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Horse profile

Urgent Appeal (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Aug 2021) · Last trainer A Fabre · Last owner Godolphin Snc
by Showcasing (GB) out of Zayanida (IRE) (King's Best)
7 runs · 2 courses · from Oct 2020
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Aug 2021 — 1,915 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2021 · 9th of 11 3 wins · Chantilly (FR)
KTB Profile

Urgent Appeal (IRE) is 3 from 7, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Montenica at Chantilly (FR) (Mar 2021). Hasn't won since Mar 2021. 3 of 6 starts at Chantilly (FR) have ended in wins. All 3 wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 4 on turf. All 3 wins have come over 6f – 7f.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on AW

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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 11,640 runs since Apr 2014 (998 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm921010.9%+0.7—
Good to Firm1,9121879.8%−0.4—
Good2,27723210.2%0—
Good to Soft1,14111610.2%0—
Soft1,27513310.4%+0.20 from 3
Heavy330298.8%−1.40 from 1
Standard (AW)4,61347510.3%+0.13 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,28827111.8%+1.6—
6f – 7f5,91963410.7%+0.53 from 7
1m – 1m1f2,1801898.7%−1.5—
1m2f – 1m4f893606.7%−3.5—
1m5f – 2m219156.8%−3.4—
2m1f – 2m4f10965.5%−4.7—
2m5f – 3m24416.7%+6.5—
Over 3m8337.5%+27.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2014 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Zayanida (IRE) (King's Best)

5 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Cheers Joy (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m5½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Cheers Joy (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Cheers Joy (IRE)641m–1m2fGroup 3
Zayva (FR)421mListed
Zeyzoun (FR)3817fClass 4
Zayam (FR)511m2f—
Zaziyr (FR)211m5½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 3 3 100% +4.20
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Chantilly (FR) 6 3 50% +1.20
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mickael Barzalona 5 1 20% −2.50
Pierre-Charles Boudot 1 1 100% +0.90
Maxime Guyon 1 1 100% +1.80

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 5 2 40% −0.60
2020 2 1 50% +0.80

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 Jockey SP
2021 · 5 runs
08 Aug 21+63d Deauville (FR) Prix Club Hipico Santiago - Prix Moonlight Cloud () (3yo) (Straight Course) (Turf) 6f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 ¾ 9-3 Mickael Barzalona 13/1
06 Jun 21+20d Chantilly (FR) Prix Marchand d'Or () (3yo) (Turf) 6f · Soft · 14 ran 5/14 2½ 9-1 Mickael Barzalona 77/10
17 May 21+60d Chantilly (FR) Prix Texanita (3yo) (Turf) 6f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 3½ 9-0 Mickael Barzalona 18/5
18 Mar 21+27d Chantilly (FR) Prix Montenica () (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 6½f · Standard · 11 ran 1/11 9-2 Mickael Barzalona 6/4F
19 Feb 21+107d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Chateau de la Tour (Conditions) (3yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 6½f · Standard · 9 ran 1/9 9-4 Pierre-Charles Boudot 9/10F
2020 · 2 runs
04 Nov 20+22d Chantilly (FR) Prix du Coq Chantant (Conditions) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 6½f · Standard · 6 ran 1/6 8-10 Maxime Guyon 9/5F
13 Oct 20 Chantilly (FR) Prix des Terroirs de France (Maiden) (Unraced 2yo) (Turf) 6f · Heavy · 8 ran 7/8 11 9-2 Mickael Barzalona 17/10F

Quick answers

How many races has Urgent Appeal won?
Urgent Appeal (IRE) won 3 of 7 archived starts between 2020 and 2021, a strike rate of 42.9%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained Urgent Appeal?
Urgent Appeal (IRE) was trained by A Fabre on the most recent run on record, at Deauville (FR) on 8 August 2021.
Who is Urgent Appeal's sire?
Urgent Appeal (IRE) is by Showcasing (GB) out of Zayanida (IRE), whose sire is King's Best.
What going does Urgent Appeal prefer?
Urgent Appeal (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 3 starts (100%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Urgent Appeal's sire's record?
Showcasing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 11,640 runs since Apr 2014 (998 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.5% from 109.
Who are Urgent Appeal's siblings?
Out of Zayanida (IRE), Urgent Appeal (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Cheers Joy (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Cheers Joy (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m5½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2020. 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.