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Horse profile

Jolly Roger (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, May 2017) · Last trainer Dai Burchell · Last owner Smerdon Tree Services Ltd
by Oratorio (IRE) out of Chalice Wells (GB) (Sadler's Wells)
47 runs · 25 courses · from Sep 2010
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 May 2017 — 3,458 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2017 9 wins · 8 courses Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile

Jolly Roger (IRE) is 9 from 47. Hasn't won since Jun 2012. Last raced off 101, 32lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 47 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 32lb off peak
Official rating101↓ 32lb off peak
101 59–133

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 124 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Lingfield (AW), 22 Feb 2017

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 →

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 5 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 69A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chepstow, 20 Aug 2015 Official rating 59 at the last flat run, 22 Feb 2017

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 116A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 28 Jan 2017 Official rating 101 at the last jumps run, 9 May 2017

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 →

Flat 11 figures · best 80A · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm574A69—
Good to Soft280A74.5—
Soft270A66—
Standard (AW)1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f680A63—
1m5f – 2m474A71.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Jumps 29 figures · best 141A · median 118
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good10129A116—
Good to Soft9131A118—
Soft5125B120—
Good to Firm3141A119—
Heavy1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m19141A116—
2m1f – 2m4f10127A120—

Of 47 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (7).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 40 figures from 47 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 5,063 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 7.3% from 455.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm44715.9%+5.31 from 1
Good to Firm870869.9%−0.71 from 9
Good1,010929.1%−1.52 from 15
Good to Soft455337.3%−3.33 from 13
Soft7027610.8%+0.22 from 7
Heavy215219.8%−0.80 from 1
Standard (AW)1,76522012.5%+1.90 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f791012.7%+2.1—
6f – 7f1,35013610.1%−0.5—
1m – 1m1f1,50517611.7%+1.1—
1m2f – 1m4f1,36914210.4%−0.21 from 6
1m5f – 2m545499%−1.64 from 27
2m1f – 2m4f1682011.9%+1.34 from 13
2m5f – 3m3912.6%−80 from 1
Over 3m8112.5%+1.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Chalice Wells (GB) (Sadler's Wells)

6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Ballyellis (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Ballyellis (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ballyellis (IRE)3052m–2m7fClass 4
Poetic Power (IRE)2512mClass 5
Jeunesse Doree (IRE)40——
Chance Dance (IRE)40——
Nos Galan (IRE)20——
Glenbrook (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 15 2 13% −9.09
Good to Soft 13 3 23% +21.75
Good to Firm 9 1 11% −6.90
Soft 7 2 29% −3.22
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 1 100% +2.75

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 18 5 28% −2.00
Class 5 14 3 21% +17.91
Class 3 12 1 8% −9.62
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ffos Las 5 0 0% −5.00
Chepstow 5 0 0% −5.00
Uttoxeter 4 2 50% +1.91
Ludlow 4 1 25% −0.25
Cheltenham 3 0 0% −3.00
Newton Abbot 3 1 33% −1.60
Hereford 2 1 50% +0.10
Aintree 2 1 50% +0.38
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 2 1 50% +1.75
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 1 100% +4.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 1 100% +25.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 27 4 15% −15.24
2m1f – 2m4f 13 4 31% −0.47
1m2f – 1m4f 6 1 17% +20.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Lee Edwards 15 6 40% +1.79
Robert Williams 5 0 0% −5.00
Rhys Flint 4 0 0% −4.00
Robert Dunne 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr Aiden Blakemore 3 0 0% −3.00
Paul Moloney 3 1 33% +0.75
Jordan Williams 2 0 0% −2.00
William Kennedy 2 1 50% +1.75
David Probert 1 0 0% −1.00
Stevie Donohoe 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
William Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Cathy Gannon 1 0 0% −1.00
Frederik Tylicki 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms Lucy Jones 1 0 0% −1.00
Noel Fehily 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry McHugh 1 1 100% +25.00
Robert Winston 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 46 9 20% +4.29
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 5 0 0% −5.00
2016 1 0 0% −1.00
2015 8 0 0% −8.00
2013 9 0 0% −9.00
2012 11 6 55% +5.79
2011 9 1 11% −5.25
2010 4 2 50% +25.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 33 7 21% −12.46
Flat 11 1 9% +15.00
Chase 3 1 33% +0.75

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2017 · 5 runs
09 May 17+31d Ffos Las Tenovus Cancer Care Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran F/9 — 11-3 101—— Robert Dunne 10/1
08 Apr 17+45d Chepstow toteWIN Beat SP 2016 National Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 15 ran UR/15 — 10-5 101—— Jordan Williams 12/1
22 Feb 17+25d Lingfield (AW) Betway Best Odds Guaranteed Plus Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Standard · 6 ran 6/6 2 8-11 59124B54B David Probert 20/1
28 Jan 17+24d Uttoxeter R & H Insulations Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 8 ran 3/8 1¾ 10-7 101—116A Robert Dunne 8/1
04 Jan 17+266d Hereford Weatherbys Global Stallions App Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 15 ran 9/15 1¾ 10-10 10468B98A Robert Dunne 20/1
2016 · 1 run
13 Apr 16+237d Cheltenham Cheltenham Pony Racing Authority Graduates' Handicap Hurdle (Cond/Amateurs) Class 3 · 17f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 7 9-7 108—88A Jordan Williams 66/1
2015 · 8 runs
20 Aug 15+51d Chepstow thebookiesoffers.co.uk For The Best Betting Offers Handicap Class 6 · 18f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 ½ 9-11 62—69A Stevie Donohoe 10/1
30 Jun 15+18d Chepstow Free Bets From thebookiesoffers.co.uk Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 2/7 nk 8-6 60—69A Luke Morris 5/2
12 Jun 15+20d Chepstow MHM Handicap Class 6 · 16f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 3/9 2¼ 9-4 60—74A William Twiston-Davies 12/1
23 May 15+29d Ffos Las Totepool Bet On All Uk Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-6 108—— Robert Williams 7/1
24 Apr 15+10d Chepstow Sun Trade Windows Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 3 11-1 112—101A Robert Williams 7/1
14 Apr 15+22d Exeter Bet With Your Racing Uk App Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 8 11-9 112—119A Robert Williams 7/1
23 Mar 15+33d Taunton Termination Technology Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 nk 11-3 112—126B Robert Williams 6/1
18 Feb 15+493d Ludlow Weatherbys Hamilton Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 11/13 26 10-11 115—83C Robert Williams 25/1
2013 · 9 runs
13 Oct 13+10d Ffos Las Trustmark Design And Print Handicap Hurdle (Sunday 5k Bonus Race) Class 3 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 8 11-3 120—95C Lee Edwards 11/2
03 Oct 13+42d Bangor-on-Dee Wrexham Lager Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 3 11-10 117—131A Lee Edwards 4/1
22 Aug 13+39d Ffos Las Your Favourite Pool Bets At Totepool.com Claiming Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 1¾ 11-10 120—116A Lee Edwards 5/2
14 Jul 13+19d Stratford Pallasades Handicap Hurdle (For The Stratford Summer Salver) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 5/6 7 11-12 125—110B Lee Edwards 13/2
25 Jun 13+11d Newton Abbot Beau Boutique Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 1 11-6 127—122A Lee Edwards 16/1
14 Jun 13+28d Aintree Mark Watson 50th Birthday Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 3¾ 11-12 129—118A William Kennedy 10/1
17 May 13+17d Newbury Event Bar Management Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 7/10 ½ 8-6 67—61A Mr Aiden Blakemore 13/2
30 Apr 13+15d Bath 32Red.com Handicap Class 5 · 13f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 4/8 1 9-6 68—74A Cathy Gannon 10/3F
15 Apr 13+263d Windsor Royal Windsor Racing Club Handicap Class 5 · 11.5f · Soft · 14 ran 6/14 1¾ 8-9 70—62A Mr Aiden Blakemore 33/1
2012 · 11 runs
26 Jul 12+13d Doncaster Tyregiant.com Handicap Class 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 8/12 13 9-12 73—64C Frederik Tylicki 8/1
13 Jul 12+17d Newbury Chris Beek Racing Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 11f · Soft · 13 ran 5/13 ½ 9-3 75—70A Mr Aiden Blakemore 13/2
26 Jun 12+11d Newton Abbot Triton Galleries Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 5 11-9 133—123B Lee Edwards 9/4
15 Jun 12+1d Aintree Primary Fluid Power Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 10-3 105—120B Lee Edwards 11/8F
14 Jun 12+3d Hereford Hereford & Wye Valley Life Ladies Day Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 1/11 11-5 105—141A Lee Edwards 11/10F
11 Jun 12+5d Newton Abbot Newtonabbotracing.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-9 105—125B Lee Edwards 2/5F
06 Jun 12+18d Cartmel Racing Plus Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-9 105—127A Lee Edwards 4/1J
19 May 12+6d Uttoxeter 32Red Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-3 94—128A Lee Edwards 10/11F
13 May 12+43d Uttoxeter Kopparberg Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-3 94—129A Lee Edwards 3/1F
31 Mar 12+86d Uttoxeter Betfred Mobile Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 ¾ 11-6 97—87A Lee Edwards 8/1
05 Jan 12+15d Ludlow 1871 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 3/11 27 10-6 98—92A Lee Edwards 20/1
2011 · 9 runs
21 Dec 11+20d Ludlow Tanners Cava Lady Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-5 105—— Ms Lucy Jones 8/1
01 Dec 11+18d Leicester Vale Of Belvoir Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 2¼ 10-6 112—99C Lee Edwards 20/1
13 Nov 11+14d Cheltenham Paddy Power Mobile Intermediate Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Good To Soft · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-8 116—— Noel Fehily 40/1
30 Oct 11+16d Huntingdon Join Today At Rewards4racing.com Novices' Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 7 ran F/7 — 11-0 125—— Paul Moloney 11/2
14 Oct 11+9d Cheltenham Squareintheair.com Novices' Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good To Firm · 4 ran F/4 — 11-0 125—— Paul Moloney 5/1
05 Oct 11+212d Ludlow Ludlow Food Centre Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 20f · Firm · 6 ran 1/6 10-7 ——120B Paul Moloney 11/4
07 Mar 11+29d Ffos Las Noah's Ark Appeal And Aai Care Jolly Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 3/6 5 11-0 120—110B Rhys Flint 9/4J
06 Feb 11+22d Musselburgh John Smith's Scottish Triumph Hurdle (Juvenile Hurdle) Class 2 · 15.5f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 2½ 11-5 120—106B Rhys Flint 9/2
15 Jan 11+56d Kempton William Hill Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 5/11 3¼ 11-5 120—118A Rhys Flint 11/1
2010 · 4 runs
20 Nov 10+17d Huntingdon Toteswinger Flexi Betting Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 1/12 10-12 ——127A William Kennedy 11/4F
03 Nov 10+32d Warwick Weatherbys Bank Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 5 10-12 ——116A Rhys Flint 4/1
02 Oct 10+11d Redcar Market Cross Jewellers Selling Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 1/13 8-6 ——80A Barry McHugh 25/1
21 Sep 10 Beverley Season Finale Selling Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 2¾ 8-8 ——50A Robert Winston 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Jolly Roger won?
Jolly Roger (IRE) won 9 of 47 archived starts between 2010 and 2017, a strike rate of 19.1%. Placed 17 times in total (36.2% of starts).
Who trained Jolly Roger?
Jolly Roger (IRE) was trained by Dai Burchell on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 9 May 2017.
Who is Jolly Roger's sire?
Jolly Roger (IRE) is by Oratorio (IRE) out of Chalice Wells (GB), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What going does Jolly Roger prefer?
Jolly Roger (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Jolly Roger's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 9 May 2017. The highest on record is 133.
What is Jolly Roger's sire's record?
Oratorio (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 5,063 runs since Jan 2008 (370 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 7.3% from 455.
Who are Jolly Roger's siblings?
Out of Chalice Wells (GB), Jolly Roger (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Ballyellis (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Ballyellis (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2010. 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.