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Horse profile

Shahzad (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2023) · Last trainer F-H Graffard · Last owner H H Aga Khan
by Dariyan (FR) out of Saghaniya (FR) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Feb 2023
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Sep 2023 — 1,151 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2023 · 9th of 10 2 wins · Saint-Cloud (FR) & Chantilly (FR)
KTB Profile

Shahzad won two of his six starts between Mar 2023 and Sep 2023. Both wins came in handicaps over 1m2f – 1m4f, one at Chantilly on standard AW in Mar 2023 and the other at Saint-Cloud on good to soft in May 2023. He raced on turf and all-weather, recording one win from four starts on turf and one from two on AW. His last run, at Longchamp in Sep 2023, saw him finish 9 of 10 in the La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte.

Based on 6 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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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

Progeny in our archive have won 6% of 1,120 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm2100%−6—
Good14596.2%+0.2—
Good to Soft176105.7%−0.31 from 3
Soft229135.7%−0.30 from 1
Heavy11476.1%+0.1—
Standard (AW)435286.4%+0.41 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f15213.3%+7.3—
6f – 7f227177.5%+1.5—
1m – 1m1f401184.5%−1.50 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f350246.9%+0.92 from 5
1m5f – 2m7945.1%−0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f4025%−1—
2m5f – 3m600%−6—
Over 3m200%−6—

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
Saghaniya (FR) (Rock Of Gibraltar)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Sagamiyra (FR) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Sagamiyra (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sagamiyra (FR)637f–1mGroup 3
Sagama (GB)30——
Saghany (FR)10——
Saganti (FR)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +5.00
Standard (AW) 2 1 50% +2.60
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Longchamp (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Compiegne (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 1 100% +7.00
Chantilly (FR) 1 1 100% +3.60
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 2 40% +7.60
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tony Piccone 2 1 50% +2.60
Maxime Guyon 1 0 0% −1.00
Alexis Pouchin 1 0 0% −1.00
Mickael Barzalona 1 1 100% +7.00
Mme Lea Bails 1 0 0% −1.00

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 Jockey SP
2023 · 6 runs
03 Sep 23+71d Longchamp (FR) La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte (4yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) 10f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 9/10 ¾ 9-1 Maxime Guyon 32/5
24 Jun 23+32d Compiegne (FR) Grand Prix de Compiegne - 5th Etape du Defi du Galop () (4yo+) (Turf) 10f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 shd 9-1 Alexis Pouchin 11/1
23 May 23+33d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix du Haras de Jardy (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) 10f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 1/16 9-6 Mickael Barzalona 7/1
20 Apr 23+47d Longchamp (FR) Prix de la Comedie Francaise (Handicap) (4yo+) (Moyenne Course: 2nd Post) (Turf) 11f · Soft · 16 ran 9/16 hd 9-5 Tony Piccone 9/1
04 Mar 23+28d Chantilly (FR) Prix Otto (Handicap) (4yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 10.5f · Standard · 11 ran 1/11 9-3 Tony Piccone 18/5
04 Feb 23 Deauville (FR) Prix d'Yport (Conditions) (4yo) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) 9.5f · Standard · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 8-10 Mme Lea Bails 14/5

Quick answers

How many races has Shahzad won?
Shahzad (FR) won 2 of 6 archived starts in 2023, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 4 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Shahzad?
Shahzad (FR) was trained by F-H Graffard on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 3 September 2023.
Who is Shahzad's sire?
Shahzad (FR) is by Dariyan (FR) out of Saghaniya (FR), whose sire is Rock Of Gibraltar.
What going does Shahzad prefer?
Shahzad (FR) has the best record on good to soft 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 Shahzad's sire's record?
Dariyan (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 6% of 1,120 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Shahzad's siblings?
Out of Saghaniya (FR), Shahzad (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Sagamiyra (FR) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Sagamiyra (FR)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2023. 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.