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El Rio: horse profile, stats, records and next races

El Rio is a 9-year-old gelding by Elusive Pimpernel, trained by Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls. He has won 4 of 14 starts and placed in 3 more, for £39,135 in prize money. His best trip is 2m 4f, where 2 wins from 4 is a 50% strike rate against 20% at every other distance. He runs next in the 3:57 at Perth on 23 September, where the best price is 14/1 with Bet365. His best performance rating is 135, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 14
  • Wins 4
  • Placed 7
  • Strike rate 29%
  • Prize money £39,135
  • Best rating 135
  • Official rating 135

Where El Rio runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:57 Perth Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow David Whitaker Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) 14/1 Bet365 bet365

El Rio form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
27 Sep 25 Market Rasen Never Say Die IPA Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 5.5f Good 3 9.25 11/4 Tom Bellamy 135
2 Mar 25 Huntingdon Prestige Developments John Bigg 'Oxo' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 4f Good To Soft 3 6.75 5/4F Tom Bellamy 135
7 Feb 25 Kempton trustatrader.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 4.5f Soft 1 — 4/1 Tom Bellamy 128
26 Dec 24 Kempton Ladbrokes Best Odds Guaranteed On Racing Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 4.5f Good 3 2.5 11/1 Tom Bellamy 128
10 Nov 24 Sandown My Pension Expert Handicap Chase Class 3 2m 4f Good 1 — 5/2J Ciaran Gethings 122
8 Oct 24 Huntingdon JCB Hydrogen Handicap Chase Class 4 2m 4f Good 1 — 7/1 Ciaran Gethings 116
25 Apr 24 Huntingdon Racehorse Shares From 45 At racingclub.com Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 4f Good PU - 11/2 David Bass 119
25 Mar 24 Huntingdon Visit racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 2m 4.5f Good 6 10.25 13/2 David Bass 121
8 Jan 24 Taunton Stables Business Park Handicap Hurdle Class 3 2m 3f Soft PU - 9/1 David Bass 124
13 Nov 23 Kempton Racing Tv Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 2m 5f Good 7 23.25 9/4 David Bass –
2 Apr 23 Ascot Ascot Racecourse Supports Ascot United Warriors Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 3.5f Soft 1 — 2/1 David Bass –
25 Feb 23 Chepstow Pertemps Network Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 2m 3.5f Good To Soft F - 10/1 Ciaran Gethings –
29 Apr 22 Punchestown Avison Young Flat Race 2m 2f Good To Yielding 12 49 150/1 Ben Harvey –
26 Dec 21 Down Royal Metcollect Oil Recycling (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m 1f Soft 7 37.75 20/1 Mr D G Lavery –

Last time out

Finished 3 in the Never Say Die IPA Handicap Chase (GBB Race) at Market Rasen on 27 September 2025. Drifted right early - travelled up with the pace before pressed for effort two out - form gave way soon after and finished held.

El Rio by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
20f 4 2 50% —
20.5f 3 1 33% —
19.5f 2 1 50% —
21.5f 1 0 0% —
19f 1 0 0% —
21f 1 0 0% —
18f 1 0 0% —
17f 1 0 0% —

El Rio by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 7 2 29% —
Soft 4 2 50% —
Good To Soft 2 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 1 0 0% —

El Rio by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Huntingdon 4 1 25% —
Kempton 3 1 33% —
Market Rasen 1 0 0% —
Sandown 1 1 100% —
Taunton 1 0 0% —
Ascot 1 1 100% —
Chepstow 1 0 0% —
Punchestown 1 0 0% —
Down Royal 1 0 0% —

El Rio breeding

  • Sire Elusive Pimpernel (USA)
  • Dam Princess Jaffa (IRE)
  • Damsire Zaffaran (USA)
  • Breeder Miss Tara Doran
  • Foaled 13 April 2017

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