King Zeal (IRE)
King Zeal (IRE) is 7 from 53. Hasn't won since Dec 2013. All 7 wins have come on turf — 0 from 6 on the all-weather. Last raced off 102, 15lb below the career-high mark.
- 7–53Wins / Runs
- 13.2%Strike rate
- 17 (32.1%)Placed
- −13.00£1 level staken=53 at SP
- 1.45Fair A/E n=53 · 1.26 incl. margin
- 117Highest OR
- 22dBetween runs (median)longest 876 d
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
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
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 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 70 | 14 | 20% | +10.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,154 | 101 | 8.8% | −1.1 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 1,889 | 167 | 8.8% | −1.1 | 0 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 952 | 116 | 12.2% | +2.3 | 5 from 16 |
| Soft | 1,216 | 128 | 10.5% | +0.6 | 1 from 12 |
| Heavy | 427 | 39 | 9.1% | −0.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,053 | 201 | 9.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 156 | 14 | 9% | −0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,605 | 148 | 9.2% | −0.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,702 | 179 | 10.5% | +0.6 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,901 | 196 | 10.3% | +0.4 | 5 from 23 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,378 | 129 | 9.4% | −0.5 | 2 from 21 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 718 | 78 | 10.9% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 249 | 17 | 6.8% | −3.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 54 | 6 | 11.1% | +1.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Sailor King (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Sailor King (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sailor King (IRE) | 34 | 4 | 7f–1m | Class 4 |
| Mikkwa (USA) | 6 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| M'Oubliez Pas (USA) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Loriedo (USA) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 16 | 5 | 31% | +10.00 |
| Soft | 12 | 1 | 8% | −6.00 |
| Good | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 27 | 2 | 7% | −15.50 |
| Class 5 | 14 | 3 | 21% | +3.25 |
| Class 6 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.25 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttoxeter | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Haydock | 7 | 2 | 29% | +2.25 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Leicester | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Market Rasen | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Nottingham | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.25 |
| Warwick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Ludlow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 23 | 5 | 22% | +2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 21 | 2 | 10% | −6.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Rogers | 14 | 4 | 29% | +6.50 |
| Liam Heard | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Harry Challoner | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| Jeremiah McGrath | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kirsty Milczarek | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robert Winston | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom McLaughlin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Downing | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nathan Adams | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daryl Jacob | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Queally | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Royston Ffrench | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Peter Carberry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Cook | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Cathy Gannon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Russ Kennemore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daragh O'Donohoe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael J Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 32 | 3 | 9% | −12.50 |
| None | 21 | 4 | 19% | −0.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2013 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.00 |
| 2012 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| 2011 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.00 |
| 2010 | 13 | 4 | 31% | +7.50 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 30 | 5 | 17% | −5.00 |
| Hurdle | 23 | 2 | 9% | −8.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has King Zeal won?
- King Zeal (IRE) won 7 of 53 archived starts between 2007 and 2015, a strike rate of 13.2%. Placed 17 times in total (32.1% of starts).
- Who trained King Zeal?
- King Zeal (IRE) was trained by Barry Leavy on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 8 January 2015.
- Who is King Zeal's sire?
- King Zeal (IRE) is by King's Best (USA) out of Manureva (USA), whose sire is Nureyev.
- What going does King Zeal prefer?
- King Zeal (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 5 wins from 16 starts (31.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is King Zeal's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 8 January 2015. The highest on record is 117.
- What is King Zeal's sire's record?
- King's Best (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
- Who are King Zeal's siblings?
- Out of Manureva (USA), King Zeal (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Sailor King (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Sailor King (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.