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Horse profile

Zabenz (NZ)

11yo gelding (at last run, May 2009) · Last trainer Philip Hobbs · Last owner Michael H Watt S L Hobbs
by Zabeel (NZ) out of In The Country (NZ) (In The Purple)
20 runs · 11 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 May 2009 — 6,357 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2009 · 2nd of 7 Won at Hereford Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 139
KTB Profile

Zabenz (NZ) is 1 from 20, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2005. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 9 on softer).

Based on 20 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4
Official rating139↓ 2lb off peak
139 128–141

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 116C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ascot, 16 Dec 2006 Official rating 139 at the last run, 27 May 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 →

Jumps 17 figures · best 128C · median 112
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good7128C112—
Good to Soft6122C111.5—
Soft2112B105—
Good to Firm2121C116.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m8126C111.5—
Over 3m6128C112—
1m5f – 2m2112C108.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 20 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 20 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
Zabeel (NZ)

Progeny in our archive have won 0% of 3 runs since Jan 2008 (1 horse). A small sample.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good100%01 from 9
Good to Soft100%00 from 7
Soft100%00 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Over 3m300%01 from 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
In The Country (NZ) (In The Purple)

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 9 1 11% −4.00
Good to Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 2 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 3 1 33% +2.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 4 0 0% −4.00
Sandown 4 0 0% −4.00
Aintree 3 0 0% −3.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 1 100% +4.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 9 1 11% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 8 0 0% −8.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Johnson 12 1 8% −7.00
Tom O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
Barry Fenton 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss K Hobbs 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss Diana Hobbs 1 0 0% −1.00
R Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Stephens 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Blinkers 19 1 5% −14.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2007 2 0 0% −2.00
2006 6 0 0% −6.00
2005 9 1 11% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 16 1 6% −11.00
Hurdle 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
27 May 09+21d Cartmel Cartmel Remembers Jonnie Fenwicke-Clennell Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 25.5f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 5 11-5 139112B Miss K Hobbs 13/8F
06 May 09+32d Cheltenham Winning Post At Cheltenham Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 32.5f · Good · 17 ran UR/17 — 11-7 139— Miss Diana Hobbs 3/1F
04 Apr 09+707d Aintree John Smith's Grand National Chase (Handicap) Grade 3 Class 1 · 36f · Good To Soft · 40 ran F/40 — 10-5 139— Tom O'Brien 100/1
28 Apr 07+14d Sandown Betfred Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 29f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 1¼ 10-5 138112C Richard Johnson 10/1
14 Apr 07+119d Aintree John Smith's Grand National Chase (Handicap) (Grade 3) Class 1 · 36f · Good · 40 ran PU/40 — 10-8 140— Barry Fenton 66/1
16 Dec 06+15d Ascot BGC Silver Cup Handicap Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 2/18 12 10-13 140116C Barry Fenton 16/1
01 Dec 06+34d Sandown John Smith's Future Stars Chase (Intermediate Race) Class 2 · 24f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 3/4 26 11-0 14097C Tom O'Brien 5/1
28 Oct 06+189d Ascot United House Gold Cup Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 2/11 7 10-10 140121C Richard Johnson 8/1
22 Apr 06+15d Ayr Scottish National Handicap Chase (Grd2) Class 1 · 33f · Good · 30 ran 9/30 hd 10-8 141101C Richard Johnson 66/1
07 Apr 06+23d Aintree John Smith's Mildmay Novices' Chase (G2) Class 1 · 25f · Good · 15 ran 4/15 13 11-2 140108C Richard Johnson 14/1
15 Mar 06+79d Cheltenham Royal & SunAlliance Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 4 11-4 141107C Richard Johnson 12/1
26 Dec 05+17d Sandown Stan James Feltham Novices' Chase (Grade 1) Class 1 · 24f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 3 11-7 —126C R Walsh 8/1
09 Dec 05+10d Cheltenham December Novices' Chase Class 2 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 8 11-5 —122C Richard Johnson 11/4
29 Nov 05+11d Hereford Bell Inn Tillington Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 25f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-0 —128C Richard Johnson 4/1
18 Nov 05+20d Exeter South-West Racing Experience Novices' Chase Class 3 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 ¾ 10-12 —111C Richard Johnson 4/1
29 Oct 05+198d Lingfield Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 13 ran 3/13 3½ 11-7 —113C Richard Johnson 13/2
14 Apr 05+47d Cheltenham Renault Dealers Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 24f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 1 10-2 128112C Robert Stephens 16/1
26 Feb 05+14d Kempton Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 10 11-12 13098C Richard Johnson 12/1
12 Feb 05+35d Newbury Totesport Trophy Handicap Hurdle (Gr3) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 25 ran 14/25 hd 10-6 130112C Richard Johnson 33/1
08 Jan 05 Sandown Ladbroke Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 23 ran 11/23 ¾ 10-11 130105C Richard Johnson 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Zabenz (NZ) won?
Zabenz (NZ) won 1 of 20 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 5%. Placed 8 times in total (40% of starts).
Who trained Zabenz (NZ)?
Zabenz (NZ) was trained by Philip Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 27 May 2009.
Who is Zabenz (NZ)'s sire?
Zabenz (NZ) is by Zabeel (NZ) out of In The Country (NZ), whose sire is In The Purple.
What going does Zabenz (NZ) prefer?
Zabenz (NZ) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Zabenz (NZ)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 139, from the run on 27 May 2009. The highest on record is 141.
What is Zabenz (NZ)'s sire's record?
Zabeel (NZ)'s progeny in our archive have won 0% of 3 runs since Jan 2008 (1 horse), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.