El Champo (2018)

Foal Date

01-Jan-18

Colour

bay

Sire

Ocovango

Dam

Western Garden

Prize Money

159962

Trainer

P J Rothwell

Owners

Oliver Barden

About

El Champo, a 7yo b trained by P J Rothwell, is by the stallion Ocovango out of Western Garden. The horse has secured five victories to date. Its most notable triumph came on 27 September 2025 at Listowel, winning the $49,998.00 Hcpch. Over its career it has been a money‑maker for bettors; backing it from the start would have yielded a 6% return on investment.

Raced At

Limerick • Listowel • Tramore • Galway • Kilbeggan • Punchestown • Clonmel • Naas • Down Royal • Cork • Sligo • Killarney • Gowran Park • Fairyhouse • Downpatrick

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Limerick 20-Oct-25 3870m SOFT R6 HcpCh $1,500 (of $49,998), SP: 5.00	M Kenneally 69.9kg, Cd 73kg 12.75L	5 (9)
Listowel 27-Sep-25 4430m GOOD R5 HcpCh $30,000 (of $49,998), Winning Time: 05:25.000, SP: 6.50	T P Roche 68.5kg	1 (10)
Tramore 15-Aug-25 4390m GOOD R2 Ch $6,601 (of $11,002), Winning Time: 05:23.200, SP: 4.00	S D Torrens 75.3kg	1 (8)
Galway 31-Jul-25 4430m GOOD R2 HcpH $849 (of $16,998), Winning Time: 05:29.900, SP: 26.00	T P Roche 75.3kg, Cd 77.6kg 13.00L	4 (20)
Kilbeggan 17-Jun-25 4070m SOFT R7 HcpCh (of $25,000), Winning Time: 04:56.800, SP: 7.00 Always behind, never a factor	P M O'brien 63.5kg, Cd 66.7kg 53.2kgL	10 (11)
Punchestown 03-May-25 6300m SOFT R2 HcpCh (of $49,998), SP: 29.00 Tracked leaders, led from 8th, joined 10th, led again from 12th, headed and ridden 4 out, weakened	S O'callaghan 63.5kg 55.5kgL	11 (23)
Clonmel 13-Feb-25 4090m SOFT R8 Ch $220 (of $11,002), Winning Time: 08:54.200, SP: 8.50 Led, slight mistake 9th, ridden and headed entering straight, no extra before 2 out	S Flanagan 75.3kg 15.25L	6 (13)
Naas 27-Jan-25 4050m SOFT R1 NvHcpCh $1,600 (of $15,999), Winning Time: 09:03.900, SP: 7.50 Tracked leaders early, disputed lead from 3rd led narrowly from 6th, ridden and headed 2 out, soon no impression on winner, 3rd after last, no extra	T P Roche 68.9kg 22.00L	3 (11)
Down Royal 26-Dec-24 4140m SOFT R4 Ch $750 (of $15,000), Winning Time: 05:21.100, SP: 3.75 Chased leader, disputed from 2nd, pushed along and headed after 2 out, ridden and every chance last, no extra and weakened run-in	T P Roche 75.3kg, Cd 78.5kg 2.00L	4 (9)
Cork 13-Dec-24 4270m SOFT R7 Ch $3,100 (of $15,500), Winning Time: 08:53.200, SP: 3.50 Led, slight mistake 8th, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and strongly pressed after 2 out, headed narrowly last, disputed after last, stayed on well, headed close home	T P Roche 75.3kg, Cd 72.1kg 0.20L	2 (12)
Limerick 20-Oct-24 3870m GOOD R6 HcpCh $2,251 (of $28,409), Winning Time: 04:44.070, SP: 10/3 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, mistake 3 out and pushed along approaching straight, slight mistake 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, kept on one pace run-in	T P Roche 67.1kg, Cd 0 6.25L	4 (9)
Sligo 02-Oct-24 5200m GOOD R8 NvCh $3,700 (of $11,679), Winning Time: 06:34.400, SP: 9/2 Led, mistake 5th, ridden and joined after 2 out, narrowly headed approaching last where mistake, no extra run-in	T P Roche 71.2kg 14.00L	2 (4)
Kilbeggan 07-Sep-24 4060m SOFT R5 Ch $2,200 (of $6,944), Winning Time: 05:01.600, SP: 15/8 Tracked leaders, moderate 3rd for much, went moderate 2nd and ridden 2 out, soon no impression on winner, kept on one pace in 2nd run-in	T P Roche 75.3kg 7.00L	2 (14)
Killarney 24-Aug-24 4190m SOFT R7 HcpCh $9,000 (of $28,409), Winning Time: 05:18.800, SP: 13/2 Tracked leaders, hampered 1st, 2nd at 5th, disputed 2nd entering straight, disputed lead after 3 out, mistake and headed 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, stayed on well to press winner after last, held	P J O'hanlon 64.4kg 1.25L	2 (14)
Kilbeggan 18-May-24 4110m GOOD R7 HcpCh $1,650 (of $9,900), Winning Time: 04:59.200, SP: 16/1 In touch, 5th after 6th, headway to 2nd after 2 out, kept on run-in, dropped to 3rd closing stages, no extra close home	J P O'sullivan 68kg 1.75L	3 (12)
Naas 05-Apr-24 3220m HEAVY R3 NvH (of $9,600), Winning Time: 04:08.300, SP: 25/1 Led and disputed, definite advantage from 3rd, headed 4 out, pushed along on inner and weakened quickly from 3 out, tailed off	S D Torrens 70.3kg, Cd 0 0.00L	9 (10)
Gowran Park 10-Mar-24 4020m HEAVY R5 Ch $1,300 (of $7,800), Winning Time: 05:56.500, SP: 25/1 Tracked leaders in 3rd, mistake 1st, ridden and dropped to moderate 4th entering straight, moderate 4th at last, kept on one pace to go 3rd close home, not trouble leaders	P J O'hanlon 75.3kg 21.00L	3 (6)
Naas 26-Feb-24 3150m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $9,900), Winning Time: 04:02.300, SP: 33/1 Mid-division on outer, jumped slightly right at 3rd, soon progress, 3rd before 4th, under pressure in 4th after 3 out, lost place 2 out, weakened final furlong	C Owens 72.1kg, Cd 0 18.25L	9 (16)
Fairyhouse 08-Feb-24 3220m HEAVY R4 NvH (of $8,854), Winning Time: 04:37.600, SP: 17/2 Led, headed 3rd, 2nd halfway, led again after 4 out, pushed along entering straight and soon headed, dropped to 6th 2 out where not fluent, no extra	P J O'hanlon 76.2kg, Cd 0 33.00L	7 (7)
Cork 06-Jan-24 3220m HEAVY R2 NvH $750 (of $9,159), Winning Time: 04:06.900, SP: 6/1 Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway to challenge and led briefly approaching 3 out, 4th and ridden before 2 out, soon no impression, kept on one pace run-in	P J O'hanlon 73.9kg, Cd 0 8.75L	4 (7)
Limerick 26-Dec-23 3570m HEAVY R5 NvCh $750 (of $9,000), Winning Time: 04:53.100, SP: 6/1 Chased leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along approaching 2 out, ridden in 4th before last, soon no extra and kept on one pace	P J O'hanlon 72.1kg, Cd 0 9.25L	4 (6)
Punchestown 25-Nov-23 3360m SOFT R7 NvHcpH (of $9,900), Winning Time: 04:21.300, SP: 6/1 Prominent, slight mistake 1st, ridden in 3rd 2 out, soon no impression on leaders, weakened	P J O'hanlon 74.4kg, Cd 0 25.75L	9 (10)
Galway 29-Oct-23 3230m HEAVY R7 HcpH $9,900 (of $9,900), Winning Time: 04:08.300, SP: 8/1 Led, 2 lengths clear 2 out and soon pushed along, ridden and kept on well run-in, under pressure and held on closing stages	P J O'hanlon 69.9kg	1 (15)
Galway 03-Oct-23 3840m HEAVY R2 HcpH $7,200 (of $7,200), Winning Time: 05:04.400, SP: 9/2 Made all, slight mistake 6th, ridden after 2 out, slight mistake last, kept on well under pressure run-in	P J O'hanlon 72.6kg	1 (8)
Listowel 18-Sep-23 4020m SOFT R5 CLHcpH $310 (of $15,500), Winning Time: 05:09.700, SP: 6.00 Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, dropped to 6th before 3 out, pushed along and no impression early straight, kept on one pace	P J O'hanlon 68kg, Cd 70.3kg 20.00L	6 (16)
Kilbeggan 26-Aug-23 3820m SOFT R3 CLHcpH $6,900 (of $11,500), Winning Time: 04:50.400, SP: 11.00 Rear of mid division, headway into 7th halfway, went 4th 2 out, progress on outer to go 2nd entering straight, challenged before last, kept on well to lead over 100 yards out	P J O'hanlon 71.2kg	1 (19)
Downpatrick 18-Jun-23 4280m SOFT R1 CLMdH $360 (of $11,999), Winning Time: 05:13.000, SP: 12.00 Tracked leaders, 4th 3 out, ridden in 3rd next, 4th and no impression at last, no extra	J P O'sullivan 71.7kg 22.25L	5 (13)
Kilbeggan 04-Jun-23 3670m SOFT R1 CLMdH $2,400 (of $11,999), Winning Time: 04:30.020, SP: 15.00 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, moderate 5th before 2 out, ridden in 6th after 2 out, stayed on into moderate 2nd run-in, no chance with easy winner	P J O'hanlon 75.3kg 30.00L	2 (15)
Downpatrick 06-May-23 3770m SOFT R3 CLMdH $299 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 04:38.700, SP: 101.00 Chased leader, 2nd halfway, led 2 out, pushed along before last, soon headed and dropped to 5th early straight, no extra	S D Torrens 71.7kg 19.25L	5 (16)
Lingstown 12-Mar-23 4830m SOFT CLMd (of $6,000), SP: 7/1 Rcd 2nd, ld aftr 5th, hdd bef last where gd jmp, rallied well early flat, no ex cl hm	M S E O'rourke 77.1kg 0.50L	2 (11)
Borris House 05-Mar-23 4830m SOFT CLMd (of $6,000), SP: 10/1 Tr ldrs, 3rd 1/2way, 7th 3out, onepcd in 6th, fell 2out	S E O'rourke 77.1kg, Cd 0	UPD (15)
Ballindenisk 04-Dec-22 4830m SOFT CLMd (of $6,000), SP: 10/1 Alw twrds rr, 14th by 3rd, sl prog in 12th aftr 4out, went poor 6th bef 2out, ko onepce	S E O'rourke 74.8kg, Cd 0	6 (15)
Turtulla 20-Nov-22 4830m SOFT CL (of $6,000), SP: 8/1 Chsd ldr in close 2nd, wknd aftr 10th, drpd twrds rr aftr 4out, eased & pu bef 3out	S E O'rourke 74.8kg, Cd 0	UPD (12)
Ballindenisk 15-May-22 4830m SOFT CLMd (of $6,000), SP: 7/1 Twrds rr, prog from 1/2way, prog in cl 4th well aftr 3out, cl 3rd well bef 2out, 4th when left 3rd 2out, wknd	S E O'rourke 74.8kg, Cd 0 9.75L	5 (10)