Chortal (2021) Horse
About
Chortal is a 4yo bay horse trained by Gordon Elliott. It is sired by the stallion Golden Horn out of the dam Golden Laughter. Chortal has recorded 5 wins in its career so far. On 19th Oct 2025 at Far Hills, Chortal achieved its most notable victory to date, earning the $75,000.00 H.
Raced At
Far Hills
• Perth
• Port Hedland
• Sligo
• Galway
• Bellewstown
• Curragh
• Ballinrobe
• Ballina
• Downpatrick
• Fairyhouse
• Punchestown
• Kempton
• Leicester
• ChesterRace 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 1st Chortal ( J W Kennedy 156 ) 2nd Naturally Nimble ( B Dalton 153 ) 3rd Starlifter ( G Watters 153 ) See full results | J W 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 1st Chortal ( S Bowen 159 ) 2nd City Of Diamonds ( B S Hughes 161 ) 3.75L 3rd Captain Cool ( S Quinlan 154 ) 7.50L See full results | S Bowen 72.1kg | 1 (8) |
| Port Hedland 08-Sep-25 3220m R1 Port Hedland race 1 $5,705 (of $10,803) 1st Chortal ( 159 ) 2nd City of Diamonds ( 161 ) 3rd Captain Cool ( 154 ) | 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 1st Ballykinlar ( E Staples 155 , Cd 148 ) 2nd Chortal ( F Brickley 161 , Cd 154 ) 5.00L 3rd Claude ( J J Slevin 161 ) 6.00L See full results | 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 1st Davy Crockett ( M P Walsh 154 ) 2nd Mick Collins ( M Kenneally 161 ) 2.50L 3rd Chortal ( J H Williamson 161 ) 9.50L See full results | 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 1st Autumn Twist ( D King 160 ) 2nd Mick Collins ( D Meyler 160 ) 0.50L 3rd Chortal ( J Kennedy 160 ) 10.50L See full results | J Kennedy 72.6kg 10.50L | 3 (11) |
| Bell 05-Jul-25 3420m Bell race 1730 $1,219 (of $13,546) 1st Autumn Twist ( 160 ) 2nd Mick Collins ( 160 ) 3rd Chortal ( 160 ) | 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 1st Prairie Dancer ( M A Attiyah 174 ) 2nd Solar Breeze ( A Mccormack 163 ) 1.50L 3rd Relevant Range ( C Ryan 171 ) 5.50L 4th Chortal ( C Kirwan 171 ) 7.30L See full results | 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 1st A Snow White Park ( D E Mullins 147 ) 2nd Last Kingdom ( M P Walsh 161 ) 1.75L 3rd Chortal ( D Gilligan 161 ) 5.75L See full results | D Gilligan 73kg 5.75L | 3 (6) |
| Ballina 27-May-25 3220m Ballina race 1730 $1,179 (of $13,096) 1st A Snow White Park ( 147 ) 2nd Last Kingdom ( 161 ) 3rd Chortal ( 161 ) | 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 1st Chortal ( D J Gilligan 153 ) 2nd Old Bridge ( J C Gainford 153 ) 13.00L 3rd Barrow Ranger ( A Leahy 153 , Cd 146 ) 15.75L See full results | D J Gilligan 69.4kg | 1 (9) |
| Bell 12-Apr-25 3420m Bell race 1330 $6,702 (of $11,360) 1st Chortal ( 153 ) 2nd Old Bridge ( 153 ) 3rd Barrow Ranger ( 146 ) | 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 1st A Mere Bagatelle ( P Hanlon 152 , Cd 145 ) 2nd Fool Me Once ( K M Donoghue 162 ) 8.50L 3rd Chortal ( D J Gilligan 157 ) 9.00L See full results | 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 1st Maxios Prime ( T P Roche 144 , Cd 139 ) 2nd Janes Harbour ( M P Walsh 156 ) 2.00L 3rd Butter Fingers ( T P Harney 166 , Cd 159 ) 9.50L 5th Chortal ( D Gilligan 163 ) 42.50L See full results | 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 1st Castleheath ( E Walsh 161 ) 2nd Ephesus ( D King 161 ) 5.50L 3rd Money Dancer ( D Meyler 154 ) 6.00L 5th Chortal ( D Gilligan 161 ) 10.50L See full results | 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 1st Sainte Lucie ( P Townend 147 ) 2nd Luker's Tipple ( S F O'keeffe 154 ) 11.00L 3rd Ephesus ( D King 154 ) 24.00L 9th Chortal ( D Gilligan 154 ) 35.80L See full results | 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 1st Beyond Your Dreams ( M P Walsh 147 ) 2nd Slurricane ( L P Shanahan 154 , Cd 147 ) 0.75L 3rd Young Churchill ( D Meyler 154 ) 2.50L 4th Chortal ( S Ewing 154 ) 6.50L See full results | 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 1st Mutaawid ( J Crowley 130 ) 2nd Arabian Tribe ( W Buick 136 ) 6.00L 3rd Mount Atlas ( D Probert 136 ) 0.30L 7th Chortal ( R Havlin 130 , Cd 0 ) 12.50L See full results | 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 1st Castle Cove ( T Marquand 133 ) 2nd Kitty Furnival ( R Coakley 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Regal Connection ( P J Dobbs 133 ) 11.00L 5th Chortal ( R Havlin 133 , Cd 0 ) 21.00L See full results | R Havlin 60.3kg, Cd 0 21.00L | 5 (8) |
| Chester 08-May-24 2080m GOOD R6 CL3 Md $370 (of $24,592) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:13.040, SP: 5.50 Dwelt start, towards rear, ridden and some headway under 4f out, no extra inside final furlong 1st Gallantly ( R L Moore 133 ) 2nd Castle In The Sand ( O Murphy 133 ) 1.50L 3rd Liam Swagger ( C Shepherd 133 ) 1.00L 6th Chortal ( K Shoemark 133 ) 6.75L See full results | K Shoemark 60.3kg 6.75L | 6 (8) |
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