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Horse profile

Maharbal (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2007) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner The Pheasant Inn Partnership
by Assessor (IRE) out of Cynthia (FR) (Mont Basile)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Feb 2007 — 7,199 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2007 2 wins · Kempton & Exeter Last raced off OR 126
KTB Profile

Maharbal (FR) is 2 from 4, both wins coming at Class 3 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2006. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 3

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 126C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton, 26 Dec 2006 Official rating 126 at the last run, 10 Feb 2007

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 3 figures · best 126C · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2126C124—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2122C117.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 4 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 · 3 figures from 4 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
Assessor (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 952 runs since Jan 2008 (106 horses).

Weakest on good going: 4.9% from 143.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1317.7%−1.6—
Good14374.9%−4.4—
Good to Soft991414.1%+4.82 from 2
Soft439388.7%−0.60 from 1
Heavy2522811.1%+1.80 from 1
Standard (AW)400%−9.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−9.3—
1m2f – 1m4f2414.2%−5.1—
1m5f – 2m1301511.5%+2.2—
2m1f – 2m4f453439.5%+0.21 from 2
2m5f – 3m260249.2%−0.11 from 2
Over 3m8467.1%−2.2—

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
Cynthia (FR) (Mont Basile)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Nycteos (FR) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Nycteos (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Nycteos (FR)1962m–2m5fClass 1
Papajosh (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 2 100% +28.33
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 3 2 67% +27.33
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 1 100% +3.33
Exeter 1 1 100% +25.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 2 1 50% +2.33
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +24.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mick Fitzgerald 3 1 33% +1.33
Sam Curling 1 1 100% +25.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 1 1 100% +3.33
2005 1 1 100% +25.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 2 runs
10 Feb 07+14d Newbury totescoop6 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24.5f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-8 126— Mick Fitzgerald 11/1
27 Jan 07+32d Cheltenham Michael Doocey Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 17f · Heavy · 13 ran 12/13 13 11-8 126113C Mick Fitzgerald 9/2
2006 · 1 run
26 Dec 06+722d Kempton stanspoker.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 1/13 10-5 114126C Mick Fitzgerald 10/3F
2005 · 1 run
03 Jan 05 Exeter Conference Centre Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 1/16 11-2 114122C Sam Curling 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Maharbal won?
Maharbal (FR) won 2 of 4 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Maharbal?
Maharbal (FR) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 10 February 2007.
Who is Maharbal's sire?
Maharbal (FR) is by Assessor (IRE) out of Cynthia (FR), whose sire is Mont Basile.
What is Maharbal's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 126, from the run on 10 February 2007. That is also the highest on record.
What is Maharbal's sire's record?
Assessor (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 952 runs since Jan 2008 (106 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good going: 4.9% from 143.
Who are Maharbal's siblings?
Out of Cynthia (FR), Maharbal (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Nycteos (FR) (6). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Nycteos (FR)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.