Gorthill (FR)
Gorthill won the Down Royal Corporation Of Horse Breeders Maiden Hunters Chase at Downpatrick over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft in May 2023. The gelding has one win and four places from 13 starts on turf, all at seven different courses. He last ran in the Vianstown Handicap Steeplechase at Downpatrick in Sep 2026 off an official rating of 98, 14lb below his highest ever mark of 112.
- 1–13Wins / Runs
- 7.7%Strike rate
- 4 (30.8%)Placed
- −6.50£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 1.22Fair A/E n=13 · 1.00 incl. margin
- 112Highest OR
- 137dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 78
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 130A | 70 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 120C | 72.5 | 2 · 120 / 90.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 78A | 72 | 1 · — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 130A | 90.5 | 2 · 120 / 90.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 13 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 13 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 2,918 runs since Jan 2008 (285 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 13.5% from 341. Weakest on heavy going: 7.2% from 237. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.7% from 228.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −1.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 341 | 46 | 13.5% | +3 | — |
| Good | 619 | 65 | 10.5% | 0 | 0 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 390 | 34 | 8.7% | −1.8 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 573 | 47 | 8.2% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 237 | 17 | 7.2% | −3.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 747 | 97 | 13% | +2.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 3 | 11.1% | +0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 228 | 13 | 5.7% | −4.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 429 | 48 | 11.2% | +0.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 933 | 123 | 13.2% | +2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 676 | 67 | 9.9% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 462 | 37 | 8% | −2.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 141 | 15 | 10.6% | +0.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 22 | 1 | 4.5% | −6 | 0 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Idem (FR) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Idem (FR)).
Family form: Idem (FR) won at Perth, 24 Sep 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idem (FR) | 23 | 5 | 2m–3m | Class 2 |
| Cote D'Azur (FR) | 11 | 1 | 2m3½f | — |
| Eeze A Saint (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| D'gentle Reflexion (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Honoris Causa (FR) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Jumba (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| L'Alexia (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downpatrick | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.50 |
| Downpatrick (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr N McParlan | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| Mr S Connor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| J J Slevin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr D McGill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr O McGill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| None | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.50 |
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hurdle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 26+18d | Downpatrick (IRE) | Vianstown Handicap Steeplechase | PU/15 | — | 11-0 | 98 | — | — | J J Slevin | 22/1 |
| 31 Aug 26+10d | Downpatrick (IRE) | Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Handicap Steeplechase | 14/15 | 7 | 11-6 | 99 | 51C | 93C | Mr S Connor | 12/1 |
| 21 Aug 26+19d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | New Forest Estate & Golf Club Handicap Steeplechase Went straight to front - stumbled slightly 4 out and lost advantage - pushed along and lost place again before final fence - stayed on to finish but couldn't reel in winner | 2/14 | 2½ | 11-6 | 97 | 61B | 123A | Mr S Connor | 40/1 |
| 02 Aug 26+72d | Galway (IRE) | Kinlay Hostel Handicap Steeplechase Shared front spot early - went on after 1st - overtaken past 5th - back on terms 6th and stumbled - up in 4th at halfway - errant step 6 out then dropped away - faded from 3f out - eased out of contention approaching the second-last | PU/18 | — | 10-9 | 100 | — | — | Mr S Connor | 66/1 |
| 22 May 26+312d | Downpatrick | Albert Bartlett Hunters Chase Front in front from the outset and pulling hard - small error at the 10th and soon pressed - not smooth and stumbled 3 out before losing the advantage - fell back to 5th at 2 out and faded from contention | 5/8 | nk | 12-0 | 110 | 120C | 113C | Mr N McParlan | 11/1 |
| 14 Jul 25+11d | Downpatrick | Downpatrick Racecourse Family Funday Supporters Handicap Chase Sat close to the pace early - second at halfway - blundered three out and dropped away rapidly - fell adrift before the final two furlongs - stayed on at one tempo without threatening late on | 6/7 | hd | 12-0 | 112 | 78A | 109A | J J Slevin | 4/1 |
| 03 Jul 25+41d | Bellewstown | Seamus Mulvaney Bookmaker, Crockafotha (Q.R.) Race Sluggish start and settled at the back - urged forward 3f out - driven approaching 2f out but had nothing more to offer late | 5/5 | 3¼ | 10-7 | — | 71C | 48C | Mr D McGill | 66/1 |
| 23 May 25+364d | Downpatrick | Dennison Commercials, Volvo Truck Hunters Chase Set the pace - driven approaching the final turn - collared inside the last 100 yards - couldn't find more and went down by a short head | 2/8 | nk | 12-0 | — | 60B | 138A | Mr N McParlan | 11/2 |
| 24 May 24+21d | Downpatrick | Dennison Commercials Hunters Chase | 2/9 | ½ | 12-0 | — | 130A | 136A | Mr N McParlan | 11/1 |
| 03 May 24+327d | Punchestown | Event Power Champion Hunters Chase | PU/14 | — | 11-7 | — | — | — | Mr O McGill | 80/1 |
| 11 Jun 23+23d | Perth | bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/8 | 17 | 11-1 | — | 74C | 95C | Aidan Coleman | 7/1 |
| 19 May 23+425d | Downpatrick | Down Royal Corporation Of Horse Breeders Maiden Hunters Chase | 1/13 | 12-0 | — | 71B | 126A | Mr N McParlan | 11/2 | |
| 20 Mar 22 | Downpatrick | Cosy Roof (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 6/10 | ½ | 12-0 | — | 70C | 108C | Mr N McParlan | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Gorthill (FR) won?
- Gorthill (FR) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 4 times in total (30.8% of starts).
- Who trains Gorthill (FR)?
- Gorthill (FR) is trained by Stephen Carlin, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 September 2026.
- Who is Gorthill (FR)'s sire?
- Gorthill (FR) is by Rail Link (GB) out of Reflexion (FR), whose sire is Discover D'Auteuil.
- What going does Gorthill (FR) prefer?
- Gorthill (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Gorthill (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 18 September 2026. The highest on record is 112.
- What is Gorthill (FR)'s sire's record?
- Rail Link (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 2,918 runs since Jan 2008 (285 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 13.5% from 341. Weakest on heavy going: 7.2% from 237. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 5.7% from 228.
- Who are Gorthill (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Reflexion (FR), Gorthill (FR) has 7 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Idem (FR) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Idem (FR)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.