Kings Champion (FR)
Kings Champion won the Happy New Year From Ayr Racecourse Maiden Hurdle at Class 4 over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground in Jan 2026. The gelding has six runs and six places from six starts on turf. He finished third of 13 in the Copybet Support Safer Gambling Handicap Steeple Chase at Worcester in Nov 2026 when beaten favourite off an official rating of 124. He usually races prominently.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 6 (100%)Placed
- −2.25£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.60Fair A/E n=6 · 0.49 incl. margin
- 124Highest OR
- 77dBetween runs (median)longest 210 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
Best recent Speed 124
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 10 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 4 | 126C | 120.5 | 3 runs · 126 / 124 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 10 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 126C | 123 | 4 runs · 126 / 123 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 117A | 110.5 | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 9 Nov 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 1 Nov 2026: the KTB Selection in 1 run (won 0) · to 1 Nov 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Run style from 6 analysed runs since Apr 2025
- Prominent 3 (50%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 2 (33%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.9% of 811 runs since Mar 2020 (160 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 20% from 125.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +19.4 | — |
| Good | 100 | 17 | 17% | +3.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 125 | 25 | 20% | +6.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 329 | 38 | 11.6% | −2.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 252 | 32 | 12.7% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −7.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 207 | 30 | 14.5% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 435 | 58 | 13.3% | −0.6 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 137 | 22 | 16.1% | +2.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | +0.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2020 · as at 9 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Gage De Reussite (FR) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m2f–2m3½f.
Family form: Modus Operendi (FR) finished 2nd of 9 at Worcester, 21 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gage De Reussite (FR) | 21 | 2 | 2m2f–2m3f | — |
| Modus Operendi (FR) | 2 | 1 | 2m3½f | — |
| Insolente Nelsa (FR) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Just Nelsa (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ffos Las | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Bowen | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Freddie Gingell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Chase | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Nov 26+194d | Worcester | Copybet Support Safer Gambling Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Settled in the pack's midfield - crept closer before 4 out where jumping lacked polish - vying for third at the following fence - ridden to pursue the front runner 2 out - made no dent and was passed for second inside the final 110yds to finish third | 3/13 | 3 | 11-9 | 124 | 124B | 144A | Sean Bowen | 11/8F |
| 21 Apr 26+77d | Ffos Las | South West Rail Solutions Ltd Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled with the pack early - pushed along and moved right before two out - closed on the front group approaching the last - edged left inside the final furlong - stayed on at an even effort to finish third | 3/12 | ½ | 11-12 | 124 | 126C | 142A | Sean Bowen | 16/5 |
| 03 Feb 26+32d | Taunton | Racing To School Celebrates 25 Years Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Handy early - went clear after the first - hit a flat spot 3 out - driven along and lost front before 2 out then unable to close on eventual winner up the run-in | 2/8 | 5½ | 11-9 | 124 | 122B | 129A | Sean Bowen | 10/11F |
| 02 Jan 26+50d | Ayr | Happy New Year From Ayr Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Up with the leaders early - front before the 4th - stretched the field from 3 out and in command at the last - won with plenty in hand | 1/11 | 11-6 | — | 112C | 138A | Sean Bowen | 11/4F | |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Nov 25+210d | Market Rasen | Tractor Drivers Go Free Today! Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards back early - scrappy over 4th - improved into contention before 3 out but again scratchy there - drifted right 2 out - moved up into third approaching last - unable to threaten leaders and finished third | 3/8 | 8½ | 11-4 | — | 104A | 122A | Sean Bowen | 15/8F |
| 17 Apr 25 | Ffos Las | Adept GRP Cabinets Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Div 2) Prominent in 3rd - drifted left and hit the front inside the final 3f - pressed and overtaken inside the last furlong - no more to give into 3rd | 3/10 | 2¼ | 11-3 | — | 117A | 128A | Freddie Gingell | 3/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Kings Champion won?
- Kings Champion (FR) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 6 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains Kings Champion?
- Kings Champion (FR) is trained by Olly Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 November 2026.
- Who is Kings Champion's sire?
- Kings Champion (FR) is by Jeu St Eloi (FR) out of Joly Nelsa (FR), whose sire is Brier Creek.
- What is Kings Champion's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 124, from the run on 1 November 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Kings Champion's sire's record?
- Jeu St Eloi (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.9% of 811 runs since Mar 2020 (160 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 20% from 125.
- Who are Kings Champion's siblings?
- Out of Joly Nelsa (FR), Kings Champion (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Gage De Reussite (FR) (2). The wins came over 2m2f–2m3½f. As at Nov 2026.