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Horse profile

El Galactico (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Neil Mulholland · Owner Feilim O Muiri And Brendan Barrett
by Hillstar (GB) out of Golan River (IRE) (Golan)
7 runs · 7 courses · from May 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Plumpton & Uttoxeter Last run 15 May 2026 · 8th of 10 Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile

El Galactico is a gelding who has won two of seven starts on turf, both at Class 4 level. He won the Jack Frost Chiller & Freezer Hire Novices' Hurdle at Uttoxeter over 2m5f – 3m on good ground in Jun 2025 and the Gredley Charitable Trust Novices' Hurdle at Plumpton over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground in Nov 2025. Each win came on a first visit to the course. His last run, at Aintree in May 2026, was eighth of 10 in a Class 3 handicap hurdle off an official rating of 118.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent All wins at Class 4
Official rating118↓ 3lb off peak
118 113–121

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 117 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Ascot, 19 Dec 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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 135C · median 121
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good4135C124.52 runs · 121 / 114
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3135C1281 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f2121C1142 runs · 121 / 114

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 130A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 19 Dec 2025 Official rating 118 at the last run, 15 May 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 5 figures · best 130A · median 130
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good4130C1272 runs · 130 / 123
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3130A1301 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f2130C1232 runs · 130 / 123

Of 7 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 · 5 figures from 7 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 7 analysed runs since May 2025

  • Prominent 4 (57%) · 2 wins
  • Mid-division 3 (43%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Hillstar (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 741 runs since Jan 2008 (88 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6116.7%+9.3—
Good299268.7%+1.32 from 5
Good to Soft15096%−1.40 from 1
Soft193147.3%−0.10 from 1
Heavy8755.7%−1.7—
Standard (AW)600%−7.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−7.4—
6f – 7f400%−7.4—
1m – 1m1f600%−7.4—
1m2f – 1m4f500%−7.4—
1m5f – 2m255197.5%+0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f266217.9%+0.51 from 2
2m5f – 3m182137.1%−0.31 from 5
Over 3m2229.1%+1.7—

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
Golan River (IRE) (Golan)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 2 40% +14.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 2 50% +15.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 1 100% +8.50
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +8.50
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% +4.50
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +7.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richie McLernon 5 2 40% +14.00
Conor O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Bradley Harris 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 2 40% +14.00
Hood + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 4 2 50% +15.00

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 · 3 runs
15 May 26+44d Aintree Hatfields Jaguar Land Rover Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good · 10 ran Held handy spot early - driven three out then lost touch two out - dropped away approaching final fence 8/10 nk 10-7 118107A116A Richie McLernon 11/1
01 Apr 26+19d Southwell Southwell Racecourse Conference And Events Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24.5f · Good · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - moved into third after the 8th - dropped away under pressure approaching 3 out - faded and pulled up before 2 out PU/8 — 12-0 120—— Conor O'Farrell 9/1
13 Mar 26+84d Doncaster Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Settled in the pack early - lost touch and slipped backward 4 out - faded fast after 3 out and pulled up before 2 out PU/7 — 11-10 121—— Richie McLernon 7/2
2025 · 4 runs
19 Dec 25+32d Ascot Howden Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21.5f · Soft · 12 ran Settled in the pack - pressed for effort before two out - nudged into a small gain up the run-in but never a threat 5/12 1½ 11-8 121117B130A Bradley Harris 6/1
17 Nov 25+165d Plumpton Gredley Charitable Trust Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 4 ran Settled in third early - improved to second by the 8th - urged forward approaching two out and hit the front there - stayed on strongly to score 1/4 11-7 113121C130C Richie McLernon 17/2
05 Jun 25+29d Uttoxeter Jack Frost Chiller & Freezer Hire Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Good · 4 ran Tracked the front group - stumbled 4 out - moved into second before 3 out - nosed in front before 2 out - driven clear drifting left approaching last - stayed on strongly to win 1/4 11-2 —135C124B Richie McLernon 17/2
07 May 25 Fontwell bet365 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21.5f · Good · 5 ran Settled third on inner early - clipped fourth obstacle - moved into second approaching straight - asked for effort and unable to close gap between final two - stayed on well to secure runner-up spot 2/5 2 11-4 —128C130B Richie McLernon 28/1

Quick answers

How many races has El Galactico won?
El Galactico (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trains El Galactico?
El Galactico (IRE) is trained by Neil Mulholland, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 May 2026.
Who is El Galactico's sire?
El Galactico (IRE) is by Hillstar (GB) out of Golan River (IRE), whose sire is Golan.
What going does El Galactico prefer?
El Galactico (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is El Galactico's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 15 May 2026. The highest on record is 121.
What is El Galactico's sire's record?
Hillstar (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 741 runs since Jan 2008 (88 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from May 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.