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Horse profile

Otago Trail (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Jan 2019) · Last trainer Venetia Williams · Last owner Mrs Marie Shone
by Heron Island (IRE) out of Cool Chic (IRE) (Roselier)
20 runs · 15 courses · from Jan 2014
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Jan 2019 — 2,838 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2019 · 7th of 11 7 wins · 7 courses Last raced off OR 153
KTB Profile

Otago Trail (IRE) is 7 from 20, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the At The Races Rehearsal Handicap Chase at Newcastle (Nov 2016). Hasn't won since Feb 2017.

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating153↓ 1lb off peak
153 133–154

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle, 1 Dec 2018

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 6 figures · best 105A · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft5105A100—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m5105A100—
Over 3m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 145A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle, 1 Dec 2018 Official rating 153 at the last run, 19 Jan 2019

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 18 figures · best 156B · median 136.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft9151B137—
Heavy5156B148—
Good to Soft4144A121.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8156B131.5—
2m5f – 3m5151B141—
1m5f – 2m4152A140.5—
Over 3m1———

Of 20 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 · 18 figures from 20 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
Heron Island (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−11.2—
Good to Firm1622314.2%+3—
Good8108310.2%−1—
Good to Soft4745712%+0.80 from 5
Soft8479210.9%−0.33 from 10
Heavy5015811.6%+0.44 from 5
Standard (AW)13215.4%+4.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−11.2—
1m2f – 1m4f18316.7%+5.5—
1m5f – 2m8859610.8%−0.41 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,00010710.7%−0.54 from 8
2m5f – 3m7478811.8%+0.62 from 6
Over 3m1682112.5%+1.30 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cool Chic (IRE) (Roselier)

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

The wins came over 2m–2m3½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Clarkey (IRE)4152m–2m3½f—
Lisrenny Lady (GB)1812m2f—
Permission To Land (IRE)40——
Sleeping Willow (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 10 3 30% +7.88
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 5 4 80% +4.18

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 8 1 13% +2.00
Class 2 3 2 67% +4.20
Class 4 3 1 33% −0.12
Class 3 2 2 100% +2.73
Class 6 2 1 50% +0.25
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Haydock 3 0 0% −3.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle 2 1 50% +8.00
Exeter 2 1 50% +1.00
Sandown 1 1 100% +4.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 1 100% +1.20
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 1 100% +0.73
Carlisle 1 1 100% +1.88
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 1 100% +1.25
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 4 50% +2.33
2m5f – 3m 6 2 33% +9.00
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% −2.27
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Aidan Coleman 10 3 30% −3.19
Charlie Deutsch 4 1 25% +1.00
Liam Treadwell 4 3 75% +11.25
Hugh Nugent 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Dunne 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 2 1 50% +3.00
2016 6 2 33% +6.20
2015 5 2 40% −0.27
2014 4 2 50% +1.13

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 13 4 31% +7.20
Hurdle 4 2 50% +0.61
NH Flat 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
2019 · 1 run
19 Jan 19+28d Haydock Peter Marsh Handicap Chase (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) Class 1 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7/11 17 10-10 15355A111A Hugh Nugent 7/1
2018 · 2 runs
22 Dec 18+21d Ascot Garrard Silver Cup Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 12 ran 11/12 15 11-9 15474C122C Charlie Deutsch 7/1
01 Dec 18+665d Newcastle BetVictor Rehearsal Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 23.5f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 ¾ 11-12 152100A145A Charlie Deutsch 11/1
2017 · 2 runs
04 Feb 17+14d Sandown Betfred Masters Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-9 15194A151B Charlie Deutsch 4/1
21 Jan 17+25d Haydock Peter Marsh Handicap Chase (Limited Handicap) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 14 ran 2/14 22 10-10 151100B130B Charlie Deutsch 11/1
2016 · 6 runs
27 Dec 16+31d Leopardstown Paddy Power Chase (0-150) (grade B) 24.5f · Yielding · 28 ran PU/28 — 11-10 150—— Robert Dunne 14/1
26 Nov 16+224d Newcastle At The Races Rehearsal Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 23.5f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-3 146105A141B Liam Treadwell 9/1
16 Apr 16+8d Ayr Jordan Electrics Ltd Future Champion Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 22 11-7 148—118B Aidan Coleman 9/1
08 Apr 16+76d Aintree Betfred Mildmay Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 25f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-4 150—— Aidan Coleman 20/1
23 Jan 16+14d Haydock Start Your RacingUK Free Trial Now Novices' Chase (Grade 2) (Registered As The Altcar Novices' Chase) Class 1 · 20f · Heavy · 5 ran 3/5 10 11-7 154—127C Aidan Coleman 11/8F
09 Jan 16+36d Chepstow coral.co.uk Best Price Guaranteed On Horse Racing Handicap Chase Class 2 · 19.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 11-12 141—156B Aidan Coleman 6/5F
2015 · 5 runs
04 Dec 15+23d Exeter Foot Anstey Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 11-12 133—148B Liam Treadwell 2/1F
11 Nov 15+231d Exeter Play Casino At 188bet Novices' Chase Class 4 · 17.5f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 ½ 11-1 133—137B Aidan Coleman 8/11F
25 Mar 15+39d Newton Abbot Bet Totejackpot 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 10 11-13 133—125A Aidan Coleman 10/11F
14 Feb 15+16d Ascot Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (5K Field Size Bonus Race) Class 2 · 15.5f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 1 11-10 133—137B Aidan Coleman 8/11F
29 Jan 15+88d Wincanton Cw Accountancy Services Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Heavy · 12 ran 1/12 11-8 ——152A Aidan Coleman 8/11F
2014 · 4 runs
02 Nov 14+225d Carlisle Celebration Of Paul Crozier's Life Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 10-12 ——136A Aidan Coleman 15/8
22 Mar 14+27d Bangor-on-Dee Stella Artois Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 2 11-10 ——144A Liam Treadwell 15/8
23 Feb 14+31d Fontwell Cheltenham Ante Post Betting At totepool.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17.5f · Heavy · 5 ran 1/5 11-3 ——127B Liam Treadwell 5/4F
23 Jan 14 Warwick Connolly's Red Mills Bumper Challenge Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 13 ran 3/13 4 10-12 ——132A Aidan Coleman 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Otago Trail won?
Otago Trail (IRE) won 7 of 20 archived starts between 2014 and 2019, a strike rate of 35%. Placed 12 times in total (60% of starts).
Who trained Otago Trail?
Otago Trail (IRE) was trained by Venetia Williams on the most recent run on record, at Haydock on 19 January 2019.
Who is Otago Trail's sire?
Otago Trail (IRE) is by Heron Island (IRE) out of Cool Chic (IRE), whose sire is Roselier.
What going does Otago Trail prefer?
Otago Trail (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 4 wins from 5 starts (80%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Otago Trail's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 153, from the run on 19 January 2019. The highest on record is 154.
What is Otago Trail's sire's record?
Heron Island (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 2,819 runs since Jan 2008 (317 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 162.
Who are Otago Trail's siblings?
Out of Cool Chic (IRE), Otago Trail (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Clarkey (IRE) (5). The wins came over 2m–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2014. 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.