El Champo (2018) Horse
About
El Champo is a 7yo trained by P J Rothwell, who is based at Wicklow. The colt is by Ocovango out of Western Garden. To date he has captured five victories. On 27 Sep 2025 at Listowel he earned his biggest prize, the $49,998.00 Hcpch. The horse has been a money‑maker for bettors, delivering about a 3% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Raced At
Cheltenham
• Limerick
• Listowel
• Tramore
• Galway
• Kilbeggan
• Punchestown
• Clonmel
• Naas
• Down Royal
• Cork
• Sligo
• Killarney
• Gowran Park
• Fairyhouse
• DownpatrickRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham 17-Nov-25 4060m SOFT R2 CL3 NvHcpCh $1,884 (of $29,511), SP: 23.00 1st Kdeux Saint Fray ( J J Burke 145 ) 2nd Kim Roque ( R Deegan 145 ) 3.00L 3rd Jig's Forge ( B Jones 154 ) 3.20L 4th El Champo ( T P Roche 147 , Cd 150 ) 7.45L See full results | T P Roche 66.7kg, Cd 68kg 7.45L | 4 (6) |
| Limerick 20-Oct-25 3870m SOFT R6 HcpCh $1,500 (of $49,998), SP: 5.00 1st Crowsatedappletart ( G Brouder 142 ) 2nd Conyers Hill ( S O'keeffe 162 ) 3.00L 3rd Theatre Native ( D O'keeffe 166 ) 3.75L 5th El Champo ( M Kenneally 154 , Cd 161 ) 12.75L See full results | 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 1st El Champo ( T P Roche 151 ) 2nd General Clermont ( G Brouder 145 ) 0.50L 3rd Talk In The Park ( D Gilligan 160 ) 0.20L See full results | 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 1st El Champo ( S D Torrens 166 ) 2nd On Lovers Walk ( D Gilligan 166 ) 30.00L 3rd Hurricane Honey ( K Buckley 159 ) 0.50L See full results | 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 1st Bal Kauto ( D L Queally 160 ) 2nd High Court Cave ( O Mcgill 161 ) 5.00L 3rd Arctic Gale ( D Meyler 165 ) 2.00L 4th El Champo ( T P Roche 166 , Cd 171 ) 13.00L See full results | 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 1st Gaelic Arc ( H Sexton 144 ) 2nd Le Coq Hardi ( K Buckley 157 ) 0.75L 3rd Marv Michael ( E M O'sullivan 155 ) 8.00L 10th El Champo ( P M O'brien 140 , Cd 147 ) 53.25L See full results | 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 1st Shanbally Kid ( D E Mullins 146 ) 2nd Outside The Door ( A P Kelly 149 ) 15.00L 3rd From The Ashes ( P Enright 140 ) 4.75L 11th El Champo ( S O'callaghan 140 ) 55.45L See full results | 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 1st My Gaffer ( D Mcgill 166 ) 2nd Union Station ( K Donoghue 166 ) 1.25L 3rd Banprionsa ( R Blackmore 159 ) 4.00L 6th El Champo ( S Flanagan 166 ) 15.25L See full results | 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 1st Answer To Kayf ( J Shinnick 166 ) 2nd Canal End ( M P Walsh 155 ) 12.00L 3rd El Champo ( T P Roche 152 ) 22.00L See full results | 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 1st Global Export ( C Stone-walsh 166 , Cd 161 ) 2nd On Lovers Walk ( T P Harney 166 , Cd 159 ) 0.20L 3rd Banprionsa ( S W Flanagan 159 ) 0.50L 4th El Champo ( T P Roche 166 , Cd 173 ) 2.00L See full results | 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 1st Banjaxed ( R A Doyle 166 ) 2nd El Champo ( T P Roche 166 , Cd 159 ) 0.20L 3rd Beggars Rock ( S Fitzgerald 166 ) 0.95L See full results | 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 1st The Big Chap ( D J Gilligan 163 ) 2nd Caesar Rock ( G Brouder 151 ) 4.25L 3rd Railway Hurricane ( K M Donoghue 163 ) 1.50L 4th El Champo ( T P Roche 148 , Cd 0 ) 6.25L See full results | 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 1st Stuzzikini ( D J Gilligan 157 ) 2nd El Champo ( T P Roche 157 ) 14.00L 3rd Native Speaker ( D J O'keeffe 157 ) 19.00L See full results | 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 1st Marv Michael ( E M O'sullivan 166 ) 2nd El Champo ( T P Roche 166 ) 7.00L 3rd Ceroc ( M M Mcdonagh 166 ) 7.50L See full results | 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 1st Walnut Beach ( G B Noonan 148 ) 2nd El Champo ( P J O'hanlon 142 ) 1.25L 3rd The Big Chap ( K C Sexton 159 ) 9.50L See full results | P J O'hanlon 64.4kg 1.25L | 2 (14) |
| Kilbeggan 18-May-24 4110m GOOD R7 HcpCh $1,650 (of $16,499), Winning Time: 04:59.200, SP: 17.00 In touch, 5th after 6th, headway to 2nd after 2 out, kept on run-in, dropped to 3rd closing stages, no extra close home 1st The Dasher Conway ( D Meyler 159 ) 2nd Sargent Lightfoot ( S W Flanagan 145 ) 0.20L 3rd El Champo ( J P O'sullivan 150 ) 1.75L See full results | J P O'sullivan 68kg 1.75L | 3 (12) |
| Naas 05-Apr-24 3220m SOFT R3 NvH (of $16,000), Winning Time: 04:08.300, SP: 26.00 Led and disputed, definite advantage from 3rd, headed 4 out, pushed along on inner and weakened quickly from 3 out, tailed off 1st Toto Too ( K M Donoghue 163 ) 2nd Dark Note ( C M Quirke 160 ) 2.00L 3rd Undeniable Alibi ( J W Kennedy 157 ) 0.20L 9th El Champo ( S Torrens 155 ) 0.00L See full results | S Torrens 70.3kg 0.00L | 9 (10) |
| Gowran Park 10-Mar-24 4020m HEAVY R5 Ch $1,300 (of $13,000), Winning Time: 05:56.500, SP: 26.00 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 1st Aime Desjy ( P Townend 166 ) 2nd Duffle Coat ( S Ewing 166 ) 8.00L 3rd El Champo ( P J O'hanlon 166 ) 21.00L See full results | P J O'hanlon 75.3kg 21.00L | 3 (6) |
| Naas 26-Feb-24 3150m SOFT R5 HcpH (of $16,499), Winning Time: 04:02.300, SP: 34.00 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 1st American Money ( K E Buckley 151 ) 2nd Lazer Wolf ( S W Flanagan 153 ) 1.50L 3rd Any Road ( M M Mcdonagh 165 ) 2.25L 9th El Champo ( C Owens 159 , Cd 166 ) 18.25L See full results | C Owens 72.1kg, Cd 75.3kg 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 1st Miss Pronunciation ( M P Walsh 165 ) 2nd Lazer Wolf ( K M Donoghue 160 ) 6.00L 3rd Starman ( J P O'sullivan 161 ) 4.25L 7th El Champo ( P J O'hanlon 168 , Cd 0 ) 33.00L See full results | P J O'hanlon 76.2kg, Cd 0 33.00L | 7 (7) |
| Cork 06-Jan-24 3220m HEAVY R2 NvH $750 (of $14,999), Winning Time: 04:06.900, SP: 7.00 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 1st Flamborough ( D J O'keeffe 165 ) 2nd Morning Soldier ( J B Foley 161 ) 2.50L 3rd Striking ( J W Kennedy 164 ) 5.50L 4th El Champo ( P J O'hanlon 163 , Cd 166 ) 8.75L See full results | P J O'hanlon 73.9kg, Cd 75.3kg 8.75L | 4 (7) |
| Limerick 26-Dec-23 3570m HEAVY R5 NvCh $750 (of $14,999), Winning Time: 04:53.100, SP: 7.00 Chased leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along approaching 2 out, ridden in 4th before last, soon no extra and kept on one pace 1st The King Of Prs ( S W Flanagan 163 ) 2nd Irish Blaze ( C P Millar 163 ) 2.25L 3rd Karuma Grey ( H Morgan 159 ) 4.50L 4th El Champo ( P J O'hanlon 159 , Cd 162 ) 9.25L See full results | P J O'hanlon 72.1kg, Cd 73.5kg 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 1st Yeats Star ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 2nd Heliko Conti ( S F O'keeffe 156 ) 0.50L 3rd Striking ( C D Smithers 162 ) 0.50L 9th El Champo ( P J O'hanlon 164 , Cd 0 ) 25.75L See full results | 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 1st El Champo ( P J O'hanlon 154 ) 2nd Theonewedreamof ( R A Doyle 146 ) 0.50L 3rd Ted Hastings ( J W Kennedy 162 ) 0.30L See full results | 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 1st El Champo ( P J O'hanlon 160 ) 2nd Lake Chad ( B Hayes 151 ) 1.00L 3rd Arctic Ambition ( J W Kennedy 160 ) 4.75L See full results | 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 1st Extrapolation ( D E Mullins 162 ) 2nd Walk Out ( P T Enright 140 ) 9.50L 3rd Clifftop ( J J Slevin 152 ) 7.50L 6th El Champo ( P J O'hanlon 150 , Cd 155 ) 20.00L See full results | 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 1st El Champo ( P J O'hanlon 157 ) 2nd Big Island ( D E Mullins 166 ) 3.00L 3rd Good World ( G Brouder 161 ) 2.50L | 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 1st Mister Twist ( N Moore 158 ) 2nd Dylan's Day ( C Cullinan 151 ) 3.25L 3rd Glendars Mahler ( M M Mcdonagh 151 ) 0.20L 5th El Champo ( J P O'sullivan 158 ) 22.25L See full results | 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 1st Flidais ( L Quinlan 159 ) 2nd El Champo ( P J O'hanlon 166 ) 30.00L 3rd Rocket Spirit ( C Cullinan 161 ) 1.75L See full results | 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 1st Ossifer Hops ( D F O'regan 158 ) 2nd Ring O Roses ( R Blackmore 151 ) 0.00L 3rd Artiste D'ainay ( J J Slevin 158 ) 7.00L 5th El Champo ( S Torrens 158 ) 19.25L See full results | S 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 1st Lady In The Park ( M B O'neill 165 ) 2nd El Champo ( M S E O'rourke 170 ) 0.50L 3rd Neat Locality ( M J W Kenny 165 ) 10.00L | 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 1st Scorsese ( J P O'rourke 170 ) 2nd Silver Jet ( M B O Walsh 170 ) 1.00L 3rd Shy Love ( M L J Murphy 170 ) 2.00L UPL El Champo ( S E O'rourke 170 , Cd 0 ) | 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 1st Shanagh Bob ( M M C O'donovan 165 ) 2nd Gorgeous Tom ( F Maguire 165 ) 3.50L 3rd In Limbo ( M T Feeney 165 ) 1.50L 6th El Champo ( S E O'rourke 165 , Cd 0 ) | 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 1st The Jukebox Man ( B Dunleavy 165 ) 2nd Cleatus Poolaw ( M D G Lavery 165 ) 6.00L 3rd Illogical Logic ( M P A King 165 ) 12.50L UPL El Champo ( S E O'rourke 165 , Cd 0 ) | 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 1st Lunar Contact ( M B O'neill 165 ) 2nd Isle Of Gold ( M H D Dunne 165 ) 0.30L 3rd Ioupy Collonges ( M J W Hannon 165 ) 3.00L 5th El Champo ( S E O'rourke 165 , Cd 0 ) 9.75L | S E O'rourke 74.8kg, Cd 0 9.75L | 5 (10) |
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