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El Arco (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Gordon Elliott · Owner James W Power
by Pillar Coral (GB) out of Mareena (GB) (Motivator)
10 runs · 9 courses · from Mar 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 1 Oct 2026 · 11th of 15 Last raced off OR 72
KTB Profile

El Arco is a gelding by Pillar Coral out of a Motivator mare who is yet to win from 10 starts on turf. He has raced over trips from 1m5f to over 3m on good to soft and softer ground without placing. His last run came at Clonmel in Oct 2026 when he finished 11 of 15 in the Glenary Handicap Hurdle after racing prominently. He contested that race off an official rating of 72, 12lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Mar 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating72↓ 12lb off peak
72 72–84

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sligo (IRE), 19 Aug 2026

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 10 figures · best 94B · median 72.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good594B794 runs · 94 / 85
Good to Soft371A682 runs · 68 / 61
Soft281B722 runs · 81 / 72
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f491B673 runs · 91 / 63
1m5f – 2m374C702 runs · 74 / 71
2m5f – 3m281B802 runs · 81 / 80
Over 3m1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 9 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway (IRE), 7 Sep 2026 Official rating 72 at the last run, 1 Oct 2026

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. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 95C · median 77
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good578C774 runs · 78 / 75.5
Good to Soft395C872 runs · 95 / 85.5
Soft287A78.52 runs · 87 / 78.5
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f487A76.53 runs · 77 / 76
1m5f – 2m395C782 runs · 95 / 86.5
2m5f – 3m287A80.52 runs · 87 / 80.5
Over 3m1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 from 10 analysed runs since Mar 2025

  • Held up 6 (60%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Pillar Coral (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 4.9% of 287 runs since Jan 2008 (48 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm400%−4.9—
Good10476.7%+1.80 from 5
Good to Soft8211.2%−3.70 from 3
Soft7134.2%−0.70 from 2
Heavy26311.5%+6.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m11154.5%−0.40 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f11543.5%−1.40 from 4
2m5f – 3m5247.7%+2.80 from 2
Over 3m9111.1%+6.20 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Mareena (GB) (Motivator)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sea Law (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Bradley Harris 4 0 0% −4.00
Josh Williamson 3 0 0% −3.00
James Best 2 0 0% −2.00
Tabitha Worsley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 0 0% −5.00
2025 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 0 0% −9.00
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
2026 · 5 runs
01 Oct 26+24d Clonmel (IRE) Glenary Handicap Hurdle 23f · Good · 15 ran Prominent early - running in third by the ninth fence - dropped back approaching the home straight and soon beaten - finished 11th 11/15 1½ 9-11 7279B74A Josh Williamson 9/1
07 Sep 26+19d Galway (IRE) WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div I) 22.5f · Yielding · 19 ran Settled early with leaders - improved into contention after 5th - dropped to 8th after 7th - progressed again before 9th - up to 4th passing 4 out - pushed along in 5th after 2 out and faded on the run-in 8/19 ½ 9-13 7381B87A Josh Williamson 18/1
19 Aug 26+146d Sligo (IRE) McDermott Farm Machinery Handicap Hurdle 20.5f · Good · 16 ran Settled around midpack - pushed along in 9th approaching 2 out - unable to close - finished 10th 10/16 hd 10-1 7491B77A Josh Williamson 12/1
26 Mar 26+33d Warwick JCB Mini-Excavator Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 26f · Good · 7 ran Settled towards the back - improved into contention by the 7th - pressed for effort before 3 out - dropped away late to finish 5th 5/7 12 11-0 7794B72B Tabitha Worsley 13/2
21 Feb 26+68d Chepstow Pertemps Network EMEA Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 12 ran Settled towards the back - stumbled at the 6th - pushed along before 3 out but made no impression 9/12 ¾ 10-11 8063C70C James Best 80/1
2025 · 5 runs
15 Dec 25+34d Plumpton Dawson Hart Solicitors Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Pulling hard early - settled in the pack - pushed along before three out and hit that flight awkwardly - dropped away quickly after - well beaten by the last 7/7 13 10-9 8454C76C James Best 80/1
11 Nov 25+12d Hereford BetWright Bet The Wright Way EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran Settled at the back of the field - losing touch after 4 out - well beaten at the finish 8/9 28 10-11 —74C78C Bradley Harris 200/1
30 Oct 25+12d Stratford EBF And Charlie Longsdon Racing 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Held up at the back - unable to challenge throughout - well held in 13th 13/14 5 10-10 —68C95C Bradley Harris 300/1
18 Oct 25+212d Newton Abbot British Stallion Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Held up at the back from the off - made no impression through the race - finished well beaten in 7th 7/10 14 10-10 —71A87A Bradley Harris 300/1
20 Mar 25 Chepstow Core Hereford Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 7 ran Slow to settle early on - held towards the back - dropped away 4f out - well beaten in 7th 7/7 33 10-3 —70C77C Bradley Harris 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has El Arco won?
El Arco (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains El Arco?
El Arco (IRE) is trained by Gordon Elliott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 October 2026.
Who is El Arco's sire?
El Arco (IRE) is by Pillar Coral (GB) out of Mareena (GB), whose sire is Motivator.
What is El Arco's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 1 October 2026. The highest on record is 84.
What is El Arco's sire's record?
Pillar Coral (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.9% of 287 runs since Jan 2008 (48 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are El Arco's siblings?
Out of Mareena (GB), El Arco (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.