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Horse profile

Utmost Zeal (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2016) · Last trainer Lawney Hill · Last owner Alan Hill
by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Dusseldorf (IRE) (Germany)
17 runs · 14 courses · from Oct 2014
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Oct 2016 — 3,683 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2016 Won at Punchestown Last raced off OR 96
KTB Profile

Utmost Zeal (IRE) is 1 from 17. Hasn't won since Oct 2014. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 7 on softer). Last raced off 96, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating96↓ 16lb off peak
96 96–112

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 84 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Newton Abbot, 26 Sep 2016

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 →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 96A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 26 Sep 2016 Official rating 96 at the last run, 5 Oct 2016

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 →

Jumps 14 figures · best 126A · median 105.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good7116A96—
Soft4113A108.5—
Good to Firm2109A107—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m11126A106—
2m1f – 2m4f3111A96—

Of 17 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 17 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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Apr 2009 (314 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19315.8%+7—
Good to Firm665639.5%+0.71 from 3
Good1,046908.6%−0.20 from 7
Good to Soft4835210.8%+2—
Soft863859.8%+10 from 5
Heavy299217%−1.80 from 2
Standard (AW)1,192907.6%−1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f193189.3%+0.5—
6f – 7f1,106867.8%−1—
1m – 1m1f1,0841019.3%+0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f1,03311010.6%+1.8—
1m5f – 2m766587.6%−1.21 from 14
2m1f – 2m4f287227.7%−1.10 from 3
2m5f – 3m9188.8%0—
Over 3m8112.5%+3.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dusseldorf (IRE) (Germany)

6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Rheinland (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rheinland (IRE)1422m–2m4f—
Moenchengladbach (IRE)110——
Borussia (IRE)320——
Raymondstown (IRE)40——
Angel's On Fire (IRE)50——
Janeyevan (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% −1.64
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Tramore 3 0 0% −3.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 1 100% +0.36

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 14 1 7% −12.64
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
B J Cooper 6 0 0% −6.00
Andrew Thornton 5 0 0% −5.00
Davy Russell 1 0 0% −1.00
Jack Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Sexton 1 0 0% −1.00
L P Dempsey 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms N Carberry 1 1 100% +0.36

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 12 1 8% −10.64
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 5 0 0% −5.00
2015 10 0 0% −10.00
2014 2 1 50% −0.64

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 0 0% −13.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
NH Flat 1 1 100% +0.36

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
2016 · 5 runs
05 Oct 16+9d Towcester Haygain Hay Steamers Clean Healthy Forage Novices' Chase Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 5 ran F/5 — 11-0 96—— Andrew Thornton 50/1
26 Sep 16+34d Newton Abbot 'Sharp Rise' Good Luck In America Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m2½f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 13 11-9 9684B96A Andrew Thornton 9/1
23 Aug 16+36d Southwell Download The At The Races App Selling Hurdle Class 5 · 1m7½f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 10 10-12 109—84C Andrew Thornton 10/1
18 Jul 16+14d Cartmel High Definition Racing UK Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m1f · Good · 8 ran 5/8 1¼ 11-0 107—92A Andrew Thornton 13/8F
04 Jul 16+326d Worcester Thomas And Young, Visit thomasandyoung.co.uk Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 2m · Good · 11 ran 6/11 nk 11-0 107—105A Andrew Thornton 18/1
2015 · 10 runs
13 Aug 15+17d Tramore Noel Cummins Bookmaker Beginners Chase 2m · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 4½ 11-9 ——105A Davy Russell 5/2
27 Jul 15+45d Galway Easyfix Rubber Products Handicap Hurdle (88-109) 2m · Yielding · 20 ran 5/20 8 11-3 107—113A Jack Kennedy 10/1
12 Jun 15+18d Clonmel John Kennedy Motors (toyota) Clonmel Beginners Chase 2m · Good · 8 ran 4/8 11 11-7 ——91A Kevin Sexton 13/2
25 May 15+42d Ballinrobe Tipperary Water Maiden Hurdle 2m½f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 1¾ 11-12 109—116A B J Cooper 11/4
13 Apr 15+22d Tramore Bet Online At Thetote.com Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 12 ran 4/12 5 11-7 112—113A L P Dempsey 7/2
22 Mar 15+7d Downpatrick www.downpatrickracecourse.co.uk Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Yielding · 10 ran 3/10 1 11-12 ——111A B J Cooper 2/1
15 Mar 15+36d Navan John Lynch Flooring Contractors Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran 2/7 6 11-12 ——126A B J Cooper 13/8
07 Feb 15+13d Naas Paddy Power Cheltenham Trial Sunday 22nd February Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 18 ran F/18 — 11-12 ——— B J Cooper 11/2
25 Jan 15+24d Leopardstown Donohue Marquees Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 13 ran 6/13 9½ 11-10 ——106A B J Cooper 7/1
01 Jan 15+60d Tramore David Flynn Building Contractors Maiden Hurdle 2m · Heavy · 12 ran F/12 — 11-10 ——— Mark Enright 4/1
2014 · 2 runs
02 Nov 14+17d Naas Follow Us On Facebook Maiden Hurdle 2m · Yielding · 11 ran 7/11 6 11-7 ——98A B J Cooper 5/1
16 Oct 14 Punchestown Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Launch Flat Race 2m · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 11-10 ——109A Ms N Carberry 4/11F

Quick answers

How many races has Utmost Zeal won?
Utmost Zeal (IRE) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2014 and 2016, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 3 times in total (17.6% of starts).
Who trained Utmost Zeal?
Utmost Zeal (IRE) was trained by Lawney Hill on the most recent run on record, at Towcester on 5 October 2016.
Who is Utmost Zeal's sire?
Utmost Zeal (IRE) is by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Dusseldorf (IRE), whose sire is Germany.
What going does Utmost Zeal prefer?
Utmost Zeal (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Utmost Zeal's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 5 October 2016. The highest on record is 112.
What is Utmost Zeal's sire's record?
Big Bad Bob (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Apr 2009 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Utmost Zeal's siblings?
Out of Dusseldorf (IRE), Utmost Zeal (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Rheinland (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2014. 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.