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Max's Champ (FR)

9yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2025) · Trainer Samuel Drinkwater · Owner Drinkwater Family Cheltenham Boys
by Champs Elysees (GB) out of On The Line (FR) (Green Tune)
16 runs · 12 courses · from Apr 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Uttoxeter Off 326 days · 4th of 8 Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Max's Champ won a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter in May 2025 on good ground. The gelding, who has one win and two places from 16 starts on turf, has all his wins at Class 5 and over 2m5f to 3m. He finished fourth of eight at Southwell in Nov 2025 when last raced off an official rating of 97, 16lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating97↓ 16lb off peak
97 94–113

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 130 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Uttoxeter, 3 May 2025

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 12 figures · best 134B · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft6134B962 · 74 / 74
Good3130A117—
Soft394A56—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5130A942 · 74 / 74
2m1f – 2m4f4134B105.5—
1m5f – 2m3117A56—

Of 16 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 106B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 20 May 2025 Official rating 97 at the last run, 25 Nov 2025

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 14 figures · best 123B · median 107.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft6123B1022 · 90 / 86.5
Soft4114A105.5—
Good3122A113—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5114A1062 · 90 / 86.5
2m1f – 2m4f5123B114—
1m5f – 2m4122A101—

Of 16 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 · 14 figures from 16 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,118 runs since Jan 2008 (521 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 391. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 387.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm531324.5%+13—
Good to Firm83812014.3%+2.8—
Good1,84019510.6%−0.91 from 3
Good to Soft1,08411710.8%−0.70 from 8
Soft1,15011610.1%−1.40 from 4
Heavy391317.9%−3.60 from 1
Standard (AW)1,76222412.7%+1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1119.1%−2.4—
6f – 7f387297.5%−4—
1m – 1m1f8829210.4%−1.1—
1m2f – 1m4f1,99626213.1%+1.6—
1m5f – 2m2,03723811.7%+0.20 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,06712111.3%−0.20 from 5
2m5f – 3m597589.7%−1.81 from 6
Over 3m1411510.6%−0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
On The Line (FR) (Green Tune)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Green Team (FR) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Green Team (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Green Team (FR)4657f–1m6fClass 4
Trawangane (FR)1741m5½f—
Kalani (FR)80——
Gypse (FR)30——
Persia On Line (FR)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 1 33% +9.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 5 5 1 20% +7.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hexham 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +11.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 1 17% +6.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Dunne 7 0 0% −7.00
Benjamin Macey 3 1 33% +9.00
Mr Sam Burton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ned Fox 1 0 0% −1.00
Toby Wynne 1 0 0% −1.00
James Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J W Hannon 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 0 0% −11.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 4 1 25% +8.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 4 1 25% +8.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 7 0 0% −7.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 14 1 7% −2.00
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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
25 Nov 25+14d Southwell Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Held up early - clipped the fence three out - dropped away before two out - finished a well-beaten fourth 4/8 45 11-11 9774C90C Benjamin Macey 16/1
11 Nov 25+175d Lingfield Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Sluggish start - pushed along before 8th - dropped away 3 out and finished well beaten 9/9 10 11-1 9974C83C Mr Sam Burton 33/1
20 May 25+17d Hexham Tynedale Agricultural Society Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 7 ran Shared front spot early - lost command 4 out and slipped back through the pack - urged into effort before 2 out - soon struggling badly - finished distant third after the last 3/7 21 11-11 99103B106B Benjamin Macey 5/2F
03 May 25+218d Uttoxeter Brooklyn Pilsner Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 11 ran Settled in the pack early - pushed along to close in before 3 out - shared front spot 2 out then broke away alone - stayed on strongly to the line for the win 1/11 11-7 94130A113B Benjamin Macey 11/1
27 Sep 24+267d Worcester DragonBet - Real Bookmakers Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran Handy early - under pressure and in difficulty before halfway - faded to finish a distant 5th 5/7 4¾ 11-4 9948C90C Ned Fox 17/2
04 Jan 24+23d Hereford Bet 10 Get 10 At PlanetSportBet Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 10/12 6 11-12 10397A89A Toby Wynne 20/1
12 Dec 23+16d Ffos Las Join Our Vickers Free Spins Club Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 21 11-7 107—100C James Bowen 22/1
26 Nov 23+19d Exeter Daa Racing To Save Lives Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-11 107—— Robert Dunne 12/1
07 Nov 23+215d Warwick TrustATrader Fully Vetted Tradespeople Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 17 ran 10/17 5½ 11-13 10956C102C Robert Dunne 11/1
06 Apr 23+18d Hereford Cazoo 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 6½ 11-6 110114C123B Robert Dunne 7/2
19 Mar 23+46d Chepstow Cazoo Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 5½ 11-6 11394A114A Robert Dunne 22/1
01 Feb 23+31d Exeter Virgin Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran UR/11 — 11-9 113—— Robert Dunne 11/2
01 Jan 23+58d Cheltenham Ballymore Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 1¼ 11-7 —95B114A Robert Dunne 66/1
04 Nov 22+27d Hexham Falcons Catering And Events Team Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 3 ran 3/3 ¾ 11-0 ——109C Robert Dunne 9/4
08 Oct 22+162d Chepstow Chepstow Construction Equipment Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 nk 11-0 —117A122A Sam Twiston-Davies 5/1
29 Apr 22 Punchestown Avison Young Flat Race 18f · Good To Yielding · 21 ran 8/21 1½ 11-7 —134B120A Mr J W Hannon 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Max's Champ (FR) won?
Max's Champ (FR) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 2 times in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trains Max's Champ (FR)?
Max's Champ (FR) is trained by Samuel Drinkwater, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 November 2025.
Who is Max's Champ (FR)'s sire?
Max's Champ (FR) is by Champs Elysees (GB) out of On The Line (FR), whose sire is Green Tune.
What going does Max's Champ (FR) prefer?
Max's Champ (FR) has the best record on good 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 Max's Champ (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 25 November 2025. The highest on record is 113.
What is Max's Champ (FR)'s sire's record?
Champs Elysees (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,118 runs since Jan 2008 (521 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 391. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 387.
Who are Max's Champ (FR)'s siblings?
Out of On The Line (FR), Max's Champ (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Green Team (FR) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Green Team (FR)). The wins came over 7f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2022. 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.