El Matador (2022) Horse
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About
El Matador is a 4yo ch horse trained by R M Beckett. It is by Lope De Vega out of Bulrushes. The horse has recorded two wins to date. On 4 May 2025 at Salisbury, El Matador achieved its most important victory, winning $8854.00 in the Class 4 Novice race.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Redcar 08-May-26 1608m GOOD R6 CL3 Hcp $3,802 (of $14,755) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:34.290, SP: 4.00 1st Rainbow Nebula ( B Garritty 128 ) 2nd El Matador ( H Doyle 132 ) 1.00L 3rd Double Parked ( D Allan 126 ) 1.75L See full results | H Doyle 59.9kg 1.00L | 2 (9) |
| Lingfield 27-Apr-26 1409m GOOD R4 CL4 Hcp $2,456 (of $9,837) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.090, SP: 1.57 1st Port Road ( P Bradley 126 ) 2nd El Matador ( H Crouch 137 ) 0.30L 3rd Silver Trumpet ( C Bishop 128 ) 2.25L See full results | H Crouch 62.1kg 0.30L | 2 (7) |
| Haydock 27-Sep-25 1600m SOFT R3 CL2 Hcp $906 (of $29,511) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.370, SP: 5.50 1st Fondo Blanco ( S D Sousa 124 ) 2nd First Ambition ( S H James 129 ) 4.50L 3rd Principality ( P J Mcdonald 123 ) 0.75L 5th El Matador ( H Crouch 123 ) 7.50L See full results | H Crouch 55.8kg 7.50L | 5 (10) |
| Doncaster 14-Sep-25 1410m SOFT R3 CL2 Hcp (of $63,940) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.620, SP: 6.50 1st Rogue Diplomat ( H Davies 125 ) 2nd Morte Point ( S D Sousa 117 ) 0.75L 3rd Back In Black ( D Muscutt 128 ) 0.20L 7th El Matador ( H Crouch 127 ) 3.00L See full results | H Crouch 57.6kg 3.00L | 7 (16) |
| GOODwood 02-Aug-25 1410m SOFT R5 CL2 Hcp (of $73,778) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:25.820, SP: 7.50 1st Mudbir ( J Crowley 122 ) 2nd Dance In The Storm ( D Probert 118 ) 0.15L 3rd Aurora Majesty ( H Doyle 119 ) 1.00L 10th El Matador ( H Crouch 123 ) 5.50L See full results | H Crouch 55.8kg 5.50L | 10 (16) |
| Chepstow 30-May-25 1420m GOOD R6 CL5 Nv $3,888 (of $7,082) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.380, SP: 1.80 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 1st El Matador ( R Kingscote 136 ) 2nd Sea Poetry ( T E Whelan 131 ) 1.50L 3rd Magnetite ( J Doyle 129 ) 2.50L See full results | R Kingscote 61.7kg | 1 (9) |
| Salisbury 04-May-25 1400m GOOD R4 CL4 Nv $4,860 (of $8,854) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:28.910, SP: 1.40 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 1st El Matador ( H Crouch 130 ) 2nd Sea Baaeed ( F Marsh 137 ) 0.20L 3rd Grand Harbour ( D Hogan 130 ) 12.00L See full results | H Crouch 59kg | 1 (4) |
| Nottingham 31-Oct-24 1680m SOFT R1 CL4 Md $2,028 (of $7,869) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:50.440, SP: 1.73 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 1st Falconer ( C Hutchinson 128 ) 2nd El Matador ( H Crouch 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Love Beach ( R Coakley 128 ) 3.25L See full results | H Crouch 58.1kg 0.50L | 2 (9) |