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Horse profile

Chief O'hara (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2025) · Trainer Matt Sheppard · Owner Mr Mrs A J Mutch
by Doyen (IRE) out of Folly Dat (IRE) (Generous)
10 runs · 8 courses · from May 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out 2 wins · Taunton Last run 11 Dec 2025 · 1st of 9 Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Chief O'hara is 2 from 10 with both wins at Class 5 level. Both successes came at Taunton over 2m1f – 2m4f on good or faster ground, the latest in the Sandals Resorts Handicap Chase in Dec 2025 when he won by carrying an official rating of 85. He is 0 from 3 on soft or good to soft. His last run, at Taunton in Dec 2025, was a win.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up Wins on good or faster All wins at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 59 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Taunton, 27 Nov 2025

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 6 figures · best 113B · median 54.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good4113B69.51 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4113B742 runs · 59 / 54.5
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
Over 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (4).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 115A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 11 Dec 2025 Official rating 85 at the last run, 11 Dec 2025

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 6 figures · best 115A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good4115A991 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4115A1092 runs · 115 / 115
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —
Over 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 10 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 from 7 analysed runs since Oct 2024

  • Held up 4 (57%) · 2 wins
  • Mid-division 3 (43%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Doyen (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,353 runs since Jan 2008 (605 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2229.1%−2.4—
Good to Firm3504212%+0.51 from 1
Good2,23627312.2%+0.71 from 6
Good to Soft1,43319313.5%+20 from 1
Soft2,00521510.7%−0.80 from 2
Heavy761668.7%−2.8—
Standard (AW)5465710.4%−1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7667.9%−3.6—
6f – 7f3603610%−1.5—
1m – 1m1f4114510.9%−0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f5846010.3%−1.2—
1m5f – 2m2,17925111.5%00 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2,19726412%+0.52 from 5
2m5f – 3m1,28315812.3%+0.80 from 2
Over 3m2632810.6%−0.90 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Folly Dat (IRE) (Generous)

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
Good 6 1 17% −3.62
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +4.50
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 2 50% +3.88
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Taunton 2 2 100% +5.88
Kilbeggan 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 5 2 40% +2.88
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Harvey 3 0 0% −3.00
Richard Patrick 2 1 50% +3.50
Robert Dunne 1 1 100% +1.38
Stan Sheppard 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Tudor 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Finn Buckley 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 5 2 40% +2.88
2024 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Chase 4 2 50% +3.88
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 5 runs
11 Dec 25+14d Taunton Sandals Resorts Handicap Chase Class 5 · 18f · Good · 9 ran Settled towards the back and some way off the pack early - regained contact soon after - made smooth progress from four out - closing on the front-runners and travelling strongly before a small error three out - hit the front two out - went clear after the last and won comfortably 1/9 11-2 8550A115A Robert Dunne 11/8F
27 Nov 25+8d Taunton Mike Trickey And Geoff White Memorial Handicap Chase Class 5 · 18f · Good To Firm · 8 ran Settled towards the back of the field - improved into contention after 4 out - up to third on the home turn - hit the front 3 out - hung a touch at the second last - kept on to assert in front 1/8 10-9 7859A115A Richard Patrick 9/2
19 Nov 25+37d Warwick PricedUp Daily Sports Boosts Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - jumped awkwardly 3rd and again 8th - dropped back and pressed for effort before 2 out - stayed on at one gait to finish sixth beaten 7½ lengths 6/8 1¼ 10-6 7835B88A Richard Patrick 22/1
13 Oct 25+132d Hereford Spa Motors Hereford Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25f · Good · 9 ran Drifted left at obstacles - settled in the pack close to the front group - error at the 15th prompted a push along - dropped away before 3 out to finish well beaten 7/9 59 10-11 8327C77C Stan Sheppard 22/1
03 Jun 25+221d Southwell Golf And Gallop Package 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran Settled towards the back early - jumping awkwardly in 3rd and again down in 7th - pulled up before two out PU/10 — 11-4 ——— Jack Tudor 40/1
2024 · 5 runs
25 Oct 24+18d Sligo Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle 25.5f · Yielding · 9 ran Held a central position early - pressed for effort three out and soon found little more - eased out of contention and pulled up before the following fence PU/9 — 11-0 ——— Ben Harvey 66/1
07 Oct 24+73d Fairyhouse Buy Now & Save With The Winter Festival Real Deal Bundle Maiden Hurdle 20.5f · Good · 14 ran Held up towards back - couldn't land a blow - well held throughout - finished 10th 10/14 3¾ 11-2 —89C95C Ben Harvey 66/1
26 Jul 24+28d Kilbeggan Hurley Family Maiden Hurdle 24.5f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-5 ——— Ben Harvey 33/1
28 Jun 24+42d Cartmel Louis Roederer Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 22f · Good · 9 ran UR/9 — 10-12 ——— Sean Bowen 11/2
17 May 24 Kilbeggan Racing Again June 2nd (Pro/Am) Flat Race 19f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 1½ 11-1 —113B103A Mr Finn Buckley 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Chief O'hara won?
Chief O'hara (IRE) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trains Chief O'hara?
Chief O'hara (IRE) is trained by Matt Sheppard, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 December 2025.
Who is Chief O'hara's sire?
Chief O'hara (IRE) is by Doyen (IRE) out of Folly Dat (IRE), whose sire is Generous.
What going does Chief O'hara prefer?
Chief O'hara (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Chief O'hara's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 11 December 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Chief O'hara's sire's record?
Doyen (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,353 runs since Jan 2008 (605 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from May 2024. 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.