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Horse profile

Churchtown Champ (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2016) · Last trainer Dan Skelton · Last owner Coral Champions Club
by Robin Des Champs (FR) out of Annagh Lady (IRE) (Dr Massini)
9 runs · 8 courses · from Sep 2015
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Dec 2016 — 3,600 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2016 2 wins · Southwell & Taunton Last raced off OR 142
KTB Profile

Churchtown Champ (IRE) is 2 from 9. Hasn't won since Nov 2016. Last raced off a career-high mark of 142.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating142At career-high mark
142 126–142

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 2 figures · best 109C · median 97.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good2109C97.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m2109C97.5—

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 136B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell, 15 Nov 2016 Official rating 142 at the last run, 26 Dec 2016

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 136B · median 116
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good3136B129—
Heavy3131A116—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m4136B130—
2m1f – 2m4f3116A110—

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 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
Robin Des Champs (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,007 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+11.7—
Good to Firm71912.7%−0.6—
Good1,07215914.8%+1.51 from 4
Good to Soft76210213.4%+0.1—
Soft1,36515311.2%−2.10 from 1
Heavy71710414.5%+1.21 from 4
Standard (AW)16318.8%+5.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−13.3—
1m2f – 1m4f13215.4%+2.1—
1m5f – 2m1,04514413.8%+0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1,54920813.4%+0.10 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,12513812.3%−12 from 5
Over 3m2743914.2%+0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Annagh Lady (IRE) (Dr Massini)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Churchtown Glen (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Churchtown Glen (IRE)3412m4f—
Churchtown Queen (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% −1.75
Heavy 4 1 25% +2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 2 1 50% +0.25
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +5.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 2 1 50% +0.25
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 1 100% +5.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 2 40% +3.25
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 5 2 40% +3.25
Tom Scudamore 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian Popham 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan Queally 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 1 17% +0.00
Tongue tie 3 1 33% −0.75

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 6 2 33% +2.25
2015 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 1 20% +1.00
Chase 3 1 33% −0.75
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
2016 · 6 runs
26 Dec 16+41d Kempton 32Red Kauto Star Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 3m · Good · 10 ran F/10 — 11-7 142—— Tom Scudamore 20/1
15 Nov 16+27d Southwell Southwell Golf Club Winter Deals Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 3m · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-8 13086C136B Harry Skelton 5/4F
19 Oct 16+204d Worcester Richard Davis Memorial Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 2m7f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 hd 11-1 126109C129B Harry Skelton 6/1
29 Mar 16+38d Southwell Membership At Southwell Golf Club Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 6 11-7 130—103B Harry Skelton 11/8F
20 Feb 16+38d Haydock Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Prestige Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 2m7f · Heavy · 5 ran 4/5 76 11-0 130—97C Ian Popham 10/1
13 Jan 16+16d Taunton Somerset Chamber Of Commerce Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 10-12 ——131A Harry Skelton 5/1
2015 · 3 runs
28 Dec 15+79d Leicester Old Year Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Heavy · 14 ran F/14 — 10-12 ——— Harry Skelton 13/2
10 Oct 15+24d Fairyhouse Bobbyjo Bistro Great Value Food Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Good · 14 ran 5/14 1¼ 11-4 ——110A Jonathan Burke 5/4F
16 Sep 15 Listowel McElligotts Tralee Ltd., Land Rover Flat Race 2m4f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 1½ 11-9 ——116A Declan Queally 7/4

Quick answers

How many races has Churchtown Champ won?
Churchtown Champ (IRE) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2015 and 2016, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trained Churchtown Champ?
Churchtown Champ (IRE) was trained by Dan Skelton on the most recent run on record, at Kempton on 26 December 2016.
Who is Churchtown Champ's sire?
Churchtown Champ (IRE) is by Robin Des Champs (FR) out of Annagh Lady (IRE), whose sire is Dr Massini.
What going does Churchtown Champ prefer?
Churchtown Champ (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Churchtown Champ's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 142, from the run on 26 December 2016. That is also the highest on record.
What is Churchtown Champ's sire's record?
Robin Des Champs (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,007 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Churchtown Champ's siblings?
Out of Annagh Lady (IRE), Churchtown Champ (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Churchtown Glen (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2015. 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.