Horse profile
Royal Zabeel (IRE)
by Mastercraftsman (IRE) out of Lady's Maid (USA) (More Than Ready)
24 runs · 13 courses · from Jul 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
8 wins · 5 courses
Ran 63 days ago · 1st of 14
Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile
Royal Zabeel is 8 from 24 in our archive including two Listed wins in our archive. His biggest win came in the BetMGM Lady Wulfruna Stakes a Listed race at Wolverhampton (AW) in Mar 2025. All eight wins have come over 6f – 7f. He won last time out at Ripon in Aug 2026 in the William Hill/MND Association Great St Wilfrid Handicap Stakes a Class 2 race off an official rating of 104.
Based on 24 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
- 8–24Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 11 (45.8%)Placed
- +24.83£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 2.62Fair A/E n=24 · 2.20 incl. margin
- 111Highest OR
- 49dAvg between runs
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.
Official rating104↓ 7lb off peak
104
82–111
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 103
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 116C | 90 | 2 · 116 / 115 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 110A | 99 | 3 · 99 / 90 |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 117A | 109 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 96A | 86.5 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 2 | 83A | 79 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 24 | 117A | 96.5 | 7 · 116 / 99 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 24 runs · as at 3 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
- Prominent 3 (43%) · 1 win
- Held up 3 (43%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 11,624 runs since Jan 2008 (842 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 23 | 2 | 8.7% | −1.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,345 | 156 | 11.6% | +1 | 2 from 7 |
| Good | 2,972 | 345 | 11.6% | +1 | 2 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 1,530 | 166 | 10.8% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,963 | 182 | 9.3% | −1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 660 | 70 | 10.6% | 0 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,130 | 310 | 9.9% | −0.7 | 4 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 54 | 5 | 9.3% | −1.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,384 | 119 | 8.6% | −2 | 8 from 24 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,329 | 217 | 9.3% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,815 | 438 | 11.5% | +0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,586 | 285 | 11% | +0.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,083 | 114 | 10.5% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 325 | 44 | 13.5% | +2.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 48 | 9 | 18.8% | +8.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Lady's Maid (USA) (More Than Ready)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Samra Green (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Samra Green (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samra Green (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 7f | Class 3 |
| Watch Blue Point (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 2 | 29% | +4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 7 | 2 | 29% | +10.33 |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 4 | 67% | +14.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 11 | 4 | 36% | +18.33 |
| Class 1 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.50 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 5 | 2 | 40% | +12.33 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 2 | 67% | +8.50 |
| Pontefract | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.50 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 2 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair Rawlinson | 7 | 3 | 43% | +7.00 |
| Jason Watson | 6 | 4 | 67% | +27.33 |
| Conor Whiteley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieran Shoemark | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clifford Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Shane Gray | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 23 | 7 | 30% | +12.83 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +7.83 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 36% | +17.50 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.50 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 26+35d | Ripon | William Hill/MND Association Great St Wilfrid Handicap Stakes Settled on the near flank early - tracking the front group - roused along nicely with two furlongs left - closed on the front pair before hitting the front inside the final furlong and a half - drew away in the closing stages to score comfortably | 1/14 | 9-7 | 104 | 116C | 126A | Jason Watson | 17/2 | |
| 11 Jul 26+7d | Newmarket | Betway Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap) angled right early to travel handy down the inner - driven to the front 1f out - overtaken inside the final furlong - quickly dropped away | 10/13 | ¾ | 9-12 | 102 | 90C | 93A | Conor Whiteley | 7/1 |
| 04 Jul 26+14d | Newmarket | Betway Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Settled up with the pace on the far flank - hit the front looking strongest over 2f out - pushed along inside final furlong - stayed on to assert at the finish | 1/10 | 9-12 | 101 | 99A | 117A | Jason Watson | 10/3J | |
| 20 Jun 26+42d | Ascot | Wokingham Stakes (Heritage Handicap) Settled midpack on the far rail - drifted left 2f out - unable to find more inside final furlong - well held at the finish | 20/27 | nk | 9-6 | 102 | 76C | 88A | Jason Watson | 22/1 |
| 09 May 26+35d | Ascot | Carey Group Victoria Cup (Heritage Handicap) Settled midpack early - improved position and pushed along 2f out - poised to strike turning into the straight - couldn't find more and edged back to fifth close home | 5/28 | hd | 9-11 | 102 | 114C | 115A | Jason Watson | 40/1 |
| 04 Apr 26+127d | Musselburgh | LiveScore Bet Silver Arrow Handicap Shared front spot early - settled second briefly - roused up to hit front two out - challenged again and drifted right close home when overtaken - lost momentum near line to finish fourth | 4/10 | ¾ | 9-9 | 103 | 96A | 108A | Kevin Stott | 11/1 |
| 28 Nov 25+82d | Southwell (AW) | Betuk Golden Rose Stakes (Listed Race) Settled close to the front pack - stormed clear approaching the final furlong - powered home for the win | 1/13 | 9-5 | 110 | 103B | 112A | Jason Watson | 11/2 | |
| 07 Sep 25+15d | York | Sky Bet Starman Garrowby Stakes (Listed) Settled close to the front - dropped back under pressure with over 2f left - already fading when hindered by a fallen rival inside the final furlong | 7/9 | 16 | 9-4 | 104 | 64C | 52C | Daniel Muscutt | 28/1 |
| 23 Aug 25+14d | Goodwood | Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Tracked the pace - hit the front approaching 2f out - driven with a furlong left before giving way inside the final 100 yards - weakened to finish eighth | 8/12 | ¾ | 9-12 | 104 | 110A | 102A | Kieran Shoemark | 18/1 |
| 09 Aug 25+35d | Newmarket | Moatwood Gin Handicap Close to the pace early - hit the front over 2f out - stretched clear from the final furlong - driven out to win | 1/8 | 10-0 | 100 | 102B | 108A | Jason Watson | 12/1 | |
| 05 Jul 25+23d | Haydock | Never Ordinary At bet365 Handicap Settled at the back of the field early - remained outpaced through the race - finished well behind in 11th | 11/11 | 8½ | 10-2 | 103 | 41C | 68C | Alistair Rawlinson | 8/1 |
| 12 Jun 25+29d | Leopardstown | Barberstown Castle Stakes (Group 3) (Registered as the Ballycorus Stakes) Settled around midfield early - pushed along with over two furlongs left but made no headway wide out - held no gain in the closing stages | 10/11 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 108 | 83A | 74A | W J Lee | 6/1 |
| 14 May 25+28d | York | 1895 Duke Of York Clipper Stakes (Group 2) Settled towards the back early - made progress from outside approaching final furlong but couldn't reach leading pair - dropped away final furlong to finish fifth | 5/8 | 4¾ | 9-10 | 111 | 94A | 89A | Tom Marquand | 28/1 |
| 16 Apr 25+39d | Newmarket | Blandford Bloodstock Abernant Stakes (Group 3) Held up at the back - driven approaching final 2f - kept on at one speed to finish sixth | 6/7 | nk | 9-9 | 111 | 97A | 90A | Alistair Rawlinson | 9/1 |
| 08 Mar 25+22d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM Lady Wulfruna Stakes (Listed) Handy in the pack early - driven approaching the final furlong to nudge ahead - stayed on strongly to score | 1/7 | 9-5 | 99 | 104A | 104A | Alistair Rawlinson | 11/2 | |
| 14 Feb 25+39d | Southwell (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Sat close behind pace - hit front strongly 2f out - driven inside final furlong and caught close to the line | 2/11 | nk | 9-3 | 96 | 117A | 106A | Alistair Rawlinson | 13/8F |
| 06 Jan 25+23d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Sat close to pace early - hit front with a furlong left - kept finding more to the line - won | 1/8 | 8-13 | 91 | 115A | 103A | Alistair Rawlinson | 6/4F | |
| 14 Dec 24+21d | Southwell (AW) | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Sat close to front - driven to the front a furlong out - driven inside final stages and stayed on strongly to win | 1/14 | 9-6 | 85 | 114B | 111A | Alistair Rawlinson | 4/1F | |
| 23 Nov 24+153d | Newcastle (AW) | Stay Safe Players With BetMGM Handicap Handy in the pack early - pushed along a furlong out then closed on the front-runner - just denied by a short head margin close home | 2/12 | ¾ | 9-7 | 82 | 94A | 95A | Alistair Rawlinson | 17/2 |
| 23 Jun 24+50d | Pontefract | Sunpak Potatoes Handicap | 3/9 | 1 | 9-4 | 83 | 100A | 85A | Clifford Lee | 5/1 |
| 04 May 24+232d | Newmarket | William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive 'Confined' Handicap | 13/19 | 1 | 9-9 | 85 | 67C | 77A | Neil Callan | 16/1 |
| 15 Sep 23+37d | Doncaster | Betfred Flying Scotsman Stakes (Listed) | 8/9 | 3½ | 9-2 | — | 75C | 71C | William Buick | 16/1 |
| 09 Aug 23+19d | Pontefract | Jayne - On Course Lady Bookmaker EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 1/8 | 9-7 | — | 90A | 98A | Ryan Moore | 1/2F | |
| 21 Jul 23 | Pontefract | Used Stock For Quick Delivery - Northern Commercials EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/12 | shd | 9-5 | — | 77B | 70A | Shane Gray | 15/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Royal Zabeel (IRE) won?
- Royal Zabeel (IRE) won 8 of 24 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 11 times in total (45.8% of starts).
- Who trains Royal Zabeel (IRE)?
- Royal Zabeel (IRE) is trained by Michael Appleby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 August 2026.
- Who is Royal Zabeel (IRE)'s sire?
- Royal Zabeel (IRE) is by Mastercraftsman (IRE) out of Lady's Maid (USA), whose sire is More Than Ready.
- What going does Royal Zabeel (IRE) prefer?
- Royal Zabeel (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 6 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Royal Zabeel (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 15 August 2026. The highest on record is 111.
- What is Royal Zabeel (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Mastercraftsman (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 11,624 runs since Jan 2008 (842 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Royal Zabeel (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Lady's Maid (USA), Royal Zabeel (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Samra Green (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Samra Green (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.