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Horse profile

Poniros (GB)

5yo gelding · Trainer W P Mullins · Owner Tony Bloom
by Golden Horn (GB) out of Rue Renan (IRE) (Lope De Vega)
13 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Cheltenham & Nottingham Off 221 days · 6th of 9 Last raced off OR 153
KTB Profile

Poniros won the Grade 1 JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham in Mar 2025 on good to soft going. The gelding has two wins from 13 starts, both on turf, with the other success coming in a Class 4 maiden at Nottingham over 1m to 1m1f on heavy ground in Oct 2023. He has seven places to his name from those 13 runs. His last run, at Cheltenham in Mar 2026, was off a career-high official rating of 153 when he finished sixth of nine in the Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating153At career-high mark
153 87–153

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown, 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 3 figures · best 110A · median 106
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2106B102.51 · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2110A104.51 · —
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 9 figures · best 108A · median 74
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good374C73—
Good to Firm293C73—
Soft2108A95—
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f6108A83.5—
1m – 1m1f282C65—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 13 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 155A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 3 May 2025 Official rating 153 at the last jumps run, 10 Mar 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 95A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 7 Sep 2024 Official rating 91 at the last flat run, 17 Jun 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 4 figures · best 155A · median 148.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2152A147.51 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3155A1452 · 145 / 144
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 9 figures · best 97A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good397A92—
Good to Firm289A79—
Soft295A84.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f697A90.5—
1m – 1m1f283A78.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 3 analysed runs

  • Held up 3 (100%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 3,728 runs since Jan 2008 (345 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 9.3% from 161. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.2% from 232.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11327.3%+13.5—
Good to Firm4416915.6%+1.80 from 2
Good1,02014314%+0.20 from 3
Good to Soft4797816.3%+2.51 from 2
Soft5697112.5%−1.30 from 3
Heavy161159.3%−4.51 from 2
Standard (AW)1,04713713.1%−0.70 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.8—
6f – 7f232198.2%−5.6—
1m – 1m1f611609.8%−41 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,41420414.4%+0.60 from 6
1m5f – 2m97515215.6%+1.80 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f4056616.3%+2.51 from 2
2m5f – 3m851416.5%+2.7—
Over 3m5120%+6.2—

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
Rue Renan (IRE) (Lope De Vega)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ideal Guest (FR) (6 wins).

The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Ideal Guest (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ideal Guest (FR)4766f–7fClass 4
Mlle Celeste (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +99.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +0.75
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 1 2 1 50% +99.00
Class 4 2 1 50% +0.75
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ascot 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheltenham 2 1 50% +99.00
Newmarket 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 1 100% +1.75

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +99.00
1m – 1m1f 2 1 50% +0.75

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Egan 4 0 0% −4.00
Danny Mullins 2 0 0% −2.00
Hector Crouch 2 1 50% +0.75
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Townend 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonjo O'Neill Jr 1 1 100% +100.00
Rob Hornby 1 0 0% −1.00
Rossa Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 2 18% +92.75
Hood 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 3 1 33% +98.00
2024 6 0 0% −6.00
2023 2 1 50% +0.75

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 9 1 11% −6.25
Hurdle 4 1 25% +97.00

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
10 Mar 26+37d Cheltenham Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled with the pack early - urged forward after 3 out - dropped away soon after - beaten well before the finish 6/9 5½ 11-10 15399A143A Danny Mullins 16/1
01 Feb 26+229d Leopardstown Timeless Sash Windows Irish Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) 16f · Heavy · 5 ran Held up in 4th early - dropped to last - urged into effort - still adrift approaching 2 out - improved to 4th at final fence then stayed on for 3rd 3/5 11 11-12 149—145B Danny Mullins 33/1
17 Jun 25+45d Ascot Ascot Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 20f · Good To Firm · 20 ran Settled at back of field - urged forward with 3f left - dropped away over closing furlongs to finish last 17/20 29 9-2 9153C69C William Buick 3/1
03 May 25+50d Punchestown Ballymore Champion Four Year Old Hurdle (Grade 1) 16f · Yielding · 12 ran Sat behind front group - pushed into a share of advantage 2 out then shaken up before losing it approaching last - held on for second without gaining further ground 2/12 4 11-0 —110A155A Paul Townend 7/2
14 Mar 25+167d Cheltenham JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 17 ran Settled midpack early - lost momentum around 5th before shifting right approaching two out - moved left rounding the final turn and made ground - kept responding on the run-in - got up to win at the finish 1/17 11-2 —106B152A Jonjo O'Neill Jr 100/1
28 Sep 24+21d Newmarket bet365 Cambridgeshire (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 9f · Soft · 31 ran Drifted and clipped rivals at the break - sat close to the pace through the middle section - dropped away with 2f left - finished well beaten in 22nd 22/31 nse 8-7 9182C74A David Egan 6/1F
07 Sep 24+56d Ascot Chapel Down Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 12f · Soft · 9 ran Held up towards the back of the pack - crept into contention wide from the home turn and edged into second approaching the final two furlongs - eased back to third and held for the finish 3/9 1 9-3 91108A95A Rob Hornby 9/2
13 Jul 24+23d Newmarket Trust A Trader Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 nk 9-6 9253A71A Rossa Ryan 3/1J
20 Jun 24+33d Ascot King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 12f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 10/19 ½ 9-0 9293C89A David Egan 15/2
18 May 24+33d Newbury Trade Nation London Gold Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 10f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 4 8-12 8874C97A David Egan 16/1
15 Apr 24+156d Windsor Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 10f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 1 9-11 8773C92A David Egan 4/1
11 Nov 23+38d Chelmsford City (AW) Lookers Ford Sponsorship EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 10f · Standard · 9 ran 3/9 ¾ 9-11 —95A89A Hector Crouch 4/1
04 Oct 23 Nottingham Bet With The World On Saturday EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 8.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 9-7 —48A83A Hector Crouch 7/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Poniros (GB) won?
Poniros (GB) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 7 times in total (53.8% of starts).
Who trains Poniros (GB)?
Poniros (GB) is trained by W P Mullins, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 March 2026.
Who is Poniros (GB)'s sire?
Poniros (GB) is by Golden Horn (GB) out of Rue Renan (IRE), whose sire is Lope De Vega.
What is Poniros (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 153, from the run on 10 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Poniros (GB)'s sire's record?
Golden Horn (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 3,728 runs since Jan 2008 (345 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 9.3% from 161. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 8.2% from 232.
Who are Poniros (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Rue Renan (IRE), Poniros (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ideal Guest (FR) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Ideal Guest (FR)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2023. 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.