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Horse profile

Chives (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2023) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner Mrs Rita Brown
by Sulamani (IRE) out of Ceilidh Royal (GB) (Erhaab)
11 runs · 10 courses · from Mar 2021
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Sep 2023 — 1,114 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2023 · 8th of 8 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 113
KTB Profile

Chives (GB) is 4 from 11. Hasn't won since Oct 2022. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 13 Oct 2026
Official rating113↓ 2lb off peak
113 100–115

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 127 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Market Rasen, 1 Aug 2021

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.

Jumps 10 figures · best 127A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Good7127A94—
Good to Soft284A74.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4105B86—
2m5f – 3m3127A103—
1m5f – 2m283A74—
Over 3m1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 125A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 6 Oct 2022 Official rating 113 at the last run, 25 Sep 2023

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.

Jumps 10 figures · best 125A · median 108
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Good7125A101—
Good to Soft2123B109.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4125A123.5—
2m5f – 3m3122B115—
1m5f – 2m297A96.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 11 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 · 10 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
Sulamani (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 4,243 runs since Jan 2008 (278 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.1% from 479. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.4% from 240.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm20210%−1.5—
Good to Firm3484011.5%0—
Good1,39917012.2%+0.72 from 8
Good to Soft8028410.5%−11 from 2
Soft90511212.4%+0.91 from 1
Heavy2904114.1%+2.6—
Standard (AW)479398.1%−3.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f900%−11.5—
6f – 7f1852010.8%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f262238.8%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f550529.5%−2—
1m5f – 2m1,15413511.7%+0.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f97812212.5%+13 from 4
2m5f – 3m8659911.4%−0.11 from 4
Over 3m2403715.4%+3.90 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Mill Green (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Mill Green (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mill Green (GB)2952m–3m5½fClass 2
Buttsbury Lady (GB)1012mClass 5
Lyndsays Lad (GB)60——
After The Ball (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 2 25% −0.50
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +1.50
Soft 1 1 100% +5.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 3 30% +1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 1 100% +3.50
Fontwell 1 1 100% +2.50
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 1 100% +2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 1 100% +5.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 3 75% +10.00
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nico de Boinville 6 1 17% −2.50
James Bowen 2 2 100% +7.00
Sean O'Briain 1 0 0% −1.00
Freddie Mitchell 1 0 0% −1.00
Ben Ffrench Davis 1 1 100% +3.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 2 1 50% +2.50
2021 7 3 43% +5.50

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
25 Sep 23+206d Warwick Molson Coors Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 3 11-13 113107C101C Nico de Boinville 12/1
03 Mar 23+120d Newbury A-plan Insurance Supporting West Berkshire Mencap Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 52 11-3 11586C95C Sean O'Briain 3/1F
03 Nov 22+28d Ludlow Michael Oliver Memorial Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-9 115—— Freddie Mitchell 9/2
06 Oct 22+387d Worcester Get Pulling With PJ Nicholls SsangYong Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-9 11286B125A Ben Ffrench Davis 7/2F
14 Sep 21+44d Fontwell Star Sports Bet Owners Club Guarantee Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-2 11084A123B Nico de Boinville 5/2
01 Aug 21+33d Market Rasen Dash For Dan Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 1¾ 11-12 110127A122B Nico de Boinville 5/2J
29 Jun 21+45d Stratford Every Race Live On Racing Tv Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-3 10694B115A James Bowen 2/1F
15 May 21+26d Bangor-on-Dee Racing Welfare Supporting Racing's Workforce Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-12 100105B124A James Bowen 5/1
19 Apr 21+19d Kempton VBET Supports British Racing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 12 10-12 —83A97A Nico de Boinville 9/2
31 Mar 21+28d Ludlow Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21f · Good · 5 ran 3/5 19 11-2 —103C95B Nico de Boinville 5/1
03 Mar 21 Wincanton Watch On Racing TV Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 6/15 8 11-2 —65C96C Nico de Boinville 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Chives (GB) won?
Chives (GB) won 4 of 11 archived starts between 2021 and 2023, a strike rate of 36.4%. Placed 5 times in total (45.5% of starts).
Who trained Chives (GB)?
Chives (GB) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 25 September 2023.
Who is Chives (GB)'s sire?
Chives (GB) is by Sulamani (IRE) out of Ceilidh Royal (GB), whose sire is Erhaab.
What going does Chives (GB) prefer?
Chives (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 8 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 Chives (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 25 September 2023. The highest on record is 115.
What is Chives (GB)'s sire's record?
Sulamani (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 4,243 runs since Jan 2008 (278 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.1% from 479. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.4% from 240.
Who are Chives (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Ceilidh Royal (GB), Chives (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Mill Green (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Mill Green (GB)). The wins came over 2m–3m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2021. 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.