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Horse profile

The Villager (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Feb 2007) · Last trainer Mike Hammond · Last owner Mrs S Tainton
by Zaffaran (USA) out of Kitty Wren (GB) (Warpath)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Feb 2007 — 7,197 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Feb 2007 · 7th of 16 Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile

The Villager (IRE) is yet to win from 10 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 11 at Worcester (Apr 2006). Last raced off 102, 20lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 20lb off peak
Official rating102↓ 20lb off peak
102 102–122

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 102C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ludlow, 29 Jan 2007 Official rating 102 at the last run, 21 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 — 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 9 figures · best 113C · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good5102C94—
Good to Soft2113C96—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m6102C91—
2m1f – 2m4f3113C111—

Of 10 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 · 9 figures from 10 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
Zaffaran (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−8.6—
Good to Firm10965.5%−3.1—
Good286207%−1.60 from 5
Good to Soft17474%−4.60 from 3
Soft2963311.1%+2.50 from 1
Heavy2092813.4%+4.80 from 1
Standard (AW)100%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f1218.3%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m137118%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f3773910.3%+1.70 from 4
2m5f – 3m406358.6%00 from 6
Over 3m15585.2%−3.4—

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
Kitty Wren (GB) (Warpath)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 3 0 0% −3.00
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Timmy Murphy 2 0 0% −2.00
Jason Maguire 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Scudamore 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr T Greenall 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Thomas 1 0 0% −1.00
James Davies 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie 4 0 0% −4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 4 0 0% −4.00
2005 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 2 runs
21 Feb 07+23d Ludlow Teme Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 16 ran 7/16 2 11-9 10288C Tom O'Brien 17/2
29 Jan 07+272d Ludlow HRH Prince Of Wales Amateurs' Hcp Chase Class 4 · 3m · Good · 13 ran 5/13 ½ 11-0 103102C Mr T Greenall 8/1
2006 · 4 runs
02 May 06+23d Wincanton Coors Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 9 11-10 10494C Timmy Murphy 11/4F
09 Apr 06+15d Worcester Letheby & Christopher Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 9 11-6 104102C Jason Maguire 4/1F
25 Mar 06+77d Newbury Stan James Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 10/17 11 10-3 11279C Timmy Murphy 16/1
07 Jan 06+55d Haydock Drink J.W. Lees Bitter Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m3f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 20 10-11 11553C Jason Maguire 3/1
2005 · 4 runs
13 Nov 05+241d Cheltenham Jersey Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 5/16 1¼ 11-6 117113C Sam Thomas 16/1
17 Mar 05+36d Cheltenham Mildmay of Flete Handicap Chase (Grd 3) Class 1 · 2m5f · Good · 22 ran 11/22 6 10-0 12066C Tom Scudamore 50/1
09 Feb 05+18d Ludlow Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-6 120— James Davies 11/2
22 Jan 05 Uttoxeter Handicap Chase Class 2 · 2m4f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 6 10-0 122111C Tom Scudamore 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Villager won?
The Villager (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2005 and 2007. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained The Villager?
The Villager (IRE) was trained by Mike Hammond on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 21 February 2007.
Who is The Villager's sire?
The Villager (IRE) is by Zaffaran (USA) out of Kitty Wren (GB), whose sire is Warpath.
What is The Villager's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 21 February 2007. The highest on record is 122.
What is The Villager's sire's record?
Zaffaran (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.