Chortal (2021)

Foal Date

13-Mar-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Golden Horn

Dam

Golden Laughter

Prize Money

133889

Trainer

Gordon Elliott

Owners

Erdenheim Farm Thoroughbreds

About

Chortal is a 4yo colt trained by Gordon Elliott. He is by the stallion Golden Horn out of the mare Golden Laughter. To date, Chortal has recorded five wins. On 19 October 2025 at Far Hills, he claimed his biggest triumph, collecting the $75,000 H prize.

Raced At

Far Hills • Perth • Port Hedland • Sligo • Galway • Bellewstown • Curragh • Ballinrobe • Ballina • Downpatrick • Fairyhouse • Punchestown • Kempton • Leicester • Chester

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Far Hills 19-Oct-25 3420m R1 H $47,250 (of $75,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 04:21.000, SP: 1.80	J Kennedy 70.8kg	1 (4)
Perth 08-Sep-25 3260m GOOD R1 CL4 NvH $4,225 (of $7,869), Winning Time: 03:54.690, SP: 1.40	S Bowen 72.1kg	1 (8)
Port Hedland 08-Sep-25 3220m R1 Port Hedland race 1 $5,705 (of $10,803)	72.1kg	1 (8)
Sligo 08-Aug-25 3600m GOOD R3 NvH $2,900 (of $14,501), Winning Time: 04:18.400, SP: 8.50	F Brickley 73kg, Cd 69.9kg 5.00L	2 (8)
Galway 29-Jul-25 3340m GOOD R1 NvH $2,101 (of $21,001), Winning Time: 03:53.900, SP: 17.00 Rear of mid-division, headway into 4th and ridden 2 out, 3rd and no impression on leaders at last, kept on same pace	J H Williamson 73kg 9.50L	3 (11)
Bellewstown 06-Jul-25 3460m GOOD R1 NvH $1,150 (of $11,499), Winning Time: 04:02.900, SP: 3.25 Chased leader, 2nd halfway, mistake 2 out, soon no extra and dropped to 3rd, kept on one pace from last	J Kennedy 72.6kg 10.50L	3 (11)
Bell 05-Jul-25 3420m Bell race 1730 $1,219 (of $13,546)	72.6kg	3 (11)
Curragh 28-Jun-25 2410m GOOD R8 Corinthian Challenge Charity Race Series $5 (of $100), Winning Time: 02:35.800, SP: 15.00	C Kirwan 77.6kg 7.30L	4 (13)
Ballinrobe 28-May-25 3270m GOOD R2 H $1,150 (of $11,499), Winning Time: 03:56.700, SP: 4.50 Tracked leader, pressed leader after 2 out, ridden before last where hampered by faller, plugged on run-in	D Gilligan 73kg 5.75L	3 (6)
Ballina 27-May-25 3220m Ballina race 1730 $1,179 (of $13,096)	73kg	3 (6)
Bellewstown 12-Apr-25 3460m GOOD R1 MdH $6,000 (of $9,999), Winning Time: 04:13.400, SP: 1.40 Always prominent, disputed lead from 4th, led travelling well 2 out, soon went clear, stayed on strongly run-in, easily	D J Gilligan 69.4kg	1 (9)
Bell 12-Apr-25 3420m Bell race 1330 $6,702 (of $11,360)	69.4kg	1 (9)
Downpatrick 30-Mar-25 3570m GOOD R3 HcpH $1,150 (of $11,499), Winning Time: 04:22.100, SP: 7.00 Rear of mid division, progress into 6th halfway, 7th 2 out, pushed along to go 5th approaching last, ridden to go 4th over 150 yards out, went 3rd close home	D J Gilligan 71.2kg 9.00L	3 (11)
Fairyhouse 23-Feb-25 3220m SOFT R2 HcpH $436 (of $14,501), Winning Time: 06:55.000, SP: 7.00 Towards rear, not fluent at 1st, pushed along in moderate 6th 3 out, soon ridden and no impression	D Gilligan 73.9kg 42.50L	5 (7)
Punchestown 13-Jan-25 3300m SOFT R1 MdH $360 (of $11,999), Winning Time: 07:01.070, SP: 15.00 Rear of mid-division, 7th after 4th, effort in 6th after 2 out, no impression in 5th before last, one paced run-in	D Gilligan 73kg 10.50L	5 (14)
Punchestown 31-Dec-24 3300m SOFT R3 MdH (of $12,499), Winning Time: 07:06.800, SP: 4.50 Tracked leader, led before 1st, headed before 2 out, lost place approaching straight, weakened before last	D Gilligan 69.9kg 35.80L	9 (20)
Fairyhouse 14-Dec-24 3320m SOFT R3 MdH $526 (of $10,501), Winning Time: 04:08.040, SP: 11.00 Prominent briefly, soon tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, challenged 3 out, ridden in 2nd before 2 out, under pressure in 3rd before last, kept on same pace run-in	S Ewing 69.9kg 6.50L	4 (14)
Kempton 11-Jul-24 2410m GOOD R3 Nv (of $23,708), Winning Time: 02:33.230, SP: 20/1 Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, minor headway over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong	R Havlin 59kg, Cd 0 12.50L	7 (13)
Leicester 27-May-24 2010m SOFT R4 Nv $306 (of $6,019), Winning Time: 02:10.570, SP: 2/1 Steadied and switched right start, held up towards rear, never on terms	R Havlin 60.3kg, Cd 0 21.00L	5 (8)
Chester 08-May-24 2080m GOOD R6 Md $370 (of $14,651), Winning Time: 02:13.040, SP: 9/2 Dwelt start, towards rear, ridden and some headway under 4f out, no extra inside final furlong	K Shoemark 60.3kg, Cd 0 6.75L	6 (8)