How many races has Denman (IRE) won?

Denman (IRE) won 14 of 24 archived starts between 2005 and 2011, a strike rate of 58.3%. Placed 20 times in total (83.3% of starts).

Who trained Denman (IRE)?

Denman (IRE) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 7 April 2011.

Who is Denman (IRE)'s sire?

Denman (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Polly Puttens (IRE), whose sire is Pollerton.

What going does Denman (IRE) prefer?

Denman (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 7 wins from 12 starts (58.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Denman (IRE)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 177, from the run on 7 April 2011. The highest on record is 182.

What is Denman (IRE)'s sire's record?

Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,047 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.

Who are Denman (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of Polly Puttens (IRE), Denman (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Silverburn (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Silverburn (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Denman (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2011) · Last trainer Paul Nicholls · Last owner Paul K Barber

by Presenting (GB) out of Polly Puttens (IRE) (Pollerton)

24 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2005

As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 7 Apr 2011 — 5,668 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Apr 2011 · 5th of 6 14 wins · 6 courses Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 177

KTB Profile

Denman (IRE) is 14 from 24 in our archive, including 4 wins at Grade 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase at Cheltenham (Mar 2008). Hasn't won since Nov 2009. 5 of 7 starts at Newbury have ended in wins — and 4 of 8 at Cheltenham.

Based on 24 archived runs · updated 13 Oct 2026

14–24Wins / Runs
58.3%Strike rate
20 (83.3%)Placed
+8.81£1 level staken=24 at SP
1.35Fair A/E n=24 · 1.20 incl. margin
182Highest OR
87dAvg between runs

Official rating177↓ 5lb off peak

177 150–182

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 159^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 27 Nov 2010 Official rating 177 at the last run, 7 Apr 2011

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.

Jumps 22 figures · best 170^A · median 143

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 13 Oct 2025
Good to Soft	11	170^A	142	—
Good	8	149^A	135.5	—
Soft	2	164^C	158	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 13 Oct 2025
Over 3m	9	170^A	149	—
2m5f – 3m	9	152^C	136	—
2m1f – 2m4f	4	147^C	139.5	—

Of 24 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 · 22 figures from 24 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

Presenting (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,047 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	62	13	21%	+10	—
Good to Firm	1,240	171	13.8%	+2.8	—
Good	7,022	840	12%	+1	4 from 9
Good to Soft	3,503	321	9.2%	−1.8	7 from 12
Soft	5,325	544	10.2%	−0.8	2 from 2
Heavy	2,759	274	9.9%	−1.1	1 from 1
Standard (AW)	136	33	24.3%	+13.3	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
6f – 7f	5	0	0%	−11	—
1m – 1m1f	4	0	0%	−11	—
1m2f – 1m4f	62	6	9.7%	−1.3	—
1m5f – 2m	4,727	517	10.9%	−0.1	—
2m1f – 2m4f	6,695	722	10.8%	−0.2	4 from 4
2m5f – 3m	6,536	741	11.3%	+0.3	7 from 10
Over 3m	2,018	210	10.4%	−0.6	3 from 10

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Polly Puttens (IRE) (Pollerton)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Silverburn (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Silverburn (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Silverburn (IRE)	28	5	1m7½f–2m4f	Grade 1
Denwoman (IRE)	1	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good to Soft	12	7	58%	+5.06
Good	9	4	44%	−1.76
Soft	2	2	100%	+5.33
Heavy	1	1	100%	+0.18

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 1	16	7	44%	+5.13
Class 3	3	3	100%	+2.41
Class 2	2	2	100%	+1.00
Class 4	1	1	100%	+0.83

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Cheltenham	8	4	50%	+2.62
Newbury	7	5	71%	+6.51
Aintree	2	0	0%	−2.00
Wincanton	2	2	100%	+2.83
Punchestown	1	0	0%	−1.00
Kempton	1	0	0%	−1.00
Leopardstown	1	1	100%	+0.44
Exeter	1	1	100%	+0.33
Bangor-on-Dee	1	1	100%	+0.08

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Over 3m	10	3	30%	+3.00
2m5f – 3m	10	7	70%	+2.13
2m1f – 2m4f	4	4	100%	+3.68

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
R Walsh	10	7	70%	+5.22
Sam Thomas	8	4	50%	+3.68
A P McCoy	3	0	0%	−3.00
Christian Williams	3	3	100%	+2.91

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2011	2	0	0%	−2.00
2010	4	0	0%	−4.00
2009	4	1	25%	−0.25
2008	2	2	100%	+2.50
2007	4	4	100%	+6.97
2006	6	5	83%	+2.76
2005	2	2	100%	+2.83

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Chase	19	10	53%	+4.40
Hurdle	5	4	80%	+4.41

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	KTB	Jockey	SP
07 Apr 11+20d	Aintree	totesport Bowl Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 25f · Good To Soft · 6 ran	5/6	8	11-7	177	125^B	R Walsh	5/4F
18 Mar 11+111d	Cheltenham	totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 26.5f · Good · 13 ran	2/13	7	11-10	179	149^A	Sam Thomas	8/1
27 Nov 10+220d	Newbury	Hennessy Gold Cup Chase (Handicap) (Grade 3) Class 1 · 26f · Good To Soft · 18 ran	3/18	14	11-12	182	159^A	Sam Thomas	4/1F
21 Apr 10+33d	Punchestown	Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup (Grade 1) 25f · Good · 11 ran	4/11	¾	11-10	180	132^A	A P McCoy	11/8F
19 Mar 10+34d	Cheltenham	totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup (Grade 1) Class 1 · 26.5f · Good · 11 ran	2/11	7	11-10	182	145^A	A P McCoy	4/1
13 Feb 10+77d	Newbury	Aon Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran	UR/6	—	11-6	182	—	A P McCoy	1/6F
28 Nov 09+240d	Newbury	Hennessy Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 26f · Good To Soft · 19 ran	1/19		11-12	174	170^A	R Walsh	11/4F
02 Apr 09+20d	Aintree	totesport Bowl Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 25f · Good · 10 ran	F/10	—	11-10	174	—	Sam Thomas	EvensF
13 Mar 09+34d	Cheltenham	Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 26.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran	2/16	13	11-10	182	142^A	Sam Thomas	7/1
07 Feb 09+330d	Kempton	Levy Board Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Soft · 7 ran	2/7	23	11-10	181	132^B	R Walsh	8/11F
14 Mar 08+34d	Cheltenham	totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 26.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran	1/12		11-10	176	156^A	Sam Thomas	9/4
09 Feb 08+43d	Newbury	Aon Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 4 ran	1/4		11-10	176	151^B	Sam Thomas	1/4F
28 Dec 07+27d	Leopardstown	Lexus Chase (Grade 1) 24f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran	1/6		11-10	176	135^C	R Walsh	4/9F
01 Dec 07+262d	Newbury	Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 26f · Soft · 18 ran	1/18		11-12	161	164^C	Sam Thomas	5/1
14 Mar 07+32d	Cheltenham	Royal & SunAlliance Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran	1/17		11-4	161	144^C	R Walsh	6/5F
10 Feb 07+76d	Newbury	toteplacepot Novices' Chase Class 2 · 23.5f · Soft · 3 ran	1/3		11-12	—	152^C	R Walsh	1/3F
26 Nov 06+15d	Newbury	Berkshire Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 20f · Heavy · 4 ran	1/4		11-7	—	147^C	Sam Thomas	2/11F
11 Nov 06+11d	Cheltenham	Jim Brown Memorial Novices' Chase Class 2 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran	1/7		11-4	—	140^C	R Walsh	4/6F
31 Oct 06+230d	Exeter	Williamhillcasino.Com Novices' Chase Class 3 · 17.5f · Good · 6 ran	1/6		10-12	—	135^C	R Walsh	1/3F
15 Mar 06+33d	Cheltenham	SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 17 ran	2/17	2½	11-7	150	130^C	R Walsh	11/10F
10 Feb 06+40d	Bangor-on-Dee	JPCS Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 23f · Good · 7 ran	1/7		11-13	155	144^C	Christian Williams	1/12F
01 Jan 06+45d	Cheltenham	Challow Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran	1/8		11-7	155	139^C	R Walsh	5/2F
17 Nov 05+25d	Wincanton	Hamilton Litestat Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 21.5f · Good · 12 ran	1/12		11-4	—	136^C	Christian Williams	2/1
23 Oct 05	Wincanton	Vixen Horsefeeds Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 9 ran	1/9		10-11	—	123^C	Christian Williams	5/6F

Quick answers

How many races has Denman (IRE) won?: Denman (IRE) won 14 of 24 archived starts between 2005 and 2011, a strike rate of 58.3%. Placed 20 times in total (83.3% of starts).
Who trained Denman (IRE)?: Denman (IRE) was trained by Paul Nicholls on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 7 April 2011.
Who is Denman (IRE)'s sire?: Denman (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Polly Puttens (IRE), whose sire is Pollerton.
What going does Denman (IRE) prefer?: Denman (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 7 wins from 12 starts (58.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Denman (IRE)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 177, from the run on 7 April 2011. The highest on record is 182.
What is Denman (IRE)'s sire's record?: Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,047 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
Who are Denman (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of Polly Puttens (IRE), Denman (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Silverburn (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Silverburn (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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