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Horse profile

Pillar The Poet (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer I Chanin · Owner Mrs R C Chanin
by Pillar Coral (GB) out of Ailette (GB) (Second Set)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Jan 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 22 Apr 2026 Last raced off OR 86
KTB Profile

Pillar The Poet is a maiden who has yet to win from seven starts on turf. His best effort came when fourth of nine at Taunton in Feb 2026. He has raced at six different courses, all on good or good to soft ground, with three runs over 1m5f to 2m and three over 2m1f to 2m4f. He last ran at Taunton in Apr 2026 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle, where he was held off an official rating of 86, 9 lb below his highest ever mark of 95.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Jan 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 120 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle, 16 Jan 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 6 figures · best 120A · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good3106B771 run · —
Good to Soft3120A671 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3120A571 run · —
1m5f – 2m2106B86.5—
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

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 91B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 26 Feb 2026 Official rating 86 at the last run, 22 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 — 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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 109A · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good399A871 run · —
Good to Soft3109A951 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3109A911 run · —
1m5f – 2m299A97—
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 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 7 analysed runs since Jan 2025

  • Held up 3 (43%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (29%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Pillar Coral (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.4% of 295 runs since Oct 2022 (49 horses).

Strongest on good going: 8.4% from 107.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm400%−5.4—
Good10798.4%+30 from 4
Good to Soft8411.2%−4.20 from 3
Soft7334.1%−1.3—
Heavy27311.1%+5.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m11454.4%−10 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f11954.2%−1.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m5247.7%+2.30 from 1
Over 3m10220%+14.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2022 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ailette (GB) (Second Set)

8 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Elleon (FR) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Ameer (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Elleon (FR)3542m–3mClass 4
Freud (FR)2731m–1m2fClass 4
Ameer (IRE)527f–1mClass 2
All Thumbs Up (FR)60——
Two Become One (IRE)30——
Angleterre (FR)20——
La Salesse (FR)30——
Alexandrina (GER)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Oliver Boyden 2 0 0% −2.00
Charlie Hammond 2 0 0% −2.00
Ciaran Gethings 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Darren Andrews 1 0 0% −1.00
Rian Corcoran 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
22 Apr 26+15d Taunton Dave Criddle Travel Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m½f · Good · 10 ran Held up rear throughout - never a factor - well held at finish PU/10 — 11-0 86—— Ciaran Gethings 18/1
07 Apr 26+40d Exeter Happy Birthday Fiona Walker Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m5½f · Good · 13 ran Settled in the pack early - lost touch three out then trailed off to finish well beaten 12/13 3¼ 11-4 9377C77C Mr Darren Andrews 18/1
26 Feb 26+281d Taunton St Austell Brewery Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled towards the back early - made progress from 4 out and up to third before 2 out - dropped away again before the last - faded through the closing stages 4/9 13 11-5 9557B91B Rian Corcoran 16/1
2025 · 4 runs
21 May 25+29d Warwick Logicor William Eborall Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m3f · Good · 6 ran Settled in 4th early - lost touch four out - well beaten at the finish 6/6 33 10-8 —51C87C Oliver Boyden 12/1
22 Apr 25+50d Hereford Silvershine Turf Services Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 12 ran Settled fourth early - tracked front three for much of the way - pushed along after two out - dropped a place approaching the home turn - stumbled at the last then faded on the run-in 5/12 4½ 10-8 —106B99A Oliver Boyden 50/1
03 Mar 25+46d Southwell Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 9 ran Held up towards the back - brief spell into 5th around 4 out but soon dropped away - well beaten at the finish 6/9 5½ 11-5 —67C95C Charlie Hammond 28/1
16 Jan 25 Newcastle Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Fought for control early - settled midfield - made progress with 4f left - well placed at the 2f marker but unable to find more inside the final furlong 5/8 ½ 11-4 —120A109A Charlie Hammond 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Pillar The Poet won?
Pillar The Poet (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Pillar The Poet?
Pillar The Poet (IRE) is trained by I Chanin, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 April 2026.
Who is Pillar The Poet's sire?
Pillar The Poet (IRE) is by Pillar Coral (GB) out of Ailette (GB), whose sire is Second Set.
What is Pillar The Poet's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 22 April 2026. The highest on record is 95.
What is Pillar The Poet's sire's record?
Pillar Coral (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.4% of 295 runs since Oct 2022 (49 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 8.4% from 107.
Who are Pillar The Poet's siblings?
Out of Ailette (GB), Pillar The Poet (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Elleon (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Ameer (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 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.