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Horse profile

Pemba (FR)

5yo mare (at last run, Oct 2017) · Last trainer Fergal O'Brien · Last owner Paul Clare Rooney
by Zanzibari (USA) out of Ayaam (IRE) (Danehill)
18 runs · 14 courses · from Dec 2014
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Oct 2017 — 3,291 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2017 · 3rd of 8 2 wins · Catterick & Doncaster Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile

Pemba (FR) is 2 from 18, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Jan 2016. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off 112, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 4 OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating112↓ 8lb off peak
112 112–120

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Stratford, 3 Aug 2017

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 7 figures · best 91B · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good591B80—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f491B82—
1m5f – 2m388C57—

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 120B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Huntingdon, 5 Oct 2017 Official rating 112 at the last run, 17 Oct 2017

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 13 figures · best 125B · median 112
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good5120B112—
Good to Soft4125B120—
Soft4119A104—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m8125B118.5—
2m1f – 2m4f5117A100—

Of 15 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 15 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

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%+50 from 6
Good to Soft205157.3%−1.91 from 4
Soft3613810.5%+1.31 from 6
Heavy17095.3%−3.9—
Standard (AW)341277.9%−1.30 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f49918.4%+9.2—
6f – 7f199178.5%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f308278.8%−0.40 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f298258.4%−0.80 from 1
1m5f – 2m1591610.1%+0.92 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f237208.4%−0.80 from 6
2m5f – 3m54611.1%+1.9—
Over 3m5120%+10.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ayaam (IRE) (Danehill)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Peekshill (FR)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 6 1 17% −4.50
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −2.80
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 2 25% −5.30
Class 3 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Warwick 4 0 0% −4.00
Pornichet-La Baule 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 1 100% +0.50
Doncaster 1 1 100% +0.20
Auteuil (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 10 2 20% −7.30
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wayne Hutchinson 6 1 17% −4.50
Paddy Brennan 5 0 0% −5.00
Sean Bowen 2 0 0% −2.00
Herve Paimblanc 2 0 0% −2.00
Conor Shoemark 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Bellamy 1 1 100% +0.20
Clement Lefebvre 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 2 20% −7.30
Cheekpieces 7 0 0% −7.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 5 0 0% −5.00
2016 8 1 13% −6.50
2015 4 1 25% −2.80
2014 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 2 22% −6.30
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00
Flat 2 0 0% −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
17 Oct 17+12d Worcester Central Roofing & Building Services Mares' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 8 10-10 11284A100B Sean Bowen 3/1
05 Oct 17+35d Huntingdon 32Red.com Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 6 11-0 11235C120B Sean Bowen 85/40F
31 Aug 17+28d Sedgefield Bet & Watch At Sunbets.co.uk Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 shd 11-4 11257C112B Paddy Brennan 3/1
03 Aug 17+196d Stratford Ian Bird Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 2¾ 11-11 11391B117A Paddy Brennan 6/1
19 Jan 17+33d Ludlow Ebf/thoroughbred Breeders' Association Mares' Novices' Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 3/5 6 10-10 11772C102B Paddy Brennan 5/2
17 Dec 16+31d Newcastle Vertem Management Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 6 ran F/6 — 11-7 119—— Conor Shoemark 7/2
16 Nov 16+32d Warwick Highflyer/million In Mind 4-y-o & 5-y-o Novices' Chase Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 15 10-2 11988C104B Paddy Brennan 7/1
15 Oct 16+161d Market Rasen Spire Brewing Company - Chesterfield, Yaroslavna Mares' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 20 11-12 12080A100B Paddy Brennan 7/1
07 May 16+33d Warwick Local Parking Security Proudly Warwick Fillies' 4-y-o Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 16f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 2/6 1¼ 11-1 117—125B Wayne Hutchinson 11/4F
04 Apr 16+2d Warwick Listers Audi Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 7 11-3 120—104A Wayne Hutchinson 10/1
02 Apr 16+36d Newbury Doom Bar Juvenile Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 19f · Good · 10 ran F/10 — 10-12 120—— Wayne Hutchinson 8/1
26 Feb 16+43d Exeter latestfreebetoffers.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier For Challenger Mares' Hurdle Series Final) Class 3 · 18.5f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 1½ 10-7 120—95C Wayne Hutchinson 7/4F
14 Jan 16+16d Catterick Racinguk.com Fillies' Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-3 ——119A Wayne Hutchinson 1/2F
29 Dec 15+55d Doncaster Cash Out On Betdaq Fillies' Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 1/4 10-9 ——118C Tom Bellamy 1/5F
04 Nov 15+227d Warwick Anixter Partners Day Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 3 10-5 ——122A Wayne Hutchinson 6/4F
22 Mar 15+40d Auteuil (FR) Prix Auricula (Hurdle) (Maiden) (3yo Fillies unraced over hurdles & fences) (Turf) 15f · Very Soft · 12 ran 3/12 1½ 10-3 ——— Clement Lefebvre 46/1
10 Feb 15+52d Pornichet-La Baule Prix De Lile Aux Moines (All-Weather) 10.5f · Standard · 4 ran 13/4 dht 9-2 ——— Herve Paimblanc 57/1
20 Dec 14 Pornichet-La Baule Prix De Fontenailles (All-Weather) 8.5f · Standard · 4 ran 14/4 dht 8-13 ——— Herve Paimblanc 53/1

Quick answers

How many races has Pemba (FR) won?
Pemba (FR) won 2 of 18 archived starts between 2014 and 2017, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 8 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trained Pemba (FR)?
Pemba (FR) was trained by Fergal O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 17 October 2017.
Who is Pemba (FR)'s sire?
Pemba (FR) is by Zanzibari (USA) out of Ayaam (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
What going does Pemba (FR) prefer?
Pemba (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Pemba (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 17 October 2017. The highest on record is 120.
What is Pemba (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 Pemba (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Ayaam (IRE), Pemba (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2014. 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.