Alpha Cephei (GB)
Alpha Cephei is a maiden who has failed to win in nine starts and placed once. His best effort came when third of six at Cork in May 2024. The gelding, by Zoustar out of a Royal Applause mare, raced on turf in eight of those starts and on all-weather once. He last ran at Dundalk in Jul 2024, finishing 14th of 14 in a claiming race off an official rating of 74, which was 8 lb below his highest ever mark.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (11.1%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 48dAvg between runs
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 78
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 78A | 67.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 74A | 66 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 102A | 75.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 102A | 74 | — |
| Under 6f | 3 | 78A | 70 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 2,739 runs since Jan 2008 (313 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.3% from 329. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.6% from 193.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +10.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 440 | 43 | 9.8% | −1 | — |
| Good | 590 | 51 | 8.6% | −2.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 246 | 21 | 8.5% | −2.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 262 | 29 | 11.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 86 | 14 | 16.3% | +5.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,101 | 134 | 12.2% | +1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 329 | 47 | 14.3% | +3.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,422 | 152 | 10.7% | −0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 670 | 84 | 12.5% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 193 | 7 | 3.6% | −7.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 62 | 1 | 1.6% | −9.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
10 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Royal Jet (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Dibajj (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Jet (GB) | 27 | 6 | 7f–1m | Class 5 |
| Dibajj (FR) | 15 | 4 | 5f–6½f | Group 3 |
| Black Sea (FR) | 10 | 3 | 1m–1m2½f | Listed |
| Galvez (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 1m2f | — |
| Santa Bravado (GB) | 4 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Moojdee (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| L'age D'or (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Special Reserve (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Isla Vista (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Gaviota (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke McAteer | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 24+20d | Dundalk (AW) | Catherine Allison & Co. Solicitors Claiming Race | 14/14 | nk | 9-8 | 74 | 78B | 56A | Luke McAteer | 10/1 |
| 22 Jun 24+8d | Limerick | Regeneron 'Celebrating A Decade In Limerick' Handicap | 8/10 | 1 | 10-0 | 76 | 53A | 72A | Luke McAteer | 18/1 |
| 14 Jun 24+9d | Cork | Sign Up To Our Newsletter Handicap | 6/8 | 3 | 9-0 | 78 | 58A | 59A | Robbie Colgan | 12/1 |
| 05 Jun 24+15d | Curragh | Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Premier Handicap | 9/11 | 1½ | 8-8 | 79 | 78A | 58A | James Ryan | 9/1 |
| 21 May 24+238d | Cork | Follow Us On Social Media Handicap | 3/6 | 1½ | 9-2 | 79 | 70A | 80B | Luke McAteer | 14/1 |
| 26 Sep 23+33d | Cork | Irish Ebf Auction Series Nursery Handicap | 5/8 | ¾ | 9-10 | 82 | 102A | 84A | Luke McAteer | 11/4F |
| 24 Aug 23+28d | Leopardstown | Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden | 3/10 | ½ | 9-9 | — | 65A | 81A | Luke McAteer | 11/2 |
| 27 Jul 23+35d | Leopardstown | Frank Conroy Irish EBF Maiden | 6/9 | 2 | 9-7 | — | 49A | 72A | Luke McAteer | 16/1 |
| 22 Jun 23 | Leopardstown | Irish EBF Auction Series Race | 6/12 | ½ | 9-3 | — | 74A | 73A | Luke McAteer | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Alpha Cephei (GB) won?
- Alpha Cephei (GB) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2023 and 2024. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
- Who trained Alpha Cephei (GB)?
- Alpha Cephei (GB) was trained by David Marnane on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 12 July 2024.
- Who is Alpha Cephei (GB)'s sire?
- Alpha Cephei (GB) is by Zoustar (AUS) out of Goleta (IRE), whose sire is Royal Applause.
- What is Alpha Cephei (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 12 July 2024. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Alpha Cephei (GB)'s sire's record?
- Zoustar (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 2,739 runs since Jan 2008 (313 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.3% from 329. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.6% from 193.
- Who are Alpha Cephei (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Goleta (IRE), Alpha Cephei (GB) has 10 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Royal Jet (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Dibajj (FR)). The wins came over 5f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.