Horse profile
Deluca Chop (FR)
by Panis (USA) out of Dulcina (FR) (Kendargent)
36 runs · 18 courses · from Jan 2022
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Down Royal, Navan & Dundalk (AW)
Last run 25 Sep 2026 · 2nd of 14
Last raced off OR 51
KTB Profile
Deluca Chop is a gelding with three wins from 36 starts, two of them on turf over 1m5f – 2m on good and soft ground and one on the all-weather over 1m2f – 1m4f on standard going. All three handicap successes came off marks between 41 and 58. He was second of 14 at Dundalk (AW) in Sep 2026 off an official rating of 51, which was 20lb below his highest ever mark. Typically held up, he has been ridden with patience in eight of 11 analysed runs.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs since Jul 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 20lb off peak
- 3–36Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 13 (36.1%)Placed
- −9.50£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 1.57Fair A/E n=36 · 1.23 incl. margin
- 71Highest 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 rating51↓ 20lb off peak
51
40–71
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 92
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 96B | 87.5 | 7 runs · 92 / 87 |
| Soft | 11 | 104C | 82 | 3 runs · 104 / 82 |
| Good | 7 | 120C | 91 | 2 runs · 115 / 103 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 120C | 88 | 7 runs · 92 / 82 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 115C | 91.5 | 5 runs · 115 / 92 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 86A | 72.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 57C | 48 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 57C | 48 | — |
Of 35 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 35 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 12 Oct 2026: top-rated on KTB Rating in 1 run (won 0, 1 did not run) · to 12 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Run style from 14 analysed runs since Jul 2025
- Prominent 7 (50%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 5 (36%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Panis (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,980 runs since Feb 2008 (211 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 12.2% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 116.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +41.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | +1.6 | — |
| Good | 385 | 41 | 10.6% | +2.2 | 1 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 255 | 18 | 7.1% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 451 | 35 | 7.8% | −0.6 | 1 from 11 |
| Heavy | 147 | 18 | 12.2% | +3.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 727 | 51 | 7% | −1.4 | 1 from 13 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 135 | 13 | 9.6% | +1.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 728 | 68 | 9.3% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 561 | 40 | 7.1% | −1.3 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 329 | 27 | 8.2% | −0.2 | 1 from 19 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 95 | 10 | 10.5% | +2.1 | 2 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 116 | 5 | 4.3% | −4.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +13 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dulci Chop (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dulcina Chop (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 1 | 8% | +2.00 |
| Soft | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.50 |
| Good | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 11 | 1 | 9% | +4.00 |
| Down Royal | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 1 | 5% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick McGettigan | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.00 |
| Shane Foley | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Alan Casey | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Paddy Harnett | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cian Horgan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ben Coen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Reese Holohan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nicola Burns | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dean Curran | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Peter Carberry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Piccone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 1 | 6% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Visor | 5 | 2 | 40% | +6.50 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +2.50 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 8% | +3.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 33 | 3 | 9% | −6.50 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Sep 26+29d | Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 2/14 | ½ | 9-3 | 51 | 92B | 75A | Patrick McGettigan | 10/1 |
| 27 Aug 26+22d | Navan (IRE) | Racing Next At Navan On Saturday September 5th Handicap Settled in the pack - urged forward 2f out - moved into 3rd with a furlong left - stayed on at an even effort to finish 3rd | 3/22 | hd | 9-4 | 51 | 115C | 70A | Paddy Harnett | 14/1 |
| 05 Aug 26+46d | Sligo (IRE) | Rockshore Cider Handicap Held a spot behind the front group early - moved up to 2nd approaching 3f out then dropped back to 3rd and pushed along with 2f left - unable to close the gap in the closing stages and finished 5th | 5/14 | nse | 9-3 | 52 | 82C | 65A | Patrick McGettigan | 13/2 |
| 20 Jun 26+13d | Down Royal | Mount Charles Handicap (0-60) Sat behind front pack - pushed along into 5th with 2f left - moved up to third a furlong out - found extra to hit the front near the line | 1/14 | 8-11 | 46 | 104C | 69A | Paddy Harnett | 9/2 | |
| 07 Jun 26+20d | Navan | Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 11th Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) Sat behind the pace early - urged forward in 4th with two furlongs left - edged into contention inside the final furlong - kept finding to hit the front near the line | 1/16 | 8-6 | 41 | 91C | 62A | Patrick McGettigan | 5/1 | |
| 18 May 26+52d | Roscommon | Roscommon Handicap (0-60) Sat close up early - pushed along into 3rd with 2f left - hit front approaching final 1 1/2f - challenged hard inside the final furlong - overtaken close to home and unable to fight back | 2/16 | 1¾ | 8-5 | 40 | 76C | 63A | Patrick McGettigan | 6/1 |
| 27 Mar 26+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Mid-Week Easter Break Racing Wednesday 1st April Handicap (0-60) Settled towards the rear - 6th at halfway - angled right 2f out and then left after minor interference at 1 and a half furlongs - moved up to challenge inside the final furlong - one-paced late to finish 3rd | 3/10 | hd | 8-12 | 48 | 92A | 60A | Patrick McGettigan | 6/1 |
| 06 Mar 26+23d | Dundalk (AW) | Willie Buckley Memorial Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back - still 12th with 3f left - pushed along - made progress from 2f out - moved into 3rd inside final furlong drifting left but stayed on to finish 3rd | 3/14 | shd | 8-11 | 48 | 70B | 62A | Reese Holohan | 5/1 |
| 11 Feb 26+68d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap (0-60) Sat behind the front group early - 4th at halfway then asked for effort in the straight - up to 3rd inside final furlong - moved into 2nd but only one-paced late to finish second | 2/14 | 1¾ | 8-10 | 47 | 87B | 70A | Patrick McGettigan | 22/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Dec 25+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Sat close behind pace - pushed along and up into 2nd 2f out - held that spot a furlong out before slipping to 3rd inside the last - held on for 3rd | 3/14 | ¾ | 9-1 | 47 | 88B | 71A | Nicola Burns | 25/1 |
| 21 Nov 25+16d | Dundalk (AW) | Safer Gambling Week 2025 Handicap (0-60) Held up in the pack - pressed for effort with 2f left - stayed on same gait to the line - finished eighth | 8/14 | ½ | 8-13 | 50 | 72B | 58A | Patrick McGettigan | 33/1 |
| 05 Nov 25+23d | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) Held up in the pack - unable to make headway turning for home - stayed on at one speed from the final furlong to finish well held | 9/13 | ¾ | 9-0 | 54 | 82B | 51A | Alan Casey | 33/1 |
| 13 Oct 25+38d | Roscommon | Thank You For Your Support Handicap (0-60) Sat close to front group early - 5th at halfway then up to 3rd and driven 2f out - unable to threaten and back in 6th under pressure 1f out - stayed on same gait to finish | 6/16 | 2½ | 8-4 | 41 | 89C | 45C | Patrick McGettigan | 25/1 |
| 05 Sep 25+41d | Down Royal | Grant Thornton Handicap (0-60) Held a midfield spot early - driven and slipped back to 12th with 2f left then squeezed for space with a furlong to run - unable to close and finished well held | 8/14 | hd | 8-6 | 43 | 73C | 47A | Alan Casey | 33/1 |
| 26 Jul 25+10d | Gowran Park | Racing TV Apprentice Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - unable to close on those in front - finished well held in 11th | 11/13 | 1 | 8-11 | 47 | 84C | 53A | Alan Casey | 33/1 |
| 16 Jul 25+663d | Killarney | Start Your Free Month Trial At racingtv.com Handicap (0-60) Bumped and drifted right leaving the stalls - dropped to the back of the field and still 12th at halfway - niggled at from 3f out without making any inroads - finished tenth beaten 16¾ lengths | 10/14 | 2 | 9-5 | 48 | 96C | 50C | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 25/1 |
| 2023 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Sep 23+23d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights Bookings Are Open Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 3/14 | nse | 9-8 | 57 | 89B | 78A | Shane Foley | 7/1 |
| 30 Aug 23+21d | Cork | Mallow Handicap (47-65) | 6/17 | ½ | 9-5 | 53 | 120C | 72A | Shane Foley | 17/2 |
| 09 Aug 23+25d | Sligo | Rockshore Cider Handicap (47-65) | 3/14 | ¾ | 9-7 | 53 | 99C | 75A | Shane Foley | 16/1 |
| 15 Jul 23+10d | Navan | Navan Racing Festival November 18th & 19th Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 5/17 | 2¼ | 9-8 | 54 | 79C | 75A | Shane Foley | 10/1 |
| 05 Jul 23+17d | Tipperary | TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 5/14 | ½ | 9-5 | 54 | 117C | 68A | Shane Foley | 22/1 |
| 18 Jun 23+30d | Gowran Park | Packages On gowranpark.ie Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 9/12 | 2 | 9-0 | 56 | 86A | 52A | Cian Horgan | 50/1 |
| 19 May 23+9d | Leopardstown | Donnybrook Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 15/21 | nk | 9-4 | 60 | 89C | 57A | Cian Horgan | 33/1 |
| 10 May 23+20d | Gowran Park | Save 33% Buying Tickets Online Handicap (47-70) (Div 1) | 12/17 | ¾ | 9-7 | 61 | 61C | 52C | Nathan Crosse | 22/1 |
| 20 Apr 23+20d | Tipperary | Follow TipperaryRaces On Twitter Handicap (47-65) | 8/13 | 2¾ | 10-0 | 63 | 59C | 71A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 50/1 |
| 31 Mar 23+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) | 10/14 | ½ | 10-2 | 63 | 80B | 68A | N G McCullagh | 33/1 |
| 10 Mar 23+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 11/14 | nk | 9-13 | 63 | 94B | 65A | Daniel King | 8/1 |
| 24 Feb 23+116d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 1/14 | 9-6 | 58 | 96B | 81A | Dean Curran | 14/1 | |
| 2022 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Oct 22+17d | Galway | Barna Recycling Handicap (47-70) | 11/16 | 6½ | 9-5 | 61 | 62C | 55C | Shane Foley | 25/1 |
| 14 Oct 22+8d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Claiming Race | 10/14 | 1 | 8-12 | 65 | 84B | 57A | Jamie Powell | 22/1 |
| 06 Oct 22+14d | Thurles | www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap (50-70) | 13/14 | 29 | 9-5 | 68 | 46C | 58C | Ben Coen | 80/1 |
| 22 Sep 22+13d | Listowel | Kevin Mcmanus Bookmaker Handicap | 10/14 | ½ | 10-1 | 71 | 76C | 60A | Ben Coen | 40/1 |
| 09 Sep 22+14d | Ballinrobe | Breaffy House Resort 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 9/12 | 15 | 11-0 | — | 57C | 88C | Peter Carberry | 50/1 |
| 26 Aug 22+7d | Down Royal | Hovis 3-y-o Hurdle | UR/11 | — | 10-8 | — | — | — | Kevin Sexton | 66/1 |
| 19 Aug 22+219d | Killarney | Irish Examiner 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 12/13 | 19 | 10-9 | — | 39C | 81C | Jack Foley | 7/1 |
| 12 Jan 22 | Deauville (FR) | Prix de Hieville (Claimer) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 2/12 | ¾ | 9-4 | — | — | — | Tony Piccone | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Deluca Chop won?
- Deluca Chop (FR) won 3 of 36 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 13 times in total (36.1% of starts).
- Who trains Deluca Chop?
- Deluca Chop (FR) is trained by S M Duffy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 September 2026.
- Who is Deluca Chop's sire?
- Deluca Chop (FR) is by Panis (USA) out of Dulcina (FR), whose sire is Kendargent.
- What going does Deluca Chop prefer?
- Deluca Chop (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Deluca Chop's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 51, from the run on 25 September 2026. The highest on record is 71.
- What is Deluca Chop's sire's record?
- Panis (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 1,980 runs since Feb 2008 (211 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 12.2% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 116.
- Who are Deluca Chop's siblings?
- Out of Dulcina (FR), Deluca Chop (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.