Horse profile
Erzindjan (IRE)
22 runs · 8 courses · from Jul 2020
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Newmarket, Gowran Park & Cork
Last run 26 Sep 2026 · 7th of 27
Last raced off OR 100
KTB Profile
Erzindjan is a gelding with three wins from 22 starts on turf. He won the Betfred Suffolk Stakes at Newmarket in May 2026 over 1m to 1m1f on good to firm from an official rating of 99, and has also scored at Gowran Park on soft and at Cork on heavy. All three wins came at trips between 6f and 1m1f. He finished seventh of 27 in the Bet365 Cambridgeshire at Newmarket in Sep 2026, having led. He last ran off an official rating of 100.
Based on 22 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Jul 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
- 3–22Wins / Runs
- 13.6%Strike rate
- 7 (31.8%)Placed
- −4.38£1 level staken=22 at SP
- 1.26Fair A/E n=22 · 1.04 incl. margin
- 106Highest OR
- 108dAvg 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 rating100↓ 6lb off peak
100
91–106
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 94
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 114C | 90 | 3 runs · 93 / 91 |
| Soft | 6 | 105A | 88 | — |
| Good | 4 | 113A | 104.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 94A | 79 | 2 runs · 79 / 72.5 |
| Heavy | 3 | 93A | 86 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 114C | 94 | 3 runs · 93 / 91 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 102C | 81 | 2 runs · 79 / 72.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 105A | 89 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 22 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 from 9 analysed runs since Jul 2025
- Held up 6 (67%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 3 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,169 runs since Jan 2008 (1,102 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 956.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,559 | 238 | 15.3% | +1.5 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 2,753 | 383 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,556 | 183 | 11.8% | −2 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,871 | 252 | 13.5% | −0.3 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 714 | 84 | 11.8% | −2 | 1 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,696 | 532 | 14.4% | +0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 476 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,595 | 511 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,589 | 515 | 14.3% | +0.5 | 2 from 11 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,275 | 466 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 956 | 89 | 9.3% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 245 | 24 | 9.8% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Esherann (FR) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esherann (FR) | 9 | 2 | 1m | — |
| Eshtiya (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Eshiya (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Eyaziya (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Eshnunna (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.50 |
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +1.50 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Newmarket | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.50 |
| York | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cork | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 2 | 18% | +4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.38 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Orr | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.38 |
| Ray Dawson | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.50 |
| Colin Keane | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Ryan Moore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 20 | 3 | 15% | −2.38 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.50 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.50 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Sep 26+35d | Newmarket | Bet365 Cambridgeshire (Class 2 Heritage Handicap) Tardy from the stalls - settled at the back on the near flank - still with much to find when asked to quicken 2f out - angled right and made gradual progress over 1f out - plugged on through the final furlong but never threatened the front rank | 7/27 | ¾ | 9-6 | 100 | 93C | 105A | Billy Loughnane | 11/1 |
| 22 Aug 26+66d | York | Sky Bet Dav Reid Finale Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Held up in the pack - urged forward with 3f remaining - made no impression - finished well beaten in 12th | 12/20 | hd | 9-10 | 101 | 66C | 90A | Ryan Moore | 14/1 |
| 17 Jun 26+46d | Ascot | Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) (Str) Settled towards the far rail in the pack - shifted across and pressed on approaching final furlong - stayed on same effort to the line finishing 6th | 6/28 | shd | 9-3 | 101 | 89C | 103A | Ryan Moore | 17/2 |
| 02 May 26+182d | Newmarket | Betfred Suffolk Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Settled towards the back through midfield - pushed along with 2f left - progress made approaching the last furlong - hit the front inside the final 110yds - asserted late to score | 1/12 | 9-6 | 99 | 91A | 114A | Ray Dawson | 17/2 | |
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Nov 25+21d | Newmarket | German Group One Racecourses James Seymour Stakes (Listed) Held up towards back - urged on with 3f left - unable to find any headway - finished well beaten in 8th | 8/10 | 6 | 9-6 | 99 | 79A | 84A | Luke Morris | 12/1 |
| 11 Oct 25+14d | York | Coral 'Pipped At The Post' Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards the back early - made progress through the field over a furlong out but boxed in and had to shift right - kept on inside the final furlong - lacked the speed to get involved in the finish | 5/14 | nse | 9-3 | 99 | 102C | 96A | Tom Marquand | 9/4F |
| 27 Sep 25+35d | Newmarket | bet365 Cambridgeshire (Heritage Handicap) Held up towards the back - made steady progress into contention 2f out - driven out final furlong to finish with running on well and closest at the line | 4/23 | ½ | 9-1 | 98 | 114C | 114A | Ray Dawson | 28/1 |
| 23 Aug 25+42d | York | Sky Bet Steve Birch Finale Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Settled off the pace midfield - crept into contention over 2f from home - stayed on inside the closing furlong but not quite good enough | 7/15 | nk | 9-11 | 99 | 71C | 100A | Ray Dawson | 9/1 |
| 12 Jul 25+347d | York | John Smith's Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Settled towards the back on the outside - travelling well enough approaching the final 2f then asked for effort and moved across - finished well in the closing stages to be beaten 2 lengths in 4th | 4/18 | hd | 9-6 | 98 | 83C | 106A | Ray Dawson | 80/1 |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 30 Jul 24+1036d | Galway | COLM QUINN BMW Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 18/18 | 3½ | 10-0 | 103 | 87C | 72C | W J Lee | 18/1 |
| 2021 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Sep 21+17d | Cork | Navigation Stakes (Listed) | 13/15 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 106 | 50C | 75A | Colin Keane | 9/2 |
| 11 Sep 21+30d | Leopardstown | Clipper Logistics Boomerang Mile (Group 2) | 7/14 | 1 | 9-5 | 104 | 105C | 87A | Oisin Orr | 25/1 |
| 12 Aug 21+5d | Leopardstown | Invesco Pension Consultants Desmond Stakes (Group 3) | 4/8 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 105 | 94A | 86A | Oisin Orr | 11/2 |
| 07 Aug 21+23d | Cork | Platinum Stakes (Listed) | 3/10 | shd | 9-3 | 106 | 105A | 92A | Oisin Orr | 7/1 |
| 15 Jul 21+53d | Leopardstown | Green Room Meld Stakes (Group 3) | 4/8 | 2½ | 9-1 | 106 | 113A | 83A | Oisin Orr | 17/2 |
| 23 May 21+14d | Curragh | Heider Family Stables Gallinule Stakes (Group 3) | 6/9 | 6½ | 9-5 | 106 | 84A | 76A | Colin Keane | 9/2 |
| 09 May 21+31d | Leopardstown | Amethyst Stakes (Group 3) | 2/8 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 98 | 104A | 90A | Oisin Orr | 7/1 |
| 08 Apr 21+18d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race (Plus 10) | 1/6 | 9-6 | 91 | 103A | 104B | Colin Keane | 9/2 | |
| 21 Mar 21+155d | Curragh | Paddy Power Madrid Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 7/11 | nk | 9-1 | 91 | 93A | 82A | Colin Keane | 3/1 |
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Oct 20+53d | Leopardstown | Killavullan Stakes (Group 3) | 4/7 | 2 | 9-5 | — | 89A | 81A | Oisin Orr | 6/1 |
| 25 Aug 20+38d | Cork | Coolmore Stud Gleneagles Irish EBF Maiden (Plus 10) | 1/7 | 9-7 | — | 86B | 93A | Oisin Orr | 13/8 | |
| 18 Jul 20 | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) | 6/9 | 1¾ | 9-5 | — | 86A | 75A | Oisin Orr | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Erzindjan won?
- Erzindjan (IRE) won 3 of 22 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.6%. Placed 7 times in total (31.8% of starts).
- Who trains Erzindjan?
- Erzindjan (IRE) is trained by T. J. Kent, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 September 2026.
- Who is Erzindjan's sire?
- Erzindjan (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Eshera (IRE), whose sire is Oratorio.
- What going does Erzindjan prefer?
- Erzindjan (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Erzindjan's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 26 September 2026. The highest on record is 106.
- What is Erzindjan's sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,169 runs since Jan 2008 (1,102 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 956.
- Who are Erzindjan's siblings?
- Out of Eshera (IRE), Erzindjan (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Esherann (FR) (2). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.