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Horse profile

Checker Hill (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2018) · Last trainer John Brassil · Last owner Four Amigos Partnership
by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Shuil Saoirse (IRE) (Zaffaran)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Aug 2017
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Jul 2018 — 3,012 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2018 Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

Checker Hill (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts. Best effort: 4th of 9 at Listowel (Sep 2017).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 2 figures · best 41C · median 35.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tipperary, 3 Oct 2017 Official rating 88 at the last run, 22 Jul 2018

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 3 figures · best 95C · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft1———
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f295C87—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 4 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 · 3 figures from 4 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
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,682 runs since Jan 2008 (466 horses).

Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−10.3—
Good to Firm112108.9%−1.4—
Good1,3331138.5%−1.80 from 2
Good to Soft1,072989.1%−1.2—
Soft1,40816811.9%+1.60 from 1
Heavy6278313.2%+2.90 from 1
Standard (AW)126118.7%−1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−3.2—
1m – 1m1f2926.9%−3.4—
1m2f – 1m4f14585.5%−4.8—
1m5f – 2m1,30715211.6%+1.3—
2m1f – 2m4f1,4991429.5%−0.80 from 3
2m5f – 3m1,31814110.7%+0.40 from 1
Over 3m3703710%−0.3—

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
Shuil Saoirse (IRE) (Zaffaran)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Milberry (IRE)50——
Tungsten Kid (IRE)130——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 1 0 0% −1.00
2017 3 0 0% −3.00

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
22 Jul 18+292d Tipperary Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Chase (0-95) 20f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-12 88—— E O'Connell 8/1
03 Oct 17+21d Tipperary www.tipperaryraces.ie Beginners Chase 23f · Soft · 8 ran 7/8 53 11-5 —41C95C E O'Connell 50/1
12 Sep 17+17d Listowel John F. McGuire Beginners Chase 17f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 16 11-5 ——79C E O'Connell 66/1
26 Aug 17 Killarney Malton Beginners Chase 17f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 30 11-5 —30C95C E O'Connell 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Checker Hill (IRE) won?
Checker Hill (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2017 and 2018.
Who trained Checker Hill (IRE)?
Checker Hill (IRE) was trained by John Brassil on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 22 July 2018.
Who is Checker Hill (IRE)'s sire?
Checker Hill (IRE) is by Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) out of Shuil Saoirse (IRE), whose sire is Zaffaran.
What is Checker Hill (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 22 July 2018. That is also the highest on record.
What is Checker Hill (IRE)'s sire's record?
Black Sam Bellamy (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 4,682 runs since Jan 2008 (466 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 145.
Who are Checker Hill (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Shuil Saoirse (IRE), Checker Hill (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2017. 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.