Horse profile
Chou Chou (IRE)
36 runs · 21 courses · from May 2023
As at 31 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Clonmel & Tipperary
Last run 19 Oct 2026 · 8th of 15
Last raced off OR 46
KTB Profile
Typically ridden with patience — held up in 17 of 22 analysed runs — Chou Chou (IRE) is 2 from 36. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off 46, 16lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 22 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 31 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 16lb off peak
- 2–36Wins / Runs
- 5.6%Strike rate
- 5 (13.9%)Placed
- +10.00£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 0.94Fair A/E n=36 · 0.74 incl. margin
- 62Highest OR
- 35dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating46↓ 16lb off peak
46
42–62
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 83
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 92C | 70 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 13 | 102C | 68 | 4 runs · 74 / 66.5 |
| Heavy | 3 | 85C | 81 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 87C | 78.5 | 1 run · — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 83B | 80 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 20 | 91C | 70.5 | 5 runs · 87 / 69 |
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 92C | 71.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 102C | 82 | 2 runs · 83 / 75.5 |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 36 figures from 36 runs · as at 27 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 22 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Held up 17 (77%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 4 (18%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (5%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,721 runs since Jan 2008 (280 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −10.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 344 | 42 | 12.2% | +2 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 878 | 88 | 10% | −0.2 | 0 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 392 | 38 | 9.7% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 644 | 59 | 9.2% | −1 | 1 from 14 |
| Heavy | 216 | 25 | 11.6% | +1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,241 | 127 | 10.2% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 222 | 20 | 9% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,321 | 130 | 9.8% | −0.4 | 0 from 8 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 969 | 96 | 9.9% | −0.3 | 2 from 20 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 851 | 104 | 12.2% | +2 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 265 | 22 | 8.3% | −1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 87 | 6 | 6.9% | −3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +6.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 30 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 False Id (GB) (9 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (False Id (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| False Id (GB) | 87 | 9 | 6f–1m2f | Class 5 |
| Gangland (GB) | 14 | 2 | 6f–7½f | Class 5 |
| Miss Vixen (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Khanweiler (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.00 |
| Good | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +39.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Killarney | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thurles (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 1 | 100% | +40.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 20 | 2 | 10% | +26.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killian Leonard | 6 | 1 | 17% | +35.00 |
| Colin Keane | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Conor Cusack | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Shane Foley | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robert Whearty | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Grant | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Gilligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Hassett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Philip Byrnes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 29 | 2 | 7% | +17.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +35.00 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 34 | 2 | 6% | +12.00 |
| Hurdle | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Oct 26+11d | Gowran Park (IRE) | Racing Club Membership Handicap (Div II) Handy early - 6th at halfway - moved up 3f out - pushed along over 1f out - made no dent inside final furlong - weakened late to finish 8th | 8/15 | 2¼ | 8-12 | 46 | 65C | 61A | Jack Cleary | 33/1 |
| 08 Oct 26+22d | Thurles (IRE) | BOYLE Sports Handicap (Div II) Out the back from the start - urged early to hold position - ridden at the turn into the straight with no response - faded out of contention - finished 12th | 12/14 | ½ | 9-4 | 48 | 53C | 42C | Ben Coen | 12/1 |
| 16 Sep 26+14d | Clonmel (IRE) | Camida Winning Solution Handicap Held up towards back of pack - urged forward early in straight before angled left over a furlong out - stayed on same rate to finish ninth | 9/14 | ¾ | 8-12 | 49 | 68C | 56A | Conor Cusack | 9/2 |
| 02 Sep 26+21d | Navan (IRE) | Navan Handicap (Div I) Towards the back early - still held up around halfway then 7th with 2f left - pushed into 3rd inside the final furlong and stayed on to finish 3rd | 3/16 | hd | 9-5 | 49 | 69C | 72A | Colin Keane | 4/1F |
| 12 Aug 26+72d | Gowran Park (IRE) | 1XBET IRISH SPIRIT Handicap (Div II) Settled midfield early - 8th at halfway then pushed along to 7th over 2f out - up to 5th but not gaining approaching final furlong - stayed on to finish fourth | 4/15 | nk | 8-12 | 49 | 87C | 73A | Conor Cusack | 25/1 |
| 01 Jun 26+23d | Gowran Park | KCLR 96FM Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Settled towards the back early - asked to close over 2f out but made no headway - well held at the finish | 13/16 | 2¾ | 9-6 | 51 | 74C | 57A | Adam Grant | 18/1 |
| 09 May 26+116d | Killarney | Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle Held up in the pack early - stumbled at the opening fence - dropped towards the back before halfway - lost touch after 4 out and stayed well held | 14/15 | 21 | 11-12 | — | 12C | 105C | Danny Gilligan | 150/1 |
| 13 Jan 26+92d | Dundalk (AW) | Friday Night Lights Return To Dundalk Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) Settled in the pack - pushed along with no headway 2f out - well held at the finish | 9/14 | 2 | 9-10 | 54 | 83B | 57A | Killian Leonard | 28/1 |
| 2025 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Oct 25+23d | Roscommon | Thank You For Your Support Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back - still back in the pack with 2f left and 9th passing the furlong marker - stayed on without threatening | 9/16 | 2¾ | 9-5 | 56 | 82C | 60C | Sam Coen | 22/1 |
| 20 Sep 25+9d | Gowran Park | BOYLE Sports Home Of Early Payout Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) Held up towards the back - 10th at halfway - urged into contention over 2f out - stayed on same effort through the last furlong to finish 7th | 7/15 | ½ | 9-11 | 54 | 85C | 70A | Shane Foley | 6/1 |
| 11 Sep 25+29d | Clonmel | St. Patrick's Well Handicap (0-60) Drifted right leaving stalls - settled in the pack around 6th at the halfway stage - crept forward from the 4f pole and up to 2nd by 3f out - driven to share command approaching 2f out then set alight a furlong later before hitting the front close home - stayed on strongly to score | 1/12 | 9-4 | 48 | 68A | 93A | Shane Foley | 4/1 | |
| 13 Aug 25+18d | Gowran Park | Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle August 30th Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back - still 9th and asked for effort 2f out before angling left - responded to finish strongly late to take 5th | 5/16 | 2¼ | 9-6 | 50 | 71C | 71A | Killian Leonard | 11/2 |
| 26 Jul 25+10d | Gowran Park | Racing TV Apprentice Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) Held up towards the back - improved on the outside turning into the straight - urged into 7th with 2f left - moved up to 4th a furlong out - second inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to be beaten a half-length | 2/13 | ½ | 8-13 | 49 | 91C | 71A | Conor Cusack | 11/2 |
| 16 Jul 25+14d | Killarney | Start Your Free Month Trial At racingtv.com Handicap (0-60) Settled midpack keeping keen hold - 5th at halfway - urged forward with 3f left - driven approaching 2f out - lost momentum in the closing stages to finish 7th | 7/14 | nk | 9-5 | 48 | 102C | 57A | Killian Leonard | 12/1 |
| 02 Jul 25+11d | Tipperary | TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap (0-60) Settled towards the back - shifted right and found room approaching final 2f - finished strongly to hit the front late and score | 1/16 | 8-12 | 42 | 70C | 75A | Killian Leonard | 40/1 | |
| 21 Jun 25+10d | Limerick | Greenmount Suite At Limerick Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back - pushed along at halfway - unable to make headway thereafter - well held in 12th | 12/16 | 3¾ | 8-8 | 43 | 48C | 38C | Wayne Hassett | 20/1 |
| 11 Jun 25+53d | Limerick | Follow Limerick On Instagram Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) Slow to break - settled at back of field - 13th with 3f remaining - driven approaching final furlong and a half - stayed on late without threatening finishing 8th | 8/14 | ½ | 9-2 | 46 | 79C | 64A | Colin Keane | 16/1 |
| 19 Apr 25+17d | Cork | SIS, Supporting Irish Racing Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back - driven wide to make late progress 2f out but failed to threaten - stayed on same rate to finish 11th | 11/16 | ½ | 9-5 | 49 | 47C | 57A | Killian Leonard | 33/1 |
| 02 Apr 25+92d | Gowran Park | Paulstown Handicap (0-60) Held up towards back - pushed along and angled inside 2f out - stayed on steadily to finish 5th | 5/12 | ½ | 9-5 | 49 | 75A | 68A | Killian Leonard | 25/1 |
| 2024 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 24+25d | Punchestown | Celebrate The New Year With Tote 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back - down in 18th by the 5th - lost touch before 3 out - well beaten at the finish | 19/20 | 34 | 11-0 | — | -87C | 102C | Philip Byrnes | 250/1 |
| 06 Dec 24+46d | Dundalk (AW) | Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) Settled towards the back of the pack - pushed along with 2f left but made no headway and squeezed for space with a furlong to run - allowed to drop away late finishing well beaten | 13/14 | 2 | 9-1 | 51 | 77C | 41C | Chris Hayes | 12/1 |
| 21 Oct 24+11d | Gowran Park | Racing Club Membership Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Held up towards the back - still down in 12th at halfway - made strong progress with 2f left - nosed in front approaching that point - challenged inside the final furlong - overtaken late and could not respond | 5/16 | 2¾ | 8-12 | 50 | 81C | 79A | Leigh Roche | 28/1 |
| 10 Oct 24+85d | Thurles | Moyne Handicap (47-65) Held up towards back of pack - 7th at halfway - asked for effort turning into straight - found little and dropped away inside final furlong | 12/14 | nk | 8-13 | 51 | 72C | 52A | Chris Hayes | 28/1 |
| 17 Jul 24+7d | Killarney | Racing TV Claiming Race | 4/8 | 1¼ | 8-10 | 53 | 85A | 66A | Chris Hayes | 12/1 |
| 10 Jul 24+5d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Summer Season Claiming Race | 4/9 | shd | 8-13 | 51 | 61A | 60A | Chris Hayes | 8/1 |
| 05 Jul 24+11d | Bellewstown | Meath Farm Machinery Claiming Race | 4/14 | nk | 8-11 | 44 | 57C | 71A | Chris Hayes | 33/1 |
| 24 Jun 24+24d | Ballinrobe | Bay Leaf Handicap (47-65) | 11/14 | hd | 8-6 | 47 | 68C | 38A | Robert Whearty | 10/1 |
| 31 May 24+10d | Down Royal | BoyleSports Extra Places Every Day Handicap (47-65) | 3/10 | nse | 8-5 | 47 | 85A | 53A | Robert Whearty | 9/1 |
| 21 May 24+12d | Cork | Blackwater Apprentice Handicap | 13/16 | 1¼ | 8-7 | 50 | 92C | 41A | Jamie Powell | 20/1 |
| 09 May 24+15d | Gowran Park | Thomastown Handicap (47-70) | 4/7 | nk | 8-7 | 53 | 51A | 52A | Jamie Powell | 12/1 |
| 24 Apr 24+31d | Gowran Park | Dining Packages At Gowran Park Handicap (47-65) | 5/13 | nk | 9-3 | 56 | 80C | 66A | Colin Keane | 25/1 |
| 24 Mar 24+198d | Naas | King Of Change At Compas Stallions Handicap (47-70) | 9/9 | 13 | 9-1 | 57 | 1C | 33C | Colin Keane | 17/2 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Sep 23+55d | Down Royal | Grant Thornton Nursery Handicap (47-70) | 9/9 | 5 | 9-5 | 62 | 56A | 39A | Colin Keane | 6/1 |
| 15 Jul 23+8d | Navan | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden | 8/11 | hd | 9-3 | — | 55A | 43A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 100/1 |
| 07 Jul 23+42d | Bellewstown | Irish EBF Median Sires Series (C & G) Maiden | 7/11 | 6 | 8-8 | — | 51A | 44A | Jamie Powell | 16/1 |
| 26 May 23 | Curragh | Irish European Breeders Fund Auction Series Maiden | 16/17 | nk | 9-1 | — | 64C | 62A | Leigh Roche | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Chou Chou won?
- Chou Chou (IRE) won 2 of 36 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 5 times in total (13.9% of starts).
- Who trains Chou Chou?
- Chou Chou (IRE) is trained by Eamonn O'Connell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 October 2026.
- Who is Chou Chou's sire?
- Chou Chou (IRE) is by Belardo (IRE) out of Miss Dutee (GB), whose sire is Dubawi.
- What going does Chou Chou prefer?
- Chou Chou (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 14 starts (7.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Chou Chou's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 46, from the run on 19 October 2026. The highest on record is 62.
- What is Chou Chou's sire's record?
- Belardo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,721 runs since Jan 2008 (280 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Chou Chou's siblings?
- Out of Miss Dutee (GB), Chou Chou (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: False Id (GB) (9). Highest grade won: Class 5 (False Id (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.