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Horse profile

Northern Champion (IRE)

3yo colt · Trainer Ed Walker · Owner Tbt Racing
by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Zargos (AUS) (Shamardal)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Aug 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Chester & Deauville (FR) Last run 18 Sep 2026 · 8th of 8 Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile

Typically ridden with patience — held up in 4 of 6 analysed runs — Northern Champion (IRE) is 2 from 8, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Raymond & Kathleen Corbett Memorial City Plate Stakes at Chester (Jul 2026). Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Sep 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up
Official rating106↓ 1lb off peak
106 103–107

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 98 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chester, 11 Jul 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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 98A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good398A942 runs · 98 / 90.5
Good to Firm397C843 runs · 97 / 84
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
6f – 7f698A895 runs · 98 / 84

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 80A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Goodwood, 1 Aug 2026 Official rating 106 at the last run, 18 Sep 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 6 figures · best 99A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good392A822 runs · 92 / 84
Good to Firm399A803 runs · 99 / 80
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
6f – 7f699A815 runs · 99 / 80

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 6 analysed runs since Sep 2025

  • Held up 4 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (33%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Wootton Bassett (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 5,703 runs since May 2015 (792 horses).

Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm200%−13—
Good to Firm5567313.1%+0.10 from 3
Good1,30119114.7%+1.71 from 3
Good to Soft8479911.7%−1.3—
Soft1,03015415%+21 from 2
Heavy3584813.4%+0.4—
Standard (AW)1,60917711%−2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1622616%+3—
6f – 7f1,94630415.6%+2.62 from 7
1m – 1m1f1,92221911.4%−1.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,28615412%−1—
1m5f – 2m2843612.7%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f9433.2%−9.8—
2m5f – 3m900%−13—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2015 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Zargos (AUS) (Shamardal)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Al Dhaby (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% +4.50
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 2 1 50% +2.40

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 5 1 20% +2.50
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 1 100% +6.50
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Deauville (FR) 1 1 100% +3.40

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 7 2 29% +4.90
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kieran Shoemark 4 1 25% +0.40
Ashley Lewis 2 1 50% +5.50
Jamie Spencer 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Marquand 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 1 20% +2.50
2025 3 1 33% +1.40

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 · 5 runs
18 Sep 26+34d Newbury Dubai Duty Free Cup Stakes (Listed Race) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 8 ran Held up towards the back of the pack early - never got competitive and stayed there through to the finish - well held in 8th 8/8 3¼ 9-4 10683A76A Kieran Shoemark 18/1
15 Aug 26+14d Newbury Visit Malta Hungerford Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran Held a forward spot early - moved across 4f out - driven and gave way over 2f out - soon well held 8/9 4¾ 9-2 10781A79A Kieran Shoemark 50/1
01 Aug 26+21d Goodwood Coral Stewards' Cup (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 27 ran Towards the back of the pack on the far flank - pressure applied 2f out - shifted right and faded over 1f out - well held in 22nd 22/27 nk 9-4 10397C80A Ashley Lewis 40/1
11 Jul 26+22d Chester Raymond & Kathleen Corbett Memorial City Plate Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 9 ran raced handy - roused along 2f out - went to the front final 110yds - held on by a narrow margin 1/9 8-13 10398A92A Ashley Lewis 13/2
19 Jun 26+258d Ascot Commonwealth Cup (Group 1) Class 1 · 6f · Good To Firm · 22 ran Settled towards the back through middle stretch - pushed along with a furlong left - stayed on late - never able to challenge those in front - finished ninth beaten just under six lengths 9/22 hd 9-2 10484C99A Jamie Spencer 80/1
2025 · 3 runs
04 Oct 25+9d Longchamp (FR) Arqana Series - Haras de Bouquetot Criterium d'Automne (Conditions) (2yo) (Grande Course) (Turf) 1m · Very Soft · 16 ran 9/16 ½ 9-0 ——— Tom Marquand 12/1
25 Sep 25+42d Newmarket Tattersalls Stakes (Registered As The Somerville Tattersall Stakes) (Group 3) Class 1 · 7f · Good · 7 ran Settled towards the back of the field - pushed along in the closing stages without threatening leaders - lost footing briefly on the downhill section - finished fifth 5/7 3¾ 9-2 —94A82A Kieran Shoemark 6/1
14 Aug 25 Deauville (FR) Arqana Series des Poulains (Conditions) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Straight Course) (Turf) 7f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 9-3 ——— Kieran Shoemark 17/5F

Quick answers

How many races has Northern Champion won?
Northern Champion (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trains Northern Champion?
Northern Champion (IRE) is trained by Ed Walker, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 September 2026.
Who is Northern Champion's sire?
Northern Champion (IRE) is by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Zargos (AUS), whose sire is Shamardal.
What going does Northern Champion prefer?
Northern Champion (IRE) 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 Northern Champion's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 18 September 2026. The highest on record is 107.
What is Northern Champion's sire's record?
Wootton Bassett (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 5,703 runs since May 2015 (792 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 162.
Who are Northern Champion's siblings?
Out of Zargos (AUS), Northern Champion (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.