Sermandzarak (FR)
Sermandzarak is 3 from 7 on turf with wins at Navan and Punchestown. He won the Navan Maiden Hurdle over 2m5f – 3m on heavy in Mar 2025 off an official rating of 130 and the Goffs Defender Bumper at Punchestown over 1m5f – 2m on soft in Apr 2024. All three wins came on heavy or soft ground. He last ran off a mark of 134 at Cheltenham in Oct 2025.
- 3–7Wins / Runs
- 42.9%Strike rate
- 5 (71.4%)Placed
- +7.03£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 1.43Fair A/E n=7 · 1.20 incl. margin
- 134Highest OR
- 102dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 109
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 3 | 110C | 93 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 110C | 109.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 7 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 7 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 3 analysed runs
- Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (33%) · 1 win
- Midfield 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,958 runs since Jan 2008 (324 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 11% from 363. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 21.3% from 239. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7% from 200.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 81 | 13 | 16% | +0.5 | — |
| Good | 297 | 49 | 16.5% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 399 | 61 | 15.3% | −0.2 | — |
| Soft | 546 | 91 | 16.7% | +1.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 265 | 48 | 18.1% | +2.6 | 2 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 363 | 40 | 11% | −4.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 200 | 14 | 7% | −8.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 575 | 96 | 16.7% | +1.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 740 | 111 | 15% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 239 | 51 | 21.3% | +5.8 | 2 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 173 | 26 | 15% | −0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 29 | 5 | 17.2% | +1.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −15.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Sermando (FR) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m2½f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Sermando (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sermando (FR) | 31 | 3 | 1m4f–2m4½f | Class 4 |
| Sermandakfi (FR) | 19 | 1 | 1m2½f | — |
| Sermandar (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 3 | 2 | 67% | +0.03 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 4 | 2 | 50% | +8.53 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 2 | 100% | +10.53 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Gilligan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Jack Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr H C Swan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Mr J L Gleeson | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.53 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.53 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.50 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +8.53 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.50 |
| Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.53 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 25+238d | Cheltenham | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Held up in the pack - niggled at before 3 out - struggling to land a blow when fell 2 out | F/17 | — | 11-0 | 134 | — | — | Danny Gilligan | 18/1 |
| 01 Mar 25+33d | Navan | Navan Maiden Hurdle Sat just off the pace - fourth at halfway - handy turning into straight - pushed along to move up before the last - went clear there and stayed on strongly to score | 1/10 | 11-12 | 130 | 84A | 129A | Sam Ewing | 1/2F | |
| 27 Jan 25+30d | Punchestown | Festival Flexi Ticket Is Back (C & G) Maiden Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - needed a slap after the 4th - third at halfway - urged forward before 2 out - unable to close approaching the last but found second and stayed on strongly to the line | 2/5 | 2¼ | 11-12 | — | 110C | 135B | Danny Gilligan | 9/4 |
| 28 Dec 24+35d | Leopardstown | Savills Maiden Hurdle Sat close to the front early - settled midfield around halfway - pushed along but unable to close after two out and finished the same speed to the line | 6/12 | 1½ | 11-7 | — | — | 111A | Danny Gilligan | 6/4F |
| 23 Nov 24+207d | Punchestown | Sebden Steel Maiden Hurdle Shared advantage early - lost front spot 3rd - back in charge and going strongly 2 out - hit last and asked for effort - edged out inside final furlong but battled on to the line | 2/14 | ½ | 11-7 | — | 109B | 138A | Jack Kennedy | 2/1F |
| 30 Apr 24+69d | Punchestown | Goffs Defender Bumper | 1/25 | 11-5 | — | — | 89B | Mr H C Swan | 10/1 | |
| 21 Feb 24 | Punchestown | Bet Victor Proud To Support Irish Racing Flat Race | 1/6 | 11-5 | — | 93B | 126B | Mr J L Gleeson | 8/15F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sermandzarak (FR) won?
- Sermandzarak (FR) won 3 of 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 42.9%. Placed 5 times in total (71.4% of starts).
- Who trains Sermandzarak (FR)?
- Sermandzarak (FR) is trained by Gordon Elliott, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 October 2025.
- Who is Sermandzarak (FR)'s sire?
- Sermandzarak (FR) is by Zarak (FR) out of Josephjuliusjodie (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
- What going does Sermandzarak (FR) prefer?
- Sermandzarak (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 3 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 Sermandzarak (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 134, from the run on 25 October 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Sermandzarak (FR)'s sire's record?
- Zarak (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.5% of 1,958 runs since Jan 2008 (324 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 11% from 363. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 21.3% from 239. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7% from 200.
- Who are Sermandzarak (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Josephjuliusjodie (IRE), Sermandzarak (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Sermando (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Sermando (FR)). The wins came over 1m2½f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.