Herb Fennel (IRE)
Herb Fennel is a gelding who ran four times between Aug 2024 and Oct 2024 without winning but placed once. His best effort came when second of six at Chester in Sep 2024. All four starts were over 6f – 7f, with two on good ground. He finished fifth of nine in a Class 5 nursery at Musselburgh in Oct 2024 off an official rating of 71, which was also his highest ever mark.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (25%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 71Highest OR
- 11dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 97
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 81A | 80.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 97A | 85.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 3 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Led 2 (67%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 1,099 runs since Apr 2022 (97 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 14% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 143 | 12 | 8.4% | +0.8 | — |
| Good | 273 | 20 | 7.3% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 107 | 15 | 14% | +6.4 | — |
| Soft | 141 | 13 | 9.2% | +1.6 | — |
| Heavy | 45 | 1 | 2.2% | −5.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 383 | 23 | 6% | −1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 158 | 12 | 7.6% | 0 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 466 | 27 | 5.8% | −1.8 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 238 | 24 | 10.1% | +2.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 130 | 10 | 7.7% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 64 | 8 | 12.5% | +4.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 38 | 3 | 7.9% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2022 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Battenburg Belle (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5½f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Fifty Year Storm (IRE)).
Family form: Battenburg Belle (IRE) won at Catterick, 27 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battenburg Belle (IRE) | 17 | 4 | 6f | Class 6 |
| Fifty Year Storm (IRE) | 7 | 2 | 5½f–6f | Class 5 |
| Making Time (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Qweldryk (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Pacha Prince (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin McSweeney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Harrison Shaw | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Oct 24+11d | Musselburgh | Visit racingtv.com Nursery Shared early advantage - eased back to midfield soon after - pushed along on the outer track approaching 2f out - drifted off a straight line inside the last furlong - stayed on without threatening the front and finished fifth | 5/9 | 1½ | 9-7 | 71 | 81A | 68A | Oisin McSweeney | 11/2 |
| 21 Sep 24+8d | Wolverhampton (AW) | At The Races 1M Social Followers EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - went straight to the front and stayed there until overtaken 2f out - lost momentum inside the last furlong to finish fourth | 4/11 | 3½ | 9-7 | — | 90A | 71A | Harrison Shaw | 11/2 |
| 13 Sep 24+27d | Chester | Horseradish Catering & Events EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Set the pace early - asked for effort 3f out then lost the advantage - drifted right inside final furlong - stayed on to finish second | 2/6 | 3¼ | 8-11 | — | 97A | 74B | Oisin McSweeney | 10/3 |
| 17 Aug 24 | Ripon | William Hill Ripon Hornblower EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Handy in the pack early - lost touch over 2f out and slipped clear back - stayed on late without threatening finished 5th | 5/6 | 1¼ | 9-4 | — | 80A | 64B | Connor Beasley | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Herb Fennel won?
- Herb Fennel (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2024. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Herb Fennel?
- Herb Fennel (IRE) was trained by Adrian Paul Keatley on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 2 October 2024.
- Who is Herb Fennel's sire?
- Herb Fennel (IRE) is by Kessaar (IRE) out of Fainleog (IRE), whose sire is Rock Of Gibraltar.
- What is Herb Fennel's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 2 October 2024. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Herb Fennel's sire's record?
- Kessaar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 1,099 runs since Apr 2022 (97 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14% from 107.
- Who are Herb Fennel's siblings?
- Out of Fainleog (IRE), Herb Fennel (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Battenburg Belle (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Fifty Year Storm (IRE)). The wins came over 5½f–7f. As at Nov 2026.