sep 10+33d Down Royal Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 13f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 3/14 1 9-9 6279A Leigh Roche 7/2
08 Aug 10+17d Curragh Ladies Qualified Riders Association Fegentri World Championship Race For Lady Riders Handicap (50-75) 12f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 10-5 5974A Ms N Carberry 11/4F
22 Jul 10+5d Leopardstown Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (50-75) 10f · Yielding · 17 ran 10/17 3½ 8-10 5749A Gary Carroll 4/1J
17 Jul 10+75d Curragh Sir Edmund Loder Lifetime Achievement In Racing Handicap (50-75) 12f · Good · 24 ran 2/24 ½ 8-9 5777A Gary Carroll 14/1
03 May 10+16d Curragh Newbridge Credit Union Handicap (50-70) 10f · Good · 25 ran 18/25 1½ 9-0 5947A Gary Carroll 9/1
17 Apr 10+238d Naas Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (47-60) 8f · Good · 17 ran 11/17 hd 9-11 5961A Tim Carroll 5/1F
22 Aug 09+9d Fairyhouse Blanchardstown Handicap (47-70) 10f · Soft · 11 ran 1/11 8-6 5571A Gary Carroll 5/1
13 Aug 09+21d Tramore Harney's Dunhill Handicap (47-65) 12f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 1½ 9-1 5761A Paul Townend 11/2
23 Jul 09+10d Leopardstown Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (47-70) 10f · Yielding To Soft · 17 ran 7/17 1 8-2 5858A Joseph O'Brien 12/1
13 Jul 09+10d Killarney Randles Hotels Killarney Handicap (50-70) 11f · Yielding To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 1 9-0 5864A Pat Smullen 5/1
03 Jul 09+27d Wexford Ferrycarraig Handicap (47-65) 11.5f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 3 9-5 5868A Pat Smullen 4/1F
06 Jun 09+27d Curragh Legal And Credit Management Services Handicap (50-85) 10f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 ½ 8-4 5864A N G McCullagh 20/1
10 May 09+177d Leopardstown Nicole Cahill Trust Maiden 10f · Good · 18 ran 11/18 nk 9-5 5861C Keagan Latham 50/1
14 Nov 08+25d Dundalk (AW) Style And Beauty Magazine Stakes 6f · Standard · 13 ran 9/13 nk 9-0 6357A Wayne Lordan 25/1
20 Oct 08+31d Curragh TRI Equestrian Sinndar EBF Maiden 7f · Heavy · 15 ran 9/15 ¾ 8-12 —49C Paul Townend 50/1
19 Sep 08 Dundalk (AW) Collon (C & G) Maiden 8f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 14 9-0 6341C Fran Berry 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Champion Boy (IRE) won?
Champion Boy (IRE) won 2 of 22 archived starts between 2008 and 2012, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 8 times in total (36.4% of starts).
Who trained Champion Boy (IRE)?
Champion Boy (IRE) was trained by Noel Meade on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 24 August 2012.
Who is Champion Boy (IRE)'s sire?
Champion Boy (IRE) is by Val Royal (FR) out of Strina (IRE), whose sire is Indian Ridge.
What going does Champion Boy (IRE) prefer?
Champion Boy (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Champion Boy (IRE)'s official rating?
Champion Boy (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 71.
What is Champion Boy (IRE)'s sire's record?
Val Royal (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 2,015 runs since Jan 2008 (127 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5% from 140.
Who are Champion Boy (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Strina (IRE), Champion Boy (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Teach Nua (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Imogen Louise (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2008. 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.