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Horse profile

Chelsea Lad (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2018) · Last trainer Martyn Meade · Last owner Chelsea Thoroughbreds Chelsea Lad 1
by Clodovil (IRE) out of Yali (IRE) (Orpen)
12 runs · 6 courses · from Oct 2015
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Apr 2018 — 3,119 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2018 · 5th of 11 2 wins · Newmarket Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Chelsea Lad (IRE) is 2 from 12. Hasn't won since May 2016.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
Official rating100↓ 1lb off peak
100 84–101

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 114 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Nottingham, 21 Apr 2018

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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 114A · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4114A108—
Soft291C88—
Good2101A81—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f5113C91—
1m2f – 1m4f2101A93—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 99A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Doncaster, 11 Nov 2017 Official rating 100 at the last run, 21 Apr 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 — 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 →

Flat 11 figures · best 105A · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft5105A88—
Good399A97—
Soft299A87.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m – 1m1f7105A99—
1m2f – 1m4f299A95—
1m5f – 2m1———
6f – 7f1———

Of 12 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 · 11 figures from 12 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
Clodovil (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 6,513 runs since Jan 2008 (415 horses).

Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 13.5% from 155.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm51815.7%+6—
Good to Firm1,073999.2%−0.51 from 2
Good1,4551409.6%−0.10 from 3
Good to Soft7038011.4%+1.71 from 5
Soft878718.1%−1.60 from 2
Heavy2622710.3%+0.6—
Standard (AW)2,09121010%+0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f899879.7%0—
6f – 7f2,8962879.9%+0.21 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,46815110.3%+0.61 from 8
1m2f – 1m4f719588.1%−1.60 from 2
1m5f – 2m330278.2%−1.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1552113.5%+3.8—
2m5f – 3m4449.1%−0.6—
Over 3m200%−9.7—

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

Dam
Yali (IRE) (Orpen)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Shoe String (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Shoe String (IRE)912m—
Show Of Hands (GB)60——
Coco's Dream (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 1 20% +29.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +1.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 2 1 50% +1.50
Class 4 1 1 100% +33.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Doncaster 3 0 0% −3.00
York 3 0 0% −3.00
Newmarket 3 2 67% +34.50
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 8 1 13% −4.50
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 1 100% +33.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Fergus Sweeney 3 2 67% +34.50
Richard Kingscote 2 0 0% −2.00
Dane O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Murphy 1 0 0% −1.00
Josephine Gordon 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Tudhope 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrea Atzeni 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Levey 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 2 18% +26.50
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 7 0 0% −7.00
2016 2 1 50% +1.50
2015 1 1 100% +33.00

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
2018 · 2 runs
21 Apr 18+28d Nottingham 188Bet Barry Hills Further Flight Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m6f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 nse 9-1 100114A88A Dane O'Neill 16/1
24 Mar 18+133d Doncaster 32Red Lincoln (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Class 2 · 1m · Soft · 20 ran 10/20 ½ 9-4 10191C76C Oisin Murphy 10/1
2017 · 7 runs
11 Nov 17+28d Doncaster Betfred November Handicap Class 2 · 1m4f · Soft · 23 ran 2/23 1¼ 9-2 9885C99A Josephine Gordon 20/1
14 Oct 17+14d York Download The Coral App Handicap Class 2 · 1m2½f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 hd 9-7 99101A91A Daniel Tudhope 4/1J
30 Sep 17+37d Newmarket Betfred Cambridgeshire Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 1m1f · Good To Soft · 34 ran 4/34 1 8-12 98103C105A Richard Kingscote 16/1
24 Aug 17+53d York Clipper Logistics Handicap Class 2 · 1m · Good To Soft · 17 ran 9/17 ½ 8-13 9853C84A Andrea Atzeni 6/1J
02 Jul 17+45d Windsor Grand Master's Golden Jubilee Handicap Class 2 · 1m · Good · 10 ran 3/10 ¾ 9-12 9861A97A Sean Levey 9/4F
18 May 17+26d York Betfred TV Hambleton Handicap (Listed) Class 1 · 1m · Good To Soft · 17 ran 2/17 2¼ 8-8 96113C100A Richard Kingscote 11/2F
22 Apr 17+336d Newbury Be Wiser Insurance Spring Cup Handicap (Str) Class 2 · 1m · Good To Firm · 21 ran PU/21 — 9-0 96—— Ryan Moore 7/2F
2016 · 2 runs
21 May 16+28d Newmarket Westmere Farms Handicap Class 3 · 1m · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 9-6 89—103A Fergus Sweeney 5/2F
23 Apr 16+176d Doncaster Black And Veatch Handicap (Str) Class 3 · 1m · Good · 11 ran 2/11 ¾ 9-1 84—99A Fergus Sweeney 8/1
2015 · 1 run
30 Oct 15 Newmarket British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 1/13 9-0 ——83A Fergus Sweeney 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Chelsea Lad won?
Chelsea Lad (IRE) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2015 and 2018, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 7 times in total (58.3% of starts).
Who trained Chelsea Lad?
Chelsea Lad (IRE) was trained by Martyn Meade on the most recent run on record, at Nottingham on 21 April 2018.
Who is Chelsea Lad's sire?
Chelsea Lad (IRE) is by Clodovil (IRE) out of Yali (IRE), whose sire is Orpen.
What going does Chelsea Lad prefer?
Chelsea Lad (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 5 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 Chelsea Lad's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 21 April 2018. The highest on record is 101.
What is Chelsea Lad's sire's record?
Clodovil (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 6,513 runs since Jan 2008 (415 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 13.5% from 155.
Who are Chelsea Lad's siblings?
Out of Yali (IRE), Chelsea Lad (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Shoe String (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2015. 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.