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Horse profile

Pheromone (FR)

2yo filly (at last run, Oct 2008) · Last trainer J Van Handenhove · Last owner Jan Frans Verdonck
by Best Of The Bests (IRE) out of Ghanaj (GB) (Caerleon)
1 run · 1 course · from Oct 2008
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Oct 2008 — 6,586 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2008 · 2nd of 3
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Oct 2008 as a 2yo filly. Finished 2 of 3 at Chantilly (FR) last time. By Best Of The Bests (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 979 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 28 Oct 2026

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

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

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Best Of The Bests (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 979 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.1% from 307. Weakest on good to firm going: 3.2% from 188. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 9.8% from 193. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.9% from 139.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1800%−6.6—
Good to Firm18863.2%−3.4—
Good197147.1%+0.5—
Good to Soft11686.9%+0.3—
Soft11654.3%−2.30 from 1
Heavy3712.7%−3.9—
Standard (AW)3073110.1%+3.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7767.8%+1.2—
6f – 7f273238.4%+1.8—
1m – 1m1f14564.1%−2.50 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f193199.8%+3.2—
1m5f – 2m13942.9%−3.7—
2m1f – 2m4f11254.5%−2.1—
2m5f – 3m3925.1%−1.5—
Over 3m100%−6.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ghanaj (GB) (Caerleon)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Ghanaian (FR) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Listed (Free Roses (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ghanaian (FR)927fClass 4
Free Roses (IRE)1325f–6fListed
Perfect Memory (IRE)4611m½f—
Top Spin (FR)1011m3f—
Top Spin I (FR)10——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2008 · 1 run
16 Oct 08 Chantilly (FR) Prix de l'Entonnoir (Claimer) 9f · Soft · 3 ran 2/3 2½ 8-11 Dominique Boeuf —

Quick answers

How many races has Pheromone won?
Pheromone (FR) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2008.
Who trained Pheromone?
Pheromone (FR) was trained by J Van Handenhove on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 16 October 2008.
Who is Pheromone's sire?
Pheromone (FR) is by Best Of The Bests (IRE) out of Ghanaj (GB), whose sire is Caerleon.
What is Pheromone's sire's record?
Best Of The Bests (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 979 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.1% from 307. Weakest on good to firm going: 3.2% from 188. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 9.8% from 193. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.9% from 139.
Who are Pheromone's siblings?
Out of Ghanaj (GB), Pheromone (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Ghanaian (FR) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Free Roses (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2008. 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.