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Horse profile

Chief Admiral (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, May 2016) · Last trainer John W Nicholson · Last owner Country Life Racing Syndicate
by Indian River (FR) out of Miss Taipan (IRE) (Taipan)
11 runs · 7 courses · from Oct 2012
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 May 2016 — 3,826 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2016 · 5th of 9 Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

Chief Admiral (IRE) is yet to win from 11 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 9 at Thurles (Apr 2013). Last raced off a career-high mark of 102.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

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 112A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tramore, 13 Dec 2014 Official rating 102 at the last run, 6 May 2016

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 9 figures · best 119A · median 110
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft4113A110—
Good2119A107—
Heavy2113A111.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5119A100—
2m1f – 2m4f3113A110—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 11 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
Indian River (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 1,381 runs since Jan 2008 (99 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8% from 224.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm56814.3%+3.10 from 1
Good4765411.3%+0.10 from 3
Good to Soft2492811.2%0—
Soft3884210.8%−0.40 from 4
Heavy2082311.1%−0.10 from 3
Standard (AW)400%−11.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m224188%−3.20 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f4324710.9%−0.30 from 5
2m5f – 3m5196512.5%+1.30 from 5
Over 3m2062512.1%+0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Miss Taipan (IRE) (Taipan)

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
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tipperary 3 0 0% −3.00
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian O'Connell 3 0 0% −3.00
Andrew J McNamara 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr I D Corrigan 2 0 0% −2.00
A P Heskin 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J T Carroll 1 0 0% −1.00
M P Fogarty 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 0 0% −8.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 4 0 0% −4.00
2013 3 0 0% −3.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 6 0 0% −6.00
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2016 · 2 runs
06 May 16+11d Downpatrick Frank Fitzsimmons Maiden Hunters Chase 23f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 2 11-7 10295C Mr I D Corrigan 20/1
25 Apr 16+499d Tramore Tote Rewards Hunters Chase 21f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 4/10 9 11-0 10295A Mr I D Corrigan 9/1
2014 · 4 runs
13 Dec 14+21d Tramore Waterford & Tramore Directors Handicap Chase (0-102) 22f · Soft · 16 ran 8/16 1¼ 11-12 102112A Brian O'Connell 14/1
22 Nov 14+14d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase 20f · Heavy · 14 ran 10/14 15 11-12 —110C Brian O'Connell 66/1
08 Nov 14+32d Naas Naas Annual Membership Beginners Chase 19f · Soft · 8 ran 5/8 ½ 11-12 —108C Brian O'Connell 25/1
07 Oct 14+523d Tipperary Schooling At Tipperary Beginners Chase 20f · Good · 12 ran F/12 — 11-12 —— A P Heskin 6/1
2013 · 3 runs
02 May 13+28d Tipperary Follow At TipperaryRaces On Twitter Maiden Hurdle 24f · Soft · 20 ran 14/20 2¼ 11-4 —100C Andrew J McNamara 4/1
04 Apr 13+32d Thurles Spring Lamb Maiden Hurdle 24f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 2¾ 11-4 —119A Andrew J McNamara 3/1
03 Mar 13+70d Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 12 ran 3/12 8½ 11-12 —113A Andrew J McNamara 25/1
2012 · 2 runs
23 Dec 12+62d Thurles Curaheen (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 4/13 6½ 11-11 —113A Mr J T Carroll 33/1
22 Oct 12 Tipperary Season Finale Flat Race 20f · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-11 —— M P Fogarty 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Chief Admiral won?
Chief Admiral (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2012 and 2016. Placed 2 times in total (18.2% of starts).
Who trained Chief Admiral?
Chief Admiral (IRE) was trained by John W Nicholson on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 6 May 2016.
Who is Chief Admiral's sire?
Chief Admiral (IRE) is by Indian River (FR) out of Miss Taipan (IRE), whose sire is Taipan.
What is Chief Admiral's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 6 May 2016. That is also the highest on record.
What is Chief Admiral's sire's record?
Indian River (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 1,381 runs since Jan 2008 (99 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8% from 224.

Record shown from October 2012. 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.