Horse profile
Tribal Chief (FR)
by Sioux Nation (USA) out of Araca (FR) (Elusive Quality)
24 runs · 12 courses · from Mar 2024
As at 30 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 5 courses
Last run 17 Oct 2026 · 9th of 20
Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile
Tribal Chief is a gelding who has won six of 24 starts, all over 1m – 1m1f. Five of those wins came on turf, including two at Goodwood in Class 2 and Class 3 handicaps on good or good to firm ground in Sep 2026 and Aug 2025. He has also won on heavy, soft and all-weather surfaces. Ridden with patience in all analysed runs, he finished 9 of 20 at Ascot in the Balmoral Handicap Stakes in Oct 2026.
Based on 24 archived runs · run-style from 17 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 30 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
- 6–24Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 11 (45.8%)Placed
- +10.25£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 1.96Fair A/E n=24 · 1.62 incl. margin
- 94Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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.
Official rating92↓ 2lb off peak
92
61–94
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 125
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 30 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 115C | 89.5 | 3 runs · 115 / 93 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 98C | 92 | 2 runs · 98 / 93 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 100A | 87 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 103C | 97.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 125A | 122 | 2 runs · 125 / 122 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 30 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 18 | 119C | 92.5 | 5 runs · 119 / 93 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 115C | 79.5 | 1 run · — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 23 runs · as at 25 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 17 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 15 (88%) · 4 wins
- Mid-division 2 (12%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.4% of 2,892 runs since Jan 2008 (359 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 17.2% from 425. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.3% from 578. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 190.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −12.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 425 | 73 | 17.2% | +4.8 | 1 from 5 |
| Good | 737 | 78 | 10.6% | −1.8 | 2 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 290 | 31 | 10.7% | −1.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 386 | 48 | 12.4% | 0 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 113 | 14 | 12.4% | 0 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 937 | 114 | 12.2% | −0.2 | 1 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 578 | 94 | 16.3% | +3.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,579 | 201 | 12.7% | +0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 529 | 53 | 10% | −2.4 | 6 from 18 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 190 | 9 | 4.7% | −7.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −12.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +4.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 29 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Araca (FR) (Elusive Quality)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Kiwano (FR) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Kiwano (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiwano (FR) | 15 | 4 | 5f–7f | Class 2 |
| Ananteal (FR) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.25 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −8.25 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwood | 4 | 2 | 50% | +8.25 |
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Yarmouth | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 18 | 6 | 33% | +16.25 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Levey | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| Harry Davies | 5 | 3 | 60% | +9.50 |
| Kyle Strydom | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.50 |
| Jack Dace | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 22 | 6 | 27% | +12.25 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.25 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.50 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 40% | +12.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Oct 26+24d | Ascot | Balmoral Handicap Stakes (sponsored By Qatar Racing) Travelled on the stands rail towards the back - left behind with a mountain to climb 2f out - made no dent in front group over 1f out - kept on strongly inside the final furlong without threatening - finished 9th | 9/20 | nk | 8-9 | 92 | 65C | 96A | Jack Dace | 11/1 |
| 23 Sep 26+25d | Goodwood | Heineken Handicap Stakes Settled off the pace early - shifted across to launch a run inside the final furlong - closed on the front-runner in the last furlong - hit the front close home - saw it out narrowly to score | 1/7 | 9-4 | 92 | 93A | 101A | William Buick | 11/4 | |
| 29 Aug 26+29d | Sandown | Zyn Frontrunner Finish Handicap Stakes Sluggish start - settled at back pulling hard - progress from two out - pushed along - close to front turning into the straight - weakened close home to finish sixth | 6/11 | 1½ | 9-4 | 92 | 125A | 91A | Sean Levey | 12/1 |
| 31 Jul 26+27d | Goodwood | Coral Golden Mile (Class 2 Heritage Handicap) Sluggish start - settled at the back - pushed along 2f out - nudged closer into final furlong to finish 12th | 12/18 | nk | 9-0 | 93 | 98C | 85A | Jamie Spencer | 11/2 |
| 04 Jul 26+56d | Sandown | Coral Challenge (Handicap) Dwelt badly at the start and dropped well behind - closing on the field from 3f out - stayed on through the final furlong to finish closest of all in 6th | 6/14 | nk | 8-9 | 93 | 88C | 94A | Saffie Osborne | 4/1 |
| 09 May 26+42d | Ascot | Carey Group Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) Settled in the pack near the stands rail - boxed in with two furlongs left - pushed along and made progress approaching the last furlong - stayed on strongly to grab third close home | 3/28 | ¾ | 9-2 | 93 | 115C | 107A | Billy Loughnane | 9/2 |
| 28 Mar 26+161d | Doncaster | William Hill Lincoln (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Slow away and drifted left early - settled towards the back as the field bunched after 1f - stuck for space around 1f out though travelling comfortably - darted left for a clear run and progressed strongly - up to third inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to the line | 3/21 | 1½ | 9-1 | 93 | 119C | 102A | Sean Levey | 14/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Oct 25+21d | Ascot | Balmoral Handicap (Sponsored By Qipco) (Str) Settled towards the back - tight for space and moved left approaching the furlong marker - finished with modest late progress to end seventh | 7/20 | nk | 8-10 | 94 | 72C | 91A | Sean Levey | 16/1 |
| 27 Sep 25+34d | Newmarket | bet365 Cambridgeshire (Heritage Handicap) Settled towards the back through the early stages - niggled along with two furlongs left but couldn't quicken - trailed home well beaten in 17th | 17/23 | 5½ | 8-11 | 94 | 92C | 69C | Sean Levey | 12/1 |
| 24 Aug 25+23d | Goodwood | Virgin Bet A Good Bet Handicap Held up towards the back early - urged into contention with progress over 2f out - third and driven approaching the final furlong - finished strongly to hit the front late | 1/11 | 9-11 | 90 | 97A | 106A | Sean Levey | 15/2 | |
| 01 Aug 25+36d | Goodwood | Coral Golden Mile (Heritage Handicap) Sluggish start - settled towards the back of the pack - made ground from 5f out - pressed into effort 2f out but only managed to keep on at one speed to finish sixth | 6/15 | shd | 9-1 | 91 | 103C | 94A | Christophe Soumillon | 11/2 |
| 26 Jun 25+46d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet In Kippax Seaton Delaval Handicap Held up early - pushed along with 2f left - hampered inside final furlong with no real progress made - finished ninth | 9/10 | 1¾ | 8-9 | 91 | 90A | 76A | Harry Davies | 11/2 |
| 11 May 25+24d | Longchamp (FR) | Super Handicap du Printemps (Handicap) (4yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) | 17/19 | 1¼ | 8-10 | — | — | — | Kieran Shoemark | 58/10 |
| 17 Apr 25+166d | Newmarket | Japan Racing Association Handicap Sluggish break - settled at back of field - made progress through middle ground inside final furlong - driven to the line - grabbed second on the post - never able to trouble winner | 2/11 | 3¼ | 8-13 | 90 | 115A | 103A | Ryan Moore | 17/2 |
| 2024 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Nov 24+26d | Newmarket | Dusseldorf's Henkel 167th German Oaks Handicap Slow to stride - settled at the back - made progress from 2f out - angled left and driven over 1f out - into 3rd inside the final furlong and staying on strongly - moved up to challenge in the final strides - just denied | 2/9 | ½ | 9-8 | 86 | 93A | 103A | Harry Davies | 15/8F |
| 07 Oct 24+25d | Yarmouth | Royal Marines Association Handicap Slow to get going - settled at back of field - moved through from over 2f out to hit the front inside final furlong - stayed on to win comfortably | 1/9 | 9-6 | 77 | 102A | 101A | Harry Davies | 7/2 | |
| 12 Sep 24+31d | Epsom Downs | Fighting Fit Handicap Held up towards the back - made progress 3f out - driven into contention behind the front pair with 2f left - strongly into 3rd approaching final furlong before getting up close home to win | 1/9 | 9-5 | 71 | 79B | 90A | Harry Davies | 4/1 | |
| 12 Aug 24+39d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap Held up towards the back - shifted wide and made progress approaching the final furlong - pushed along and got up close home to prevail | 1/10 | 9-6 | 65 | 100A | 87A | Harry Davies | 4/1 | |
| 04 Jul 24+21d | Newbury | Billington Foundation Supported By Very Lazy Handicap (Str) | 3/9 | nk | 9-4 | 65 | 87B | 80A | Oisin Murphy | 15/8F |
| 13 Jun 24+11d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet 'Confined' Handicap | 6/9 | 1¾ | 9-11 | 61 | 84B | 69A | Kyle Strydom | 2/1F |
| 02 Jun 24+60d | Nottingham | Boost Your Winnings At Rhino.Bet Handicap | 1/10 | 9-8 | 61 | 86A | 88A | Kyle Strydom | 13/2 | |
| 03 Apr 24+7d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Additional Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 8/12 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | 87A | 66A | Kyle Strydom | 66/1 |
| 27 Mar 24+25d | Kempton (AW) | Racing TV Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/13 | 1½ | 9-7 | — | 66B | 77A | Kyle Strydom | 50/1 |
| 02 Mar 24 | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 8/12 | 1¼ | 9-0 | — | 72A | 60A | Kyle Strydom | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Tribal Chief won?
- Tribal Chief (FR) won 6 of 24 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 11 times in total (45.8% of starts).
- Who trains Tribal Chief?
- Tribal Chief (FR) is trained by David Menuisier, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
- Who is Tribal Chief's sire?
- Tribal Chief (FR) is by Sioux Nation (USA) out of Araca (FR), whose sire is Elusive Quality.
- What going does Tribal Chief prefer?
- Tribal Chief (FR) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 6 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 Tribal Chief's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 17 October 2026. The highest on record is 94.
- What is Tribal Chief's sire's record?
- Sioux Nation (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.4% of 2,892 runs since Jan 2008 (359 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 17.2% from 425. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.3% from 578. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.7% from 190.
- Who are Tribal Chief's siblings?
- Out of Araca (FR), Tribal Chief (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Kiwano (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Kiwano (FR)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.