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Horse profile

El Bello (GB)

6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2025) · Trainer Raymond Hurley · Owner Jim Finn
by El Kabeir (USA) out of Ya Halla (IRE) (Dark Angel)
47 runs · 18 courses · from Jul 2021
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 4 courses Last run 29 Oct 2025 · 9th of 14 Last raced off OR 64
KTB Profile

El Bello won six of 47 starts, with five of those wins on all-weather at 6f – 7f and one on soft at 1m2f – 1m4f. He has won at four courses, including three times at Dundalk. Typically held up, he was held in his last run at Dundalk in Oct 2025 when ninth of 14 off an official rating of 64, 16lb below his highest ever mark. Aged 6 at his last run in Oct 2025.

Based on 47 archived runs · run-style from 18 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating64↓ 16lb off peak
64 58–80

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 19 Sep 2025

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 46 figures · best 153C · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)24102A85.51 run · —
Good1295C82.5—
Soft5153C69—
Heavy299C72—
Good to Firm289A66.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f23102A85—
1m – 1m1f1693C84—
1m2f – 1m4f7153C871 run · —
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 47 figures from 47 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 69A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 19 Sep 2025 Official rating 64 at the last flat run, 29 Oct 2025

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 91C the best of the last 1 rated run · Kilbeggan, 4 Sep 2024

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 →

Flat 46 figures · best 99A · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)2498A681 run · —
Good1288A78.5—
Soft588A68—
Heavy299A96—
Good to Firm265A60—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
6f – 7f2399A80—
1m – 1m1f1698A69.5—
1m2f – 1m4f786A671 run · —
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 47 figures from 47 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 18 analysed runs since Sep 2024

  • Held up 12 (67%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 4 (22%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (11%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
El Kabeir (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 1,231 runs since Jan 2008 (116 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 11.6% from 173. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 10.1% from 426. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.7% from 348.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−6.8—
Good to Firm1732011.6%+4.80 from 2
Good321268.1%+1.30 from 12
Good to Soft121129.9%+3.10 from 2
Soft17284.7%−2.11 from 5
Heavy5623.6%−3.20 from 2
Standard (AW)387164.1%−2.75 from 24
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f10176.9%+0.1—
6f – 7f4264310.1%+3.35 from 23
1m – 1m1f348133.7%−3.10 from 16
1m2f – 1m4f249166.4%−0.41 from 7
1m5f – 2m7534%−2.80 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2627.7%+0.9—
2m5f – 3m600%−6.8—

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

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Hotalena (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Hotalena (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hotalena (GB)2255fClass 5
Man Made Of Smoke (GB)2811m1½fClass 6
Luckyangel (GB)120——
Grey Hare (GB)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 24 5 21% +2.00
Good 12 0 0% −12.00
Soft 5 1 20% +29.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 2 29% −1.50
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 15 3 20% +5.50
Curragh 7 0 0% −7.00
Leopardstown 3 0 0% −3.00
Kempton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 1 33% +0.50
Tipperary 2 1 50% +32.00
Thirsk 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle (AW) 2 1 50% +0.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 23 5 22% +3.00
1m – 1m1f 16 0 0% −16.00
1m2f – 1m4f 7 1 14% +27.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daniel King 5 2 40% +6.50
Sean D Bowen 4 1 25% +5.00
Nicola Burns 3 1 33% +31.00
Dylan O'Connor 3 0 0% −3.00
Taylor Kingsley 2 0 0% −2.00
Colin Keane 2 0 0% −2.00
J M Sheridan 2 0 0% −2.00
Dylan Hogan 2 0 0% −2.00
Hollie Doyle 2 1 50% +1.50
Miss Georgie Benson 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke McAteer 1 0 0% −1.00
Hugh Horgan 1 0 0% −1.00
Seamie Heffernan 1 0 0% −1.00
Killian Leonard 1 0 0% −1.00
Carl Millar 1 0 0% −1.00
Scott McCullagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Keithen Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Jake Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Harnett 1 0 0% −1.00
Calum Hogan 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Sarah Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Garritty 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00
Stefano Cherchi 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Callan 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Muscutt 1 1 100% +1.00
Christian Howarth 1 0 0% −1.00
Marco Ghiani 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 26 4 15% +28.50
None 16 2 13% −10.50
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 17 1 6% +17.00
2024 11 1 9% −2.50
2023 8 2 25% +4.00
2022 9 2 22% −3.50
2021 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 46 6 13% +14.00
Hurdle 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
2025 · 17 runs
29 Oct 25+25d Dundalk (AW) Happy Halloween Handicap 12f · Standard · 14 ran Held up towards the back - urged forward 3f out - asked for effort and made no headway - well held at the finish 9/14 1 9-6 6490B65A Nicola Burns 22/1
04 Oct 25+15d Curragh Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Lady Riders Trophy (Q.R.) Handicap 12f · Soft · 15 ran Held up towards the back - still 10th at halfway - closed late but flattened out to finish 7th 7/15 2 10-5 6556C67A Miss Georgie Benson 12/1
19 Sep 25+19d Dundalk (AW) Enjoy Racing TV With A Free Trial Now Apprentice Handicap 12f · Standard · 12 ran Held up in the back half - nudged for effort with little response entering the straight - plugged on at the one speed inside the final furlong without threatening 9/12 ½ 9-0 6591A69A Nicola Burns 8/1
31 Aug 25+15d Tipperary Home & Agri Energy Handicap 12.5f · Yielding · 14 ran Missed the break and settled towards the back - moved into the pack by halfway - into 5th spot inside the final three furlongs - hit the front approaching the final furlong after moving through 3rd - stayed on gamely to prevail in a tight finish 1/14 8-11 60153C86A Nicola Burns 33/1
16 Aug 25+10d Curragh Robbie Dolan Melbourne Cup Winner Handicap 8f · Good · 21 ran Settled towards back of the pack - still 13th at halfway - urged forward on the inside two out - stayed on to move up to 8th late 8/21 ½ 8-12 6180C71A Taylor Kingsley 22/1
06 Aug 25+25d Sligo Carlsberg Optional Claiming Race 10.5f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran Held up at back - still 11th at halfway - driven on into straight with modest late progress inside the last furlong - finished 8th 8/12 ½ 9-6 6187A68A Taylor Kingsley 16/1
12 Jul 25+21d Dundalk (AW) QuinnBet Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) 8f · Standard · 14 ran Handy early - 3rd and 4 lengths off the pace over 3f out - driven approaching 2f out then edged out close home to finish 3rd by three-quarters of a length 3/14 ½ 10-1 5988B98A Colin Keane 5/2F
21 Jun 25+2d Limerick Greenmount Suite At Limerick Handicap (0-60) 8f · Good · 16 ran Sat behind the front group early - 5th at halfway - pressed forward under urging 2f out - hit the front approaching final quarter mile - drifted left then lost the advantage inside the final furlong - held on for a one-paced finish in 4th 4/16 2 9-7 5873C83A Dylan O'Connor 4/1
19 Jun 25+7d Leopardstown Jerry Fish Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) 9f · Good · 17 ran Sat just behind pace early - third at halfway then up to second with 3f left - hit the front approaching 2f out - fully extended before being overtaken - eased back to third and stayed on one pace to finish 3/17 2½ 9-9 5993C88A Dylan O'Connor 11/1
12 Jun 25+11d Leopardstown BoyleSports 'Best Odds From 8am' Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) 9f · Soft · 13 ran Settled midpack early - drifted near the back by halfway - pushed up into 6th with 2f left - unable to threaten leaders and finished one-paced 8/13 1½ 10-2 5964C68A Luke McAteer 7/1
01 Jun 25+16d Listowel James Collins Memorial Handicap (0-60) 7f · Good · 14 ran Settled in the pack - lost touch inside final 3f then drifted right approaching last furlong - stayed on same gear to finish 7th 7/14 nk 10-2 6077C83A J M Sheridan 6/1
16 May 25+11d Leopardstown BoyleSports Daily Money Back Meetings Apprentice Handicap 8f · Good · 19 ran Held up at the back - pushed along in mid-division 2f out - improved slightly to 9th late but made no headway 7/19 ½ 9-8 6486C76A Hugh Horgan 25/1
05 May 25+23d Curragh PG Duffy & Sons Citroen Apprentice Handicap 7f · Good · 25 ran Held up towards the back - short of room and driven approaching 2f out then eased left and asked for effort - still back on the outside with a furlong left - finished strongly in the last 150 yards to grab third 3/25 1¾ 9-2 6585C81A Dylan O'Connor 16/1
12 Apr 25+15d Curragh Watch Every Race Live From The Curragh Only On Racing TV Handicap 7f · Good · 13 ran Held up early - nudged along 3f from home and unable to challenge over a furlong out - stayed on strongly through a gap late to snatch third near the line 3/13 3¼ 8-13 6595C82A Seamie Heffernan 28/1
28 Mar 25+21d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Group Deals Available Apprentice Optional Claiming Race 7f · Standard · 10 ran Sat handy on the rail - pushed along in 4th two out - moved up to challenge but held no threat one out then faded 6/10 2 10-2 6881A76A Daniel King 16/1
07 Mar 25+7d Dundalk (AW) William Hill Proper Pricing Handicap 8f · Standard · 10 ran Held up towards the back - pressed for effort with 2f left - unable to gain ground - finished well beaten in 8th 8/10 1 9-0 7184A63A Killian Leonard 80/1
28 Feb 25+177d Dundalk (AW) William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap 7f · Standard · 9 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f to run - unable to close - well held at the finish 8/9 3 9-7 7276A61A J M Sheridan 66/1
2024 · 11 runs
04 Sep 24+36d Kilbeggan KilbegganRaces.com Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Towards the rear throughout - blundered at the 4th - well held in 12th 12/14 16 11-5 —68C91C Carl Millar 125/1
30 Jul 24+63d Galway caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap (50-80) 7f · Yielding · 16 ran 11/16 1½ 9-7 7469C66A Scott McCullagh 33/1
28 May 24+4d Tipperary Tipperary Races Claiming Race 7f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 2/10 2½ 9-11 7445A99A Daniel King 7/2
24 May 24+18d Curragh Ryans Cleaning Handicap (50-80) 8f · Good · 19 ran 12/19 nk 9-3 7484C71A Keithen Kennedy 11/1
06 May 24+15d Curragh Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Apprentice Handicap 7f · Soft · 20 ran 7/20 nk 10-0 75101C88A Daniel King 15/2
21 Apr 24+9d Curragh PG Duffy & Sons Citroen Handicap 7f · Soft To Heavy · 21 ran 2/21 ½ 9-1 7299C93A Sean D Bowen 28/1
12 Apr 24+35d Dundalk (AW) Friday 12th July Ladies Day At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-11 6586B87A Daniel King 15/2
08 Mar 24+21d Dundalk (AW) Peter Fitzpatrick Leod Quarries Handicap 8f · Standard · 12 ran 9/12 4¾ 8-6 6785A56A Sean D Bowen 18/1
16 Feb 24+16d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap (47-70) 7f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 ½ 9-11 7080B67A Jake Coen 14/1
31 Jan 24+19d Dundalk (AW) Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap (47-80) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 10/14 ½ 9-9 7180B67A Chris Hayes 20/1
12 Jan 24+21d Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Fridays Return To Dundalk Handicap (50-85) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 ½ 8-13 7299B67A Paddy Harnett 17/2
2023 · 8 runs
22 Dec 23+37d Dundalk (AW) TRM Champion Trainer & Jockey Awards 2023 Handicap (47-75) 7f · Standard · 13 ran 5/13 ½ 9-9 7385B75A Sean D Bowen 11/2
15 Nov 23+7d Dundalk (AW) Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap (47-70) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 nk 9-9 7381B84A Calum Hogan 4/1
08 Nov 23+7d Dundalk (AW) Bet On The Best Night Out At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) 7f · Standard · 13 ran 1/13 10-0 6898B91A Daniel King 2/1F
01 Nov 23+55d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 7f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-9 6294B87A Sean D Bowen 8/1
07 Sep 23+66d Clonmel St. Patrick's Well Handicap (47-65) 9.5f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 ¾ 9-13 6276C83A Colin Keane 40/1
03 Jul 23+28d Pontefract 21st Wilfred Underwood Memorial Handicap (Female Amateur Jockeys) Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 10/10 3 10-1 6544B55A Miss Sarah Bowen 40/1
05 Jun 23+16d Thirsk Best Prices Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 8/11 3½ 9-9 6989A65A Graham Lee 50/1
20 May 23+221d Thirsk Sky Bet Buildabet Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 11/12 1¼ 9-6 7272A54A Jack Garritty 22/1
2022 · 9 runs
11 Oct 22+21d Newcastle (AW) Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 11/12 2½ 9-4 7587A59A Paul Mulrennan 33/1
20 Sep 22+35d Beverley Old Gravel Pit Lodges Handicap Class 4 · 7.5f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 2¼ 9-3 7794A63A Dougie Costello 80/1
16 Aug 22+53d Kempton (AW) Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 8 ran 8/8 ½ 9-1 7977A61A Stefano Cherchi 9/1
24 Jun 22+36d Newmarket Call Racing's Support Line 0800 6300443 Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 2¾ 9-4 8081A60A Dylan Hogan 10/1
19 May 22+64d Wolverhampton (AW) Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 6/10 1 9-9 8089A80A Neil Callan 11/4F
16 Mar 22+30d Newcastle (AW) Play Coral Racing-Super-Series For Free Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-4 72100B97A Daniel Muscutt EvensF
14 Feb 22+16d Wolverhampton (AW) Coral Proud To Support British Racing Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 9-11 71102A80A Hollie Doyle 5/2
29 Jan 22+21d Kempton (AW) Unibet New Instant Roulette Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran 5/9 1¼ 9-3 7180A63A Christian Howarth 11/4J
08 Jan 22+40d Lingfield (AW) Play Coral Racing-super-series For Free Novice Median Auction Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 1¾ 9-2 —71A73A Hollie Doyle 14/1
2021 · 2 runs
29 Nov 21+138d Kempton (AW) Unibet Extra Place Offers Every Day Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran 7/14 3¾ 9-3 —93B61A Marco Ghiani 7/1
14 Jul 21 Wolverhampton (AW) Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Restricted Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran 6/9 2 9-2 —65C55C Dylan Hogan 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has El Bello won?
El Bello (GB) won 6 of 47 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 12.8%. Placed 14 times in total (29.8% of starts).
Who trains El Bello?
El Bello (GB) is trained by Raymond Hurley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 October 2025.
Who is El Bello's sire?
El Bello (GB) is by El Kabeir (USA) out of Ya Halla (IRE), whose sire is Dark Angel.
What going does El Bello prefer?
El Bello (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 5 wins from 24 starts (20.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is El Bello's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 64, from the run on 29 October 2025. The highest on record is 80.
What is El Bello's sire's record?
El Kabeir (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.8% of 1,231 runs since Jan 2008 (116 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 11.6% from 173. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 10.1% from 426. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.7% from 348.
Who are El Bello's siblings?
Out of Ya Halla (IRE), El Bello (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Hotalena (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Hotalena (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2021. 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.