Skip to content
Horse profile

Great Pepper (FR)

8yo gelding · Trainer James Moffatt · Owner Mills Racing Syndicate One
by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Parand (GER) (Samum)
11 runs · 8 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Kelso & Hexham Last run 22 Apr 2026 · 5th of 7 Last raced off OR 116
KTB Profile

Great Pepper won both his starts over hurdles in late 2023, taking a maiden at Hexham on heavy ground in Nov 2023 and a novices event at Kelso on soft ground the following month, both at Class 4. The gelding is 2 from 11 overall on turf. His last run, at Perth in Apr 2026, was his first for James Moffatt and saw him finish 5 of 7 in a Class 3 novices limited handicap chase off an official rating of 116. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically mid-division All wins at Class 4
Official rating116↓ 5lb off peak
116 116–121

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 76 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 29 Jan 2026

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 5 figures · best 154B · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft3147A761 run · —
Good1——1 run · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2154B100.51 run · —
1m5f – 2m276A741 run · —
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 138A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 29 Jan 2026 Official rating 116 at the last run, 22 Apr 2026

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 6 figures · best 138A · median 124.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft4138A127.52 runs · 138 / 126.5
Good1——1 run · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3126B1152 runs · 115 / 113
1m5f – 2m2138A130.51 run · —
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 11 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 from 7 analysed runs since Feb 2025

  • Mid-division 4 (57%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (43%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Great Pretender (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 3,541 runs since Jan 2008 (410 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+87—
Good to Firm19210.5%−2.5—
Good71510014%+10 from 1
Good to Soft5677813.8%+0.80 from 2
Soft1,40218112.9%−0.11 from 6
Heavy7539612.7%−0.31 from 2
Standard (AW)8144.9%−8.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−5.9—
1m – 1m1f2800%−13—
1m2f – 1m4f151106.6%−6.4—
1m5f – 2m72812016.5%+3.50 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,64921012.7%−0.31 from 4
2m5f – 3m7699412.2%−0.81 from 4
Over 3m2022713.4%+0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Parand (GER) (Samum)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kirsch Pepper (FR)30——
Legende Du Large (FR)10——
Master Du Large (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 1 17% −4.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 1 50% +2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 3 2 67% +3.00
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 1 100% +1.00
Hexham 1 1 100% +3.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +0.00
2m5f – 3m 4 1 25% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 2 20% −4.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 2 2 100% +4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 4 2 50% +2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
22 Apr 26+31d Perth Balnakeilly Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20f · Good · 7 ran Settled in the pack - hit the third-last awkwardly - urged into contention and closing ground before stumbling two out - faded soon after finishing fifth 5/7 3¾ 11-2 11647A111B Charlotte Jones 20/1
22 Mar 26+52d Carlisle Mark Nield Wealth Management Go North One Man Series Final Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Settled in the pack early - lost touch approaching 4 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out PU/12 — 11-9 118—— Charlotte Jones 12/1
29 Jan 26+27d Ayr Coral 'New' Horse Racing Bet Builder Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 11 ran Handy early - urged forward after 4 out - closed in 3 out - hit the front 2 out - overtaken on the run-in and beaten into 2nd 2/11 3¼ 11-13 11776A138A Charlotte Jones 17/2
02 Jan 26+7d Ayr Quiz Night At Golf Inn Prestwick Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20.5f · Soft · 9 ran Settled midpack early - improved into second - hit the top 4 out but overtaken 3 out - faded quietly through the finish 6/9 nk 11-0 119—115A Charlotte Jones 22/1
2025 · 3 runs
26 Dec 25+212d Wetherby William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 19.5f · Soft · 9 ran Settled in the pack - blundered and lost rider at the 6th UR/9 — 11-7 119—— Charlotte Jones 11/1
28 May 25+114d Cartmel Go Green Solar Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 21f · Good To Soft · 5 ran Settled behind front pack early - dropped away approaching 3rd - scratchy jump 9th - held no extra soon after - toiled from 4 out and eased to a halt before final two PU/5 — 11-3 120—— Charlotte Jones 9/1
03 Feb 25+285d Carlisle racingtv.com Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 6 ran Sat handy behind front group on the rail - moved into third approaching four out - kept on without extra gear up the straight - finished third beaten 3.75 lengths 3/6 3 11-2 12172A123B Charlotte Jones 4/1
2024 · 2 runs
24 Apr 24+67d Perth British EBF Gold Castle 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Listed) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24f · Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-2 121—— Charlotte Jones 16/1
17 Feb 24+50d Haydock Albert Bartlett Prestige Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24.5f · Heavy · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-2 121—— Charlotte Jones 11/2
2023 · 2 runs
29 Dec 23+49d Kelso Belhaven Brewery Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 22.5f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-4 —147A132B Charlotte Jones EvensF
10 Nov 23 Hexham nationalrail.com Railway Map Of Britain Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 13 ran 1/13 11-1 —154B126B Charlotte Jones 3/1

Quick answers

How many races has Great Pepper won?
Great Pepper (FR) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 3 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trains Great Pepper?
Great Pepper (FR) is trained by James Moffatt, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 April 2026.
Who is Great Pepper's sire?
Great Pepper (FR) is by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Parand (GER), whose sire is Samum.
What going does Great Pepper prefer?
Great Pepper (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Great Pepper's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 22 April 2026. The highest on record is 121.
What is Great Pepper's sire's record?
Great Pretender (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 3,541 runs since Jan 2008 (410 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.
Who are Great Pepper's siblings?
Out of Parand (GER), Great Pepper (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2023. 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.