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Horse profile

New Zealand (IRE)

3yo colt · Trainer A P O'Brien · Owner Mrs John Magniermichael Taborderrick Smithpeter M Brant
by Frankel (GB) out of Different League (FR) (Dabirsim)
7 runs · 6 courses · from Jun 2025
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Curragh Last run 20 Jun 2026 · 9th of 9 Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile

New Zealand is a Frankel colt who won one of seven starts on turf. He took the Juddmonte Chaldean Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden at Curragh over 6f-7f on good ground in Jul 2025. All three runs on soft have failed to produce a win. He finished 9 of 9 in the Boyle Sports Ulster Derby at Down Royal in Jun 2026 when last raced off an official rating of 101.

Based on 7 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Jun 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Down Royal, 20 Jun 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 6 figures · best 102A · median 82.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good394B831 run · —
Soft2102A922 runs · 102 / 92
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m2102A922 runs · 102 / 92
6f – 7f283C81.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 run · —
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 81B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Epsom Downs, 28 Apr 2026 Official rating 101 at the last run, 20 Jun 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 — 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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 90A · median 80
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Good390A811 run · —
Soft277A772 runs · 77 / 77
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m277A772 runs · 77 / 77
6f – 7f290A84.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1——1 run · —
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 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 from 6 analysed runs since Jun 2025

  • Led 2 (33%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (33%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Frankel (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,544 runs since May 2016 (882 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 12.8% from 329. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.2% from 270.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15426.7%+8.7—
Good to Firm1,28025920.2%+2.20 from 1
Good1,91536218.9%+0.91 from 3
Good to Soft1,02517517.1%−0.9—
Soft1,11916314.6%−3.40 from 3
Heavy3294212.8%−5.2—
Standard (AW)1,86135319%+1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f661116.7%−1.3—
6f – 7f1,26723718.7%+0.71 from 2
1m – 1m1f1,98837218.7%+0.70 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,88554819%+10 from 1
1m5f – 2m97315115.5%−2.50 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2703312.2%−5.8—
2m5f – 3m8467.1%−10.9—
Over 3m1100%−18—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2016 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Different League (FR) (Dabirsim)

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

The wins came over 7f–1m2½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Agenda (IRE)411m2½f—
Subzero (IRE)417f—
Wassily Kandinsky (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 1 33% −1.09
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 2 1 50% −0.09
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 2 1 50% −0.09
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wayne Lordan 3 0 0% −3.00
Ryan Moore 2 1 50% −0.09
Jack Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00
Ronan Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% −3.09
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 4 1 25% −2.09

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 · 3 runs
20 Jun 26+35d Down Royal BOYLE Sports Ulster Derby (Premier Handicap) 1m5f · Soft · 9 ran Sets the pace early - given encouragement to keep clear at halfway - reeled in and matched three out - overtaken two out and faded to finish ninth 9/9 4¾ 9-8 101102A77A Jack Cleary 6/1
16 May 26+18d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Yeats Stakes (Listed) 1m5f · Yielding · 5 ran Held up handy in 3rd showing early enthusiasm - made ground wide to hit the front at halfway - driven and lost command 3f out then dropped to 3rd - urged again into 2nd with 2f left - unable to threaten and drifted left inside final furlong - back to 3rd approaching the last furlong - held that spot to the line without finding more 3/5 8 9-5 10582C77B Wayne Lordan 10/3
28 Apr 26+184d Epsom Downs Betfred Blue Riband Trial Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 1m2f · Good · 6 ran Handy early - urged into second spot with 4f left - drifted wide and hit the front over 2f out - overtaken inside the last furlong before fading fast near the line 4/6 4 9-3 10694B81B Ryan Moore 4/5F
2025 · 4 runs
26 Oct 25+15d Saint-Cloud (FR) Criterium International (2yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 1m · Very Soft · 7 ran 5/7 ½ 9-0 ——— Wayne Lordan 11/1
11 Oct 25+84d Newmarket Emirates Autumn Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m · Good To Firm · 7 ran Hampered at the break - held up towards the back - angled across and driven approaching 2f out - kept on without the speed to get involved 4/7 nse 9-3 —69A90A Wayne Lordan 15/2
19 Jul 25+21d Curragh Juddmonte Chaldean Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden 7f · Good · 15 ran Went straight to front early - urged forward with 2f left - driven approaching final furlong - held on under sustained challenge to score 1/15 9-5 —83C90A Ryan Moore 10/11F
28 Jun 25 Curragh Barronstown Stud Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden 7f · Good · 13 ran Held up towards the back - urged into effort but made no headway from 2f out and 9th under pressure with 1 1/2f left - stayed on same gear through the closing stages to finish seventh 7/13 ¾ 9-5 —80C79A Ronan Whelan 10/1

Quick answers

How many races has New Zealand won?
New Zealand (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
Who trains New Zealand?
New Zealand (IRE) is trained by A P O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 June 2026.
Who is New Zealand's sire?
New Zealand (IRE) is by Frankel (GB) out of Different League (FR), whose sire is Dabirsim.
What going does New Zealand prefer?
New Zealand (IRE) has the best record on good 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 New Zealand's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 20 June 2026. The highest on record is 106.
What is New Zealand's sire's record?
Frankel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,544 runs since May 2016 (882 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 12.8% from 329. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.2% from 270.
Who are New Zealand's siblings?
Out of Different League (FR), New Zealand (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Agenda (IRE) (1). The wins came over 7f–1m2½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2025. 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.