Horse profile
Zestful Hope (FR)
by Zanzibari (USA) out of Chamdespoir (FR) (Chamberlin)
40 runs · 17 courses · from Nov 2021
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · Huntingdon & Hereford
Last run 5 Jul 2026
Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile
Zestful Hope is a gelding with five wins from 40 starts on turf. Four of those wins came at Hereford and one at Huntingdon, all in handicaps except for a maiden hurdle success. He has won over 2m1f – 2m4f on good and good to soft, and over 2m5f – 3m on soft. Usually ridden prominently, his last run was at Market Rasen in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 102, 20lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 40 archived runs · run-style from 18 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
OR ↓ 20lb off peak
- 5–40Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 11 (27.5%)Placed
- −15.37£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 1.01Fair A/E n=40 · 0.88 incl. margin
- 122Highest OR
- 28dBetween runs (median)longest 170 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating102↓ 20lb off peak
102
102–122
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 100
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 119C | 94.5 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 10 | 123C | 83 | 3 runs · 72 / 65 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 123B | 78 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 26 | 132A | 80.5 | 3 runs · 72 / 65 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 121A | 114 | 1 run · — |
Of 40 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (5) · did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 33 figures from 40 runs · as at 3 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 from 18 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Prominent 15 (83%) · 1 win
- Held up 2 (11%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (6%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,312 runs since May 2014 (139 horses).
Strongest on good going: 14.2% from 225. Weakest on heavy going: 5.3% from 171.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 225 | 32 | 14.2% | +4.9 | 2 from 16 |
| Good to Soft | 205 | 15 | 7.3% | −2 | 1 from 10 |
| Soft | 362 | 38 | 10.5% | +1.2 | 2 from 13 |
| Heavy | 171 | 9 | 5.3% | −4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 342 | 28 | 8.2% | −1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 49 | 9 | 18.4% | +9.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 199 | 17 | 8.5% | −0.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 310 | 28 | 9% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 298 | 25 | 8.4% | −0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 160 | 16 | 10% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 237 | 20 | 8.4% | −0.9 | 3 from 31 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 54 | 6 | 11.1% | +1.8 | 2 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2014 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Chamdespoir (FR) (Chamberlin)
4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koyotte D'Agrostis (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jolyjojo Dagrostis (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Roostoon Dagrostis (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Loustik D'Agrostis (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 2 | 13% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 13 | 2 | 15% | −4.25 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.12 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 33 | 4 | 12% | −12.12 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hereford | 8 | 4 | 50% | +7.63 |
| Warwick | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Huntingdon | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Worcester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fontwell | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wincanton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludlow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 31 | 3 | 10% | −15.37 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 2 | 25% | +1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul O'Brien | 13 | 2 | 15% | −5.25 |
| Lilly Pinchin | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| James Bowen | 7 | 2 | 29% | +4.88 |
| David Bass | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jordan Nailor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Tudor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P Heskin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 25 | 3 | 12% | −12.25 |
| Cheekpieces | 15 | 2 | 13% | −3.12 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +2.88 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 | 22% | −1.25 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 21 | 2 | 10% | −9.12 |
| Hurdle | 18 | 3 | 17% | −5.25 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Jul 26+32d | Market Rasen | Wild West Beer Fest Saturday 26th September Handicap Chase Sat close to the pace early - driven into contention after the 4th last then faded fast and was eased before the 3rd last | PU/9 | — | 11-11 | 102 | — | — | James Bowen | 11/1 |
| 03 Jun 26+101d | Warwick | Taylor Wimpey Strategic Land Midlands Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat fourth early - moved up after the 8th before dropping back at the 12th - toiling from 3 out - well held at the finish | 4/5 | 5½ | 11-9 | 105 | 26C | 102C | James Bowen | 4/1 |
| 22 Feb 26+41d | Hereford | DragonBet Supports Safer Gambling Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Started towards the back before making progress into 3rd - up with the front group by the 5th - urged forward after four out - hit the front three out - overtaken two out - held on for third without further gain | 3/5 | 15 | 11-13 | 108 | 72C | 111B | James Bowen | 7/2 |
| 12 Jan 26+27d | Hereford | CB Protection And Security Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Handy early - shared front spot at the 11th before losing command approaching 4 out - pressed for effort and dropped away - well adrift before 2 out | 6/11 | 2¼ | 11-4 | 110 | 27C | 99C | David Bass | 22/1 |
| 2025 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 25+23d | Wincanton | John Stranger 80th Birthday Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Handy in the pack early - niggled along and drifted right at the third-last - lost touch and dropped away before the last | 5/7 | 1¼ | 11-11 | 112 | 65A | 107B | Lilly Pinchin | 16/1 |
| 23 Nov 25+19d | Exeter | Pencarrie Derby Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat close behind front group early - urged to keep tempo before dropping back approaching straight - faded three out - finished ninth | 9/10 | 1¼ | 11-9 | 115 | — | 97C | Paul O'Brien | 14/1 |
| 04 Nov 25+28d | Warwick | Jets Richard Davis Awards 30th Anniversary Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Handy early - hampered at 1st and bumped at 2nd - up with the pace from the following fence - hampered by a loose horse at the 8th - lost touch 3 out and dropped away to finish fifth | 5/7 | 5 | 11-9 | 115 | 45C | 106C | Sean Bowen | 5/2F |
| 07 Oct 25+37d | Huntingdon | JCB Hydrogen Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Sat close up early - hit front at the 11th - pushed out approaching 2 out and edged in front for a stride - back in command after the last and kept going strongly to win | 1/6 | 11-7 | 107 | 98B | 135B | James Bowen | 8/1 | |
| 31 Aug 25+156d | Worcester | Neu-Servo Best Repairs Hands Down Handicap Hurdle Close to the pace early - pressed for effort three out but couldn't find more approaching the last - beaten off well behind at the finish | 6/12 | 6 | 11-11 | 107 | 92C | 103C | James Bowen | 14/1 |
| 28 Mar 25+33d | Fontwell | Smith And Western Chase Series Final (Handicap Chase) (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - pushed along and dropped away before the 12th - unable to close the gap approaching the final fence - well beaten in 10th | 10/12 | 16 | 11-7 | 109 | 71C | 97C | David Bass | 14/1 |
| 23 Feb 25+20d | Hereford | Watch Live Racing At Star Sports Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the middle of the field - jumped poorly at the 2nd - moved forward before the 4th and went to the front at the 6th - blundered at the 7th and soon lost the advantage - pushed along and up with the pace before the 9th then took over shortly after - 2 lengths to the good 2 out - just in front approaching the last - shifted left near the | 1/6 | 11-8 | 104 | — | 129B | James Bowen | 15/8F | |
| 03 Feb 25+19d | Southwell | Watch Unbridled On attheraces.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Race up with the front group early - began finding it hard in 4th after 4 out - dropped away before 3 out | 4/7 | 7½ | 11-9 | 105 | 76C | 105C | David Bass | 13/2 |
| 15 Jan 25+28d | Hereford | DragonBet Real People, Real Bookmakers Handicap Chase Handy on the wide side - pressed forward after the 10th - given encouragement 2 out - lost ground nearing the last - stayed on again down the run-in but edged out into second | 2/7 | 2¾ | 11-13 | 105 | 100B | 121B | James Bowen | 10/3 |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 24+24d | Ludlow | Pontesbury Tractors Handicap Chase Held a forward spot early - needed encouragement approaching 4 out and slipped back 3 out - fought back into third with 2 to jump - kept going steadily to the line for 3rd | 3/11 | 4¾ | 11-10 | 106 | 65A | 120A | Jack Tudor | 11/4F |
| 24 Nov 24+26d | Uttoxeter | Winter Ladies Raceday Saturday 25th January Handicap Chase Sat in behind the front group early - made progress into 8th - moved to the front three out under pressure - kept on but caught in the final strides to be second | 2/8 | shd | 11-12 | 103 | — | 127B | David Bass | 7/2 |
| 29 Oct 24+35d | Bangor-on-Dee | Weatherbys Stallion Book Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Handy early - urged on before 3 out then slipped to 4th - stayed on same gait into the last | 4/10 | 3½ | 11-5 | 106 | 87A | 114A | David Bass | 16/1 |
| 24 Sep 24+13d | Fontwell | AK Bets Best Price Premier League Handicap Chase Handy early - shown the whip before 12th - still close up 3 out - holding effort into straight 2 out - closing on front pair before last - weakened up run-in to lose 3rd near finish | 4/8 | 2 | 12-0 | 107 | 65A | 120A | David Bass | 17/2 |
| 11 Sep 24+170d | Worcester | FBC Manby Bowdler Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - dropped back around the 6th - pressed for effort and gave ground before 3 out - eventually well held in 10th | 10/13 | 3¼ | 11-8 | 108 | 81C | 103C | Paul O'Brien | 10/1 |
| 25 Mar 24+40d | Huntingdon | Visit racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle | 4/7 | ½ | 11-2 | 108 | 103B | 112A | Paul O'Brien | 4/1 |
| 14 Feb 24+20d | Hereford | Vickers.Bet Proudly Supporting British Racing Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 4/7 | 5 | 12-0 | 109 | 79C | 112A | Paul O'Brien | 15/8 |
| 25 Jan 24+13d | Huntingdon | Full Circle Series At Punchestown Festival Handicap Hurdle | 2/15 | ½ | 11-11 | 107 | 121B | 122A | Paul O'Brien | 16/1 |
| 12 Jan 24+28d | Wincanton | Start Your Racingtv Free Trial Now Handicap Hurdle | 5/15 | 3¾ | 11-8 | 109 | 123B | 120A | Jordan Nailor | 25/1 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Dec 23+20d | Doncaster | At The Races App Market Movers Handicap Chase | 9/12 | 5½ | 11-7 | 113 | 39C | 100C | Lilly Pinchin | 12/1 |
| 25 Nov 23+18d | Huntingdon | Premier League Offers At Rhino.bet Handicap Chase | 5/5 | 5 | 11-12 | 116 | 44C | 102B | Lilly Pinchin | 6/1 |
| 07 Nov 23+33d | Warwick | JETS Richard Davis Awards Handicap Chase | 6/13 | ½ | 11-11 | 119 | — | 115C | Lilly Pinchin | 17/2 |
| 05 Oct 23+166d | Warwick | MKM Building Supplies Handicap Hurdle | 7/9 | 17 | 11-5 | 119 | 119C | 102C | Lilly Pinchin | 15/2 |
| 22 Apr 23+30d | Bangor-on-Dee | Stella Artois Handicap Chase | 2/9 | 4 | 11-8 | 119 | 87A | 131A | Lilly Pinchin | 5/1 |
| 23 Mar 23+33d | Ludlow | Mark Wiggin Estate Agents Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/5 | 1¾ | 11-9 | 120 | 80C | 113B | Lilly Pinchin | 4/1 |
| 18 Feb 23+33d | Ascot | Age Concern Bracknell Handicap Hurdle | 8/12 | shd | 11-11 | 122 | 102A | 113A | A P Heskin | 16/1 |
| 16 Jan 23+27d | Hereford | Download The Vickers.Bet App Handicap Hurdle | 1/10 | 11-9 | 113 | 121A | 130A | Lilly Pinchin | 4/1 | |
| 2022 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 22+27d | Plumpton | Strong Flavours Catering Handicap Hurdle | 4/8 | 9½ | 11-13 | 114 | 64C | 115B | Paul O'Brien | 5/1 |
| 23 Nov 22+27d | Hereford | Cazoo Handicap Hurdle | 1/8 | 12-2 | 107 | — | 131B | Paul O'Brien | 11/4 | |
| 27 Oct 22+30d | Worcester | Cazoo Handicap Hurdle | 6/16 | 2¼ | 11-4 | 110 | 88C | 108C | Paul O'Brien | 10/1 |
| 27 Sep 22+143d | Southwell | Weatherbys Stallion Book Handicap Hurdle | 3/9 | 7 | 11-10 | 111 | 132A | 117A | Paul O'Brien | 15/2 |
| 07 May 22+19d | Warwick | John Temple Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 3/7 | 10 | 11-6 | 112 | 116A | 112B | Jordan Nailor | 10/1 |
| 18 Apr 22+20d | Chepstow | Capital Windscreens 08000 0269126 Replacement Service Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 4/6 | 18 | 11-11 | 114 | 104A | 103B | Paul O'Brien | 17/2 |
| 29 Mar 22+57d | Fontwell | Watch Off The Fence On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle | 3/5 | 7 | 11-8 | 115 | 97C | 113B | Paul O'Brien | 13/2 |
| 31 Jan 22+30d | Hereford | Cazoo Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 11-8 | — | 114A | 112B | Paul O'Brien | 3/1 | |
| 01 Jan 22+44d | Catterick | Happy New Year Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/5 | 1½ | 11-5 | — | 123C | 112B | Paul O'Brien | 33/1 |
| 2021 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 18 Nov 21 | Market Rasen | Pertemps Network Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | F/10 | — | 11-0 | — | — | — | Gavin Sheehan | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Zestful Hope won?
- Zestful Hope (FR) won 5 of 40 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 11 times in total (27.5% of starts).
- Who trains Zestful Hope?
- Zestful Hope (FR) is trained by Charlie Longsdon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 July 2026.
- Who is Zestful Hope's sire?
- Zestful Hope (FR) is by Zanzibari (USA) out of Chamdespoir (FR), whose sire is Chamberlin.
- What going does Zestful Hope prefer?
- Zestful Hope (FR) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 13 starts (15.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Zestful Hope's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 5 July 2026. The highest on record is 122.
- What is Zestful Hope's sire's record?
- Zanzibari (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 1,312 runs since May 2014 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 14.2% from 225. Weakest on heavy going: 5.3% from 171.
- Who are Zestful Hope's siblings?
- Out of Chamdespoir (FR), Zestful Hope (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.