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Orchard Keeper: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Orchard Keeper is a 5-year-old mare by Churchill, trained by Roger Varian. She has won 2 of 17 starts and placed in 8 more, for £58,954 in prize money. Her best trip is 1m 6f, where 1 win from 3 is a 33% strike rate against 7% at every other distance. She runs next in the 3:35 at Newmarket on 24 September, where the best price is 20/1 with Bet365. Her best performance rating is 95, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 17
  • Wins 2
  • Placed 10
  • Strike rate 12%
  • Prize money £58,954
  • Best rating 95
  • Official rating 93

Where Orchard Keeper runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:35 Newmarket Jockey Club Rose Bowl Stakes (Listed Race) 20/1 Bet365 bet365

Orchard Keeper form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
22 Aug 26 Chester Virgin Bet Chester Stakes (Listed Race) Class 1 1m 6.5f Good To Soft 5 14.25 16/1 Jack Mitchell 93
1 Aug 26 Newmarket (July) British Stallion Studs Ebf Chalice Stakes (Listed Race) (GBBPlus Race) Class 1 1m 4f Good To Firm 5 5 33/1 Jack Mitchell 93
9 Oct 25 Bath British Stallion Studs EBF Beckford Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) (GBBPlus Race) Class 1 1m 6f Good To Soft 4 4.5 16/1 Jack Mitchell 93
30 Aug 25 Chester Virgin Bet Chester Stakes (Listed) Class 1 1m 6.5f Good 4 3.5 13/2 Aidan Keeley 85
16 Aug 25 Newmarket JenningsBet Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 1m 6f Good To Firm 2 .25 5/1 Aidan Keeley 83
18 Jul 25 Newbury UHY Ross Brooke Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 1m 5.5f Good To Firm 3 2 2/1F Jack Mitchell 83
13 Jun 25 Goodwood Goodwood Horseracing Club Membership Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 4 1m 6f Good 1 — 4/1J Jack Mitchell 80
23 May 25 Goodwood British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 1m 4f Good 6 4.5 8/1 Jack Mitchell 80
27 Apr 25 Southwell (AW) British Stallion Studs EBF Premier Fillies' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 1m 4f Standard To Slow 2 .5 9/2 Silvestre De Sousa 77
4 Apr 25 Leicester Hardyman & Co Ltd Handicap (GBB Plus Race) Class 4 1m 4f Good To Firm 3 1 7/2J Jack Mitchell 77
18 Sep 24 Yarmouth British EBF Premier Fillies' Handicap Class 4 1m 3.5f Good To Firm 3 3 4/1 Silvestre De Sousa 77
2 Aug 24 Newmarket Air Charter Service Fillies' Handicap Class 5 1m 4f Good 2 1.75 3/1 Jack Mitchell 75
13 Jul 24 Salisbury Graham Fitch & Friends Fillies' Handicap Class 4 1m 2f Good 4 2.75 11/2 Charlie Bennett 75
28 Jun 24 Newmarket Long Shot Refreshment Banker Fillies' Handicap Class 5 1m 2f Good To Firm 1 — 10/3 Jack Mitchell 71
29 Feb 24 Chelmsford City (AW) bet365 Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 1m Standard 2 3.25 9/2 Raul Da Silva –
6 Feb 24 Wolverhampton (AW) Bet 10 Get 40 At Betmgm Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 1m 0.5f Standard 2 1 4/1 Raul Da Silva –
19 Jan 24 Newcastle (AW) Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 1m Standard 7 9 6/1 Raul Da Silva –

Last time out

Finished 5 in the Virgin Bet Chester Stakes (Listed Race) at Chester on 22 August 2026. Sluggish start - settled near back - urged forward approaching 3f out - kept on at one level through final furlong without threatening - finished fifth.

Orchard Keeper by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
12f 5 0 0% —
14f 3 1 33% —
14.5f 2 0 0% —
10f 2 1 50% —
8f 2 0 0% —
13.5f 1 0 0% —
11.5f 1 0 0% —
8.5f 1 0 0% —

Orchard Keeper by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Firm 6 1 17% —
Good 5 1 20% —
Standard 3 0 0% —
Good To Soft 2 0 0% —
Standard To Slow 1 0 0% —

Orchard Keeper by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Newmarket 3 1 33% —
Chester 2 0 0% —
Goodwood 2 1 50% —
Newmarket (July) 1 0 0% —
Bath 1 0 0% —
Newbury 1 0 0% —
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% —
Leicester 1 0 0% —
Yarmouth 1 0 0% —
Salisbury 1 0 0% —

Orchard Keeper breeding

  • Sire Churchill (IRE)
  • Dam Fearn's Pippin (GB)
  • Damsire Dubawi (IRE)
  • Breeder Apple Tree Stud
  • Foaled 25 February 2021

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