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Horse profile

Vocabulary (GB)

2yo filly (at last run, Nov 2009) · Last trainer B W Hills · Last owner K Abdullah
by Observatory (USA) out of Zathonia (GB) (Zafonic)
1 run · 1 course · from Nov 2009
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Nov 2009 — 6,195 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2009 · 8th of 13
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Nov 2009 as a 2yo filly. Finished 8 of 13 at Kempton (AW) last time. By Observatory (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 2,276 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

Best recent KTB Rating 46C the best of the last 1 rated run · Kempton (AW), 11 Nov 2009

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 →

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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
Observatory (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 2,276 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 11.5% from 330.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2600%−8.4—
Good to Firm417327.7%−0.7—
Good5625810.3%+1.9—
Good to Soft281207.1%−1.3—
Soft3303811.5%+3.1—
Heavy11697.8%−0.6—
Standard (AW)544356.4%−20 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5423.7%−4.7—
6f – 7f464408.6%+0.20 from 1
1m – 1m1f421419.7%+1.3—
1m2f – 1m4f530489.1%+0.7—
1m5f – 2m418317.4%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f273248.8%+0.4—
2m5f – 3m10665.7%−2.7—
Over 3m1000%−8.4—

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
Zathonia (GB) (Zafonic)

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

The wins came over 7½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Rugosa (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rugosa (GB)1217½fClass 5
Russian Link (GB)120——
Grandiflora (IRE)50——

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2009 · 1 run
11 Nov 09 Kempton (AW) Digibet Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 8/13 3¼ 8-12 46C Michael Hills 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has Vocabulary won?
Vocabulary (GB) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2009.
Who trained Vocabulary?
Vocabulary (GB) was trained by B W Hills on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 11 November 2009.
Who is Vocabulary's sire?
Vocabulary (GB) is by Observatory (USA) out of Zathonia (GB), whose sire is Zafonic.
What is Vocabulary's sire's record?
Observatory (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 2,276 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 11.5% from 330.
Who are Vocabulary's siblings?
Out of Zathonia (GB), Vocabulary (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Rugosa (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Rugosa (GB)). The wins came over 7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2009. 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.