Horse profile
Chutzpal (IRE)
39 runs · 19 courses · from Aug 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 4 courses
Ran 23 days ago · 2nd of 15
Last raced off OR 111
KTB Profile
Chutzpal is a gelding with five wins from 39 starts, including two at Killarney and one each at Wexford, Bellewstown and Dundalk. All five wins came in handicaps, three of them over 1m5f – 2m on good ground and two over 2m1f – 2m4f. He has raced on turf and all-weather, winning four times on turf and once on standard going. Aged 7 at his last run in Sep 2026, he finished second of 15 at Listowel in a handicap hurdle, having been held up.
Based on 39 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 8lb off peak
- 5–39Wins / Runs
- 12.8%Strike rate
- 13 (33.3%)Placed
- −18.90£1 level staken=39 at SP
- 1.29Fair A/E n=39 · 1.02 incl. margin
- 119Highest OR
- 49dAvg 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 rating111↓ 8lb off peak
111
57–119
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 118
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 118B | 102 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 4 | 127C | 90.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 127C | 104.5 | 1 · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 118B | 72.5 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 124A | 99.5 | 4 · 122 / 101.5 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 97A | 88 | — |
| Soft | 6 | 122A | 76 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 124A | 90 | 4 · 122 / 101.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 10 | 106C | 92.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 88C | 65 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 122A | 117.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 39 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 37 figures from 39 runs · as at 3 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 7 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (71%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (29%) · 2 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 997 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 105 | 10 | 9.5% | −0.1 | — |
| Good | 228 | 27 | 11.8% | +2.2 | 3 from 18 |
| Good to Soft | 82 | 7 | 8.5% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 157 | 12 | 7.6% | −2 | 1 from 12 |
| Heavy | 39 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 384 | 40 | 10.4% | +0.8 | 1 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 80 | 7 | 8.8% | −0.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 452 | 37 | 8.2% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 220 | 20 | 9.1% | −0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 123 | 15 | 12.2% | +2.6 | 0 from 10 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 70 | 8 | 11.4% | +1.8 | 3 from 17 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 39 | 5 | 12.8% | +3.2 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 3 | 25% | +15.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +90.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 18 | 3 | 17% | −5.90 |
| Soft | 12 | 1 | 8% | −10.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.50 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | −0.50 |
| Curragh | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Killarney | 5 | 2 | 40% | +5.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.50 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 17 | 3 | 18% | −0.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 2 | 29% | −3.40 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Enright | 7 | 1 | 14% | −0.50 |
| W J Lee | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Alan Persse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wayne Hassett | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Mike O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ethan O'Sullivan | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.50 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Cusack | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| S Langhard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Grant | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr C Denny | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Brassil | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Niall Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane O'Callaghan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Slattery | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hugh Horgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 27 | 5 | 19% | −6.90 |
| None | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +0.60 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −0.50 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 30 | 3 | 10% | −13.50 |
| Hurdle | 9 | 2 | 22% | −5.40 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 26+34d | Listowel (IRE) | Behans Horseshoe Bar, Restaurant & Townhouse Handicap Hurdle Sat just behind the front group - 5th at halfway - pushed into contention entering the straight - into second two out - unable to close on the winner before the last and held on for second | 2/15 | 4½ | 11-3 | 111 | 96B | 128A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 7/1 |
| 21 Aug 26+15d | Killarney (IRE) | Kellihers Toyota Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap Went straight to front - urged on with over 2f remaining - overtaken with a furlong left and unable to find more from 50 yards out - dropped a couple of spots near the line to finish 4th | 4/10 | ½ | 8-0 | 74 | 118A | 67A | Conor Cusack | 16/1 |
| 06 Aug 26+29d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Fegentri World Championship (Q.R.) Handicap Went straight to the front early - lost the advantage before 3f and settled third by halfway - boxed in for room around 1½f out then unable to close in fourth and ground on without gaining late finishing 6th | 6/9 | 1¼ | 11-11 | 76 | 70A | 78A | S Langhard | 8/1 |
| 08 Jul 26+45d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Winter Festival 28th & 29th November Rated Race raced just behind the front markers - 5th at halfway - asked for effort with 2f to run - driven without finding more and held a single gear from a furlong out | 5/8 | nk | 9-4 | 78 | 122A | 75A | W J Lee | 4/1 |
| 24 May 26+246d | Curragh | CAVALOR Equine Nutrition Handicap Held up towards the back - pushed along entering the straight - dropped away over 2f out and beaten well home | 24/24 | nk | 9-3 | 79 | 85C | 68C | W J Lee | 22/1 |
| 20 Sep 25+29d | Newmarket | Turners Cesarewitch Trial Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Tracked front group along inner - moved to front with 5f left before losing advantage under pressure inside final 2f - held on at reduced effort late to finish second | 2/9 | 8 | 8-11 | 79 | 113A | 77A | Jack Mitchell | 13/2 |
| 22 Aug 25+22d | Killarney | Kellihers Toyota Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap (Premier Handicap) Set the pace from the off - two lengths to the good at the midway point - challenged upon entering the straight and driven to fend off a determined rival inside the final furlong - held on for the win close home | 1/10 | 8-4 | 70 | 124A | 77A | Wayne Hassett | 6/1 | |
| 31 Jul 25+34d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Racing League Race 10 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up at the back - made ground from outside 4f out - asked for effort 3f out and moved into 3rd 2f out - kept on but couldn't reach the leading two | 3/12 | 3¼ | 8-6 | 70 | 87A | 72A | Kieran O'Neill | 11/2 |
| 27 Jun 25+33d | Curragh | Fitzpatrick's Mercedes-Benz Apprentice Derby Handicap Up with the front group early - 3rd at halfway - moved through to front entering the straight - shifted right and lost advantage inside final 100 yards - found nil late and finished 3rd | 3/16 | ½ | 8-11 | 70 | 98C | 81A | Adam Grant | 10/1 |
| 25 May 25+22d | Curragh | Cryoclinic.ie Handicap Up with the front through the early part - 5th 4f out - made a bid approaching the final furlong - unable to land a blow and faded to finish 7th | 7/20 | 2 | 8-3 | 70 | 75C | 67A | Wayne Hassett | 8/1 |
| 03 May 25+169d | Punchestown | 34th Running Of The 'Have The Conversation - Say Yes To Organ Donation' Punchestown Charity Race | 7/19 | hd | 12-9 | 71 | — | 68C | Mr C Denny | 3/1 |
| 15 Nov 24+40d | Cheltenham | Valda Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up handy in second early - squeezed for space approaching home turn - dropped away soon after and beaten well into 10th | 10/15 | 2¾ | 11-9 | 119 | 118B | 118A | Mike O'Connor | 16/1 |
| 06 Oct 24+37d | Killarney | Panoramic At Killarney Racecourse Rated Novice Hurdle Settled in 3rd for much of the contest - untidy at the 5th and once more 5 out - fell back to 4th and niggled at before 3 out - under pressure approaching the following fence and unable to land a blow when blundering at the last - plugged on into an ordinary 3rd near the line | 3/5 | 11 | 10-9 | 113 | 127C | 103B | Ethan O'Sullivan | 9/4 |
| 30 Aug 24+2d | Wexford | visitwexford.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) Set the pace from the off - drifted wide nearing the 6th - drew alongside the front-runner 4 out - went back in command after 3 out - driven and firmly chased despite a small error 2 out - urged out early on the run-in - kept finding more to score with plenty in hand | 1/13 | 11-7 | 88 | 101C | 121A | Ethan O'Sullivan | 1/2F | |
| 28 Aug 24+42d | Bellewstown | John Purfield Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) Shared front spot early then went ahead after 2nd - opened up a big advantage 3 out - moving strongly and stayed on comfortably for an untroubled win | 1/16 | 12-0 | 95 | 108B | 127A | Rachael Blackmore | 11/10F | |
| 17 Jul 24+40d | Killarney | Kelly Bros Handicap (47-70) | 1/12 | 9-5 | 59 | 117A | 81A | W J Lee | 2/1F | |
| 07 Jun 24+168d | Fairyhouse | Dino Day On 10th July Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 4/16 | ½ | 9-10 | 59 | 101C | 78A | W J Lee | 3/1F |
| 22 Dec 23+9d | Dundalk (AW) | Botanica International Handicap (47-75) | 12/14 | 4¾ | 9-0 | 59 | 74C | 61C | Seamie Heffernan | 11/1 |
| 13 Dec 23+13d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race | 6/14 | ½ | 8-13 | 57 | 96B | 68A | Alan Persse | 80/1 |
| 30 Nov 23+90d | Thurles | Sign Up To Gavinlynchracing.com Maiden Hurdle | 8/16 | 1½ | 11-2 | — | 80C | 99C | Conor Brassil | 100/1 |
| 01 Sep 23+15d | Wexford | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 6/11 | nk | 11-3 | — | 54C | 105C | Niall Moore | 50/1 |
| 17 Aug 23+29d | Tramore | Bluegrass Horse Feeds Maiden Hurdle | 5/15 | nk | 11-0 | — | 65B | 109A | Shane O'Callaghan | 20/1 |
| 19 Jul 23+26d | Killarney | Every Race Live From Killarney Only On Racing TV Handicap (47-70) | 11/15 | ½ | 9-7 | 60 | 94C | 61A | Andrew Slattery | 28/1 |
| 23 Jun 23+14d | Limerick | Twilight Package At Limerick Races Handicap (50-85) | 3/10 | 6 | 8-3 | 62 | 122A | 63A | Alan Persse | 22/1 |
| 09 Jun 23+34d | Fairyhouse | See You Next Friday At Fairyhouse Handicap (47-65) | 8/15 | 2¼ | 9-9 | 64 | 106C | 61A | Alan Persse | 33/1 |
| 06 May 23+80d | Cork | Sign Up To Our Newsletter Maiden Hurdle | PU/16 | — | 11-2 | — | — | — | Mike O'Connor | 100/1 |
| 15 Feb 23+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap (47-70) | 7/13 | ¾ | 9-4 | 66 | 84B | 61A | Hugh Horgan | 9/1 |
| 01 Feb 23+63d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-70) | 9/14 | nk | 9-10 | 66 | 85B | 65A | Mark Enright | 17/2 |
| 30 Nov 22+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) | 1/14 | 9-3 | 59 | 93B | 73A | Mark Enright | 11/2 | |
| 11 Nov 22+9d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 3/12 | shd | 9-9 | 60 | 97A | 72A | Mark Enright | 11/4F |
| 02 Nov 22+23d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 2/14 | 1½ | 9-7 | 58 | 89B | 83A | Mark Enright | 22/1 |
| 10 Oct 22+5d | Killarney | Ross Road Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 7/11 | hd | 9-9 | 58 | 71A | 58A | Mark Enright | 9/2 |
| 05 Oct 22+9d | Navan | Yellow Furze Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 7/19 | hd | 9-5 | 58 | 80C | 70A | Colin Keane | 16/1 |
| 26 Sep 22+13d | Down Royal | Pravha Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 8/14 | 1½ | 9-6 | 60 | 72C | 67A | Mark Enright | 28/1 |
| 13 Sep 22+352d | Punchestown | Punchestown Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 11/14 | ¾ | 9-7 | 60 | 88C | 67A | Mark Enright | 10/1 |
| 26 Sep 21+12d | Curragh | William Hill Ireland Pick Your Places Nursery Handicap | 7/9 | 2¾ | 9-0 | 68 | 58C | 57C | Rory Cleary | 28/1 |
| 14 Sep 21+18d | Punchestown | BetVictor Supporting Irish Racing Maiden | 11/14 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 67C | 52C | Rory Cleary | 125/1 |
| 27 Aug 21+6d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden | 7/9 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | 63A | 67A | Rory Cleary | 150/1 |
| 21 Aug 21 | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden | 15/17 | 1½ | 9-7 | — | 43C | 51A | Gary Carroll | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Chutzpal (IRE) won?
- Chutzpal (IRE) won 5 of 39 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.8%. Placed 13 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Chutzpal (IRE)?
- Chutzpal (IRE) is trained by Henry de Bromhead, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 September 2026.
- Who is Chutzpal (IRE)'s sire?
- Chutzpal (IRE) is by Markaz (IRE) out of Bridgets Fable (IRE), whose sire is Champs Elysees.
- What going does Chutzpal (IRE) prefer?
- Chutzpal (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 18 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Chutzpal (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 111, from the run on 24 September 2026. The highest on record is 119.
- What is Chutzpal (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Markaz (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 997 runs since Jan 2008 (66 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Chutzpal (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Bridgets Fable (IRE), Chutzpal (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.