El Matador (IRE)
Owner: Valmont Trainer: R M Beckett Sex: colt Age: 4
Breeding: Lope De Vega / Bulrushes (Byron)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Standard | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 8 | 2 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 May 2026 | Redcar | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f 219y | 3 | Rainbow Nebula | 9st 6lbs | 2 of 9 | Hollie Doyle | 3/1 |
| prominent, pushed along and disputed lead 2f out, ridden when briefly led over 1f out, soon headed, kept on, always held by winner towards finish | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2026 | Lingfield | Standard | 7f 1y | 4 | Port Road | 9st 11lbs | 2 of 7 | H Crouch | 4/7 |
| 27 Sep 2025 | Haydock | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 7f 212y | 2 | Fondo Blanco | 8st 11lbs | 5 of 10 | H Crouch | 9/2 |
| slowly into strode, off the pace towards rear, some moderate headway out wide over 1f out, weakened final furlong, never involved | |||||||||
| 14 Sep 2025 | Doncaster | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 7f 6y | 2 | Rogue Diplomat | 9st 1lbs | 7 of 16 | H Crouch | 11/2 |
| mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, stayed on but no impression | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2025 | Goodwood | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 7f | 2 | Mudbir | 8st 11lbs | 10 of 16 | H Crouch | 13/2 |
| towards rear, raced wide home straight, ridden 1f out, rallied and some headway final furlong, kept on | |||||||||
| 30 May 2025 | Chepstow | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 7f 16y | 5 | El Matador | 9st 10lbs | 1 of 9 | R Kingscote | 4/5 |
| held up off the pace in 5th, headway far side of group over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead and edged right inside final furlong, ran on well | |||||||||
| 04 May 2025 | Salisbury | Good to Firm | 6f 213y | 4 | El Matador | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 4 | H Crouch | 2/5 |
| ran green, fly jumped and stumbled start, soon close up, jumped path at halfway, pushed along and pressed leader under 2f out, led narrowly approaching final furlong, lugged right and ridden in sustained duel with runner-up inside last, just prevailed | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2024 | Nottingham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 75y | 4 | Falconer | 9st 2lbs | 2 of 9 | H Crouch | 8/11 |
| prominent, shaken up 3f out, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, not pace of winner final 110yds | |||||||||