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Kitzbuhel (FR)

6yo gelding · Trainer W P Mullins · Owner Mrs J Donnelly
by Cokoriko (FR) out of Valgardena (FR) (Dom Alco)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Apr 2024
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 4 courses Beaten favourite LTO Last run 28 Apr 2026 Last raced off OR 156
KTB Profile

Kitzbuhel won five of ten starts in our archive, including two Grade 1 races. His biggest win came in the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase at Cheltenham over 3m on good to soft in Mar 2026 when he carried an official rating of 153. He also landed a Grade 1 at Kempton over 2m5f – 3m on good in Dec 2025. The gelding, by Cokoriko out of a Dom Alco mare, usually led and did so when beaten favourite in the Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase at Punchestown in Apr 2026.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically led OR at career high
Official rating156At career-high mark
156 153–156

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cheltenham, 11 Mar 2026

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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 127B · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good3115A981 run · —
Good to Soft2121A110.51 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3115A981 run · —
1m5f – 2m2127B124—
Over 3m1——1 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 153A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 11 Mar 2026 Official rating 156 at the last run, 28 Apr 2026

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 7 figures · best 159A · median 153
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good3153B1461 run · —
Good to Soft2159A1561 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m3153B1461 run · —
1m5f – 2m2159A156.5—
Over 3m1——1 run · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 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 from 9 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Led 5 (56%) · 4 wins
  • Prominent 2 (22%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (22%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 2,289 runs since Jan 2008 (379 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm600%−13.2—
Good3174915.5%+2.31 from 3
Good to Soft3274413.5%+0.32 from 2
Soft96311712.1%−1.11 from 3
Heavy6699013.5%+0.31 from 2
Standard (AW)300%−13.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−13.2—
1m2f – 1m4f3339.1%−4.1—
1m5f – 2m5108216.1%+2.92 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,22414912.2%−11 from 3
2m5f – 3m4175613.4%+0.21 from 3
Over 3m1031211.7%−1.51 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Valgardena (FR) (Dom Alco)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Hors Piste (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m7f–2m3f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hors Piste (FR)622m3f—
Itours Brun (FR)1121m7f–2m1f—
Je Garde (FR)20——
L'Annapurna (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 1 33% −1.71
Good 3 1 33% −0.38
Good to Soft 2 2 100% +14.00
Heavy 2 1 50% −0.47

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 5 2 40% +9.62

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 3 2 67% +2.53
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 1 1 100% +11.00
Kempton 1 1 100% +1.62
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 1 100% +0.29
Auteuil (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% −1.47
2m5f – 3m 3 1 33% −0.38
Over 3m 2 1 50% +10.00
1m5f – 2m 2 2 100% +3.29

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul Townend 8 4 50% +1.44
Harry Cobden 1 1 100% +11.00
Kevin Nabet 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 5 63% +13.44
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 1 33% +9.00
2025 5 3 60% +0.44
2024 2 1 50% +2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 3 60% +11.15
Hurdle 5 2 40% +0.29

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
2026 · 3 runs
28 Apr 26+48d Punchestown Dooley Insurance Group Champion Novice Chase (Grade 1) 25f · Yielding · 9 ran Set the pace early and driven forward before losing front spot 3 out - had nothing more in tank and stumbled at following fence - eased out of contention approaching the last PU/9 — 11-10 156—— Paul Townend 4/5F
11 Mar 26+39d Cheltenham Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Broadway Novices' Chase) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 25f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Sound over the obstacles early - set the pace from the off - error at the 3rd - challenged approaching two out - driven along nearing the last - challenged once more close home but found extra to prevail in the final fifty yards 1/14 11-7 153100B153A Harry Cobden 11/1
31 Jan 26+36d Sandown Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 20f · Soft · 4 ran Handy early - drifted right at the 4th and 5th fences - lurched right and shed rider after a heavy blunder at the 6th UR/4 — 11-7 153—— Paul Townend 10/11F
2025 · 5 runs
26 Dec 25+34d Kempton Ladbrokes Kauto Star Novices' Chase (In Memory Of Nigel Clark) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24f · Good · 6 ran Set the pace from the off - fenced cleanly - kicked clear three out with urging - driven before the final fence - saw it out powerfully for an unopposed win 1/6 11-7 15397B153B Paul Townend 13/8F
22 Nov 25+210d Punchestown Conway Piling Beginners Chase 19f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran Shared front spot early - lost command at the 10th - slipped to third and urged on turning in - driven with two out - hit the front at the last and held on strongly 1/12 11-12 —100A153A Paul Townend 8/15F
26 Apr 25+21d Sandown bet365 Select Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 21.5f · Good · 6 ran Settled with the pack early - pressed for effort and lost ground 2 out - fought back through the closing stages - shifted course inside final furlong to finish third narrowly denied 3/6 ½ 11-8 15398A146B Paul Townend 9/4F
05 Apr 25+49d Aintree Ivy Liverpool Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good · 11 ran Drifted right over fences early - fought for control while settled just behind leaders - eased back around the 7th - pushed along before 3 out but couldn't threaten - one paced from 2 out to finish fifth 5/11 4¼ 11-10 153115A134A Paul Townend 10/3F
15 Feb 25+67d Gowran Park Red Mills Trial Hurdle (Grade 3) 16f · Soft · 6 ran Settled midpack early - moved into third from fifth - up to second four out - made ground three out - went ahead turning into the straight - headed again two out - back in front before the last and stayed on strongest to win 1/6 11-5 —127B154B Paul Townend 2/7F
2024 · 2 runs
10 Dec 24+238d Punchestown Members Club 2025 Hurdle 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran Set the pace from the off - broke away from the field before the 5th and stretched the advantage approaching the last - stayed strongest up the run-in for the win 1/8 11-12 —121A159A Paul Townend 3/1
16 Apr 24 Auteuil (FR) Prix Romantisme (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 11 ran 2/11 1 10-8 ——— Kevin Nabet 69/10

Quick answers

How many races has Kitzbuhel won?
Kitzbuhel (FR) won 5 of 10 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 6 times in total (60% of starts).
Who trains Kitzbuhel?
Kitzbuhel (FR) is trained by W P Mullins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 April 2026.
Who is Kitzbuhel's sire?
Kitzbuhel (FR) is by Cokoriko (FR) out of Valgardena (FR), whose sire is Dom Alco.
What going does Kitzbuhel prefer?
Kitzbuhel (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Kitzbuhel's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 156, from the run on 28 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Kitzbuhel's sire's record?
Cokoriko (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 2,289 runs since Jan 2008 (379 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Kitzbuhel's siblings?
Out of Valgardena (FR), Kitzbuhel (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Hors Piste (FR) (2). The wins came over 1m7f–2m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2024. 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.