Horse profile
Alzahir (FR)
5yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2025) · Last trainer Jennie Candlish · Last owner James Paul Services To Industry Ltd
by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Cup Cake (IRE) (Singspiel)
39 runs · 20 courses · from May 2022
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Oct 2025 — 394 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2025 · 1st of 12
Won last time out
9 wins · 9 courses
KTB Profile
Alzahir won nine of 39 starts including the Prix de Bonneval Listed race at Chantilly on good to soft in Oct 2025. All wins came at 7f or shorter with three at under 6f and six between 6f and 7f. He recorded five wins on good ground and one on heavy. The gelding was held up in six of ten analysed runs and won last time out at Chantilly in Oct 2025.
Based on 39 archived runs · run-style from 25 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 9–39Wins / Runs
- 23.1%Strike rate
- 16 (41%)Placed
- +24.53£1 level staken=39 at SP
- 1.69Fair A/E n=39 · 1.44 incl. margin
- 104Highest OR
- 32dAvg 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.
Official rating104At career-high mark
104
84–104
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 119
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 115A | 103.5 | — |
| Good | 9 | 119A | 92 | — |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 125C | 83 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 109C | 89.5 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 119C | 99 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 28 | 137A | 93.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 104A | 99 | — |
| Under 6f | 3 | 125C | 119 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 38 figures from 38 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 25 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 13 (52%) · 6 wins
- Held up 9 (36%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 2 (8%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (4%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,966 runs since Jun 2013 (1,115 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 456. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,503 | 284 | 18.9% | +3.2 | 1 from 9 |
| Good | 2,646 | 421 | 15.9% | +0.2 | 5 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 1,242 | 205 | 16.5% | +0.8 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 1,533 | 187 | 12.2% | −3.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 456 | 42 | 9.2% | −6.5 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,568 | 424 | 16.5% | +0.8 | 1 from 12 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 28 | 4 | 14.3% | −1.4 | 3 from 4 |
| 6f – 7f | 774 | 113 | 14.6% | −1.1 | 6 from 28 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,106 | 336 | 16% | +0.3 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4,421 | 758 | 17.1% | +1.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,893 | 263 | 13.9% | −1.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 584 | 73 | 12.5% | −3.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 139 | 16 | 11.5% | −4.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | −1.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2013 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Cup Cake (IRE) (Singspiel)
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Suedois (FR) (8 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Suedois (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suedois (FR) | 43 | 8 | 6f–1m | Group 2 |
| Kadupul (FR) | 8 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 1 | 8% | −6.50 |
| Good | 9 | 5 | 56% | +22.41 |
| Good to Firm | 9 | 1 | 11% | +12.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 20 | 2 | 10% | +14.00 |
| Class 3 | 9 | 2 | 22% | −2.42 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +7.45 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ascot | 3 | 1 | 33% | +18.00 |
| Chester | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Yarmouth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 28 | 6 | 21% | −2.47 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Under 6f | 4 | 3 | 75% | +34.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Wood | 10 | 4 | 40% | +16.45 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Oisin Orr | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Kieran O'Neill | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Frankie Dettori | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Darragh Keenan | 2 | 2 | 100% | +23.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warren Fentiman | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Joey Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Trevor Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alistair Rawlinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 24 | 8 | 33% | +34.03 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 13 | 1 | 8% | −7.50 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 7 | 39% | +38.41 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −11.38 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 18 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Oct 25+9d | Chantilly (FR) | Prix de Bonneval () (3yo+) (Turf) | 1/12 | 9-0 | — | — | — | Darragh Keenan | 3/1 | |
| 23 Sep 25+16d | Beverley | Eddie And Violet Smith Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) Tracked the front group early - pushed along with two furlongs left - lost ground a furlong out - responded and found renewed energy inside the last - edged into second right on the line | 2/5 | nk | 10-3 | 104 | 119C | 107B | Paul Mulrennan | 9/2 |
| 07 Sep 25+22d | York | Sky Bet Super Sub Sprint Handicap Sat behind the pace - pushed along with two furlongs left - kept finding under pressure - hit the front inside the final furlong and battled on to prevail | 1/14 | 9-12 | 99 | 104C | 126A | George Wood | 12/1 | |
| 16 Aug 25+14d | Ripon | William Hill/MND Association Great St Wilfrid Handicap Fretted before the off - raced up with the pace on the near rail - given a reminder after halfway then pushed along a furlong out - stayed on one pace to finish fourth beaten 3 lengths | 4/17 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 100 | 109C | 110A | Luke Morris | 10/1 |
| 02 Aug 25+7d | Goodwood | Coral Stewards' Cup (Heritage Handicap) Settled in the pack away from the far rail - pushed along with two furlongs left - kept on same speed but made no dent in the closing stages - finished 14th | 14/27 | ¾ | 9-6 | 95 | 109C | 95A | Hector Crouch | 18/1 |
| 26 Jul 25+14d | York | Sky Bet Dash Handicap Tracked pace on far rail - nudged in front at halfway - pushed along then overtaken approaching the last furlong and dropped away tamely | 8/19 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 101 | 95C | 105A | Oisin Orr | 15/2 |
| 12 Jul 25+10d | Ascot | LK Bennett Butterfly Mark Heritage Handicap Held a forward spot near the stands rail - pushed along a furlong out - hit the front inside the final 110 yards and kept finding more | 1/17 | 9-12 | 98 | 125C | 115A | Darragh Keenan | 20/1 | |
| 02 Jul 25+4d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap Sat close to pace on rail - hit front outside final 2f under a shake-up - driven inside final furlong - stayed on to prevail | 1/5 | 10-2 | 90 | 92C | 113B | Warren Fentiman | 5/4F | |
| 28 Jun 25+14d | Chester | Manor Car Hire Handicap Sat close to the front - driven to challenge inside the final furlong and hit the front near the line - kept finding late to score | 1/9 | 9-11 | 90 | 119A | 112A | George Wood | 10/3J | |
| 14 Jun 25+8d | Chester | London Essence Handicap Settled towards the back - a mountain to climb when driven over 2f out - cramped for room and moved left over 1f out - ran on late into fourth | 4/13 | ¾ | 9-6 | 90 | 88C | 101A | George Wood | 7/1 |
| 06 Jun 25+22d | Epsom Downs | Debenhams Handicap Fought for control early - sat close to the front on the rail - pushed along with two furlongs left before fading inside the last | 5/12 | 1½ | 9-4 | 92 | 87A | 90A | George Wood | 11/1 |
| 15 May 25+13d | York | Oakmere Homes Hambleton Handicap Held up in rear on inner - improved into midfield 2f out - pushed along 1f out - lost ground close home to finish seventh | 7/14 | 1½ | 9-2 | 93 | 72C | 91A | George Wood | 12/1 |
| 02 May 25+13d | Newmarket | Betfred 'Nifty 50' Handicap Held up early towards the far rail - fought for control settled at the back - closed a touch inside the final furlong - never threatened the leaders finished fifth beaten five lengths | 5/6 | 1½ | 9-1 | 94 | 88A | 88B | George Wood | 9/2 |
| 19 Apr 25+7d | Musselburgh | Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Silver Arrow Handicap Settled off the pace in the pack - made ground into contention with 2f left - asked for effort soon after - stayed on well through the final furlong to finish 4th | 4/9 | 1 | 9-9 | 94 | 88A | 107A | Oisin Orr | 9/2 |
| 12 Apr 25+13d | Thirsk | Keith Till's 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Settled just off the pace on the rail - eager for restraint early - making progress through the field a furlong out - pushed to the front inside the last - drew away to score comfortably | 1/13 | 9-11 | 87 | 91C | 106A | Oisin Orr | 10/3F | |
| 30 Mar 25+66d | Doncaster | William Hill Proper Prices Handicap (Div 2) Held up towards the back - driven into contention with a strong move over 2f out - hit the front inside the final furlong - pressed on strongly to win | 1/15 | 9-8 | 84 | 105C | 103A | George Wood | 13/2 | |
| 23 Jan 25+12d | Newcastle (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Settled towards the back - urged into contention 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong to finish 5th beaten 2½ lengths | 5/8 | 1¾ | 9-10 | 86 | 84A | 86A | Joey Haynes | 17/2 |
| 11 Jan 25+16d | Chelmsford City (AW) | bet365 Handicap Sluggish start and eased across to the left - settled at the rear alongside another - remained detached throughout - finished well beaten in 11th | 11/16 | nk | 9-6 | 87 | 100B | 86A | Trevor Whelan | 12/1 |
| 2024 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 24+7d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Set the pace to 4f out - eased back to third on the rail by halfway - found extra room inside with a furlong left and made progress - lost momentum close to home to finish 5th | 5/11 | hd | 9-8 | 87 | 104A | 91A | Kieran O'Neill | 4/1 |
| 19 Dec 24+5d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Sky Bet Acca Freeze Handicap Sat behind the front group - moved right rounding the turn - hit the front a furlong out before losing that advantage inside the final furlong - couldn't quicken again close home | 2/6 | ¾ | 9-1 | 87 | 113A | 95B | Kieran O'Neill | 5/2 |
| 14 Dec 24+21d | Southwell (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Held up towards back of pack - roused two out - made ground inside final furlong - stayed on into third but never a threat to the front | 3/14 | ¾ | 9-8 | 87 | 108B | 106A | George Wood | 15/2 |
| 23 Nov 24+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Stay Safe Players With BetMGM Handicap Checked and shifted left at the break - settled towards the back of the field - making ground on the outside into the straight before drifting sharply left and finding no gap in the pack over 1f out - out of contention after - finished eighth | 8/10 | hd | 9-5 | 87 | 111A | 82A | Billy Loughnane | 9/2 |
| 05 Nov 24+21d | Newcastle (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Took a strong hold early - went to the front and opened daylight from the 5f marker until inside the last 2f - given a squeeze approaching the final furlong - overtaken close home - unable to fight back and beaten a length into second | 2/5 | 1 | 9-11 | 87 | 103C | 93B | George Wood | 3/1 |
| 15 Oct 24+4d | Leicester | Join Racing TV Now Selling Stakes Handy in the pack early - hit the front with authority over 2f out - eased ahead under light urging in the final furlong to score well | 1/9 | 9-2 | 89 | 137A | 109A | George Wood | 8/13F | |
| 11 Oct 24+50d | York | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Autumn Handicap Settled towards back - shaped up late without threatening leaders - finished 7th beaten 5 lengths | 7/16 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 89 | 99C | 90A | Kieran O'Neill | 50/1 |
| 22 Aug 24+12d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Weatherbys Chelmsford City Cup Handicap Sat close to leader until pressed inside final two furlongs - dropped away near the line - finished fourth | 4/5 | 3½ | 9-3 | 90 | 103C | 82B | Alistair Rawlinson | 11/2 |
| 10 Aug 24+10d | Newmarket | JenningsBet Handicap Handy in the pack early - pushed along with two furlongs left and still holding a shot turning in - unable to find more and weakened near the line to finish fourth | 4/9 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 91 | 103B | 93A | Daniel Tudhope | 10/1 |
| 31 Jul 24+19d | Goodwood | HKJC World Pool Handicap | 5/18 | nk | 9-13 | 92 | 83C | 101A | Daniel Tudhope | 25/1 |
| 12 Jul 24+22d | York | William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Handicap | 13/18 | nk | 9-8 | 94 | 91C | 86A | Ben Robinson | 40/1 |
| 20 Jun 24+41d | Ascot | Buckingham Palace Stakes (Handicap) | 22/26 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 96 | 52C | 75C | Daniel Tudhope | 28/1 |
| 10 May 24+232d | Chester | CAA Stellar Earl Grosvenor Handicap | 4/13 | nk | 9-12 | 96 | 99C | 96A | Oisin Murphy | 40/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Sep 23+27d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Chelmsford City Racecourse Membership Now Available Handicap | 5/12 | ½ | 9-4 | 98 | 115A | 90A | Jason Watson | 66/1 |
| 25 Aug 23+146d | York | Sky Bet Mile Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 10/11 | 1 | 9-9 | 100 | 59A | 78A | Daniel Tudhope | 28/1 |
| 01 Apr 23+17d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Woodford Reserve Cardinal Conditions Stakes (The Road To The Kentucky Derby) (GBB Race) | 5/10 | 2½ | 9-7 | 100 | 104A | 87A | Robert Havlin | 7/1 |
| 15 Mar 23+139d | Kempton (AW) | 'Road To The Kentucky Derby' Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/7 | hd | 9-7 | 100 | 93B | 91A | Robert Havlin | 9/2 |
| 2022 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Oct 22+17d | Lingfield (AW) | talkSPORT Powered By Fans EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/12 | 9-7 | 88 | 74A | 91A | Robert Havlin | 9/2 | |
| 10 Oct 22+114d | Yarmouth | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/8 | nk | 9-7 | — | 68A | 74A | Frankie Dettori | 13/8F |
| 18 Jun 22+23d | Ascot | Chesham Stakes (Listed) | 8/13 | hd | 9-5 | — | 53C | 79A | Frankie Dettori | 6/1 |
| 26 May 22 | Yarmouth | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 2/7 | shd | 9-7 | — | 49A | 92A | Frankie Dettori | 5/4J |
Quick answers
- How many races has Alzahir won?
- Alzahir (FR) won 9 of 39 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 16 times in total (41% of starts).
- Who trained Alzahir?
- Alzahir (FR) was trained by Jennie Candlish on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 2 October 2025.
- Who is Alzahir's sire?
- Alzahir (FR) is by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Cup Cake (IRE), whose sire is Singspiel.
- What going does Alzahir prefer?
- Alzahir (FR) has the best record on good going: 5 wins from 9 starts (55.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Alzahir's official rating?
- Alzahir (FR)'s highest official rating on record is 104.
- What is Alzahir's sire's record?
- Sea The Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,966 runs since Jun 2013 (1,115 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 456. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
- Who are Alzahir's siblings?
- Out of Cup Cake (IRE), Alzahir (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Suedois (FR) (8). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Suedois (FR)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Nov 2026.