Horse profile
Frero Banbou (FR)
by Apsis (GB) out of Lady Banbou (FR) (Useful)
36 runs · 13 courses · from Sep 2018
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses
Last run 8 Nov 2025 · 8th of 17
Last raced off OR 130
KTB Profile
Frero Banbou is a gelding who has won four of 36 starts on turf. All four wins came in handicaps, including the Class 1 BetMGM Rehearsal Handicap Chase at Newcastle over 2m5f – 3m on good ground off an official rating of 127 in Nov 2024. He has also won over 1m5f – 2m on heavy at Lingfield and on good to soft at Sandown. He last ran when eighth of 17 in the William Hill Grand Sefton Handicap Chase at Aintree in Nov 2025.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
OR ↓ 12lb off peak
- 4–36Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 17 (47.2%)Placed
- −15.10£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 0.82Fair A/E n=36 · 0.71 incl. margin
- 142Highest OR
- 74dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating130↓ 12lb off peak
130
124–142
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 89
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 11 | 113A | 86 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 8 | 105A | 77.5 | — |
| Good | 4 | 135B | 86.5 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 105B | 88 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 113A | 86 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 105A | 80.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 135B | 88 | 1 run · — |
Of 32 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 32 runs · as at 3 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 from 7 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Prominent 6 (86%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 785 runs since Jan 2008 (91 horses).
Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 12.2% from 115. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4.5% from 112.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +4.2 | — |
| Good | 163 | 16 | 9.8% | +1.5 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 94 | 2 | 2.1% | −6.2 | 1 from 12 |
| Soft | 259 | 25 | 9.7% | +1.4 | 1 from 13 |
| Heavy | 130 | 12 | 9.2% | +0.9 | 1 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 130 | 9 | 6.9% | −1.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 59 | 1 | 1.7% | −6.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 112 | 5 | 4.5% | −3.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 115 | 14 | 12.2% | +3.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 120 | 8 | 6.7% | −1.6 | 2 from 13 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 270 | 27 | 10% | +1.7 | 1 from 14 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 82 | 8 | 9.8% | +1.5 | 1 from 7 |
| Over 3m | 24 | 2 | 8.3% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Lady Banbou (FR) (Useful)
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Tango Banbou (FR) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m3½f–2m1½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tango Banbou (FR) | 15 | 3 | 1m4f–2m1½f | — |
| Up And Go Banbou (FR) | 4 | 1 | 1m6f | — |
| Vestale Banbou (FR) | 1 | 1 | 1m3½f | — |
| Hermes Banbou (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Juliette Banbou (FR) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Louis Banbou (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 13 | 1 | 8% | −8.60 |
| Good to Soft | 12 | 1 | 8% | −8.25 |
| Heavy | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −4.50 |
| Class 2 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −9.75 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aintree | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Cheltenham | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Sandown | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Ascot | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Auteuil (FR) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.40 |
| Lingfield | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.60 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 13 | 2 | 15% | −6.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.50 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Deutsch | 28 | 2 | 7% | −21.00 |
| Ned Fox | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Clement Lefebvre | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.40 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonathan Plouganou | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludovic Philipperon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +1.50 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.40 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 32 | 4 | 13% | −11.10 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Nov 25+217d | Aintree | William Hill Grand Sefton Handicap Chase (National Course) (GBB Race) Sat close behind pace early - up to 2nd by 12th - driven and slipped back before 2 out - faded to finish 8th | 8/17 | 4¼ | 10-12 | 130 | 67B | 114A | Charlie Deutsch | 28/1 |
| 05 Apr 25+25d | Aintree | William Hill Handicap Chase (Registered As The Freebooter Handicap Chase) (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled off the pace early - slipped towards the back after the 9th and toiling badly by the 11th - pulled up before the following fence | PU/12 | — | 10-4 | 132 | — | — | Charlie Deutsch | 33/1 |
| 11 Mar 25+45d | Cheltenham | Ultima Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Tracked the front group early - stumbled and dropped a place four out then faded - eased and pulled up two out | PU/24 | — | 10-7 | 134 | — | — | Ned Fox | 50/1 |
| 25 Jan 25+29d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Great Yorkshire Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled near the front early - hit the front at the 2nd before losing control before 4 out - dropped away before 3 out and finished well held | 6/13 | 1¾ | 11-3 | 135 | 88B | 113A | Ned Fox | 16/1 |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 24+27d | Kempton | Ladbrokes Get Rewarded With Ladbucks Handicap Chase Handy early and up into second soon after the start - hit the front 8th - lost that spot 11th - tracked the front-runner from 3 out - lost pace before 2 out - stayed on through the closing stages - held on for second without troubling the winner | 2/11 | 10 | 11-13 | 134 | 89B | 134A | Charlie Deutsch | 11/4F |
| 30 Nov 24+21d | Newcastle | BetMGM Rehearsal Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Sat close up early - went in front 13th - kicked on rounding the bend for home - had daylight with one rival after 4 out - pushed along and pressured approaching 2 out - drawn level at the last but battled back to win | 1/13 | 10-4 | 127 | 135B | 133A | Ned Fox | 17/2 | |
| 09 Nov 24+211d | Aintree | BoyleSports Grand Sefton Handicap Chase (National Course) (GBB Race) Sat close to the pace - clean leap to head off in front approaching the 12th before losing top spot two out - pressed for effort and gave way through the closing stages finishing sixth | 6/13 | 2 | 10-5 | 130 | 75B | 120A | Charlie Deutsch | 10/1 |
| 12 Apr 24+29d | Aintree | Randox Supports Race Against Dementia Topham Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | PU/24 | — | 10-4 | 131 | — | — | Charlie Deutsch | 14/1 |
| 14 Mar 24+39d | Cheltenham | TrustATrader Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 6/21 | 2¾ | 10-9 | 133 | 69B | 127A | Charlie Deutsch | 28/1 |
| 04 Feb 24+14d | Musselburgh | bet365 Scottish Champion Chase (Handicap Chase) (GBB Race) | 6/8 | 43 | 10-8 | 136 | 37C | 103C | Charlie Deutsch | 17/2 |
| 21 Jan 24+20d | Lingfield | Download The Racing App Now Godstone Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | PU/6 | — | 10-6 | 136 | — | — | Charlie Deutsch | 2/1F |
| 01 Jan 24+16d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power New Year's Day Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 2/6 | 7½ | 10-2 | 136 | 88A | 135B | Charlie Deutsch | 13/2 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 23+15d | Cheltenham | Virgin Bet December Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 3/12 | 9½ | 10-2 | 133 | 105A | 122A | Charlie Deutsch | 9/1 |
| 01 Dec 23+20d | Newbury | Coral Racing Club Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/7 | 2½ | 11-2 | 133 | 87A | 132B | Charlie Deutsch | 5/1 |
| 11 Nov 23+240d | Aintree | BoyleSports Grand Sefton Handicap Chase (National Course) (GBB Race) | 3/10 | 2¾ | 11-2 | 133 | — | 133A | Charlie Deutsch | 11/2 |
| 16 Mar 23+40d | Cheltenham | Magners Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 12/23 | 1½ | 10-6 | 135 | 72B | 117A | Charlie Deutsch | 14/1 |
| 04 Feb 23+28d | Sandown | Virgin Bet Dolos Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 4/8 | 7 | 11-6 | 138 | 95A | 126B | Charlie Deutsch | 11/2 |
| 07 Jan 23+49d | Sandown | Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/7 | 6 | 11-13 | 140 | 94A | 128B | Charlie Deutsch | 11/4J |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Nov 22+21d | Ascot | Jim Barry Wines Hurst Park Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 4/7 | 4 | 10-9 | 142 | 76B | 125A | Charlie Deutsch | 13/2 |
| 29 Oct 22+205d | Ascot | Byrne Group Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 2/8 | 4¾ | 11-6 | 142 | 85A | 136A | Charlie Deutsch | 13/2 |
| 07 Apr 22+22d | Aintree | Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) | 9/16 | 16 | 11-1 | 142 | 44C | 113C | Charlie Deutsch | 5/1 |
| 16 Mar 22+39d | Cheltenham | Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) | 3/16 | 3 | 10-11 | 141 | 41B | 140A | Charlie Deutsch | 6/1 |
| 05 Feb 22+15d | Sandown | Virgin Bet Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/8 | 4 | 11-5 | 140 | 113A | 149A | Charlie Deutsch | 5/2 |
| 21 Jan 22+41d | Lingfield | racehorselotto.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 11-5 | 134 | 105B | 150B | Charlie Deutsch | 9/4F | |
| 2021 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Dec 21+14d | Cheltenham | Simon Claisse Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/8 | 2¾ | 10-8 | 134 | 86A | 128A | Charlie Deutsch | 3/1J |
| 27 Nov 21+28d | Newbury | Watch Racing Free Online At Ladbrokes Handicap Chase (For The Jim Joel Memorial Trophy) (GBB Race) | 3/12 | 1½ | 11-0 | 133 | 78A | 140A | Charlie Deutsch | 13/2 |
| 30 Oct 21+205d | Ascot | Byrne Group Handicap Chase (Listed) (GBB Race) | 4/10 | 14 | 10-12 | 135 | 38B | 108B | Charlie Deutsch | 4/1F |
| 08 Apr 21+27d | Aintree | Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) | 4/18 | 6 | 11-0 | 137 | 70B | 133A | Charlie Deutsch | 10/1 |
| 12 Mar 21+83d | Sandown | Paddy Power Handicap Chase | 1/7 | 11-11 | 124 | 107B | 141B | Charlie Deutsch | 11/4 | |
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 20+27d | Haydock | Listen To The Weighed-In Podcast On Betfair Handicap Chase | 3/6 | 26 | 11-9 | 126 | — | 102B | Brian Hughes | 10/3 |
| 22 Nov 20+22d | Exeter | Racing TV HD On Sky 426 Handicap Chase | 3/9 | 1¾ | 11-12 | 127 | 86A | 120A | Charlie Deutsch | 6/1 |
| 31 Oct 20+569d | Ascot | Fever-Tree Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/10 | 3¾ | 10-12 | — | 83A | 101A | Charlie Deutsch | 17/2 |
| 2019 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 11 Apr 19+137d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Rene Couetil (Chase) (AQPS Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) | 1/7 | 10-10 | — | — | — | Clement Lefebvre | 17/5 | |
| 2018 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Nov 18+36d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Fifrelet (Hurdle) (Listed Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) | 7/11 | 8 | 10-3 | — | — | — | Clement Lefebvre | 10/1 |
| 20 Oct 18+21d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Mid Dancer (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) | 4/11 | 18 | 11-0 | — | — | — | Jonathan Plouganou | 6/4F |
| 29 Sep 18 | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Pride Of Kildare (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) | 2/10 | 10 | 10-6 | — | — | — | Ludovic Philipperon | 49/10 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Frero Banbou won?
- Frero Banbou (FR) won 4 of 36 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 17 times in total (47.2% of starts).
- Who trains Frero Banbou?
- Frero Banbou (FR) is trained by Venetia Williams, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 November 2025.
- Who is Frero Banbou's sire?
- Frero Banbou (FR) is by Apsis (GB) out of Lady Banbou (FR), whose sire is Useful.
- What going does Frero Banbou prefer?
- Frero Banbou (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Frero Banbou's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 130, from the run on 8 November 2025. The highest on record is 142.
- What is Frero Banbou's sire's record?
- Apsis (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 785 runs since Jan 2008 (91 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 12.2% from 115. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4.5% from 112.
- Who are Frero Banbou's siblings?
- Out of Lady Banbou (FR), Frero Banbou (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Tango Banbou (FR) (3). The wins came over 1m3½f–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.