Horse profile
El Picador (IRE)
8yo gelding (at last run, May 2024) · Last trainer Lucinda Russell · Last owner Sir Ian Ms Catriona Good
by Dansili (GB) out of West Of Venus (USA) (Street Cry)
38 runs · 21 courses · from Aug 2018
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 May 2024 — 898 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2024 · 11th of 12
5 wins · Musselburgh, Hamilton & Chepstow
Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile
El Picador won five of 38 starts between Aug 2018 and May 2024. Four of those wins came over 1m2f – 1m4f on good or good to firm ground, including three at Musselburgh and one at Hamilton, while the remaining success was in a Class 2 hurdle over 1m5f – 2m at Musselburgh on good to soft. The gelding, by Dansili out of a Street Cry mare, was last seen finishing 11 of 12 at Newcastle on the all-weather in May 2024 when he raced off a mark of 83, which was 40lb below his highest ever official rating.
Based on 38 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 40lb off peak
- 5–38Wins / Runs
- 13.2%Strike rate
- 15 (39.5%)Placed
- −4.80£1 level staken=38 at SP
- 1.24Fair A/E n=38 · 1.06 incl. margin
- 123Highest OR
- 57dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating83↓ 40lb off peak
83
70–123
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 109
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 109A | 99 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 113A | 76 | — |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 119C | 93 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 95A | 71 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 87A | 74 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 23 | 119C | 87 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 109A | 99 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 111A | 80 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 53B | 49 | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 123B | 94 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 123B | 94 | — |
Of 38 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 37 figures from 38 runs · as at 3 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
Dansili (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 13.7% of 11,842 runs since Jan 2008 (983 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 16.8% from 101. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 428. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.1% from 209.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 101 | 17 | 16.8% | +3.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,107 | 286 | 13.6% | −0.1 | 1 from 5 |
| Good | 2,966 | 424 | 14.3% | +0.6 | 3 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 1,324 | 165 | 12.5% | −1.2 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 1,413 | 160 | 11.3% | −2.4 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 428 | 34 | 7.9% | −5.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,501 | 538 | 15.4% | +1.7 | 0 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 253 | 32 | 12.6% | −1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,309 | 291 | 12.6% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,882 | 427 | 14.8% | +1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,796 | 558 | 14.7% | +1 | 4 from 23 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,682 | 218 | 13% | −0.7 | 1 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 683 | 76 | 11.1% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 209 | 19 | 9.1% | −4.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 28 | 3 | 10.7% | −3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
West Of Venus (USA) (Street Cry)
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Weddell Sea (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Weddell Sea (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weddell Sea (IRE) | 43 | 4 | 2m–2m½f | Class 5 |
| Retrograde (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sparkling Or Still (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 3 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.80 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 19 | 2 | 11% | −5.00 |
| Class 5 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +2.20 |
| Class 3 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musselburgh | 6 | 3 | 50% | +16.00 |
| Hamilton | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.80 |
| York | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Nottingham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Redcar | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 23 | 4 | 17% | +2.20 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Rodriguez | 10 | 2 | 20% | −2.80 |
| Ryan Sexton | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Shane Gray | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Franny Norton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Quinlan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Oisin Orr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Garritty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Becky Smith | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Louis Steward | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 33 | 4 | 12% | −8.80 |
| Visor | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +2.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.20 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +9.00 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 34 | 4 | 12% | −8.80 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 12 May 24+200d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap | 11/12 | 42 | 9-3 | 83 | 48C | 68C | Oisin Orr | 80/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Oct 23+171d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Handicap | 5/7 | 2¾ | 9-8 | 85 | 76A | 76A | Ryan Sexton | 50/1 |
| 07 May 23+232d | Hamilton | Patersons Of Greenoakhill Buttonhook Handicap | 10/10 | 58 | 8-11 | 86 | 61C | 62C | Ryan Sexton | 25/1 |
| 2022 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Sep 22+27d | Ayr | Jordan Electrics Ltd Handicap | 12/15 | hd | 9-13 | 87 | 105C | 78A | Callum Rodriguez | 14/1 |
| 21 Aug 22+14d | Sandown | Sky Bet Sunday Series Stayers Handicap | 4/12 | ¾ | 9-4 | 87 | 99A | 79A | Ryan Sexton | 15/2 |
| 07 Aug 22+30d | Haydock | Sky Bet Sunday Series Stayers Handicap | 2/11 | 4 | 9-12 | 85 | 109A | 93A | Callum Rodriguez | 18/1 |
| 08 Jul 22+16d | York | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap | 3/8 | 2¼ | 9-5 | 85 | 93A | 82A | Callum Rodriguez | 7/1 |
| 22 Jun 22+17d | Carlisle | Atkinson Building Contractors Cumberland Plate Handicap | 4/14 | nk | 9-11 | 84 | 119C | 92A | Callum Rodriguez | 11/1 |
| 05 Jun 22+14d | Musselburgh | Sky Bet Sunday Series Middle-distance Handicap | 1/10 | 9-6 | 79 | 78A | 82A | Ryan Sexton | 8/1 | |
| 22 May 22+11d | York | Sky Bet Sunday Series Apprentice Handicap | 10/18 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 79 | 85C | 75A | Billy Garritty | 12/1 |
| 11 May 22+13d | York | Conundrum HR Consulting Handicap | 3/13 | nk | 9-2 | 78 | 88C | 91A | Callum Rodriguez | 9/1 |
| 28 Apr 22+32d | Musselburgh | Weatherbys Global Stallions App Handicap | 1/6 | 9-7 | 74 | 104A | 88B | Callum Rodriguez | 4/1 | |
| 27 Mar 22+31d | Doncaster | SBK Amateur Jockeys' Handicap | 11/13 | shd | 10-9 | 75 | 55C | 66C | Miss Becky Smith | 7/2F |
| 24 Feb 22+20d | Southwell (AW) | BetYourWay At Betway Handicap | 3/11 | ½ | 9-9 | 74 | 113A | 89A | Callum Rodriguez | 18/1 |
| 04 Feb 22+278d | Newcastle (AW) | Betway Handicap | 6/9 | hd | 9-7 | 74 | 82A | 80A | Callum Rodriguez | 10/1 |
| 2021 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 May 21+20d | Hamilton | MansionBet Watch and Bet Handicap | 1/5 | 9-9 | 71 | 79C | 79B | Callum Rodriguez | 6/5F | |
| 12 Apr 21+171d | Redcar | Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Handicap (Div 1) | 3/12 | 1½ | 9-10 | 72 | 107A | 93A | Joe Fanning | 8/1 |
| 2020 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Oct 20+25d | Doncaster | Visit attheraces.com/jumps Handicap (Div 1) | 6/13 | 2 | 9-11 | 74 | 82C | 81A | Shane Gray | 12/1 |
| 28 Sep 20+5d | Hamilton | Support The Marie Curie Hospice Glasgow Handicap | 2/7 | hd | 9-2 | 72 | 84A | 81A | Shane Gray | 6/1 |
| 23 Sep 20+22d | Redcar | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap | 6/10 | nk | 9-5 | 72 | 95A | 78A | Shane Gray | 22/1 |
| 01 Sep 20+20d | Ripon | attheraces.com City Of Ripon Handicap | 6/8 | 3¾ | 9-1 | 73 | 87A | 67A | Franny Norton | 5/1 |
| 12 Aug 20+12d | Beverley | Churchill Tyres A Great British Brand Handicap | 5/9 | ½ | 9-9 | 73 | 81A | 76A | Joe Fanning | 15/2 |
| 31 Jul 20+38d | Pontefract | Jayne - On Course Lady Bookmaker Handicap | 3/6 | 3½ | 9-5 | 74 | 98A | 83B | Shane Gray | 12/1 |
| 23 Jun 20+14d | Beverley | williamhill.com Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap | 3/13 | ¾ | 9-3 | 74 | 107C | 82A | Callum Rodriguez | 9/1 |
| 09 Jun 20+128d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Handicap | 5/11 | 1½ | 9-5 | 75 | 111A | 80A | Franny Norton | 14/1 |
| 02 Feb 20+32d | Musselburgh | bet365 Scottish Triumph Hurdle (Listed Juvenile Hurdle) | UR/7 | — | 11-3 | 123 | — | — | Sean Quinlan | 15/2 |
| 01 Jan 20+23d | Musselburgh | Betway First Foot Juvenile Hurdle | 2/8 | 5½ | 11-4 | 116 | 123B | 127A | Brian Hughes | 7/4F |
| 2019 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Dec 19+33d | Musselburgh | Every Race Live On Racing TV Introductory Juvenile Hurdle | 1/8 | 10-12 | — | 94A | 136B | Sean Quinlan | 7/1 | |
| 06 Nov 19+77d | Musselburgh | Supporting Injured Jockeys Juvenile Maiden Hurdle | 2/9 | 2 | 10-12 | — | 94B | 120A | Brian Hughes | 4/1 |
| 21 Aug 19+20d | Bath | Weatherbys Racing Bank Foreign Exchange Handicap | 5/8 | 2¾ | 9-2 | 76 | 102A | 67A | Pat Dobbs | 5/1 |
| 01 Aug 19+26d | Nottingham | Download The Mansionbet App Handicap | 9/11 | 4 | 8-13 | 76 | 71A | 55A | Richard Kingscote | 10/3J |
| 06 Jul 19+12d | Nottingham | DS Derby Salon Classified Stakes | 2/8 | 4 | 9-1 | 76 | 100A | 84A | Kieran Shoemark | 3/1F |
| 24 Jun 19+45d | Chepstow | Pete Smith Car Sales Handicap | 1/8 | 9-7 | 70 | 68A | 92A | Kieran Shoemark | 8/1 | |
| 10 May 19+34d | Nottingham | Castle Rock Harvest Pale Handicap | 5/13 | 3½ | 9-4 | 72 | 71C | 71A | Oisin Murphy | 14/1 |
| 06 Apr 19+187d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Novice Stakes | 4/5 | 4 | 9-2 | — | 76C | 56B | Louis Steward | 18/1 |
| 2018 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Oct 18+24d | Kempton (AW) | 32Red Casino EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 2) | 5/8 | 2¼ | 9-2 | — | 68A | 62A | Jim Crowley | 9/2 |
| 07 Sep 18+28d | Ascot | Charbonnel Et Walker British EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 8/11 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | 45A | 73A | Ryan Moore | 20/1 |
| 10 Aug 18 | Newmarket | Fly London Southend Airport To Lyon Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) | 8/9 | hd | 9-5 | — | 53B | 69A | Ryan Moore | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has El Picador won?
- El Picador (IRE) won 5 of 38 archived starts between 2018 and 2024, a strike rate of 13.2%. Placed 15 times in total (39.5% of starts).
- Who trained El Picador?
- El Picador (IRE) was trained by Lucinda Russell on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 12 May 2024.
- Who is El Picador's sire?
- El Picador (IRE) is by Dansili (GB) out of West Of Venus (USA), whose sire is Street Cry.
- What going does El Picador prefer?
- El Picador (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 15 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is El Picador's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 12 May 2024. The highest on record is 123.
- What is El Picador's sire's record?
- Dansili (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.7% of 11,842 runs since Jan 2008 (983 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.8% from 101. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 428. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.1% from 209.
- Who are El Picador's siblings?
- Out of West Of Venus (USA), El Picador (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Weddell Sea (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Weddell Sea (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.