Senior Chief (GB)
Senior Chief won four of 13 starts on turf between Apr 2022 and Apr 2025. His wins came at Cheltenham over 3m on good in a Class 2 handicap chase in Oct 2024 off 142, at Punchestown twice over 2m5f to 3m on heavy and at Navan over 2m5f to 3m on heavy. The gelding, aged 8 at his last run in Apr 2025, finished 6 of 34 in the Randox Grand National Handicap Chase at Aintree off a mark of 151. Headgear returned at Aintree.
- 4–13Wins / Runs
- 30.8%Strike rate
- 9 (69.2%)Placed
- +4.97£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 1.38Fair A/E n=13 · 1.14 incl. margin
- 151Highest OR
- 90dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 123
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 5 | 143B | 123 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 84B | 75.5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 106A | 97.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 128C | 113.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 84B | 78 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 106A | 97.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 13 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 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 4 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 2 (50%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 1,653 runs since Jan 2008 (219 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 431.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 21 | 2 | 9.5% | −3.6 | — |
| Good | 424 | 57 | 13.4% | +0.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 281 | 42 | 14.9% | +1.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 451 | 55 | 12.2% | −0.9 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 216 | 26 | 12% | −1.1 | 2 from 7 |
| Standard (AW) | 259 | 34 | 13.1% | 0 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 3 | 12.5% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 144 | 16 | 11.1% | −2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 346 | 50 | 14.5% | +1.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 431 | 40 | 9.3% | −3.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 399 | 63 | 15.8% | +2.7 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 253 | 34 | 13.4% | +0.3 | 2 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 56 | 10 | 17.9% | +4.8 | 1 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Lermoos Legend (GB) (9 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Lermoos Legend (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lermoos Legend (GB) | 65 | 9 | 2m–2m7f | Class 3 |
| Gentle River (GB) | 3 | 1 | 2m½f | Class 5 |
| Coastal Drift (GB) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Moonlight Stride (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Ineedaname (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 7 | 2 | 29% | −3.28 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 4 | 2 | 50% | −0.53 |
| Navan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +8.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 2 | 50% | −0.28 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachael Blackmore | 9 | 3 | 33% | −3.03 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Mr D Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 3 | 30% | −4.03 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +8.22 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.75 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 7 | 2 | 29% | +6.22 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.25 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Apr 25+41d | Aintree | Randox Grand National Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled towards rear early - stumbled at the 22nd - pushed along before two out - stayed on at one speed from the final flight - finished sixth | 6/34 | 1½ | 10-10 | 151 | 67B | 140A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 40/1 |
| 23 Feb 25+85d | Naas | Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) Held a midfield spot early - driven on with no headway approaching the straight - dropped away thereafter and finished well held | 9/19 | hd | 11-12 | 135 | 123B | 137A | Rachael Blackmore | 13/2 |
| 30 Nov 24+35d | Newbury | Coral Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Tracked the front group early - dropped back at the 8th - error at the 11th and again 13th - off the pace after the 16th - stayed on from two out without threatening - finished sixth | 6/13 | 3¼ | 11-11 | 151 | 84B | 140A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 9/2 |
| 26 Oct 24+208d | Cheltenham | William Hill Committed To Top Prices Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat close to the pace - hit the front two furlongs out - kept finding under pressure to win | 1/14 | 11-4 | 142 | 78B | 153A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 11/1 | |
| 01 Apr 24+43d | Fairyhouse | BoyleSports Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) | PU/20 | — | 11-5 | 141 | — | — | Rachael Blackmore | 10/1 |
| 18 Feb 24+29d | Punchestown | QuinnBet Beginners Chase | 1/7 | 11-12 | 142 | 72A | 134A | Rachael Blackmore | 2/9F | |
| 20 Jan 24+56d | Navan | Jack Kiernans Celebrating 55 Years In Business Beginners Chase | 2/6 | 2¾ | 11-12 | — | 104A | 140B | Rachael Blackmore | 15/8 |
| 25 Nov 23+213d | Punchestown | Conway Piling Beginners Chase | 3/11 | 3¼ | 11-12 | — | 89A | 132A | Rachael Blackmore | 9/1 |
| 26 Apr 23+37d | Punchestown | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final | 3/12 | 2½ | 11-10 | — | 106A | 142A | Rachael Blackmore | 10/3 |
| 20 Mar 23+29d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Hurdle | 1/5 | 11-4 | — | 128C | 139B | Rachael Blackmore | 6/4F | |
| 19 Feb 23+94d | Punchestown | John Ross Memorial Maiden Hurdle | 1/22 | 11-12 | — | — | 135A | Rachael Blackmore | 5/4F | |
| 17 Nov 22+213d | Clonmel | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle | 2/16 | 1½ | 11-10 | — | 143B | 135A | Rachael Blackmore | EvensF |
| 18 Apr 22 | Cork | Pegus Horse Feed Point-To-Point Flat Race | 2/9 | 3 | 11-9 | — | — | 76C | Mr D Roche | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Senior Chief (GB) won?
- Senior Chief (GB) won 4 of 13 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 30.8%. Placed 9 times in total (69.2% of starts).
- Who trained Senior Chief (GB)?
- Senior Chief (GB) was trained by Henry De Bromhead on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 5 April 2025.
- Who is Senior Chief (GB)'s sire?
- Senior Chief (GB) is by Gentlewave (IRE) out of Absalom's Girl (GB), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
- What going does Senior Chief (GB) prefer?
- Senior Chief (GB) has the best record on soft 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 Senior Chief (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 151, from the run on 5 April 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Senior Chief (GB)'s sire's record?
- Gentlewave (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 1,653 runs since Jan 2008 (219 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 431.
- Who are Senior Chief (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Absalom's Girl (GB), Senior Chief (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Lermoos Legend (GB) (9). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Lermoos Legend (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m7f. As at Oct 2026.