Young Champion (IRE)
Young Champion is a gelding by Zoustar out of a Pivotal mare who has one win from eight starts on turf. He won the John R Fitzpatrick Agricultural Contractor Maiden at Leopardstown over 6f-7f on heavy ground in May 2023. All his other runs have come without success, including three starts at Sha Tin. His last run, at Sha Tin in Sep 2026, saw him finish eighth of 12 in the Magpie Handicap off an official rating of 91.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 2 (25%)Placed
- −4.80£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 1.21Fair A/E n=6 · 0.85 incl. margin
- 92Highest OR
- 206dAvg 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 76
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 2 | 110C | 105 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 100C | 88 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 110C | 92 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 2,758 runs since Mar 2022 (315 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.2% from 330. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.6% from 194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +10.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 440 | 43 | 9.8% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 592 | 52 | 8.8% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 248 | 21 | 8.5% | −2.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 264 | 29 | 11% | +0.2 | — |
| Heavy | 87 | 14 | 16.1% | +5.3 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,113 | 136 | 12.2% | +1.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 330 | 47 | 14.2% | +3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,431 | 154 | 10.8% | 0 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 676 | 84 | 12.4% | +1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 194 | 7 | 3.6% | −7.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 62 | 1 | 1.6% | −9.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −3.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2022 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Lo Rider (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m6f.
Family form: Shanala (IRE) won at Gowran Park (IRE), 19 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lo Rider (GB) | 6 | 2 | 1m–1m1f | — |
| Shanala (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m1½f | — |
| Shaiyhar (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 1m6f | — |
| Sharayka (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.20 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin (HK) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.80 |
| Happy Valley (HK) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.80 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Coen | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.80 |
| Hugh Bowman | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| M L Yeung | 1 | 0 | 0% | — |
| H Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 4 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| None | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.80 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.80 |
| 2022 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Sep 26+74d | Sha Tin (HK) | Magpie Handicap | 8/12 | ½ | 9-4 | 91 | — | — | M L Yeung | — |
| 15 Jul 26+11d | Happy Valley (HK) | Lucky Patch Handicap | 5/11 | ¾ | 8-13 | — | — | — | H Bowman | 6.3 |
| 04 Jul 26+27d | Sha Tin (HK) | Li Cup (Handicap) (Course C) (Turf) | 3/7 | nse | 9-6 | 92 | — | — | Hugh Bowman | 22/5 |
| 07 Jun 26+1113d | Sha Tin (HK) | Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarships Handicap (Course C) (Turf) In rear - some headway over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong | 6/12 | nk | 9-3 | 92 | — | — | Hugh Bowman | 12/1 |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 May 23+14d | Naas | Owenstown Stud Stakes (Listed) | 2/11 | shd | 9-0 | — | 76A | 90A | Ben Coen | 6/1 |
| 07 May 23+32d | Leopardstown | John R Fitzpatrick Agricultural Contractor Maiden | 1/13 | 9-8 | — | 100C | 103A | Ben Coen | 6/5F | |
| 05 Apr 23+172d | Leopardstown | aparto Home Stretch (C & G) Maiden | 4/14 | 2½ | 9-8 | — | 110C | 83A | Ben Coen | 8/1 |
| 2022 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 15 Oct 22 | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden | 7/15 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 74C | 65A | Ben Coen | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Young Champion won?
- Young Champion (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Young Champion?
- Young Champion (IRE) is trained by J Size, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 September 2026.
- Who is Young Champion's sire?
- Young Champion (IRE) is by Zoustar (AUS) out of Sharliyna (IRE), whose sire is Pivotal.
- What is Young Champion's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 27 September 2026. The highest on record is 92.
- What is Young Champion's sire's record?
- Zoustar (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 2,758 runs since Mar 2022 (315 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.2% from 330. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.6% from 194.
- Who are Young Champion's siblings?
- Out of Sharliyna (IRE), Young Champion (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Lo Rider (GB) (2). The wins came over 1m–1m6f. As at Nov 2026.