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Horse profile

Well Chief (GER)

11yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2010) · Last trainer David Pipe · Last owner The Johnson Family
by Night Shift (USA) out of Wellesiena (GER) (Scenic)
14 runs · 7 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Mar 2010 — 6,063 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2010 · 7th of 9 4 wins · Cheltenham, Newbury & Sandown First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 161
KTB Profile

Well Chief (GER) is 4 from 14 in our archive, including 3 wins at Grade 2 level. The biggest win we hold: the Victor Chandler Handicap Chase at Cheltenham (Jan 2005). Hasn't won since Nov 2009. All 4 wins have come over 1m5f – 2m. Last raced off 161, 17lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating161↓ 17lb off peak
161 161–178

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 143B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton, 27 Dec 2009 Official rating 161 at the last run, 17 Mar 2010

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 12 figures · best 144C · median 136
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good4143C132—
Soft4134B130—
Good to Soft4144C142.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m10144C140—
2m1f – 2m4f2126C123.5—

Of 14 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 14 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Night Shift (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,176 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34411.8%+3.1—
Good to Firm451419.1%+0.4—
Good478469.6%+0.91 from 4
Good to Soft2092210.5%+1.81 from 6
Soft261207.7%−12 from 4
Heavy7322.7%−6—
Standard (AW)670548.1%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2592710.4%+1.7—
6f – 7f734587.9%−0.8—
1m – 1m1f471459.6%+0.9—
1m2f – 1m4f297299.8%+1.1—
1m5f – 2m248197.7%−14 from 12
2m1f – 2m4f134118.2%−0.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m3200%−8.7—
Over 3m100%−8.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Wellesiena (GER) (Scenic)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
World Shift (GER)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 1 17% +0.00
Good 4 1 25% −0.75
Soft 4 2 50% +3.25

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 13 3 23% −0.25
Class 2 1 1 100% +2.75

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 6 2 33% +3.75
Sandown 2 1 50% +1.25
Newbury 2 1 50% +1.50
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 12 4 33% +4.50
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 4 31% +3.50
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 2 0 0% −2.00
2009 4 1 25% −0.25
2007 3 1 33% +0.50
2005 5 2 40% +4.25

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
17 Mar 10+53d Cheltenham Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 ¾ 11-10 161109C Timmy Murphy 33/1
23 Jan 10+27d Ascot Victor Chandler Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 17f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 6 11-7 163121A Timmy Murphy 6/1
27 Dec 09+22d Kempton Williamhill.com Desert Orchid Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 3¾ 11-6 163143B Timmy Murphy 6/1
05 Dec 09+20d Sandown Keith Prowse Hospitality Tingle Creek Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 15.5f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 9 11-7 163126B Timmy Murphy 4/1
15 Nov 09+249d Cheltenham Connaught Chase Class 2 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-0 163134B Timmy Murphy 11/4
11 Mar 09+698d Cheltenham Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 7 11-10 162142A Timmy Murphy 12/1
13 Apr 07+30d Aintree John Smith's Melling Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 9 11-10 178126C Timmy Murphy 4/5F
14 Mar 07+32d Cheltenham Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran F/10 — 11-10 178— Timmy Murphy EvensF
10 Feb 07+658d Newbury totepool Game Spirit Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-0 178134C Timmy Murphy 5/2
23 Apr 05+38d Sandown Celebration Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-10 177138C Timmy Murphy 9/4
16 Mar 05+32d Cheltenham Queen Mother Champion Chase Class 1 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 2 11-10 177143C Timmy Murphy 7/2
12 Feb 05+14d Newbury Totepool Game Spirit Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 2½ 11-6 178144C Timmy Murphy 5/4
29 Jan 05+26d Cheltenham Victor Chandler Handicap Chase (Grade2) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-10 176142C Timmy Murphy 5/1
03 Jan 05 Wetherby Castleford Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 15f · Good To Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 11-3 176— Timmy Murphy 8/13F

Quick answers

How many races has Well Chief (GER) won?
Well Chief (GER) won 4 of 14 archived starts between 2005 and 2010, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 8 times in total (57.1% of starts).
Who trained Well Chief (GER)?
Well Chief (GER) was trained by David Pipe on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 17 March 2010.
Who is Well Chief (GER)'s sire?
Well Chief (GER) is by Night Shift (USA) out of Wellesiena (GER), whose sire is Scenic.
What going does Well Chief (GER) prefer?
Well Chief (GER) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Well Chief (GER)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 161, from the run on 17 March 2010. The highest on record is 178.
What is Well Chief (GER)'s sire's record?
Night Shift (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,176 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Well Chief (GER)'s siblings?
Out of Wellesiena (GER), Well Chief (GER) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.