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Horse profile

El Gangster (IRE)

5yo gelding · Trainer Donald Whillans · Owner Callum Whillans
by El Salvador (IRE) out of Marhab Dancer (IRE) (Oscar)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 21 Mar 2026 · 5th of 8
KTB Profile

El Gangster is a gelding by El Salvador out of a mare by Oscar. He is yet to win from three starts on turf, with his best effort a third of seven at Carlisle in Nov 2025. He has raced twice over 1m5f to 2m and once over 2m1f to 2m4f, all on soft or good to soft going. His last run, at Kelso in Mar 2026, saw him finish fifth of eight in a Class 2 NH Flat race.

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Nov 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 121 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 29 Jan 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 3 figures · best 121A · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft2121A107.52 runs · 121 / 107.5
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2121A110.52 runs · 121 / 110.5
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 121A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 29 Jan 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 — 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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 121A · median 121
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft2121A1212 runs · 121 / 121
Good to Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2121A116.52 runs · 121 / 116.5
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

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

  • Mid-division 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
El Salvador (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 358 runs since Feb 2020 (51 horses).

Strongest on good going: 18.9% from 148.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm7114.3%+0.9—
Good1482818.9%+5.5—
Good to Soft8389.6%−3.80 from 1
Soft9299.8%−3.60 from 2
Heavy2613.8%−9.6—
Standard (AW)2150%+36.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f3133.3%+19.9—
1m5f – 2m951414.7%+1.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1301410.8%−2.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m1061413.2%−0.2—
Over 3m24520.8%+7.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2020 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Marhab Dancer (IRE) (Oscar)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Robelli (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Robelli (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Robelli (IRE)512mClass 5
Playingwithnumbers (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Craig Nichol 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
21 Mar 26+51d Kelso Racing Post+ Jodami Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 2 · 2m · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - pressed for effort with 3f remaining - dropped away inside the final furlong - finished 5th 5/8 ¾ 11-5 100B112A Craig Nichol 5/1
29 Jan 26+60d Ayr Coral 'Pipped-At-The-Post' Payouts Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran Handy in the early stages - nudged for effort with over 2f left - dropped away soon after - finished a well-beaten 5th 5/7 2½ 11-2 121A121A Craig Nichol 11/1
2025 · 1 run
30 Nov 25 Carlisle PricedUp Supports British Racing Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m1f · Soft · 7 ran Held up in the pack - driven to move into third 2f out - kept on without threatening the leading two 3/7 4¾ 11-2 94B121A Sean Quinlan 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has El Gangster won?
El Gangster (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains El Gangster?
El Gangster (IRE) is trained by Donald Whillans, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 March 2026.
Who is El Gangster's sire?
El Gangster (IRE) is by El Salvador (IRE) out of Marhab Dancer (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
What is El Gangster's sire's record?
El Salvador (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 358 runs since Feb 2020 (51 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 18.9% from 148.
Who are El Gangster's siblings?
Out of Marhab Dancer (IRE), El Gangster (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Robelli (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Robelli (IRE)). The wins came over 2m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2025. 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.