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Horse profile

Zanza (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2023) · Last trainer Philip Hobbs & Johnson White · Last owner Louisville Syndicate Elite
by Arcadio (GER) out of What A Bleu (IRE) (Pistolet Bleu)
34 runs · 14 courses · from Oct 2018
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Dec 2023 — 1,047 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2023 · 12th of 20 7 wins · Newbury, Taunton & Chepstow Last raced off OR 154
KTB Profile

Zanza (IRE) is 7 from 34, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Betfair Denman Chase at Newbury (Feb 2023). Hasn't won since Feb 2023. 5 of 10 starts at Newbury have ended in wins.

Based on 34 archived runs · updated 15 Oct 2026
Official rating154↓ 4lb off peak
154 130–158

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 100 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newbury, 11 Feb 2023

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.

Jumps 24 figures · best 142B · median 85
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
Good to Soft12130B93—
Good8142B90.5—
Soft388C82—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m11142B80—
2m1f – 2m4f7128B113—
2m5f – 3m6137B79—

Of 34 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: did not complete (6) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 34 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 126A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 2 Dec 2023 Official rating 154 at the last run, 2 Dec 2023

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.

Jumps 27 figures · best 149B · median 132
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
Good to Soft13146A126—
Good9149B134—
Soft4140A127.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m12143A129.5—
2m1f – 2m4f8146A136.5—
2m5f – 3m6149B130—
Over 3m1———

Of 34 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (7).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 34 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
Arcadio (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,976 runs since Jan 2008 (375 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm6369.5%+0.3—
Good1,47816311%+1.83 from 10
Good to Soft789688.6%−0.63 from 15
Soft1,153938.1%−1.11 from 7
Heavy431317.2%−20 from 2
Standard (AW)6234.8%−4.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f200%−9.2—
6f – 7f600%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f600%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f2813.6%−5.6—
1m5f – 2m1,4621459.9%+0.74 from 15
2m1f – 2m4f1,4981359%−0.21 from 10
2m5f – 3m815708.6%−0.62 from 8
Over 3m159138.2%−10 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
What A Bleu (IRE) (Pistolet Bleu)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Rouge De L'quest (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 3m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Rouge De L'quest (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rouge De L'quest (IRE)1613mClass 5
Johnffrenchesforge (IRE)30——
Sagebleu (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 15 3 20% +3.50
Good 10 3 30% +17.00
Soft 7 1 14% +10.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 17 1 6% +0.00
Class 2 7 3 43% +11.50
Class 3 7 1 14% −3.00
Class 4 3 2 67% +20.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 10 5 50% +29.50
Cheltenham 8 0 0% −8.00
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 2 0 0% −2.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Chepstow 2 1 50% +15.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 1 100% +5.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 15 4 27% +18.00
2m1f – 2m4f 10 1 10% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 8 2 25% +15.50
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom O'Brien 10 2 20% +13.50
Richard Johnson 10 2 20% +2.00
Micheal Nolan 9 2 22% +14.00
Sean Houlihan 5 1 20% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 18 3 17% +8.50
Blinkers 8 2 25% +15.50
Hood 6 2 33% +6.50
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 5 1 20% +12.00
2022 8 1 13% −1.50
2021 5 0 0% −5.00
2020 6 1 17% −2.50
2019 6 2 33% +6.50
2018 4 2 50% +19.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 17 3 18% +10.00
Hurdle 16 4 25% +19.50
NH Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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
02 Dec 23+23d Newbury Coral Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 26f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 12/20 nk 10-13 154—126A Micheal Nolan 33/1
09 Nov 23+230d Newbury Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 10/11 21 11-9 13858C122C Micheal Nolan 25/1
24 Mar 23+20d Newbury In Loving Memory Of Luke Howliston Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 35 12-0 14082C126C Micheal Nolan 7/1
04 Mar 23+21d Newbury BetVictor Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 20f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 ½ 12-0 15878A139B Micheal Nolan 8/1
11 Feb 23+47d Newbury Betfair Denman Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 23.5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-2 143100A149B Tom O'Brien 16/1
26 Dec 22+30d Wetherby William Hill Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 7/11 23 10-13 14463C110C Micheal Nolan 14/1
26 Nov 22+14d Newbury Sir Peter O'Sullevan Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 22.5f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-8 13476A141A Tom O'Brien 11/2
12 Nov 22+28d Wetherby Grahame Suttle & Steve Currer, Racing Forever Handicap Chase Class 3 · 19.5f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 1¾ 11-10 133—141A Tom O'Brien 11/1
15 Oct 22+185d Market Rasen Linear By Symphony Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 49 11-11 13089C106C Tom O'Brien 5/1
13 Apr 22+25d Cheltenham Safran Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-13 135—— Micheal Nolan 11/1
19 Mar 22+21d Kempton Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 21f · Good · 17 ran 8/17 ¾ 11-5 138137B134A Tom O'Brien 16/1
26 Feb 22+56d Kempton Coral Trophy Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Soft · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-7 145—— Tom O'Brien 16/1
01 Jan 22+21d Cheltenham Paddy Power New Year's Day Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 20.5f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 11-4 147—— Tom O'Brien 6/1
11 Dec 21+28d Cheltenham Racing Post Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2/13 2 11-0 145128B146A Tom O'Brien 12/1
13 Nov 21+11d Cheltenham Paddy Power Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 20f · Good · 19 ran 6/19 dht 11-2 144113B132A Tom O'Brien 12/1
02 Nov 21+208d Exeter Betway Haldon Gold Cup (Grade 2 Limited Handicap Chase) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 3/6 2¾ 10-4 144118A134B Tom O'Brien 11/1
08 Apr 21+22d Aintree Close Brothers Red Rum Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 6/18 nk 11-8 14569B140A Micheal Nolan 16/1
17 Mar 21+95d Cheltenham Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Challenge Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16f · Good To Soft · 19 ran PU/19 — 10-13 145—— Richard Johnson 8/1
12 Dec 20+14d Cheltenham Spreadex Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16.5f · Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 10-12 145—— Richard Johnson 11/2
28 Nov 20+22d Newbury Watch Racing Free Online At Ladbrokes Handicap Chase Class 2 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-3 13866A128B Richard Johnson 5/2
06 Nov 20+26d Warwick Stan Mellor Memorial Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 13 11-1 13881A130B Richard Johnson 6/1
11 Oct 20+212d Newton Abbot Follow WillHillRacing On Twitter Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 11 11-0 13972A121A Richard Johnson 8/1
13 Mar 20+34d Cheltenham Randox Health County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 17f · Soft · 24 ran 21/24 1 10-13 14088C108C Sean Houlihan 33/1
08 Feb 20+49d Newbury Betfair Hurdle (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 24 ran 6/24 ½ 10-8 138142B133A Sean Houlihan 25/1
21 Dec 19+34d Ascot Betfair Exchange Trophy (Grade 3 Handicap Hurdle) Class 1 · 15.5f · Heavy · 13 ran F/13 — 10-11 138—— Sean Houlihan 33/1
17 Nov 19+10d Cheltenham Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 16.5f · Soft · 14 ran 6/14 3½ 10-13 136—129A Richard Johnson 9/1
07 Nov 19+26d Newbury Newbury Bid Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-9 13697A133A Sean Houlihan 3/1F
12 Oct 19+204d Chepstow Cotswold Stone Supplies Ltd Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 19.5f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-11 136—— Richard Johnson 10/1
22 Mar 19+34d Newbury Be Wiser Insurance Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-9 131104A143A Richard Johnson 15/2
16 Feb 19+48d Ascot Betfair Hurdle (Grade 3 Handicap) Class 1 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 13/14 2 11-2 13576C102C Richard Johnson 14/1
30 Dec 18+22d Taunton Daren Marshall 50th Birthday Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-4 —119A140A Micheal Nolan 5/1
08 Dec 18+17d Sandown Core Spreads 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Heavy · 10 ran 8/10 1½ 11-4 —80C103C Richard Johnson 5/1
21 Nov 18+32d Chepstow Fujitsu Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 10-12 —70A140A Micheal Nolan 16/1
20 Oct 18 Ffos Las Dan Skelton Racing Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 6/16 3 10-9 —130B115A Sean Houlihan 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Zanza (IRE) won?
Zanza (IRE) won 7 of 34 archived starts between 2018 and 2023, a strike rate of 20.6%. Placed 10 times in total (29.4% of starts).
Who trained Zanza (IRE)?
Zanza (IRE) was trained by Philip Hobbs & Johnson White on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 2 December 2023.
Who is Zanza (IRE)'s sire?
Zanza (IRE) is by Arcadio (GER) out of What A Bleu (IRE), whose sire is Pistolet Bleu.
What going does Zanza (IRE) prefer?
Zanza (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 10 starts (30%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Zanza (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 154, from the run on 2 December 2023. The highest on record is 158.
What is Zanza (IRE)'s sire's record?
Arcadio (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,976 runs since Jan 2008 (375 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Zanza (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of What A Bleu (IRE), Zanza (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Rouge De L'quest (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Rouge De L'quest (IRE)). The wins came over 3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2018. 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.