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Horse profile

Charming Zen (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2019) · Last trainer Olly Murphy · Last owner Sullivan Bloodstock Limited
by Youmzain (IRE) out of Nioumoun (FR) (Dadarissime)
8 runs · 8 courses · from Feb 2017
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Apr 2019 — 2,745 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2019 · 2nd of 5 Won at Doncaster Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile

Charming Zen (FR) is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2017. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). Last raced off 127, 12lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating127↓ 12lb off peak
127 127–139

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Doncaster, 22 Feb 2017

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 102B · median 83.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good4102B93—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5102B87—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 123B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Huntingdon, 22 Apr 2019 Official rating 127 at the last run, 22 Apr 2019

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. What this means →

Jumps 7 figures · best 146A · median 112
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good4146A123.5—
Good to Soft2102B95—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6146A110—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 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 · 7 figures from 8 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
Youmzain (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,738 runs since Jan 2008 (211 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−8.6—
Good to Firm50612%+3.4—
Good3854311.2%+2.61 from 4
Good to Soft264155.7%−2.90 from 2
Soft434337.6%−10 from 1
Heavy197178.6%00 from 1
Standard (AW)407368.8%+0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4125%+16.4—
6f – 7f951414.7%+6.1—
1m – 1m1f354287.9%−0.7—
1m2f – 1m4f430317.2%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m3813810%+1.41 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f376318.2%−0.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m8966.7%−1.90 from 1
Over 3m9111.1%+2.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Nioumoun (FR) (Dadarissime)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% −1.75
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 1 25% −1.75
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 1 100% +1.25

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 6 1 17% −3.75
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Aidan Coleman 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Bowen 2 0 0% −2.00
Noel Fehily 2 1 50% +0.25
James Bowen 2 0 0% −2.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 1 17% −3.75
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 5 0 0% −5.00
2018 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 1 1 100% +1.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00
Hurdle 3 1 33% −0.75

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 5 runs
22 Apr 19+13d Huntingdon MansionBet Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 9 11-2 12780C123B Aidan Coleman 5/1
09 Apr 19+62d Southwell Toalsbet Casino Novices' Chase Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 14 10-12 12887C112B Aidan Coleman 9/1
06 Feb 19+21d Ludlow officialphotographersuk.com Novices' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 4/4 52 10-12 13017C88C Sean Bowen 4/1
16 Jan 19+14d Newbury Freixenet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 4 ran 2/4 4½ 11-2 13299C124C Sean Bowen 7/1
02 Jan 19+325d Hereford Mansionbet Novices' Chase Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 3/6 17 10-12 136—102B Noel Fehily 7/4F
2018 · 2 runs
11 Feb 18+29d Exeter Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 23f · Heavy · 8 ran F/8 — 11-6 136—— James Bowen 8/1
13 Jan 18+325d Kempton 32red.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 9 ran 7/9 5 11-7 13959C108C James Bowen 5/2F
2017 · 1 run
22 Feb 17 Doncaster EBF Stallions BetBright Recall 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-12 —102B146A Noel Fehily 5/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Charming Zen won?
Charming Zen (FR) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2017 and 2019, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Charming Zen?
Charming Zen (FR) was trained by Olly Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Huntingdon on 22 April 2019.
Who is Charming Zen's sire?
Charming Zen (FR) is by Youmzain (IRE) out of Nioumoun (FR), whose sire is Dadarissime.
What going does Charming Zen prefer?
Charming Zen (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Charming Zen's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 22 April 2019. The highest on record is 139.
What is Charming Zen's sire's record?
Youmzain (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,738 runs since Jan 2008 (211 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from February 2017. 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.