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Horse profile

Hopalla Chocolat (FR)

6yo mare (at last run, Feb 2023) · Last trainer J Merienne · Last owner Mme Marie Merienne
by Stormy River (FR) out of Castillon (IRE) (Gone West)
8 runs · 6 courses · from May 2020
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Feb 2023 — 1,352 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2023 · 8th of 11 Won at Pau (FR)
KTB Profile

Hopalla Chocolat won once from eight starts on turf. The sole success came at Pau in May 2020 in the Prix Burgrave II over 1m5f to 2m on soft ground. She raced six times over 2m1f to 2m4f without winning. The mare finished 8 of 11 at Fontainebleau in Feb 2023.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

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

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

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,230 runs since Apr 2011 (253 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm29413.8%+4.6—
Good4064310.6%+1.4—
Good to Soft276248.7%−0.5—
Soft551549.8%+0.61 from 6
Heavy224198.5%−0.70 from 2
Standard (AW)740598%−1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f39512.8%+3.6—
6f – 7f338267.7%−1.5—
1m – 1m1f696588.3%−0.9—
1m2f – 1m4f6947210.4%+1.2—
1m5f – 2m224177.6%−1.61 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1842010.9%+1.70 from 6
2m5f – 3m53713.2%+4—
Over 3m200%−9.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2011 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Castillon (IRE) (Gone West)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Beauty And Fortune (FR)50——
Boissey I (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 1 17% −5.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Auteuil (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontainebleau (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Machecoul (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Compiegne (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Pau (FR) 1 1 100% —

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dylan Salmon 6 1 17% −5.00
Christopher Riou 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% −4.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2020 5 1 20% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 1 17% −5.00
Chase 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 Jockey SP
2023 · 3 runs
21 Feb 23+17d Fontainebleau (FR) Prix Rotary Club de Fontainebleau (Hurdle) (Claimer) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3f · Very Soft · 11 ran 8/11 5 10-10 Christopher Riou 23/1
04 Feb 23+34d Machecoul (FR) Prix Fernand Reaud (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 2m3½f · Very Soft · 14 ran 7/14 6 10-10 Christopher Riou 9/1
01 Jan 23+739d Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Prix de l'Artois (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 9 ran 8/9 5 9-13 Dylan Salmon 22/1
2020 · 5 runs
23 Dec 20+83d Cagnes-Sur-Mer (FR) Prix de Glasgow (Chase) (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 2m2½f · Heavy · 13 ran 6/13 10 10-1 Dylan Salmon 15/1
01 Oct 20+22d Auteuil (FR) Prix Magicienne (Chase) (Claimer) (3yo) (Turf) 2m1½f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 ¾ 10-1 Dylan Salmon 43/10
09 Sep 20+83d Auteuil (FR) Prix Amati (Hurdle) (Claimer) (3yo Fillies) (Turf) 1m7f · Very Soft · 13 ran 6/13 1¼ 10-7 Dylan Salmon 13/1
18 Jun 20+23d Compiegne (FR) Prix du Jurancon (Hurdle) (Claimer) (3yo Fillies) (Turf) 2m1f · Very Soft · 8 ran 5/8 2½ 10-8 Dylan Salmon 6/5F
26 May 20 Pau (FR) Prix Burgrave II (Hurdle) (Claimer) (3yo Fillies) (Turf) 2m · Very Soft · 6 ran 1/6 10-7 Dylan Salmon —

Quick answers

How many races has Hopalla Chocolat won?
Hopalla Chocolat (FR) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2020 and 2023, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trained Hopalla Chocolat?
Hopalla Chocolat (FR) was trained by J Merienne on the most recent run on record, at Fontainebleau (FR) on 21 February 2023.
Who is Hopalla Chocolat's sire?
Hopalla Chocolat (FR) is by Stormy River (FR) out of Castillon (IRE), whose sire is Gone West.
What going does Hopalla Chocolat prefer?
Hopalla Chocolat (FR) has the best record on soft 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 Hopalla Chocolat's sire's record?
Stormy River (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,230 runs since Apr 2011 (253 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Hopalla Chocolat's siblings?
Out of Castillon (IRE), Hopalla Chocolat (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2020. 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.