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Horse profile

El Salvador (IRE)

5yo horse (at last run, Oct 2014) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Mrs A M Obrien
by Galileo (IRE) out of Balisada (GB) (Kris)
23 runs · 13 courses · from May 2012
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Oct 2014 — 4,406 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2014 · 1st of 21 Won last time out 7 wins · 5 courses Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

El Salvador (IRE) is 7 from 23. Won last time out at Curragh.

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

Progeny in our archive

Progeny record

As a sire, El Salvador (IRE)’s progeny in our archive have won 13.5% of 356 runs since Feb 2020 (51 horses).

Strongest on good going: 18.9% from 148.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sire
Good to Firm7114.3%+0.8
Good1482818.9%+5.4
Good to Soft8189.9%−3.6
Soft9299.8%−3.7
Heavy2613.8%−9.7
Standard (AW)2150%+36.5
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sire
1m2f – 1m4f3133.3%+19.8
1m5f – 2m951414.7%+1.2
2m1f – 2m4f1301410.8%−2.7
2m5f – 3m1061413.2%−0.3
Over 3m22522.7%+9.2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2020 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Official rating102↓ 6lb off peak
102 85–108

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 101A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 12 Oct 2014 Official rating 102 at the last run, 12 Oct 2014

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 22 figures · best 103A · median 88.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft7101A86—
Good to Firm797A89—
Heavy3100B96—
Good291B87—
Standard (AW)2103A97.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f12103A91.5—
1m5f – 2m8101A86.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 23 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 23 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
Galileo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,200 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.4% from 890.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721419.4%+4.9—
Good to Firm2,76644216%+1.50 from 8
Good5,30879014.9%+0.42 from 2
Good to Soft2,34632914%−0.50 from 1
Soft3,84557615%+0.51 from 7
Heavy1,37819013.8%−0.72 from 3
Standard (AW)2,48430412.2%−2.32 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1417.1%−7.4—
6f – 7f1,38325218.2%+3.7—
1m – 1m1f3,02151717.1%+2.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6,8501,05115.3%+0.85 from 12
1m5f – 2m4,24155513.1%−1.42 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f1,65117010.3%−4.20 from 1
2m5f – 3m890849.4%−5.10 from 1
Over 3m1501610.7%−3.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Balisada (GB) (Kris)

7 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Galactic Star (GB) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Galactic Star (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Galactic Star (GB)1441m2f–1m4fListed
Kummiya (GB)931m–1m½fClass 4
Green Diamond (GB)130——
Sabi Star (GB)50——
Watchtower (IRE)10——
Quite Sharp (GB)20——
Kugelblitz (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 8 0 0% −8.00
Soft 7 1 14% +19.00
Heavy 3 2 67% +3.63
Good 2 2 100% +1.82
Standard (AW) 2 2 100% +2.35
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

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

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 4 1 25% +22.00
Leopardstown 4 0 0% −4.00
Limerick 3 2 67% +3.63
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 2 2 100% +2.35
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 1 100% +0.57
Bellewstown 1 1 100% +1.25
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 12 5 42% +1.23
1m5f – 2m 9 2 22% +18.57
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Joseph O'Brien 15 4 27% −4.02
Donnacha O'Brien 2 1 50% +24.00
Ana O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss S O'Brien 2 2 100% +1.82
Ryan Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Colm O'Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 5 31% −4.08
Cheekpieces 5 2 40% +23.88
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 12 4 33% +21.57
2013 9 3 33% −1.77
2012 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 12 runs
12 Oct 14+66d Curragh Irish Cesarewitch (Premier Handicap) 2m · Yielding · 21 ran 1/21 9-5 102101A Donnacha O'Brien 25/1
07 Aug 14+6d Leopardstown Ballyroan Stakes (group 3) 1m4f · Yielding · 5 ran 5/5 7 9-9 10373B Ana O'Brien 10/1
01 Aug 14+7d Galway Guinness Handicap 1m4f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 6 9-2 10488A Donnacha O'Brien 7/1
25 Jul 14+10d Down Royal Her Majesty's Plate 1m5f · Good To Firm · 3 ran 2/3 2½ 10-0 10487C Joseph O'Brien 15/8
15 Jul 14+10d Killarney Seaniemac.com (Q.R.) Race 1m6f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-0 10483A Miss S O'Brien 4/7F
05 Jul 14+6d Bellewstown Eva-tec Ltd (Q.R.) Race 1m4f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 10-12 10491B Miss S O'Brien 5/4F
29 Jun 14+8d Curragh At The Races Curragh Cup (group 3) 1m6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 7/7 1½ 9-11 10581A Ana O'Brien 10/1
21 Jun 14+13d Ascot Queen Alexandra Stakes (Conditions Race) Class 2 · 2m5½f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 2/13 1½ 9-2 10589A Joseph O'Brien 10/1
08 Jun 14+10d Curragh TRM Silver Stakes (Listed) 1m2f · Yielding · 9 ran 9/9 4¾ 9-9 10664C Joseph O'Brien 9/2
29 May 14+33d Sandown Cantor Fitzgerald Henry II Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 2m · Soft · 11 ran 8/11 ¾ 9-2 10686A Ryan Moore 8/1
26 Apr 14+16d Limerick Martin Molony Stakes (listed) 1m4½f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 nse 9-6 10697A Joseph O'Brien 5/2
10 Apr 14+266d Limerick Summer Twilight Nights Race 1m4½f · Heavy · 3 ran 1/3 9-10 10696C Joseph O'Brien 11/4
2013 · 9 runs
18 Jul 13+10d Leopardstown Challenge Stakes (Listed) 1m6f · Good To Firm · 6 ran PU/6 — 9-9 108— Joseph O'Brien 9/4
08 Jul 13+8d Roscommon Lenebane Stakes (listed) 1m4f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 2/8 2¾ 9-11 10897A Joseph O'Brien 11/4
30 Jun 13+10d Curragh At The Races Curragh Cup (group 3) 1m6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 1¼ 9-11 10889A Joseph O'Brien 7/1
20 Jun 13+13d Ascot Gold Cup (British Champions Series) (Group 1) Class 1 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 6/14 2¼ 9-0 10584A Joseph O'Brien 16/1
07 Jun 13+19d Leopardstown Seamus & Rosemary Mcgrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes (listed) 1m6f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 1¾ 9-5 10593B Joseph O'Brien 5/2
19 May 13+38d Navan Coolmore Vintage Crop Stakes (listed) 1m6f · Yielding · 7 ran 3/7 4½ 9-5 10686A Joseph O'Brien 5/4F
11 Apr 13+48d Limerick Summer Twilight Nights Race 1m4½f · Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 9-9 97100B Joseph O'Brien 15/8
22 Feb 13+14d Dundalk (AW) Ladbrokes Daily Top Treble Handicap 1m4f · Standard · 13 ran 1/13 9-7 85103A Joseph O'Brien 11/10F
08 Feb 13+245d Dundalk (AW) Bookings at dundalkstadium.com Maiden 1m4f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-5 —92A Joseph O'Brien 5/4F
2012 · 2 runs
08 Jun 12+23d Leopardstown Bipolar Empire Maiden 1m4f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 8 9-5 —76A Joseph O'Brien 11/10F
16 May 12 Naas Kill (C & G) Maiden 1m2f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 3/15 4¾ 9-5 —79A Colm O'Donoghue 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has El Salvador won?
El Salvador (IRE) won 7 of 23 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 30.4%. Placed 12 times in total (52.2% of starts).
Who trained El Salvador?
El Salvador (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 12 October 2014.
Who is El Salvador's sire?
El Salvador (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Balisada (GB), whose sire is Kris.
What going does El Salvador prefer?
El Salvador (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is El Salvador's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 12 October 2014. The highest on record is 108.
What is El Salvador's sire's record?
Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,200 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.4% from 890.
Who are El Salvador's siblings?
Out of Balisada (GB), El Salvador (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Galactic Star (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Galactic Star (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.
Has El Salvador sired winners?
As a sire, El Salvador (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.5% of 356 runs since Feb 2020 (51 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 18.9% from 148.

Record shown from May 2012. 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.