Horse profile
Comfort Zone (IRE)
35 runs · 20 courses · from Aug 2021
As at 24 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 6 courses
Last run 11 Oct 2026 · 6th of 17
Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile
Comfort Zone (IRE) is 6 from 35 in our archive, including 2 wins at Grade 2 level. The biggest win we hold: the Jcb Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle at Cheltenham (Jan 2023). Last raced off 96, 41lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 35 archived runs · run-style from 20 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 24 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 41lb off peak
- 6–35Wins / Runs
- 17.1%Strike rate
- 15 (42.9%)Placed
- −0.43£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 1.29Fair A/E n=35 · 1.02 incl. margin
- 137Highest OR
- 55dAvg 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 rating96↓ 41lb off peak
96
84–137
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 134
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 24 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 165C | 126 | 2 · 140 / 136 |
| Good | 5 | 167C | 97 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 3 | 106C | 93 | 2 · 106 / 72.5 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 84C | 82.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 24 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 165C | 99 | 2 · 140 / 115 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 167C | 120 | 3 · 132 / 106 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 97A | 94 | 1 · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 108C | 100.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 24 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 134B | 101.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 146C | 122.5 | 1 · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 24 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 133A | 101 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 116B | 105 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 146C | 134 | 1 · — |
Of 35 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 figures from 35 runs · as at 19 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 20 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Mid-division 9 (45%) · 1 win
- Held up 8 (40%) · 1 win
- Prominent 3 (15%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,800 runs since Jan 2008 (459 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +0.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 644 | 79 | 12.3% | +1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,376 | 165 | 12% | +1 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 533 | 51 | 9.6% | −1.4 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 712 | 63 | 8.8% | −2.2 | 5 from 17 |
| Heavy | 225 | 19 | 8.4% | −2.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,301 | 150 | 11.5% | +0.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 146 | 17 | 11.6% | +0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,300 | 145 | 11.2% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,120 | 119 | 10.6% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,301 | 138 | 10.6% | −0.4 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 644 | 80 | 12.4% | +1.4 | 3 from 12 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 245 | 28 | 11.4% | +0.4 | 2 from 11 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 44 | 1 | 2.3% | −8.7 | 0 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Flying Scotsman (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Expensive Rose (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flying Scotsman (IRE) | 43 | 6 | 1m½f–2m2f | Class 6 |
| Expensive Rose (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| The Hidden Garden (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 17 | 5 | 29% | +16.24 |
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.67 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.91 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Curragh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +17.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Navan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.33 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 3 | 25% | −0.76 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 2 | 18% | +11.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.67 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Torrens | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Mr Derek O'Connor | 3 | 1 | 33% | +16.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| J J Slevin | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| J M Sheridan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.91 |
| Wayne Lordan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Crosse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Julian Pietropaolo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Halpin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Hassett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.33 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 4 | 24% | −6.43 |
| Blinkers | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 6 | 1 | 17% | +13.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +11.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +1.57 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 22 | 3 | 14% | +3.33 |
| Hurdle | 13 | 3 | 23% | −3.76 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 26+14d | Naas (IRE) | Colm White Bookmaker Beggar's End Handicap Up with the front group early - 5th at halfway - rail run to 4th 2f out - 5th over 1f out - stayed on at same speed late for 6th | 6/17 | ¾ | 10-0 | 96 | 140C | 99A | J M Sheridan | 9/1 |
| 27 Sep 26+15d | Curragh (IRE) | Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch Settled midfield - pressed for effort with 2f left but couldn't quicken - stayed on at same gait through the closing stages - finished ninth | 9/30 | 1½ | 8-12 | 98 | 106C | 87A | Julian Pietropaolo | 14/1 |
| 12 Sep 26+42d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Petingo Handicap Held up in the pack - driven and outpaced turning for home - stayed on to finish 9th | 9/21 | hd | 9-8 | 97 | 90C | 94A | J M Sheridan | 40/1 |
| 01 Aug 26+5d | Galway (IRE) | BOYLE Sports Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Held up in the pack - nudged for effort after 3 out - couldn't quicken from there - well held at the finish | 13/20 | 1½ | 11-3 | 131 | 146C | 122A | Harry Cobden | 3/1F |
| 27 Jul 26+41d | Galway (IRE) | Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap Settled in the pack - made progress into 5th and was shaken up 2f out - driven into 2nd approaching the straight - went on inside the final furlong and held on gamely | 1/20 | 11-9 | 91 | 132C | 97A | Mr Derek O'Connor | 18/1 | |
| 16 Jun 26+44d | Ascot | Ascot Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Settled close to the pace early - pushed for effort with over 3f left - unable to threaten in the closing stages - finished 11th | 11/20 | 2¾ | 9-6 | 94 | 84C | 80A | Tom Marquand | 25/1 |
| 03 May 26+30d | Cork | HORSE AND JOCKEY HOTEL Cork Derby (Premier Handicap) Settled towards the back from the outset - made no impression on the pack - eased and pulled up with 3f remaining | PU/15 | — | 9-7 | 93 | — | — | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 10/1 |
| 03 Apr 26+173d | Curragh | 1xBet.ie Emerald Cup Handicap (Premier Handicap) Held up at the tail - no impression made throughout - well beaten in 14th | 14/18 | ½ | 9-8 | 94 | 39C | 81C | Gary Halpin | 40/1 |
| 12 Oct 25+14d | Naas | Colm White Bookmaker Beggar's End Handicap Settled midpack in the early stages - under pressure in 8th with two furlongs left - finished with good late purpose to grab third | 3/20 | ½ | 9-4 | 94 | 143C | 98A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 7/1 |
| 28 Sep 25+15d | Curragh | Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch (0-110) (Premier Handicap) Held up towards the back - urged forward turning into the straight - moved to the outside and stayed on at one gear from over 2f out - finished 12th | 12/30 | ½ | 9-5 | 94 | 120C | 88A | Declan McDonogh | 20/1 |
| 13 Sep 25+47d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Petingo Handicap (Premier Handicap) Jinked right at the break and hesitant to find footing - settled towards the back - urged forward with 2f left - driven approaching final furlong and stuck on to finish 10th | 10/17 | nk | 9-3 | 94 | 99C | 86A | Declan McDonogh | 28/1 |
| 28 Jul 25+41d | Galway | Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap (70-100) Sat close to the front pack early - squeezed for space with under 3f left - driven to keep up before fading under pressure - allowed to drop away inside the last | 17/20 | ½ | 11-10 | 94 | 126C | 84C | Mr Derek O'Connor | 5/1 |
| 17 Jun 25+47d | Ascot | Ascot Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Settled among the pack early - eased to the left and made progress under a furlong out - kept up the effort inside the final furlong to edge into third close home | 3/20 | ½ | 9-5 | 93 | 81C | 88A | Tom Marquand | 33/1 |
| 01 May 25+50d | Punchestown | Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Held up towards the back - unable to challenge from 3 out - edged closer late but held - finished 9th | 9/23 | ½ | 11-3 | 133 | 134B | 134A | Simon Torrens | 16/1 |
| 12 Mar 25+73d | Cheltenham | Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Jumped poorly at the 1st - always towards the rear and well held | 21/26 | 9½ | 10-12 | 137 | 112C | 113C | Mark Walsh | 11/2 |
| 29 Dec 24+77d | Leopardstown | Neville Hotels Premier Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Listed) Settled midfield through the early stages - boxed in for a stride around two out - shifted left and pressed on approaching the last - up to fifth there - moved into third on the run to the line - held on without threatening the front two | 3/20 | 2¾ | 10-8 | 131 | 104C | 141A | Simon Torrens | 6/1 |
| 13 Oct 24+14d | Naas | Colm White Bookmaker Beggar's End Handicap (Premier Handicap) Held up towards the back of the pack - pushed along and angled right approaching 2f out - moved into 5th with a strong effort inside the final 2f - closed on the leading group with a furlong left - hit the front close to home - held on gamely to score | 1/20 | 8-13 | 86 | 165C | 97A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 4/1F | |
| 29 Sep 24+15d | Curragh | Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch (0-110) (Premier Handicap) Settled midfield close to the rail - 8th at halfway - urged forward with three left to run and soon under pressure - held place in 6th until the final furlong - eased back to finish 7th well held | 7/30 | ½ | 8-4 | 88 | 167C | 75A | Wayne Hassett | 16/1 |
| 14 Sep 24+42d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Petingo Handicap (Premier Handicap) Held up early - lost touch through the race - no impact and well held | 20/22 | nk | 8-12 | 88 | 98C | 74A | Declan McDonogh | 9/1 |
| 03 Aug 24+28d | Galway | BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Settled midfield early - small error 8th - pushed into 4th spot 2 out - found late gains to loom up second inside final furlong but held to finish 3rd | 3/18 | 1½ | 10-13 | 129 | — | 137A | Simon Torrens | 11/1 |
| 06 Jul 24+33d | Bellewstown | Bia Energy Bellewstown Handicap Hurdle | 6/14 | 4½ | 11-9 | 130 | 116B | 128A | Simon Torrens | 14/1 |
| 03 Jun 24+30d | Listowel | Join Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle | 7/12 | 1¾ | 11-10 | 131 | 133A | 127A | Simon Torrens | 7/1 |
| 04 May 24+35d | Punchestown | SBK Gold Trophy Handicap Hurdle (Listed) | 7/23 | dht | 10-13 | 131 | 92B | 137A | Simon Torrens | 25/1 |
| 30 Mar 24+203d | Fairyhouse | RYBO Handicap Hurdle (Listed) | 10/12 | 49 | 11-9 | 132 | 2C | 111C | J J Slevin | 9/2 |
| 09 Sep 23+224d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Petingo' Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 2/14 | 2½ | 8-10 | 86 | 96C | 87A | Declan McDonogh | 4/1 |
| 28 Jan 23+32d | Cheltenham | Jcb Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (grade 2) (registered As The Finesse) (gbb Race) | 1/7 | 11-5 | 130 | 106A | 136B | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 2/1F | |
| 27 Dec 22+23d | Chepstow | Coral Finale Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 11-0 | — | 101A | 142A | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 10/11F | |
| 04 Dec 22+7d | Fairyhouse | Bar One Racing Price Boost Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 3) | 3/10 | 2¼ | 10-10 | — | 102A | 142A | J J Slevin | 10/3 |
| 27 Nov 22+43d | Navan | Bar One Racing 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 1/22 | 11-0 | — | 96B | 143A | J J Slevin | 10/3 | |
| 15 Oct 22+61d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown October Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 3/16 | nk | 8-7 | 84 | 94C | 83A | Wayne Lordan | 17/2 |
| 15 Aug 22+19d | Roscommon | Murray Ambulance Apprentice Maiden | 1/7 | 9-8 | 85 | 97A | 81A | Mikey Sheehy | 1/3F | |
| 27 Jul 22+281d | Galway | Tote Guarantee On All Irish & Uk Races (Q.R.) Maiden | 4/18 | 1 | 11-1 | 86 | — | 80A | Mr Derek O'Connor | 13/8F |
| 19 Oct 21+17d | Gowran Park | Irish EBF Supporting TREO EILE Maiden | 2/13 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 93C | 96A | Shane Crosse | 4/5F |
| 02 Oct 21+42d | Killarney | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 2/13 | 3½ | 9-7 | — | 108C | 92A | Shane Crosse | 3/1 |
| 21 Aug 21 | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden | 9/17 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 63C | 78A | Wayne Lordan | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Comfort Zone (IRE) won?
- Comfort Zone (IRE) won 6 of 35 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 17.1%. Placed 15 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trains Comfort Zone (IRE)?
- Comfort Zone (IRE) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 October 2026.
- Who is Comfort Zone (IRE)'s sire?
- Comfort Zone (IRE) is by Churchill (IRE) out of Iveagh Gardens (IRE), whose sire is Mastercraftsman.
- What going does Comfort Zone (IRE) prefer?
- Comfort Zone (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 5 wins from 17 starts (29.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Comfort Zone (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 11 October 2026. The highest on record is 137.
- What is Comfort Zone (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Churchill (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,800 runs since Jan 2008 (459 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Comfort Zone (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Iveagh Gardens (IRE), Comfort Zone (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Flying Scotsman (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Expensive Rose (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m2f. As at Oct 2026.