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Horse profile

El Chico Mejor (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2020) · Last trainer Liz Doyle · Last owner Pat Martin Mrs Sheila Martin
by Lilbourne Lad (IRE) out of Gimli's Treasure (IRE) (King's Best)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Jun 2019
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Jun 2020 — 2,333 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2020 · 8th of 14 Last raced off OR 53
KTB Profile

El Chico Mejor (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts. Best effort: 4th of 14 at Dundalk (AW) (Dec 2019). Last raced off 53, 12lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating53↓ 12lb off peak
53 53–65

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 101 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Dundalk (AW), 25 Oct 2019

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 8 figures · best 104C · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm2104C79—
Standard (AW)2101B93—
Soft278C66.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f7104C68—
1m5f – 2m1———
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 67A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 13 Dec 2019 Official rating 53 at the last flat run, 15 Jun 2020

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 80C the best of the last 1 rated run · Roscommon, 6 Aug 2019

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 8 figures · best 67A · median 56.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm261A59.5—
Standard (AW)267A56—
Soft255C53—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f767A58—
1m5f – 2m1———
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
Lilbourne Lad (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 2,553 runs since Mar 2015 (174 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1815.6%−2.5—
Good to Firm406307.4%−0.70 from 2
Good520448.5%+0.40 from 1
Good to Soft277196.9%−1.20 from 1
Soft280238.2%+0.10 from 3
Heavy7800%−8.1—
Standard (AW)974899.1%+10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f229208.7%+0.6—
6f – 7f1,101857.7%−0.4—
1m – 1m1f571518.9%+0.8—
1m2f – 1m4f383328.4%+0.30 from 7
1m5f – 2m176126.8%−1.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f7334.1%−4—
2m5f – 3m1400%−8.1—
Over 3m6350%+41.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2015 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gimli's Treasure (IRE) (King's Best)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Heir of Excitement (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Heir of Excitement (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Heir of Excitement (IRE)3727fClass 4
Bells Of Barnack (IRE)80——
Eyela (IRE)50——
Freezing (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ross Coakley 3 0 0% −3.00
Colin Keane 2 0 0% −2.00
Alan Persse 1 0 0% −1.00
Killian Leonard 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Killian Hennessy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 8 0 0% −8.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 8 0 0% −8.00
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
2020 · 1 run
15 Jun 20+185d Fairyhouse Meath Handicap (45-65) (Div 1) 1m4f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 8/14 ½ 9-4 53104C61A Colin Keane 11/1
2019 · 8 runs
13 Dec 19+49d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (45-65) 1m4f · Standard · 14 ran 4/14 3¼ 9-3 5585B67A Colin Keane 12/1
25 Oct 19+15d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Handicap (45-75) (Div 1) 1m2½f · Standard · 14 ran 8/14 3½ 8-2 60101B45A Alan Persse 40/1
10 Oct 19+40d Thurles www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap (50-70) 2m · Soft · 15 ran 13/15 20 8-12 6278C55C Killian Leonard 66/1
31 Aug 19+25d Down Royal Weatherbys General Studbook Handicap (50-70) 1m2½f · Soft · 12 ran 11/12 3½ 9-2 6555C51C Ross Coakley 33/1
06 Aug 19+16d Roscommon Railway Bar 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 1m7½f · Soft · 16 ran 10/16 1½ 10-5 —94C80C Sean O'Keeffe 40/1
21 Jul 19+24d Curragh Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Maiden 1m4f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 12/12 2¾ 9-5 —54C58C Ross Coakley 50/1
27 Jun 19+13d Curragh Silken Thomas & Lock 13 Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden 1m2f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 nk 9-5 —59A61A Ross Coakley 66/1
14 Jun 19 Cork Hothouse Flowers Play After Racing Maiden 1m2f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 10/17 nk 8-12 —68C55A Killian Hennessy 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has El Chico Mejor won?
El Chico Mejor (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2019 and 2020.
Who trained El Chico Mejor?
El Chico Mejor (IRE) was trained by Liz Doyle on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 15 June 2020.
Who is El Chico Mejor's sire?
El Chico Mejor (IRE) is by Lilbourne Lad (IRE) out of Gimli's Treasure (IRE), whose sire is King's Best.
What is El Chico Mejor's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 53, from the run on 15 June 2020. The highest on record is 65.
What is El Chico Mejor's sire's record?
Lilbourne Lad (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 2,553 runs since Mar 2015 (174 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are El Chico Mejor's siblings?
Out of Gimli's Treasure (IRE), El Chico Mejor (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Heir of Excitement (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Heir of Excitement (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2019. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.