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

El Champo is an 8-year-old gelding by Ocovango, trained by P J Rothwell. He has won 5 of 35 starts and placed in 9 more, for £1,884 in prize money. His best trip is 2m 6f, where 2 wins from 3 is a 67% strike rate against 9% at every other distance. He runs next in the 5:05 at Listowel on 26 September, where the best price is 12/1 with SmarketsSBK. His best performance rating is 121, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 35
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 14
  • Strike rate 14%
  • Prize money £1,884
  • Best rating 121
  • Official rating 118

Where El Champo runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:05 Listowel Charlie Chute Memorial Handicap Steeplechase 12/1 SmarketsSBK SBK

El Champo form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
7 Jun 26 Punchestown K-Mech Mechanical Handicap Chase 2m 4f Good To Yielding 4 24.75 25/1 Dylan Robinson 118
29 Apr 26 Punchestown Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle 2m 3.5f Yielding 9 35.25 80/1 Shane O'Callaghan 109
6 Apr 26 Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle (0-140) 2m 5.5f Yielding To Soft PU - 33/1 Tiernan Power Roche 110
7 Mar 26 Gowran Park Holden Plant Rentals Shamrock Handicap Chase 2m Heavy PU - 18/1 Tiernan Power Roche 121
28 Dec 25 Limerick Campion Insurance Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase (0-150) (Listed) 2m 3.5f Soft To Heavy 3 12.75 9/1 Shane O'Callaghan 121
16 Nov 25 Cheltenham Bottlegreen Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 2m 4f Soft 4 7.5 22/1 Tiernan Power Roche 125
19 Oct 25 Limerick STL Logistics Handicap Chase 2m 3f Yielding To Soft 5 12.75 4/1F Michael Kenneally 121
27 Sep 25 Listowel Charlie Chute Memorial Handicap Chase 2m 6f Good To Yielding 1 — 11/2 Tiernan Power Roche 117
14 Aug 25 Tramore O'Neill's Bar Beginners Chase 2m 6f Good 1 — 3/1 Simon Torrens 110
30 Jul 25 Galway Tote Money-Back 2nd Every Race Today Handicap Hurdle 2m 6f Good 4 13 25/1 Tiernan Power Roche 110
16 Jun 25 Kilbeggan Belvedere House & Gardens Galway Plate Trial Handicap Chase 2m 4f Good To Yielding 10 53.25 6/1 Patrick M O'Brien 113
3 May 25 Punchestown Oaklodgelandscapes.ie Handicap Chase (0-145) 3m 7.5f Yielding 11 55.5 28/1 Shane O'Callaghan 113
13 Feb 25 Clonmel Monksgrange Beginners Chase 2m 4.5f Soft 6 15.25 15/2 Sean Flanagan 115
26 Jan 25 Naas Clinton Higgins Chartered Accountants Novice Handicap Chase 2m 4f Soft 3 22 13/2 Tiernan Power Roche 116
26 Dec 24 Down Royal Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 2m 4.5f Good To Yielding 4 2 11/4F Tiernan Power Roche 118
13 Dec 24 Cork I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Beginners Chase 2m 5f Yielding 2 .25 5/2F Tiernan Power Roche 118
20 Oct 24 Limerick STL Logistics Handicap Chase 2m 3f Good 4 6.25 10/3F Tiernan Power Roche 118
2 Oct 24 Sligo Irish Stallion Farms EBF Captain Christy Rated Novice Chase 3m 2f Good 2 14 9/2 Tiernan Power Roche 120
6 Sep 24 Kilbeggan Follow Kilbeggan On Instagram Beginners Chase 2m 4f Yielding 2 7 15/8F Tiernan Power Roche 120
24 Aug 24 Killarney O'Donoghue Ring Collection Handicap Chase (Listed) 2m 5f Yielding 2 1.25 13/2 P J O'Hanlon 116
17 May 24 Kilbeggan William Hill Extra Places Daily Handicap Chase 2m 4.5f Good 3 2 16/1 James O'Sullivan 114
4 Apr 24 Naas Treo Eile Rated Novice Hurdle 2m Soft To Heavy 9 55.5 25/1 Simon Torrens 117
9 Mar 24 Gowran Park Holden Fleet Management Beginners Chase 2m 4f Heavy 3 21 25/1 P J O'Hanlon –
25 Feb 24 Naas Get Best Odds Guaranteed At BetVictor Handicap Hurdle 1m 7.5f Soft 9 18.25 33/1 Conor Owens 119
7 Feb 24 Fairyhouse Book Your Advanced Tickets Now Rated Novice Hurdle 2m Heavy 7 33 17/2 P J O'Hanlon 120
6 Jan 24 Cork Annual Membership Available Rated Novice Hurdle 2m Soft To Heavy 4 8.75 6/1 P J O'Hanlon 120
26 Dec 23 Limerick O'Kelly Brothers Demolition Rated Novice Chase 2m 1.5f Soft To Heavy 4 9.25 6/1 P J O'Hanlon –
25 Nov 23 Punchestown Colm Quinn BMW Novice Handicap Hurdle 2m 0.5f Soft 9 25.75 6/1 P J O'Hanlon 120
29 Oct 23 Galway Race In Pink Handicap Hurdle 2m Heavy 1 — 8/1 P J O'Hanlon 112
3 Oct 23 Galway Ryans Cleaning Handicap Hurdle 2m 3f Soft To Heavy 1 — 9/2 P J O'Hanlon 105
18 Sep 23 Listowel Kevin's Bar, Listowel/Exchange Inn, Ballybunion Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 2m 4f Yielding 6 20 5/1 P J O'Hanlon 105
25 Aug 23 Kilbeggan Tom Lynam Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m 3f Yielding 1 — 10/1 P J O'Hanlon 98
18 Jun 23 Downpatrick Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 2m 5.5f Yielding 5 22.5 11/1 James O'Sullivan –
4 Jun 23 Kilbeggan Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 2m 2.5f Good To Yielding 2 30 14/1 P J O'Hanlon –
5 May 23 Downpatrick Quinn Estate Agents Maiden Hurdle 2m 3f Yielding 5 19.25 100/1 Simon Torrens –

Last time out

Finished 4 in the K-Mech Mechanical Handicap Chase at Punchestown on 7 June 2026. Settled behind the front group pulling hard - disputed second by halfway - lost fluency 4 out and driven to keep up - fifth then promoted to fourth entering straight - unable to find more and finished fourth.

El Champo by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
20f 7 0 0% —
16f 5 1 20% —
19f 5 2 40% —
22f 3 2 67% —
20.5f 3 0 0% —
19.5f 2 0 0% —
21.5f 2 0 0% —
21f 2 0 0% —
31.5f 1 0 0% —
26f 1 0 0% —
15.5f 1 0 0% —
17.5f 1 0 0% —
16.5f 1 0 0% —
18.5f 1 0 0% —

El Champo by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Yielding 9 1 11% —
Good To Yielding 5 1 20% —
Soft To Heavy 5 1 20% —
Soft 5 0 0% —
Good 5 1 20% —
Heavy 4 1 25% —
Yielding To Soft 2 0 0% —

El Champo by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Kilbeggan 5 1 20% —
Punchestown 4 0 0% —
Limerick 4 0 0% —
Galway 3 2 67% —
Naas 3 0 0% —
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% —
Gowran Park 2 0 0% —
Listowel 2 1 50% —
Cork 2 0 0% —
Downpatrick 2 0 0% —

El Champo breeding

  • Sire Ocovango (GB)
  • Dam Western Garden (IRE)
  • Damsire Westerner (GB)
  • Breeder The Beeches Stud Ltd
  • Foaled 23 April 2018

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