Skip to content
Horse profile

Verni (FR)

9yo gelding (at last run, May 2018) · Last trainer Philip Hobbs · Last owner Paul Clare Rooney
by Sabrehill (USA) out of Nobless D'aron (FR) (Ragmar)
14 runs · 9 courses · from Nov 2014
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 May 2018 — 3,092 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2018 · 1st of 8 Won last time out 4 wins · Uttoxeter, Taunton & Newton Abbot Last raced off OR 136
KTB Profile

Verni (FR) is 4 from 14. Won last time out at Uttoxeter (Class 3).

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
Official rating136↓ 3lb off peak
136 120–139

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 149 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Haydock, 25 Nov 2017

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 8 figures · best 149A · median 99.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good4108B88.5—
Soft295B92—
Heavy2149A129—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6149A99.5—
1m5f – 2m2109A91—

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 136A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 18 Apr 2018 Official rating 136 at the last run, 5 May 2018

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 14 figures · best 140A · median 129
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good4140A132.5—
Heavy4135A133.5—
Soft3131A125—
Good to Soft3116A113—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8140A130—
1m5f – 2m6135A122.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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
Sabrehill (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 272 runs since Jan 2008 (34 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−9.9—
Good to Firm1100%−9.9—
Good77911.7%+1.82 from 4
Good to Soft4137.3%−2.60 from 3
Soft80911.3%+1.42 from 3
Heavy50612%+2.10 from 4
Standard (AW)1200%−9.9—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−9.9—
1m – 1m1f14214.3%+4.4—
1m2f – 1m4f36411.1%+1.2—
1m5f – 2m5447.4%−2.51 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f1021312.7%+2.83 from 8
2m5f – 3m4412.3%−7.6—
Over 3m19315.8%+5.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Nobless D'aron (FR) (Ragmar)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Franigane (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Calach (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Franigane (FR)1012mClass 4
Calach (FR)412mClass 3
Galudon (FR)80——
Bill D'aron (FR)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 2 50% +2.75
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 2 67% +0.80
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 5 3 60% +4.25
Class 2 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 3 1 33% −1.70
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Uttoxeter 2 1 50% +1.75
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 2 2 100% +2.30
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 1 100% +1.50
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 3 38% −1.20
1m5f – 2m 6 1 17% −2.25

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Johnson 8 3 38% +1.25
Tom O'Brien 2 1 50% −0.70
Dale Irving 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Cheesman 1 0 0% −1.00
Daragh Bourke 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 4 1 25% −0.25
2017 3 1 33% −0.50
2016 3 2 67% +1.30
2015 2 0 0% −2.00
2014 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 3 38% −1.20
Chase 3 1 33% +0.75
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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
05 May 18+17d Uttoxeter bet365 Beginners' Chase Class 3 · 16f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-0 13673B129A Richard Johnson 11/4
18 Apr 18+42d Cheltenham Kingston Stud Supporting Greatwood Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20.5f · Good · 22 ran 6/22 ½ 11-1 136108B136A Richard Johnson 12/1
07 Mar 18+24d Catterick Injured Jockey's Fund Novices' Chase Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 2 10-12 13789C114B Tom O'Brien 8/11F
11 Feb 18+78d Exeter Bet Now At 188bet Novices' Chase Class 3 · 19f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 2½ 10-12 139—134B Richard Johnson 4/1
25 Nov 17+253d Haydock Betfair Exchange Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 19f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 7 11-2 139149A113A Richard Johnson 7/1
17 Mar 17+40d Cheltenham Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 20.5f · Good · 23 ran 2/23 2¼ 11-0 135104B140A Tom Cheesman 25/1
05 Feb 17+78d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Seniors' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 10-13 12595B131A Richard Johnson 6/4F
19 Nov 16+30d Haydock Read Paul Nicholls Exclusively On Betfair Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 15.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 7 11-5 125109A133B Richard Johnson 4/1
20 Oct 16+198d Newton Abbot Download The Free Attheraces App Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 17f · Good · 4 ran 1/4 11-7 12040C129B Richard Johnson 2/1F
05 Apr 16+96d Newton Abbot Attheraces 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-1 ——125A Tom O'Brien 3/10F
31 Dec 15+357d Uttoxeter Abacus Decorators Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 12 ran 3/12 3½ 11-0 ——135A Richard Johnson 7/2
08 Jan 15+41d Catterick Racing Again 21st January Standard NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders) Class 5 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 6 10-12 ——116A Dale Irving 10/1
28 Nov 14+27d Doncaster Kelly's Of Cornwall NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders) Class 6 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 3½ 10-11 ——94B Dale Irving 15/2
01 Nov 14 Ayr BetVictor.com 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 13.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 10 11-2 ——113A Daragh Bourke 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Verni (FR) won?
Verni (FR) won 4 of 14 archived starts between 2014 and 2018, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 11 times in total (78.6% of starts).
Who trained Verni (FR)?
Verni (FR) was trained by Philip Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 5 May 2018.
Who is Verni (FR)'s sire?
Verni (FR) is by Sabrehill (USA) out of Nobless D'aron (FR), whose sire is Ragmar.
What going does Verni (FR) prefer?
Verni (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Verni (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 136, from the run on 5 May 2018. The highest on record is 139.
What is Verni (FR)'s sire's record?
Sabrehill (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 272 runs since Jan 2008 (34 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Verni (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Nobless D'aron (FR), Verni (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Franigane (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Calach (FR)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2014. 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.