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Horse profile

Arzal (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2016) · Last trainer Harry Whittington · Last owner The Hennessy Six
by Vendangeur (IRE) out of Ghostaline (FR) (Ghost Buster'S)
14 runs · 10 courses · from Feb 2014
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Apr 2016 — 3,841 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2016 · 1st of 8 Won last time out 5 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 151
KTB Profile

Arzal (FR) is 5 from 14, including a Grade 1 win. Won last time out in the Merseyrail Manifesto Novices' Chase at Aintree — a first Grade 1 win in our archive. Last raced off a career-high mark of 151.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 13 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating151At career-high mark
151 126–151

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Sep 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 157A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Aintree, 7 Apr 2016 Official rating 151 at the last run, 7 Apr 2016

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race.

Jumps 11 figures · best 157A · median 145
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4157A139—
Soft4156A145—
Good3150B149—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m10156A142.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 770 runs since Jan 2008 (81 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 5.7% from 123.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm800%−9.2—
Good2062210.7%+1.52 from 3
Good to Soft155138.4%−0.81 from 5
Soft2732910.6%+1.42 from 5
Heavy12375.7%−3.5—
Standard (AW)400%−9.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f100%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f19526.3%+17.1—
1m5f – 2m273279.9%+0.74 from 11
2m1f – 2m4f286196.6%−2.61 from 3
2m5f – 3m1731911%+1.8—
Over 3m1715.9%−3.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ghostaline (FR) (Ghost Buster'S)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Unesko (FR)20——
Balisko (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 1 20% +0.00
Soft 5 2 40% +5.00
Good 3 2 67% −0.12

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 6 1 17% −1.00
Class 4 3 2 67% +2.94
Class 3 2 2 100% +4.94
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton 3 1 33% +1.50
Newbury 2 1 50% +3.50
Chepstow 2 1 50% −0.56
Aintree 1 1 100% +4.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 1 100% +0.44
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Argentan 1 0 0% −1.00
Maure-De-Bretagne 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 11 4 36% +1.88
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul N O'Brien 4 1 25% −2.56
Gavin Sheehan 3 2 67% +7.50
David Bass 2 1 50% −0.56
Wilfrid Denuault 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam Twiston-Davies 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 1 100% +3.50
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 5 42% +5.88
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 2 1 50% +3.00
2015 7 3 43% +1.38
2014 5 1 20% −0.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 3 43% +4.94
Hurdle 7 2 29% −1.06

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
07 Apr 16+68d Aintree Merseyrail Manifesto Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-4 151157A Gavin Sheehan 4/1
30 Jan 16+34d Doncaster grand-national2016.co.uk Lightning Novices' Chase (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 3¼ 11-4 149149B David Bass 11/2
27 Dec 15+29d Kempton williamhill.com Novices' Chase (Registered As The Wayward Lad Novices' Chase) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 5 11-8 149138B Gavin Sheehan 5/1
28 Nov 15+37d Newbury bet365.com Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (For The Fulke Walwyn Trophy) Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-7 136156A Gavin Sheehan 9/2
22 Oct 15+166d Ludlow Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 11-8 129150B David Bass 4/9F
09 May 15+28d Haydock Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Swinton Hurdle) (Grade 3) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 8/16 1¾ 10-2 136117A Paul N O'Brien 13/2
11 Apr 15+35d Chepstow Unibet Offering 5 Places In National Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 10-12 139137B Paul N O'Brien 4/9F
07 Mar 15+28d Sandown William Hill Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 23 ran PU/23 — 10-8 139— Paul N O'Brien 10/1
07 Feb 15+43d Newbury Betfair Hurdle (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 23 ran 6/23 ¾ 10-9 139126A Paul N O'Brien 20/1
26 Dec 14+32d Kempton William Hill - In The App Store Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 5 11-5 139140B Sam Twiston-Davies 11/4
24 Nov 14+19d Kempton Coolmore EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-12 126145A Richard Johnson 7/2
05 Nov 14+248d Chepstow Romilly Financial 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 16 ran 2/16 1¼ 11-0 —145A A P McCoy 6/1
02 Mar 14+21d Argentan Prix de la Montjoie (Chase) 20f · Very Soft · 3 ran 2/3 nk 10-7 —— Wilfrid Denuault 3/1F
09 Feb 14 Maure-De-Bretagne Prix du Bois Basset (Chase) 19f · 4 ran 2/4 4 10-6 —— Wilfrid Denuault 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Arzal (FR) won?
Arzal (FR) won 5 of 14 archived starts between 2014 and 2016, a strike rate of 35.7%. Placed 7 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Arzal (FR)?
Arzal (FR) was trained by Harry Whittington on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 7 April 2016.
Who is Arzal (FR)'s sire?
Arzal (FR) is by Vendangeur (IRE) out of Ghostaline (FR), whose sire is Ghost Buster'S.
What going does Arzal (FR) prefer?
Arzal (FR) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Arzal (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 151, from the run on 7 April 2016. That is also the highest on record.
What is Arzal (FR)'s sire's record?
Vendangeur (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 770 runs since Jan 2008 (81 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 5.7% from 123.
Who are Arzal (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Ghostaline (FR), Arzal (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.