Taponthego (IRE)
Taponthego is a gelding by Champs Elysees out of a Presenting mare who won two of seven starts on turf. Both wins came over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground, at Tipperary in Nov 2024 and at Gowran Park in Oct 2025. He raced prominently when winning the S.I.S. Supporting Irish Racing Beginners Chase at Gowran Park in Oct 2025 by a length from 11 runners. He reached an official rating of 135.
- 2–7Wins / Runs
- 28.6%Strike rate
- 5 (71.4%)Placed
- −2.62£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 1.16Fair A/E n=7 · 0.93 incl. margin
- 135Highest OR
- 57dAvg 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 142
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 152A | 121 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 97B | 97 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 142B | 109 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 152A | 97 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 7 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 4 (57%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (14%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (14%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (14%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,122 runs since Jan 2008 (521 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 391. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 387.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 53 | 13 | 24.5% | +13 | — |
| Good to Firm | 838 | 120 | 14.3% | +2.8 | — |
| Good | 1,842 | 195 | 10.6% | −0.9 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,084 | 117 | 10.8% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,152 | 116 | 10.1% | −1.4 | 2 from 5 |
| Heavy | 391 | 31 | 7.9% | −3.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,762 | 224 | 12.7% | +1.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −2.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 387 | 29 | 7.5% | −4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 882 | 92 | 10.4% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,996 | 262 | 13.1% | +1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,037 | 238 | 11.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,068 | 121 | 11.3% | −0.2 | 2 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 600 | 58 | 9.7% | −1.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 141 | 15 | 10.6% | −0.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Westland Row (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 2m½f–2m6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Chazza (IRE)).
Family form: Eagle Warrior (IRE) finished 2nd of 13 at Carlisle, 22 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westland Row (IRE) | 31 | 6 | 2m3f–2m6f | — |
| Chazza (IRE) | 11 | 2 | 2m½f | Class 4 |
| Eagle Warrior (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alpha Steed (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.62 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.38 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.62 |
| Mike O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.62 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.00 |
| Chase | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Oct 25+204d | Gowran Park | S.I.S. Supporting Irish Racing Beginners Chase Sat handy in 3rd - moved into 2nd at the 5th after an untidy jump - hit the front after the following fence - driven up to draw level 3 out - shaken up to edge back in command 2 out - forged clear before the last and kept finding more to the line | 1/11 | 11-12 | — | 121A | 149A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 11/8F | |
| 14 Mar 25+22d | Cheltenham | Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled midfield - improved into contention before 2 out - shared second place approaching last - unable to close on the winner and held to the finish | 4/24 | 1½ | 11-2 | 135 | 97B | 141A | Mike O'Connor | 8/1 |
| 20 Feb 25+33d | Punchestown | Madigan Group Irish EBF Sheila Bourke Novice Hurdle (Listed) Settled at the rear early - pushed along into 4th two out - up to 3rd approaching the last - unable to close on the front pair and stayed on at one gait | 3/5 | 9 | 11-9 | 129 | 77C | 127B | Mike O'Connor | 15/2 |
| 18 Jan 25+20d | Navan | Race Displays Rated Novice Hurdle Settled off the leaders early - made ground into contention approaching two out and pushed along in 4th before the last - stayed on steadily to finish 3rd beaten 4 lengths | 3/5 | 3¼ | 11-6 | 127 | 97C | 143B | Darragh O'Keeffe | 10/3 |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 24+37d | Leopardstown | SIS Supporting Irish Racing Irish EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-130) Settled close up early then went in front after the 1st - clipped a fence at the 3rd - shared the lead at the 5th before being put in charge - dropped to third approaching 3 out - up to second but stumbled 2 out - driven and unable to find more when challenged for the last - stayed on without further gain to finish second | 2/12 | 4¾ | 11-7 | 123 | 97C | 139A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 11/8F |
| 22 Nov 24+26d | Tipperary | Visit Tipperary Maiden Hurdle Set the pace almost throughout - up with the pack early - in front after the first - kicked on approaching three out - opened a big advantage by two out - driven out to hold on strongly for a comfortable win | 1/20 | 11-4 | — | 142B | 138A | Darragh O'Keeffe | EvensF | |
| 27 Oct 24 | Wexford | BoyleSports Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden Hurdle Sat behind the front group early - 4th at halfway - moved into 2nd approaching the straight and pressed on 2 out - driven out towards the last - held on for the same effort up the run-in without threatening the winner | 2/12 | 1½ | 11-4 | — | 152A | 143A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 9/5 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Taponthego won?
- Taponthego (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 5 times in total (71.4% of starts).
- Who trained Taponthego?
- Taponthego (IRE) was trained by Henry De Bromhead on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 4 October 2025.
- Who is Taponthego's sire?
- Taponthego (IRE) is by Champs Elysees (GB) out of Presenting Proform (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What going does Taponthego prefer?
- Taponthego (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Taponthego's official rating?
- Taponthego (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 135.
- What is Taponthego's sire's record?
- Champs Elysees (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,122 runs since Jan 2008 (521 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 7.9% from 391. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.5% from 387.
- Who are Taponthego's siblings?
- Out of Presenting Proform (IRE), Taponthego (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Westland Row (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Chazza (IRE)). The wins came over 2m½f–2m6f. As at Oct 2026.