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Horse profile

Chigorin (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer Henry De Bromhead · Owner P Davies
by Shantou (USA) out of Dollar D'estruval (IRE) (Milan)
8 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Fairyhouse Last run 21 Feb 2026 · 6th of 8 Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile

Chigorin is a gelding who has won one of eight starts on turf. His sole success came at Fairyhouse in Dec 2023 in the Lacey's Plumbing & Heating Supplies Maiden Hurdle over 2m5f – 3m on heavy ground. He has raced five times over 2m5f – 3m, winning once, and has four runs on heavy with one win. Last raced off OR 127, he finished sixth of eight at Fairyhouse in Feb 2026.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Jan 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 145 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Fairyhouse, 16 Dec 2023

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 5 figures · best 145A · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Heavy4145A90.51 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2124B111—
2m5f – 3m2145A114—
Over 3m1——1 run · —

Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 122B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 20 Feb 2025 Official rating 127 at the last run, 21 Feb 2026

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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 133A · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Heavy4126B1191 run · —
Soft3133A133—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m4133A124—
2m1f – 2m4f2133A126—
Over 3m1——1 run · —

Of 8 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 · 7 figures from 8 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 5 analysed runs since Jan 2025

  • Mid-division 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Shantou (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,827 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+36.4—
Good to Firm1583220.3%+6.7—
Good2,29131113.6%0—
Good to Soft1,43117612.3%−1.3—
Soft2,61136313.9%+0.30 from 4
Heavy1,28317813.9%+0.31 from 4
Standard (AW)5159.8%−3.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−13.6—
1m – 1m1f1100%−13.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−3.9—
1m5f – 2m2,03027613.6%0—
2m1f – 2m4f2,71137813.9%+0.30 from 2
2m5f – 3m2,34133414.3%+0.71 from 5
Over 3m6697210.8%−2.80 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dollar D'estruval (IRE) (Milan)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Le Coq Hardi (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Le Coq Hardi (IRE)1832m–2m4f—
Lecanvey Lady (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 4 1 25% +0.50
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 3 1 33% +1.50
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% −0.50
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Rachael Blackmore 5 1 20% −0.50
Darragh O'Keeffe 2 0 0% −2.00
Mike O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 1 17% −1.50
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 1 0 0% −1.00
2023 2 1 50% +2.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00
Hurdle 3 1 33% +1.50

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
2026 · 1 run
21 Feb 26+336d Fairyhouse Group Discounts On Easter Festival General Admission Rated Novice Chase 3m2f · Heavy · 8 ran Held up at the back - still towards the back before the 3rd - up to 6th after the 7th - pushed along after the 14th and into 7th by 3 out - lost ground from 2 out to finish sixth 6/8 8 11-11 12712C111C Mike O'Connor 16/1
2025 · 4 runs
22 Mar 25+30d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Chase Final (Listed) 2m7½f · Soft · 14 ran Settled with the pack early - dropped back and pushed along approaching 4 out - faded and eased down before 3 out PU/14 — 11-10 132—— Rachael Blackmore 14/1
20 Feb 25+28d Punchestown QuinnBet Beginners Chase 2m6½f · Soft · 8 ran Sat close to front pack early - fourth and clipped a fence 3 out then pressed on - stayed fourth turning into straight but couldn't close - finished well held in 4th 4/8 9½ 11-12 ——122B Rachael Blackmore 8/1
23 Jan 25+22d Gowran Park Daly Farrell Accountants Beginners Chase 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran Settled in the pack - pushed along after four out but couldn't quicken - well held at the finish 9/14 9 11-12 —98C119C Rachael Blackmore 18/1
01 Jan 25+292d Fairyhouse Bellshill Beginners Chase 2m5½f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran Sat close to front pair early - urged into 4th 3 out - into 3rd but not fluent before last - improved to 2nd inside final furlong - stayed on but never landed a blow on winner 2/9 11 11-12 ——133A Darragh O'Keeffe 9/1
2024 · 1 run
15 Mar 24+90d Cheltenham Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 3m · Heavy · 13 ran 11/13 3 11-7 12683C119C Rachael Blackmore 12/1
2023 · 2 runs
16 Dec 23+34d Fairyhouse Lacey's Plumbing & Heating Supplies Maiden Hurdle 2m7f · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 11-4 —145A126B Rachael Blackmore 7/2
12 Nov 23 Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 1½ 11-12 —124B133A Darragh O'Keeffe 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Chigorin won?
Chigorin (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 3 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trains Chigorin?
Chigorin (IRE) is trained by Henry De Bromhead, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 February 2026.
Who is Chigorin's sire?
Chigorin (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Dollar D'estruval (IRE), whose sire is Milan.
What going does Chigorin prefer?
Chigorin (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Chigorin's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 21 February 2026. The highest on record is 132.
What is Chigorin's sire's record?
Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,827 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
Who are Chigorin's siblings?
Out of Dollar D'estruval (IRE), Chigorin (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Le Coq Hardi (IRE) (3). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2023. 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.