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Horse profile

Aran Concerto (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, May 2011) · Last trainer Noel Meade · Last owner John Corr
by Zaffaran (USA) out of Frizzball (IRE) (Orchestra)
17 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2006
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 May 2011 — 5,627 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2011 · 5th of 6 6 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 140
KTB Profile

Aran Concerto (IRE) is 6 from 17 in our archive, including 3 wins at Grade 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Deloitte Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown (Feb 2007). Hasn't won since Apr 2009. Last raced off 140, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating140↓ 8lb off peak
140 140–148

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 132A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 4 May 2011 Official rating 140 at the last run, 25 May 2011

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 14 figures · best 143A · median 126.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good4136A126.5—
Heavy4135C120.5—
Soft4143A132—
Good to Soft2129C124.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f11143A125—
2m5f – 3m2129C125—
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 17 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 17 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
Zaffaran (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−8.6—
Good to Firm10965.5%−3.1—
Good286207%−1.61 from 4
Good to Soft17474%−4.60 from 2
Soft2963311.1%+2.53 from 5
Heavy2092813.4%+4.82 from 6
Standard (AW)100%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f1218.3%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m137118%−0.61 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f3773910.3%+1.75 from 12
2m5f – 3m406358.6%00 from 4
Over 3m15585.2%−3.4—

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

Dam
Frizzball (IRE) (Orchestra)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Big Generator (GB) (7 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m6f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Big Generator (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Big Generator (GB)3172m–2m4½fClass 3
Browns Baily (IRE)2222m2f–2m6f—
Baton Charge (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 6 2 33% −2.53
Soft 5 3 60% +0.46
Good 4 1 25% +0.50
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Leopardstown 3 1 33% −1.33
Navan 3 3 100% +2.16
Fairyhouse 2 1 50% +2.50
Naas (IRE) 2 1 50% +0.10
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 12 5 42% +0.07
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 1 1 100% +0.36

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul Carberry 10 5 50% +1.33
Davy Condon 3 0 0% −3.00
Emmet Mullins 1 0 0% −1.00
Barry Geraghty 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms N Carberry 1 1 100% +1.10

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 4 0 0% −4.00
2010 3 0 0% −3.00
2009 3 1 33% +1.50
2008 1 1 100% +1.00
2007 2 1 50% −0.33
2006 4 3 75% +1.26

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 2 20% −3.50
Hurdle 6 3 50% −1.17
NH Flat 1 1 100% +1.10

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
25 May 11+10d Punchestown www.motivatechallenge.com Chase 18f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 5 11-2 140115B Paul Carberry 11/4
15 May 11+11d Killarney www.themalton.com Chase 20.5f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 2/6 7 11-2 142120B Paul Carberry 5/1
04 May 11+17d Punchestown Guinness Handicap Chase (Grade A) 20f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 1½ 11-3 143132A Paul Carberry 20/1
17 Apr 11+378d Gowran Park www.gowranpark.ie Hurdle 24f · Good · 17 ran 7/17 1 11-0 148121A Paul Carberry 11/1
04 Apr 10+35d Cork Imperial Call Chase (listed) 24f · Heavy · 6 ran F/6 — 11-9 148— Emmet Mullins 2/1
28 Feb 10+42d Leopardstown Newlands Chase (Grade 2) 17f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 3 11-12 148125A Davy Condon 14/1
17 Jan 10+19d Fairyhouse Normans Grove Chase (grade 2) 17f · Heavy · 5 ran 4/5 19 11-12 148116B Davy Condon 5/1
29 Dec 09+23d Leopardstown Lexus Chase (Grade 1) 24f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-10 148— Davy Condon 14/1
06 Dec 09+238d Punchestown John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase (Grade 1) 20f · Heavy · 5 ran F/5 — 11-10 148— Barry Geraghty 11/4
12 Apr 09+154d Fairyhouse Powers Gold Cup (grade 1) 20f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-10 —136A Paul Carberry 7/2
09 Nov 08+606d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 20f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-12 —143A Paul Carberry EvensF
14 Mar 07+32d Cheltenham Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 21f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 5/15 5 11-7 —129C A P McCoy 5/2F
10 Feb 07+55d Leopardstown Deloitte Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 18f · Heavy · 4 ran 1/4 11-10 —116C Paul Carberry 4/6F
17 Dec 06+21d Navan Barry & Sandra Kelly Memorial Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) 20f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-12 —135C Paul Carberry 4/5F
26 Nov 06+15d Navan I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 27 ran 1/27 11-12 —136C Paul Carberry 4/11F
11 Nov 06+27d Naas (IRE) Racing Again At Naas On 7th January Hurdle 19f · Yielding To Soft · 22 ran 6/22 hd 11-6 —106C Paul Carberry 11/8F
15 Oct 06 Naas (IRE) goracingatnaasracecourse.com INH Flat Race 19f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran 1/15 11-7 —128C Ms N Carberry 11/10F

Quick answers

How many races has Aran Concerto (IRE) won?
Aran Concerto (IRE) won 6 of 17 archived starts between 2006 and 2011, a strike rate of 35.3%. Placed 7 times in total (41.2% of starts).
Who trained Aran Concerto (IRE)?
Aran Concerto (IRE) was trained by Noel Meade on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 25 May 2011.
Who is Aran Concerto (IRE)'s sire?
Aran Concerto (IRE) is by Zaffaran (USA) out of Frizzball (IRE), whose sire is Orchestra.
What going does Aran Concerto (IRE) prefer?
Aran Concerto (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Aran Concerto (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 140, from the run on 25 May 2011. The highest on record is 148.
What is Aran Concerto (IRE)'s sire's record?
Zaffaran (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.
Who are Aran Concerto (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Frizzball (IRE), Aran Concerto (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Big Generator (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Big Generator (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2006. 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.