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Horse profile

Kizlyar (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Owner H O S Syndicate
by Make Believe (GB) out of Kisanga (IRE) (Redoute's Choice)
8 runs · 8 courses · from May 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Ascot & Killarney Last run 22 Aug 2026 · 2nd of 6 Last raced off OR 99
KTB Profile

Kizlyar is a gelding with two wins from eight runs on turf, both at Class 2 level. He won the Ascot Stakes over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to firm in Jun 2026 off a mark of 92 and the Killarney Racegoers Club Race over 1m5f – 2m on good the previous month off the same mark. Each success came on his first visit to the course. He finished second of six in the Comer Group International Irish St. Leger Trial Stakes at the Curragh in Aug 2026, last raced off a career-high mark of 99.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Dec 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 118 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Punchestown, 12 Jan 2026

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 4 figures · best 108A · median 96.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good2108A1052 runs · 108 / 105
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3108A1023 runs · 108 / 102
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —
Jumps 3 figures · best 118B · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Heavy2118B69.52 runs · 118 / 69.5
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2118B1072 runs · 118 / 107
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 94B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh (IRE), 22 Aug 2026 Official rating 99 at the last flat run, 22 Aug 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 129A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Punchestown, 12 Jan 2026

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 94B · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good294B942 runs · 94 / 94
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
Heavy1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m394B943 runs · 94 / 94
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —
Jumps 3 figures · best 129A · median 121
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Heavy2129A119.52 runs · 129 / 119.5
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2129A1252 runs · 129 / 125
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 7 analysed runs since Dec 2025

  • Mid-division 3 (43%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 2 (29%) · 1 win
  • Led 1 (14%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (14%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Make Believe (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,606 runs since Jan 2008 (297 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+8.9—
Good to Firm3414312.6%+1.51 from 1
Good8739911.3%+0.21 from 2
Good to Soft4355612.9%+1.8—
Soft6977110.2%−0.90 from 2
Heavy274259.1%−20 from 3
Standard (AW)98110410.6%−0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f8178.6%−2.5—
6f – 7f8479511.2%+0.1—
1m – 1m1f1,04910710.2%−0.9—
1m2f – 1m4f7889411.9%+0.80 from 1
1m5f – 2m5367113.2%+2.11 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f232229.5%−1.61 from 2
2m5f – 3m6323.2%−7.9—
Over 3m10110%−1.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kisanga (IRE) (Redoute's Choice)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kisiyra (IRE)100——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 1 50% +10.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +25.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 1 100% +25.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 1 100% +25.00
Killarney 1 1 100% +11.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% +7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +24.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dylan Browne McMonagle 2 1 50% +10.00
J J Slevin 2 0 0% −2.00
J M Sheridan 1 1 100% +25.00
Declan McDonogh 1 0 0% −1.00
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Mickael Barzalona 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 5 2 40% +33.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 5 2 40% +33.00
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 5 runs
22 Aug 26+67d Curragh (IRE) Comer Group International Irish St. Leger Trial Stakes 14f · Good · 6 ran Tracked the front group early - third and steady at halfway - asked for effort with 3f left - made headway under pressure 2f out - went second but couldn't threaten up front and stayed on for the runner-up spot 2/6 4½ 9-9 99108A94B Dylan Browne McMonagle 100/30
16 Jun 26+35d Ascot Ascot Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 20f · Good To Firm · 20 ran Handy in the early stages - moved into second spot approaching 2f out - shaken up to hit the front inside the final furlong - had to be roused as rivals came at again close home - held on gamely to prevail 1/20 9-3 9291C90A J M Sheridan 25/1
12 May 26+43d Killarney Killarney Racegoers Club Race 14f · Good · 6 ran Set the pace from the start - urged along approaching the final two furlongs and challenged hard inside the last - found more to prevail at the finish 1/6 9-12 92102A94B Dylan Browne McMonagle 11/1
30 Mar 26+77d Navan Cusack Hotel Group Family Fun Day July 11th Handicap 14f · Heavy · 11 ran Slow to break - settled midpack close to rail - 8th at halfway - driven but made no headway early in straight - faded rapidly - allowed to drop away 2f out well beaten 10/11 41 9-7 9428C79C Declan McDonogh 17/2
12 Jan 26+16d Punchestown Matchbook 50:50 Graduation Series Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran Settled in the pack - up to 6th at halfway then urged into 3rd turning for home - stayed on same speed to finish third 3/15 6 11-7 —118B129A Phillip Enright 14/1
2025 · 3 runs
27 Dec 25+20d Leopardstown Paddy Power I Have No Idea What Day It Is 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 19 ran Settled at the back early - still towards the tail 3 out - pushed along and edged closer from the final furlong - finished 9th 9/19 hd 11-0 —96B121A J J Slevin 25/1
07 Dec 25+198d Cork BAR 1 Betting 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 17f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway - small error 3 out - driven with no real gain approaching the following fence and errored again there - bumped lightly at the last but stayed 5th - stuck on at one speed to finish 5/11 1¼ 11-0 —21B110A J J Slevin 7/2
23 May 25 Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Pot au Feu (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 12f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 shd 9-2 ——— Mickael Barzalona 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Kizlyar won?
Kizlyar (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 5 times in total (62.5% of starts).
Who trains Kizlyar?
Kizlyar (IRE) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 August 2026.
Who is Kizlyar's sire?
Kizlyar (IRE) is by Make Believe (GB) out of Kisanga (IRE), whose sire is Redoute's Choice.
What is Kizlyar's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 99, from the run on 22 August 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Kizlyar's sire's record?
Make Believe (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 3,606 runs since Jan 2008 (297 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Kizlyar's siblings?
Out of Kisanga (IRE), Kizlyar (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2025. 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.