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Horse profile

Kientzheim (FR)

6yo mare · Trainer Ben Haslam · Owner John P Mcmanus
by Zanzibari (USA) out of Virfolette (FR) (Denham Red)
12 runs · 10 courses · from Dec 2024
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Musselburgh & Kempton Ran 13 days ago · 4th of 4 Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Kientzheim is 2 from 12 on turf, with both wins gained on a first visit to the course. She won a Class 2 maiden hurdle at Kempton over 1m5f – 2m on Good in Dec 2024 and a Class 4 mares handicap hurdle at Musselburgh over 2m1f – 2m4f on Good to Soft in Nov 2025 off an official rating of 115. Typically held up, she has raced off an official rating of 115 at her last run, when fourth of four at Sedgefield in Oct 2026.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating115↓ 6lb off peak
115 115–121

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 135 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Carlisle, 3 Feb 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 11 figures · best 135B · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good8129A82.55 · 129 / 74
Good to Soft2135B1172 · 135 / 117
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7113B853 · 85 / 74
2m1f – 2m4f4135B1144 · 135 / 114

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 runs · as at 15 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 117A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hexham, 21 Jun 2026 Official rating 115 at the last run, 7 Oct 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 11 figures · best 139A · median 123
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good8139A1205 · 139 / 101
Good to Soft2133A1332 · 133 / 133
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7129A1233 · 117 / 98
2m1f – 2m4f4139A1334 · 139 / 133

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 15 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 12 analysed runs

  • Prominent 6 (50%) · 1 win
  • Led 3 (25%) · 1 win
  • Held up 2 (17%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (8%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 1,309 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).

Strongest on good going: 14.2% from 225. Weakest on heavy going: 5.3% from 170.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm700%−9.2—
Good2253214.2%+51 from 9
Good to Soft205157.3%−1.91 from 2
Soft3613810.5%+1.30 from 1
Heavy17095.3%−3.9—
Standard (AW)341277.9%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f49918.4%+9.2—
6f – 7f199178.5%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f308278.8%−0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f298258.4%−0.8—
1m5f – 2m1591610.1%+0.91 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f237208.4%−0.81 from 5
2m5f – 3m54611.1%+1.9—
Over 3m5120%+10.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Virfolette (FR) (Denham Red)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Joyeuse (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Joyeuse (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Joyeuse (FR)1222m½fClass 1

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 1 11% −6.00
Good to Soft 2 1 50% +13.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 1 20% +10.00
Class 3 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 2 2 1 50% +1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cartmel 3 0 0% −3.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 1 100% +14.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 1 100% +2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 1 14% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% +10.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Cobden 4 0 0% −4.00
Nico de Boinville 3 1 33% +0.00
Kevin Brogan 2 0 0% −2.00
Richie McLernon 2 1 50% +13.00
James Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 0 0% −6.00
2025 5 1 20% +10.00
2024 1 1 100% +2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 2 25% +10.00
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
07 Oct 26+39d Sedgefield Jodie Standings Point-To-Point Recruits Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North One Man Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 4 ran settled at the back - improved to third before 4 out - urged on after 3 out but no response - finished 4th 4/4 13 11-12 11513C96C Kevin Brogan 7/2
29 Aug 26+40d Cartmel BTRC Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 5 ran Sat behind front pack early - dropped back before 7th and needed urging after the following fence - faded from 2 out to finish 4th 4/5 23 11-12 11767C101C Harry Cobden 7/1
20 Jul 26+29d Cartmel Weatherbys Design & Print Novices' Limited Handicap Steeple Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 17.5f · Good · 4 ran travelled in third early - fell to the back after the 8th - under pressure and toiling before 4 out - eventually pulled up approaching 2 out PU/4 — 11-1 119—— Harry Cobden 11/4
21 Jun 26+29d Hexham Matfen Hall Hotel Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 15.5f · Good · 7 ran Settled in the pack early - improved to third then dropped to sixth before the home turn where driven into contention behind the front-runner - lost momentum on the run-in to finish fifth 5/7 6 11-10 12174B117A Harry Cobden 11/4
23 May 26+109d Cartmel Hadwins EBF Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17f · Good · 10 ran Set the pace early - matched for command soon after - asked for effort approaching two out - drawn level again entering the last - drifted off a true line under pressure on the turn - gave everything before being overtaken close home - lost momentum on the run-in to finish third 3/10 ¾ 11-13 121129A139A Harry Cobden 13/2
03 Feb 26+67d Carlisle Watch Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 11 ran Went straight to front - dictated tempo - clipped heels 2 out - pushed along late - overtaken inside final furlong - held no more on the run to the line 2/11 6 11-13 119135B133A Kevin Brogan 16/1
28 Nov 25+27d Musselburgh 100% Racing TV Profits Back To Racing Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 7 ran Set the pace from the off - pushed along after the third-last - kept finding under pressure to the line - won 1/7 12-0 11599A133B Richie McLernon 14/1
01 Nov 25+189d Wetherby Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good · 7 ran Pulled hard early - tucked in behind the front group - clipped the 4th - dropped back after 6th - urged along before 3 out with another mistake then faded from 2 out to finish 6th 6/7 14 11-2 11885A98B Richie McLernon 16/1
26 Apr 25+11d Sandown bet365 Novices' Championship Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good · 14 ran Held up towards the back - wide from four out then made progress into contention before two out - drifted right and lost ground approaching the last - well held in 10th 10/14 1¾ 11-5 120113B123A James Bowen 12/1
15 Apr 25+66d Southwell Weekend Winners On Sky Sports Racing Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 5 ran Pulled hard early - jumping errors in behind the front group - pushed along approaching two out - held 4th under pressure at the last with no headway made 4/5 nse 11-2 121112C123B Nico de Boinville 10/11F
08 Feb 25+44d Newbury William Hill Proper Prices Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 5 ran Sat close to the front group - untidy over a couple of obstacles - found extra 3 out - driven before the last but held same spot to the line 3/5 4 11-5 —104C128B Nico de Boinville 6/5F
26 Dec 24 Kempton Ladbrokes 'Gaffer Of All Accas' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16f · Good · 9 ran Settled behind pace and pulling hard early - hit a rough patch three out - moved left to close in and hit front two out - drifted right on the run-in to lead late - driven out on the level - won comfortably 1/9 10-11 —80B129A Nico de Boinville 2/1J

Quick answers

How many races has Kientzheim (FR) won?
Kientzheim (FR) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 4 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Kientzheim (FR)?
Kientzheim (FR) is trained by Ben Haslam, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 October 2026.
Who is Kientzheim (FR)'s sire?
Kientzheim (FR) is by Zanzibari (USA) out of Virfolette (FR), whose sire is Denham Red.
What going does Kientzheim (FR) prefer?
Kientzheim (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Kientzheim (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 7 October 2026. The highest on record is 121.
What is Kientzheim (FR)'s sire's record?
Zanzibari (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 1,309 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 14.2% from 225. Weakest on heavy going: 5.3% from 170.
Who are Kientzheim (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Virfolette (FR), Kientzheim (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Joyeuse (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Joyeuse (FR)). The wins came over 2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2024. 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.