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Horse profile

Mister Zaffaran (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2006) · Last trainer Nikki Evans · Last owner P T Evans
by Zaffaran (USA) out of Best Served Cherry (IRE) (Sheer Grit)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Sep 2005
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Oct 2006 — 7,325 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2006 Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Mister Zaffaran (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 4 at Worcester (Oct 2005).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

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 89C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wincanton, 23 Oct 2005 Official rating 85 at the last run, 15 Oct 2006

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 5 figures · best 89C · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm383C78—
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m5f – 3m289C79.5—
1m5f – 2m289C86—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 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%−3.10 from 4
Good286207%−1.60 from 1
Good to Soft17474%−4.6—
Soft2963311.1%+2.50 from 1
Heavy2092813.4%+4.8—
Standard (AW)100%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f1218.3%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m137118%−0.60 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f3773910.3%+1.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m406358.6%00 from 2
Over 3m15585.2%−3.40 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Best Served Cherry (IRE) (Sheer Grit)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Qurliss (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m2½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Qurliss (IRE)712m2½f—
Pass The Vodka (IRE)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jodie Mogford 5 0 0% −5.00
Paul Callaghan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2006 · 2 runs
15 Oct 06+105d Hereford Herefordshire Cider Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m1½f · Good To Firm · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-11 85— Jodie Mogford 100/1
02 Jul 06+252d Uttoxeter bellhouseracing.com Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 5/15 2 11-0 8578C Jodie Mogford 50/1
2005 · 4 runs
23 Oct 05+17d Wincanton Vixen Horsefeeds Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 29 10-11 —89C Jodie Mogford 12/1
06 Oct 05+13d Worcester Betfredpoker.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Good To Firm · 4 ran 2/4 15 10-12 —70C Jodie Mogford 8/1
23 Sep 05+12d Worcester Met And Cobbetts Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good To Firm · 15 ran 5/15 1½ 11-4 —83C Jodie Mogford 33/1
11 Sep 05 Stratford Free Bets at gg.com Standard NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m½f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 11 10-11 —89C Paul Callaghan 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has Mister Zaffaran won?
Mister Zaffaran (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2005 and 2006. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Mister Zaffaran?
Mister Zaffaran (IRE) was trained by Nikki Evans on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 15 October 2006.
Who is Mister Zaffaran's sire?
Mister Zaffaran (IRE) is by Zaffaran (USA) out of Best Served Cherry (IRE), whose sire is Sheer Grit.
What is Mister Zaffaran's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 15 October 2006. That is also the highest on record.
What is Mister Zaffaran'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 Mister Zaffaran's siblings?
Out of Best Served Cherry (IRE), Mister Zaffaran (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Qurliss (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m2½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.