El Vaquero (IRE)
El Vaquero (IRE) is 1 from 11, including a Grade 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the Scilly Isles Novices' Chase at Sandown (Feb 2005). Hasn't won since Feb 2005. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer). Last raced off 125, 24lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–11Wins / Runs
- 9.1%Strike rate
- 2 (18.2%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.04Fair A/E n=11 · 0.92 incl. margin
- 149Highest OR
- 56dBetween runs (median)longest 685 d
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 377 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 106.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 59 | 1 | 1.7% | −6.3 | — |
| Good | 130 | 11 | 8.5% | +0.5 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 64 | 5 | 7.8% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 75 | 10 | 13.3% | +5.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 42 | 3 | 7.1% | −0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 68 | 6 | 8.8% | +0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 106 | 5 | 4.7% | −3.3 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 121 | 12 | 9.9% | +1.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 76 | 7 | 9.2% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Fairlight Express (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Fairlight Express (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairlight Express (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 2m3f | Class 4 |
| Fairlight Shadow (IRE) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| Alota Baby (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 1 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sandown | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Huntingdon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis O'Regan | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Graham Lee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jim Culloty | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 27 Mar 09+69d | Ascot | Independent Newspaper Veterans' Handicap Chase | PU/12 | — | 10-6 | 125 | — | Brian Hughes | 33/1 |
| 17 Jan 09+56d | Ascot | 1942 Was A Vintage Year Handicap Chase | 8/17 | 21 | 10-6 | 130 | 103C | Denis O'Regan | 40/1 |
| 2008 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 08+28d | Huntingdon | 4.5 Million totescoop6 Veterans' Handicap Chase | 7/10 | 5 | 11-7 | 134 | 97C | Denis O'Regan | 8/1 |
| 25 Oct 08+197d | Aintree | Intercasino.co.uk Veterans' Handicap Chase (Mildmay) | 3/8 | 25 | 11-5 | 135 | 104C | Denis O'Regan | 7/1 |
| 11 Apr 08+97d | Ascot | K-Lift Veterans' Handicap Chase | F/13 | — | 11-12 | 135 | — | Denis O'Regan | 14/1 |
| 05 Jan 08+54d | Sandown | Free 25 Pound bet partybets.com Handicap Chase | 7/8 | 6 | 11-6 | 140 | 107A | Denis O'Regan | 10/1 |
| 2007 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 07+685d | Carlisle | WBX.COM No Commission On This Race Graduation Chase | 4/7 | 14 | 11-9 | 140 | 104C | Denis O'Regan | 8/1 |
| 2005 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 05+25d | Wetherby | Skybet.com Castleford Chase (Grade 2) | UR/5 | — | 11-3 | 147 | — | Jim Crowley | 12/1 |
| 02 Dec 05+13d | Sandown | John Smith's Future Stars Intermediate Chase | 3/6 | ¾ | 11-10 | 149 | 122C | Graham Lee | 8/1 |
| 19 Nov 05+287d | Huntingdon | Totesport Peterborough Chase (Grade 2) | PU/11 | — | 11-5 | 149 | — | Graham Lee | 6/1 |
| 05 Feb 05 | Sandown | Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (Grade 1) | 1/5 | 11-6 | — | 116C | Jim Culloty | 4/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has El Vaquero won?
- El Vaquero (IRE) won 1 of 11 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 2 times in total (18.2% of starts).
- Who trained El Vaquero?
- El Vaquero (IRE) was trained by Howard Johnson on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 27 March 2009.
- Who is El Vaquero's sire?
- El Vaquero (IRE) is by Un Desperado (FR) out of Marble Fontaine (GB), whose sire is Lafontaine I.
- What going does El Vaquero prefer?
- El Vaquero (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is El Vaquero's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 27 March 2009. The highest on record is 149.
- What is El Vaquero's sire's record?
- Un Desperado (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 377 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 106.
- Who are El Vaquero's siblings?
- Out of Marble Fontaine (GB), El Vaquero (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Fairlight Express (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Fairlight Express (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3f. As at Nov 2026.