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Optima Racing › Horses › Black Zambezi (IRE)

Black Zambezi (IRE)

8yo gelding · Form & record 2016-10-01 to 2017-08-12 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Peter Fahey.
Pedigree Kalanisi (IRE) × ?
Ratings Official 125 · best RPR 132 · best TS 105
8
Runs
2
Wins
25.0%
Strike rate
37.5%
Place rate
1.84
Actual / Expected
81.2%
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Full form — last 8 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.
DateOffCourseDistGoingCl PosBtnJockeyWgt ORRPRTSSP
2017-08-12 47d Kilbeggan 20f Good – 4/13 – Roger Loughran 159 125 106 105 7/2
Follow @KilbegganRaces On Twitter Handicap Chase
2017-06-26 45d Kilbeggan 20f Soft – 1/12 – Roger Loughran 166 116 132 83 5/2
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Chase
2017-05-12 24d Kilbeggan 20f Soft – 1/12 – Roger Loughran 166 – 120 102 10/1
Sean Hughes Memorial Mullingar Park Hotel Beginners Chase
2017-04-18 16d Fairyhouse 16.5f Good – 6/13 – Roger Loughran 166 – 101 87 20/1
Flynn Management & Contractors Supporting Ratoath GAA Race Day EBF Beginners Chase
2017-04-02 133d Fairyhouse 17f Heavy – 6/13 – Roger Loughran 166 – 86 16 16/1
Hire2k Beginners Chase
2016-11-20 21d Cork 16f Heavy – 12/15 – Mark Walsh t 166 – 11 – 6/1
I.N.H. Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle
2016-10-30 29d Galway 16f Soft – 2/9 – Mark Walsh t 166 – 115 103 9/2
GalwayRaces.com Maiden Hurdle
2016-10-01 DEB Gowran Park 20f Soft – 4/18 – M P Fogarty t 166 – 107 78 16/1
Kilkenny River Court Hotel Maiden Hurdle

Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.
Time since last runRunsWinsSR
Normal (2-4wk)4125.0%
Freshened (1-2m)2150.0%
Layoff (2-6m)100.0%

Record by distance

TripRunsWinsSR
Staying (13f+)8225.0%

Record by going

GoingRunsWinsSR
Soft4250.0%

Record by course

CourseRunsWinsSR
Kilbeggan3266.7%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2016-10-01–2017-08-12. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.