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Horse profile

Zaru (FR)

11yo gelding (at last run, May 2017) · Last trainer James Ewart · Last owner Humbert Drew
by Laveron (GB) out of Zianini (FR) (Dom Pasquini)
29 runs · 10 courses · from Dec 2009
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 May 2017 — 3,452 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2017 · 6th of 8 4 wins · Kelso & Newcastle Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile

Zaru (FR) is 4 from 29. Hasn't won since Apr 2014. Last raced off 100, 30lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 29 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 30lb off peak
Official rating100↓ 30lb off peak
100 100–130

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 79 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Kelso, 4 Mar 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 5 figures · best 113C · median 71
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Heavy279B35.5—
Good to Soft271A59—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2113C96—
1m5f – 2m271A31.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kelso, 4 Mar 2017 Official rating 100 at the last run, 10 May 2017

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 21 figures · best 138B · median 115
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good10133A115.5—
Heavy4122C104—
Good to Soft4117B110.5—
Soft3138B117—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m11133A116—
2m1f – 2m4f6138B109.5—
2m5f – 3m4122C109—

Of 29 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (8).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 29 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
Laveron (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,171 runs since Jan 2008 (142 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 14.9% from 161. Weakest on soft going: 6.9% from 477.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm3026.7%−3.5—
Good2302310%−0.23 from 12
Good to Soft1612414.9%+4.70 from 7
Soft477336.9%−3.30 from 6
Heavy2553714.5%+4.31 from 4
Standard (AW)1700%−10.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f11100%+89.8—
1m – 1m1f500%−10.2—
1m2f – 1m4f2200%−10.2—
1m5f – 2m259249.3%−0.92 from 13
2m1f – 2m4f583589.9%−0.30 from 9
2m5f – 3m2542710.6%+0.42 from 7
Over 3m47919.1%+8.9—

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
Zianini (FR) (Dom Pasquini)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Zoren (FR)70——
Zaurel (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 12 3 25% +3.00
Good to Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Heavy 4 1 25% −1.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 13 2 15% −4.00
Class 3 7 1 14% −2.00
Class 5 6 1 17% −2.50
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle 11 3 27% +1.50
Kelso 7 1 14% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 13 2 15% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 9 0 0% −9.00
2m5f – 3m 7 2 29% +0.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Brian Hughes 13 3 23% −0.50
Harry Haynes 4 0 0% −4.00
Dale Irving 3 1 33% +2.00
Steven Fox 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian Harding 2 0 0% −2.00
Rachael McDonald 1 0 0% −1.00
Lucy Alexander 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Kit Alexander 1 0 0% −1.00
Ryan Mania 1 0 0% −1.00
Richie McGrath 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 20 4 20% −2.50
Cheekpieces 9 0 0% −9.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 4 0 0% −4.00
2016 4 0 0% −4.00
2014 4 1 25% +1.00
2013 6 2 33% +3.00
2012 3 1 33% +0.50
2011 6 0 0% −6.00
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 2 15% −4.50
Chase 12 2 17% −3.00
NH Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
10 May 17+53d Kelso Dobson Diamond Anniversary Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 3¼ 11-1 100113C86C Steven Fox 22/1
18 Mar 17+14d Newcastle Enhanced Sun Boost At sunbets.co.uk 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals and Amateurs) Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 7 ran 7/7 11 11-12 100-8C89C Rachael McDonald 3/1
04 Mar 17+36d Kelso Carnacrack Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Heavy · 7 ran 4/7 1½ 11-6 10579B98B Steven Fox 18/1
27 Jan 17+29d Doncaster Follow Sky Bet On Twitter Handicap Chase (Qualifier for the Challenger Staying Chase Series Final) Class 4 · 24f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-9 115—— Lucy Alexander 33/1
29 Dec 16+21d Kelso Amateur Jockeys' Association Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-4 108—— Mr Kit Alexander 14/1
08 Dec 16+27d Newcastle Bandera Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-8 116—— Brian Harding 4/1
11 Nov 16+20d Newcastle Coopers Marquee Hire Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 1½ 11-6 11847C117B Brian Harding 4/1
22 Oct 16+721d Kelso Sir Maxwell Harper Gow Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 14 11-5 11371A117A Dale Irving 10/1
01 Nov 14+169d Wetherby Racing UK 1 Price 3 Devices Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-4 122—— Ryan Mania 25/1
16 May 14+24d Aintree Racing UK Anywhere Available Now Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 20 11-10 128—109B Brian Hughes 8/1
22 Apr 14+25d Kelso Elliot Henderson Ltd Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 22.5f · Good · 5 ran 1/5 11-0 120—120B Dale Irving 4/1
28 Mar 14+97d Newcastle Ijf John Oaksey Memorial Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran UR/7 — 11-5 130—— Dale Irving 7/2J
21 Dec 13+9d Newcastle Pin Point Technical & Me Northumberland Chase (Handicap) Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 2½ 11-10 127—138B Brian Hughes 3/1
12 Dec 13+31d Newcastle Barbour Handicap Chase Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-11 118—133A Brian Hughes 11/2
11 Nov 13+236d Carlisle Border City Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 1¼ 11-12 120—110A Brian Hughes 3/1F
20 Mar 13+15d Haydock Eagle Vauxhall Road Race Club Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 4 ran F/4 — 11-12 120—— Brian Hughes 8/13F
05 Mar 13+59d Newcastle Bernie's Bolt For Diabetes Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 11-12 115—— Brian Hughes 5/2F
05 Jan 13+21d Newcastle Stp Construction Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Heavy · 3 ran 1/3 11-0 115—122C Brian Hughes 6/4F
15 Dec 12+261d Doncaster 'In Loving Memory Of Scott Dobson' Beginners' Chase Class 3 · 19f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 5 11-2 115—104C Brian Hughes 18/1
29 Mar 12+76d Newcastle Pins & Needles Show Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 11-0 115—125A Brian Hughes 5/2F
13 Jan 12+48d Musselburgh Country Refreshments Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 15.5f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 nk 11-5 109—124A Brian Hughes 25/1
26 Nov 11+15d Newcastle E.b.f. 'national Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (qualifier) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 6 11-0 109—98C Brian Hughes 16/1
11 Nov 11+27d Newcastle Newcastle Flooring Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 1½ 10-12 ——115A Brian Hughes 9/1
15 Oct 11+146d Kelso Edinburgh City F.C. 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran F/14 — 11-0 ——— Brian Hughes 9/2
22 May 11+73d Kelso Ssafa Forces Help Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 16 ran 4/16 2 10-12 ——110A Richie McGrath 10/1
10 Mar 11+38d Carlisle Racing UK Channel 432 Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 1¾ 11-1 ——108A Harry Haynes 6/1
31 Jan 11+48d Ayr Bet Now At victorchandler.com Standard NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys' And Amateur Riders') Class 6 · 16f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 8 11-1 ——102A Harry Haynes 9/2
14 Dec 10+377d Catterick Book Racecourse Hospitality On 01748 810165 Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 15.5f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 shd 11-1 ——116A Harry Haynes 18/1
02 Dec 09 Ayr E.B.F. 'Junior' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 13.5f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 4 10-7 ——117A Harry Haynes 5/2F

Quick answers

How many races has Zaru (FR) won?
Zaru (FR) won 4 of 29 archived starts between 2009 and 2017, a strike rate of 13.8%. Placed 7 times in total (24.1% of starts).
Who trained Zaru (FR)?
Zaru (FR) was trained by James Ewart on the most recent run on record, at Kelso on 10 May 2017.
Who is Zaru (FR)'s sire?
Zaru (FR) is by Laveron (GB) out of Zianini (FR), whose sire is Dom Pasquini.
What going does Zaru (FR) prefer?
Zaru (FR) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 12 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Zaru (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 10 May 2017. The highest on record is 130.
What is Zaru (FR)'s sire's record?
Laveron (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 1,171 runs since Jan 2008 (142 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14.9% from 161. Weakest on soft going: 6.9% from 477.
Who are Zaru (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Zianini (FR), Zaru (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 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.