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Horse profile

Hot Choc (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, May 2010) · Last trainer John Ryall · Last owner The Chocoholics
by Darnay (GB) out of Vulcan Belle (GB) (Royal Vulcan)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2008
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 May 2010 — 6,012 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2010 Last raced off OR 84
KTB Profile

Hot Choc (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 10 at Newton Abbot (Jun 2009).

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 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

Best recent KTB Rating 92A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 4 Jun 2009 Official rating 84 at the last run, 6 May 2010

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 92A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good392C84—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m392C84—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 7 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
Darnay (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 4.1% of 666 runs since Jan 2008 (97 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1700%−4.1—
Good to Firm9177.7%+3.60 from 2
Good16553%−1.10 from 4
Good to Soft7822.6%−1.5—
Soft14742.7%−1.40 from 1
Heavy7500%−4.1—
Standard (AW)9399.7%+5.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f36513.9%+9.8—
6f – 7f5447.4%+3.3—
1m – 1m1f19210.5%+6.4—
1m2f – 1m4f4412.3%−1.8—
1m5f – 2m25872.7%−1.40 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f17263.5%−0.60 from 2
2m5f – 3m7322.7%−1.4—
Over 3m1000%−4.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Vulcan Belle (GB) (Royal Vulcan)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Total Sentiment (IRE)120——
Beg To Differ (IRE)10——
The Wrong Bid (IRE)20——
Bomber Belle (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 3 0 0% −3.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Daryl Jacob 3 0 0% −3.00
Marcus Foley 2 0 0% −2.00
Ian Popham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Hutchinson 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 2 0 0% −2.00
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 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
06 May 10+56d Wincanton Frys Electrical Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-5 84— Ian Popham 9/1
11 Mar 10+280d Wincanton Higos Insurance Somerton Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 11 ran F/11 — 11-8 86— Wayne Hutchinson 16/1
04 Jun 09+57d Newton Abbot Come Racing Here 8th June Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 24 11-0 8692A Marcus Foley 28/1
08 Apr 09+34d Hereford freebets.co.uk Online Sports Betting Novices' Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 ¾ 10-13 —81C Marcus Foley 66/1
05 Mar 09+138d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Salisbury Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 11-1 —— Daryl Jacob 50/1
18 Oct 08+14d Cheltenham Betfair Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 17 ran 14/17 5 11-0 —92C Daryl Jacob 50/1
04 Oct 08 Fontwell Southern Water Supporting Wateraid Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 13.5f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 10 11-0 —84C Daryl Jacob 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hot Choc (IRE) won?
Hot Choc (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2008 and 2010. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trained Hot Choc (IRE)?
Hot Choc (IRE) was trained by John Ryall on the most recent run on record, at Wincanton on 6 May 2010.
Who is Hot Choc (IRE)'s sire?
Hot Choc (IRE) is by Darnay (GB) out of Vulcan Belle (GB), whose sire is Royal Vulcan.
What is Hot Choc (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 6 May 2010. The highest on record is 86.
What is Hot Choc (IRE)'s sire's record?
Darnay (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 4.1% of 666 runs since Jan 2008 (97 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Hot Choc (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Vulcan Belle (GB), Hot Choc (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2008. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.