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Horse profile

Nayyel (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, May 2008) · Last trainer Lawrence Walshe · Last owner J J Kelly
by Zafonic (USA) out of The Perfect Life (IRE) (Try My Best)
2 runs · 2 courses · from Mar 2008
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 May 2008 — 6,741 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2008 · 14th of 14 Last raced off OR 42
KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Mar 2008 and May 2008, the last of them as a 9yo gelding. Finished 14 of 14 at Killarney last time. By Zafonic (USA), whose progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 658 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 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 62C the best of the last 1 rated run · Killarney, 13 May 2008 Official rating 42 at the last run, 13 May 2008

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 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 · 1 figure from 2 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
Zafonic (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 658 runs since Jan 2008 (52 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.2% from 190.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11218.2%+8.5—
Good to Firm161159.3%−0.4—
Good147106.8%−2.9—
Good to Soft6223.2%−6.50 from 1
Soft6669.1%−0.6—
Heavy2129.5%−0.20 from 1
Standard (AW)1902714.2%+4.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f601016.7%+7—
6f – 7f173169.2%−0.5—
1m – 1m1f6769%−0.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1081312%+2.3—
1m5f – 2m145139%−0.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f5048%−1.7—
2m5f – 3m5024%−5.70 from 1
Over 3m500%−9.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
The Perfect Life (IRE) (Try My Best)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Zumrah (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 6f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Keeptheboatafloat (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Zumrah (IRE)1212m1fClass 6
Keeptheboatafloat (USA)1516fClass 5
Dabawiyah (IRE)20——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 2 runs
13 May 08+58d Killarney Killarney Racegoers Club Race 14f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 14/14 22 9-7 4262C Chris Hayes 50/1
16 Mar 08 Limerick (IRE) Limerick GAA Supporters Maiden Hurdle 21f · Heavy · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-12 —— J R Barry 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Nayyel won?
Nayyel (GB) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2008.
Who trained Nayyel?
Nayyel (GB) was trained by Lawrence Walshe on the most recent run on record, at Killarney on 13 May 2008.
Who is Nayyel's sire?
Nayyel (GB) is by Zafonic (USA) out of The Perfect Life (IRE), whose sire is Try My Best.
What is Nayyel's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 42, from the run on 13 May 2008. That is also the highest on record.
What is Nayyel's sire's record?
Zafonic (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 658 runs since Jan 2008 (52 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.2% from 190.
Who are Nayyel's siblings?
Out of The Perfect Life (IRE), Nayyel (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Zumrah (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Keeptheboatafloat (USA)). The wins came over 6f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2008. 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.