Horse profile
Pep Talking (GB)
by Pether's Moon (IRE) out of Don And Gerry (IRE) (Vestris Abu)
26 runs · 12 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
9 wins · 8 courses
Ran 22 days ago · 1st of 12
Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile
Pep Talking is a front-runner who led in 9 of 14 analysed runs and has nine wins from 26 starts on turf, all in handicaps. He won six of his last seven starts between Nov 2024 and Sep 2026, including at Class 2 level when taking the Copybet Arc Summer Chase Series Final Handicap Steeple Chase at Worcester over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground last time out. All wins have come on good or good to soft going, with five over 2m1f – 2m4f. The gelding, trained by Billy Aprahamian, last ran off his highest-ever mark of 117.
Based on 26 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically led
OR at career high
- 9–26Wins / Runs
- 34.6%Strike rate
- 18 (69.2%)Placed
- +16.00£1 level staken=26 at SP
- 1.79Fair A/E n=26 · 1.57 incl. margin
- 117Highest OR
- 41dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating117At career-high mark
117
78–117
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 116
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 116A | 86 | 7 · 116 / 97 |
| Soft | 4 | 78B | 53 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 90B | 89.5 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 116A | 84 | 6 · 116 / 97 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 97C | 78 | 2 · 97 / 93 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 90B | 75.5 | — |
Of 26 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (5) · did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 26 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 14 analysed runs
- Led 9 (64%) · 6 wins
- Held up 3 (21%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (14%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 901 runs since Jan 2008 (106 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | +3.5 | — |
| Good | 323 | 38 | 11.8% | −1.4 | 7 from 19 |
| Good to Soft | 257 | 32 | 12.5% | −0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 211 | 32 | 15.2% | +2 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 83 | 14 | 16.9% | +3.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | −6.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 340 | 45 | 13.2% | 0 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 322 | 44 | 13.7% | +0.5 | 5 from 16 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 186 | 27 | 14.5% | +1.3 | 2 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 37 | 3 | 8.1% | −5.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Don And Gerry (IRE) (Vestris Abu)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Flashing Glance (GB) (8 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Flashing Glance (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flashing Glance (GB) | 42 | 8 | 2m–3m | Class 2 |
| Big Blue Moon (GB) | 12 | 3 | 2m1f–2m3½f | Class 4 |
| Outlaw Jesse James (GB) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 19 | 7 | 37% | +11.50 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 11 | 5 | 45% | +10.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Warwick | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Southwell | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Hereford | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Worcester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 2 | 100% | +4.75 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.75 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 5 | 31% | +8.25 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 2 | 29% | +4.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 2 | 67% | +3.25 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Sheehan | 12 | 5 | 42% | +8.75 |
| James Davies | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Jack Andrews | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kevin Brogan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| James Bowen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Paul O'Brien | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Brendan Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daryl Jacob | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie Deutsch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 3 | 23% | +1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 12 | 5 | 42% | +9.50 |
| Visor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +6.50 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +7.50 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +4.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 22 | 9 | 41% | +20.00 |
| Hurdle | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 26+33d | Worcester | Copybet Arc Summer Chase Series Final Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race) Led throughout - dictated a controlled tempo - edged ahead from 4 out to lead by four lengths at the 3-marker - stretched advantage after the final fence - driven out to the line | 1/12 | 11-7 | 117 | 116A | 143A | James Bowen | 11/2 | |
| 23 Aug 26+39d | Worcester | Neu-Servo Rapid Response Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Settled just behind the pace - midfield around 5th and hit the 6th - pressed for effort 4 out - kept battling to the line - held second from the last but well beaten | 2/10 | 9½ | 11-11 | 117 | 106A | 138A | Gavin Sheehan | 7/1 |
| 15 Jul 26+43d | Uttoxeter | Alfie Flatt 18th Birthday Celebration Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Set the pace from the off - erred at the third and was hesitant at the fifth - driven 2 out and responded in good order - asserted to score with a little in hand | 1/5 | 11-8 | 114 | 103C | 126B | Gavin Sheehan | 5/2 | |
| 02 Jun 26+26d | Southwell | Free Race Evening Thursday 18th June Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Held a midpack position early - stumbled at the 4th - made ground from three out to move into second by the last - stayed on well up the run-in but no match for winner | 2/5 | 15 | 11-6 | 114 | 97C | 121B | Gavin Sheehan | 9/4 |
| 07 May 26+26d | Huntingdon | Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Went straight to front - closely chased 3 out and pushed along before losing lead approaching last - stayed on for second unable to peg back winner | 2/5 | 4¾ | 11-8 | 114 | 68C | 120B | Gavin Sheehan | 5/4F |
| 11 Apr 26+19d | Chepstow | Tiptop Riders Restroom Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Set the pace early - lost front spot after the 1st - regained command before the 3rd - kicked on from three out - opened a big advantage after the second-last - held safely to the line | 1/6 | 11-6 | 107 | 89A | 130B | Paul O'Brien | 5/2J | |
| 23 Mar 26+123d | Kempton | Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Shared front spot early before losing it 9th - slipped to the back 4 out - revived after 3 out to move into second by the last - stayed on but unable to reel in winner - beaten 1.5 lengths in 2nd | 2/6 | 1½ | 11-0 | 106 | 91A | 124B | Gavin Sheehan | 7/2 |
| 20 Nov 25+19d | Wincanton | Dot Tolson Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Set the pace early - lost front spot after a mistake at the 12th and dropped away quickly - pulled up before the final fence | PU/8 | — | 11-7 | 106 | — | — | Jack Andrews | 5/2 |
| 01 Nov 25+25d | Wetherby | Position Payout At bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Set the pace from the off - roused after 4 out - saw off a rival's bid 3 out - urged on approaching 2 out - driven out to hold on and stay strong to the line | 1/8 | 10-5 | 102 | 79A | 127B | Gavin Sheehan | 13/2 | |
| 07 Oct 25+155d | Huntingdon | JCB Hydrogen Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Set the pace early - lost front spot at the 11th - regained advantage momentarily 2 out but bumped by a loose horse - pushed along but couldn't threaten the winner on the run-in and finished second | 2/6 | 13 | 10-13 | 102 | 89B | 112B | Jack Andrews | 13/2 |
| 05 May 25+20d | Warwick | Marcot Flooring Solutions Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - made progress to sit behind the front group by the 10th - scratchy at the 14th and 15th - moved into second though untidy 2 out - stayed on to finish runner-up | 2/8 | 9 | 11-9 | 102 | 65B | 120A | Gavin Sheehan | 5/2F |
| 15 Apr 25+20d | Southwell | Join Southwell Golf Club Handicap Chase Settled handy early - shadowed the front group before shifting wide from the 4th - improved into second around the final turn - hit the front and jumped awkwardly three out - kept on strongly for the win | 1/7 | 12-0 | 98 | — | 126B | Gavin Sheehan | 5/2F | |
| 26 Mar 25+24d | Hereford | Capital Windscreens Handicap Chase Fenced cleanly and set the pace from the off - had company briefly at the third before pushing back in front - pulled further ahead two out - kicked away after the last - ran out an easy winner | 1/7 | 12-0 | 93 | — | 126A | Gavin Sheehan | 5/2F | |
| 02 Mar 25+61d | Huntingdon | Champers Handicap Chase Settled towards the back early - improved into contention 4 out and up to 4th 3 out - driven to close on the leading duo around the home bend - unable to find more from 2 out | 3/8 | 12 | 12-0 | 94 | 90B | 109B | Gavin Sheehan | 7/2 |
| 31 Dec 24+35d | Warwick | Poundland Handicap Chase Handy early behind pace - stumbled at 2nd - moved into contention 10th - lost ground 11th - blundered 12th - dropped away before 3 out and pulled up | PU/7 | — | 11-3 | 94 | — | — | Gavin Sheehan | 2/1F |
| 26 Nov 24+25d | Sedgefield | Vickers.Bet Independent Family Owned Bookmaker Handicap Chase Settled in fourth early - made ground on the front pack by the 10th - edged in front 3 out - pushed along under pressure 2f out - kicked clear approaching the last and held on gamely to score | 1/8 | 10-12 | 89 | 61B | 110B | Gavin Sheehan | 7/4F | |
| 01 Nov 24+29d | Uttoxeter | Steve Whyley Memorial Handicap Chase Sat just behind pace - pushed along to close in nearing 2 out and met last cleanly - powered through close home to win | 1/13 | 10-12 | 84 | — | 120A | Kevin Brogan | 9/4F | |
| 03 Oct 24+129d | Southwell | Owners Group 10 Year Anniversary Handicap Chase Set the pace early but stumbled badly at the opening fence - lost the advantage approaching four out under pressure - lost ground after the following obstacle and finished well held in 6th | 6/11 | hd | 10-12 | 84 | 68A | 98A | Kevin Brogan | 11/4F |
| 27 May 24+32d | Huntingdon | Euro2024 Daily Giveaways On Rhino.Bet Handicap Chase | 2/6 | 6½ | 10-2 | 84 | 86B | 105B | Brendan Powell | 11/8F |
| 25 Apr 24+16d | Warwick | Molly Ollys Handicap Chase | 6/12 | 3¾ | 10-13 | 85 | 61A | 103A | James Davies | 10/1 |
| 09 Apr 24+23d | Hereford | Download The Racing App Now Novices' Handicap Chase | 2/8 | 7 | 10-13 | 85 | 69B | 106B | James Davies | 9/4F |
| 17 Mar 24+38d | Huntingdon | Happy St Patricks Day From Rhino.Bet Handicap Chase | 1/7 | 10-6 | 78 | 78B | 117A | James Davies | 7/1 | |
| 08 Feb 24+26d | Huntingdon | Oxenwood Real Estate Handicap Hurdle | 8/14 | 46 | 10-11 | 82 | 5C | 89C | James Davies | 50/1 |
| 13 Jan 24+28d | Warwick | Wigley Support Fund 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 10/13 | 29 | 11-7 | — | 37C | 107C | James Davies | 250/1 |
| 16 Dec 23+22d | Hereford | Best Odds Guaranteed At PlanetSportBet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/14 | 9½ | 11-0 | — | — | 106C | Daryl Jacob | 100/1 |
| 24 Nov 23 | Ascot | Ascot Partners 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/10 | — | 11-4 | — | — | — | Charlie Deutsch | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Pep Talking (GB) won?
- Pep Talking (GB) won 9 of 26 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 34.6%. Placed 18 times in total (69.2% of starts).
- Who trains Pep Talking (GB)?
- Pep Talking (GB) is trained by Billy Aprahamian, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 September 2026.
- Who is Pep Talking (GB)'s sire?
- Pep Talking (GB) is by Pether's Moon (IRE) out of Don And Gerry (IRE), whose sire is Vestris Abu.
- What going does Pep Talking (GB) prefer?
- Pep Talking (GB) has the best record on good going: 7 wins from 19 starts (36.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Pep Talking (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 25 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Pep Talking (GB)'s sire's record?
- Pether's Moon (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 901 runs since Jan 2008 (106 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Pep Talking (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Don And Gerry (IRE), Pep Talking (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Flashing Glance (GB) (8). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Flashing Glance (GB)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.