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Horse profile

Samburu Shujaa (FR)

7yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2020) · Last trainer Philip Hobbs · Last owner Robert Janet Gibbs
by Poliglote (GB) out of Girelle (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)
18 runs · 9 courses · from Nov 2016
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Nov 2020 — 2,169 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2020 · 12th of 12 2 wins · Chepstow Last raced off OR 132
KTB Profile

Samburu Shujaa (FR) is 2 from 18. Hasn't won since Feb 2019.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating132↓ 4lb off peak
132 125–136

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 135 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cheltenham, 14 Mar 2019

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 13 figures · best 158B · median 126
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Soft6158B142.5—
Soft4136B112.5—
Good273C71—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m9158B136—
2m1f – 2m4f299B93—
1m5f – 2m2126A97.5—

Of 18 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 124B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 3 Mar 2020 Official rating 132 at the last run, 27 Nov 2020

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 18 figures · best 140A · median 121.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft7124B121—
Good to Soft6140A125.5—
Heavy3124A110—
Good2105C102—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m11140A124—
2m1f – 2m4f5124A120—
1m5f – 2m2121B110—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 18 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
Poliglote (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 4,224 runs since Jan 2008 (417 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.8% from 234. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19% from 691. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 196.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−15.6—
Good to Firm771114.3%−1.3—
Good5678615.2%−0.40 from 2
Good to Soft4656914.8%−0.82 from 6
Soft1,92232817.1%+1.50 from 7
Heavy94814315.1%−0.50 from 3
Standard (AW)234166.8%−8.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f12216.7%+1.1—
6f – 7f8433.6%−12—
1m – 1m1f196126.1%−9.5—
1m2f – 1m4f3714311.6%−4—
1m5f – 2m69113119%+3.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1,96333717.2%+1.60 from 5
2m5f – 3m72411015.2%−0.42 from 11
Over 3m1831910.4%−5.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Girelle (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Blinis (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m2½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Blinis (FR)1012m2½f—
Safre (FR)40——
Minie (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 6 2 33% +0.75
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 1 17% −1.50
Class 2 3 1 33% −0.75
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chepstow 5 2 40% +1.75
Newbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Warwick 3 0 0% −3.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 11 2 18% −4.25
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Johnson 17 2 12% −10.25
Ben Jones 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 6 2 33% +0.75
2018 7 0 0% −7.00
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 2 15% −6.25
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
NH 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
2020 · 3 runs
27 Nov 20+269d Newbury Play Ladbrokes 1-2-Free On Football Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 3m · Good · 12 ran 12/12 17 10-13 13273C105C Richard Johnson 33/1
03 Mar 20+48d Exeter Weatherbys TBA Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 3m · Soft · 6 ran 3/6 16 11-5 129—124B Richard Johnson 7/2J
15 Jan 20+19d Newbury Corbiere Handicap Chase (For The Harwell Trophy) Class 3 · 2m7½f · Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 hd 11-9 132—110C Ben Jones 3/1F
2019 · 6 runs
27 Dec 19+28d Chepstow Coral 'Fail To Finish' Free Bets Novices' Limited Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m7½f · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 10 11-6 13559A103B Richard Johnson 3/1
29 Nov 19+260d Newbury Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 3m · Good To Soft · 18 ran 8/18 1¾ 11-11 13696B127A Richard Johnson 9/1
14 Mar 19+19d Cheltenham Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 3m · Good To Soft · 24 ran 12/24 ½ 11-0 136135B112A Richard Johnson 17/2
23 Feb 19+36d Chepstow Pertemps Network Opportunities Around The Corner Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 10-12 129141A139A Richard Johnson 5/4F
18 Jan 19+14d Chepstow Join The Coral Champions Club For Free Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 1/16 11-6 125144B140A Richard Johnson 7/2
04 Jan 19+22d Lingfield Starsports.bet Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m7f · Soft · 15 ran 2/15 4 10-12 125136B123A Richard Johnson 9/4J
2018 · 7 runs
13 Dec 18+14d Warwick ActionCOACH Invest In The Best Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 5/17 1 11-0 125158B124A Richard Johnson 5/1
29 Nov 18+22d Warwick Play Your Racing Pools At Colossus Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 2/17 5 11-0 125152B124A Richard Johnson 8/1
07 Nov 18+231d Chepstow Skiptons Supporting Velindre Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Soft · 16 ran 10/16 3½ 11-0 12587C108C Richard Johnson 8/1
21 Mar 18+13d Chepstow Edward Richard Turner Memorial Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 ¾ 11-1 127—120A Richard Johnson 2/1
08 Mar 18+25d Wincanton Smarkets Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 2 11-2 127—117B Richard Johnson 11/8
11 Feb 18+33d Exeter 188bet Daily Racing Specials 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2½f · Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 shd 11-4 ——124A Richard Johnson 5/2
09 Jan 18+285d Taunton Musgrove Staff Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 2¼ 11-4 —99B122A Richard Johnson 8/1
2017 · 1 run
30 Mar 17+142d Warwick Live Casino At 188Bet Maiden Open NH Flat Race (Div 1) Class 6 · 2m · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 7 10-9 —126A121B Richard Johnson 16/1
2016 · 1 run
08 Nov 16 Huntingdon Hog Roast Catering Company 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 1m5½f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 nk 10-12 —69B99A Richard Johnson 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Samburu Shujaa won?
Samburu Shujaa (FR) won 2 of 18 archived starts between 2016 and 2020, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 7 times in total (38.9% of starts).
Who trained Samburu Shujaa?
Samburu Shujaa (FR) was trained by Philip Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 27 November 2020.
Who is Samburu Shujaa's sire?
Samburu Shujaa (FR) is by Poliglote (GB) out of Girelle (FR), whose sire is Le Nain Jaune.
What going does Samburu Shujaa prefer?
Samburu Shujaa (FR) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Samburu Shujaa's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 132, from the run on 27 November 2020. The highest on record is 136.
What is Samburu Shujaa's sire's record?
Poliglote (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 4,224 runs since Jan 2008 (417 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.8% from 234. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19% from 691. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 196.
Who are Samburu Shujaa's siblings?
Out of Girelle (FR), Samburu Shujaa (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Blinis (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m2½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2016. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.