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Horse profile

Chortal (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2025) · Last trainer Gordon Elliott · Last owner Aidan J Oryan Mark Madden
by Golden Horn (GB) out of Golden Laughter (USA) (Bernardini)
15 runs · 12 courses · from May 2024
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Sep 2025 — 407 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025 · 1st of 8 Won last time out 2 wins · Perth & Bellewstown Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile

Chortal won two of 15 starts. Both wins came on good ground over 1m5f – 2m and 2m1f – 2m4f, the latest at Perth in Sep 2025 in a Class 4 novices hurdle when he was ridden differently from his usual held-up style. The gelding, who was aged 4 at his last run in Sep 2025, had also won a maiden hurdle at Bellewstown in Apr 2025. He last raced off his career-high mark of 117.

Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating117At career-high mark
117 74–117

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 115 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sligo, 7 Aug 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 10 figures · best 115A · median 90.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good6115A102.5—
Soft482B62—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6107B73—
2m1f – 2m4f4115A105.5—
Flat 4 figures · best 95B · median 79.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good285A79—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f495B79.5—

Of 15 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 134A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 8 Sep 2025 Official rating 117 at the last jumps run, 8 Sep 2025

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 81A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 27 Jun 2025 Official rating 74 at the last flat run, 27 Jun 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 11 figures · best 134A · median 120
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good7134A120—
Soft4124A111.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7134A122—
2m1f – 2m4f4120A119.5—
Flat 4 figures · best 81A · median 69.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good281A74—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f481A69.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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 11 analysed runs

  • Prominent 6 (55%) · 2 wins
  • Held up 4 (36%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (9%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Golden Horn (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 3,734 runs since Jan 2008 (345 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 9.3% from 161. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.2% from 232.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11327.3%+13.5—
Good to Firm4416915.6%+1.8—
Good1,02314314%+0.22 from 9
Good to Soft4797816.3%+2.50 from 1
Soft5727212.6%−1.20 from 4
Heavy161159.3%−4.5—
Standard (AW)1,04713713.1%−0.70 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.8—
6f – 7f232198.2%−5.6—
1m – 1m1f612609.8%−4—
1m2f – 1m4f1,41820514.5%+0.70 from 4
1m5f – 2m97615215.6%+1.81 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f4056616.3%+2.51 from 4
2m5f – 3m851416.5%+2.7—
Over 3m5120%+6.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Golden Laughter (USA) (Bernardini)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Kings Joy (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Kings Joy (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kings Joy (GB)811mClass 5
Sense Of Humour (GB)617fClass 5
Lamorna (GB)70——
Cracked Up (GB)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 2 22% −6.20
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 2 1 50% −0.60
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Bellewstown 2 1 50% −0.60
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 1 1 100% +0.40
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 1 14% −5.60
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% −2.60
1m2f – 1m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny Gilligan 6 1 17% −4.60
Robert Havlin 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Bowen 1 1 100% +0.40
Finn Brickley 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J H Williamson 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Chloe Kirwan 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Ewing 1 0 0% −1.00
Kieran Shoemark 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 13 2 15% −10.20
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 10 2 20% −7.20
2024 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 2 18% −8.20
Flat 4 0 0% −4.00

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
08 Sep 25+32d Perth Auto Services Perth 24 Hour Recovery Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran Sat close to front-runner early - edged upside the pace 2 out - moved past before final fence to win with ease 1/8 11-5 117107B134A Sean Bowen 2/5F
07 Aug 25+10d Sligo Kilcawley Construction Rated Novice Hurdle 18f · Good · 8 ran Shared front early - lost pace after 1st and settled just off pacesetters showing eagerness - moved closer around 3 out - shared advantage again before 2 out - lost it and pushed along in third before last - stayed on for second run-in - unable to reach winner finishing 5 lengths back 2/8 5 11-0 116115A120A Finn Brickley 15/2
28 Jul 25+23d Galway Galway Bay Hotel & The Galmont Hotel Novice Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 11 ran Held up towards the back - improved into 4th under pressure two out - third at the last unable to close and stayed on at one speed 3/11 7 11-0 115—122A Mr J H Williamson 16/1
05 Jul 25+8d Bellewstown Dickie McGuinness Novice Hurdle 17f · Good · 11 ran Sat close behind the front-runner early - still second at halfway - blundered two out and lost momentum to slip back to third - stayed on steadily without threatening from the rear 3/11 10 11-6 115113A119A Jack Kennedy 9/4
27 Jun 25+31d Curragh Corinthian Challenge Charity Race Series 12f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 nk 12-3 7473C81A Chloe Kirwan 14/1
27 May 25+45d Ballinrobe KPMG Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 6 ran Sat close to front pair - pushed to challenge after second last then hampered near final fence by fallen rival - stayed on to finish third 3/6 4 11-7 11591A126B Danny Gilligan 7/2
12 Apr 25+13d Bellewstown Byrne Marquees Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good · 9 ran Handy near the front from the off - shared front spot from the 4th - moved to the front in fine style two out - opened up a big advantage soon after - powered through the closing stages for a comfortable win 1/9 10-13 11298B120A Danny Gilligan 2/5F
30 Mar 25+36d Downpatrick Grant Bros Developments Handicap Hurdle 18f · Good · 11 ran Held up towards back of the pack - improved into 6th by halfway - 7th two out - urged forward into 5th approaching final fence - found more to take 4th inside final furlong then grabbed 3rd late 3/11 ½ 11-3 11090A117A Danny Gilligan 6/1
22 Feb 25+40d Fairyhouse Download The Tote App Handicap Hurdle 16f · Soft · 7 ran Held up towards the back - clipped the first - urged into a mid-pack spot 3 out but couldn't find more - well held at the finish 5/7 15 11-9 11233C99C Danny Gilligan 6/1
13 Jan 25+13d Punchestown 50,000 BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Soft · 14 ran Held up towards the back of the field - improved into 7th after the fourth - pushed into 6th after two out but made no headway into fifth before the last - stayed on same gear to finish fifth 5/14 1¼ 11-7 —64B124A Danny Gilligan 14/1
31 Dec 24+17d Punchestown Celebrate The New Year With Tote 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran Sat close up early - hit front before 1st then overtaken before 2 out - dropped away entering straight - faded before the last 9/20 2¼ 11-0 —60C102C Danny Gilligan 7/2
14 Dec 24+157d Fairyhouse Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Yielding · 14 ran Showed up early - settled just behind the front group - second at the midpoint - pushed into contention three out - driven into second before two out - eased back to third before the last and stayed on steadily to finish fourth 4/14 4 11-0 —82B121A Sam Ewing 10/1
10 Jul 24+44d Kempton (AW) Unibet Zero% Mission/British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran 7/13 3½ 9-4 —95B72A Robert Havlin 20/1
27 May 24+19d Leicester Filbert Fox EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 10f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 8 9-7 —74C59C Robert Havlin 2/1F
08 May 24 Chester ESL Export Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 3 · 10.5f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 1¼ 9-7 —85A67A Kieran Shoemark 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Chortal (GB) won?
Chortal (GB) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 6 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Chortal (GB)?
Chortal (GB) was trained by Gordon Elliott on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 8 September 2025.
Who is Chortal (GB)'s sire?
Chortal (GB) is by Golden Horn (GB) out of Golden Laughter (USA), whose sire is Bernardini.
What going does Chortal (GB) prefer?
Chortal (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Chortal (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 8 September 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Chortal (GB)'s sire's record?
Golden Horn (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 3,734 runs since Jan 2008 (345 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 9.3% from 161. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.2% from 232.
Who are Chortal (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Golden Laughter (USA), Chortal (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Kings Joy (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Kings Joy (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

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.