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Horse profile

Zabana (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2017) · Last trainer Andrew Lynch · Last owner C Jones
by Halling (USA) out of Gandia (IRE) (Danehill)
29 runs · 14 courses · from May 2012
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 28 Dec 2017 — 3,226 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2017 8 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 153
KTB Profile

Zabana (IRE) is 8 from 29, including a Grade 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the Growise Champion Novice Chase at Punchestown (Apr 2016). Hasn't won since Nov 2016. 7 of 21 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 1 from 6 on quicker. Last raced off a career-high mark of 153.

Based on 29 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating153At career-high mark
153 70–153

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 122 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Leopardstown, 28 Dec 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 4 figures · best 122B · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft4122B102—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m2122B114.5—
Over 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 137A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal, 4 Nov 2017 Official rating 153 at the last jumps run, 28 Dec 2017

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 89B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tramore, 12 Oct 2012 Official rating 73 at the last flat run, 12 Oct 2012

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 19 figures · best 151B · median 132
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft9151B137—
Good3148A129—
Good to Soft3139A134—
Heavy3135A131—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6148A134.5—
2m1f – 2m4f6140A134.5—
1m5f – 2m5151B129—
Over 3m2139A129—
Flat 8 figures · best 89B · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft389B88—
Standard (AW)280A77.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f889B75—

Of 29 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 29 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
Halling (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,095 runs since Jan 2008 (409 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 187.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm72811.1%+0.1—
Good to Firm1,15114612.7%+1.71 from 2
Good1,60617911.1%+0.10 from 4
Good to Soft7518311.1%+0.11 from 4
Soft7898911.3%+0.34 from 13
Heavy2562810.9%−0.12 from 4
Standard (AW)1,4701369.3%−1.70 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3638.3%−2.7—
6f – 7f578488.3%−2.7—
1m – 1m1f979939.5%−1.5—
1m2f – 1m4f2,07924711.9%+0.91 from 8
1m5f – 2m1,59219612.3%+1.33 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f6146811.1%+0.13 from 7
2m5f – 3m18794.8%−6.20 from 7
Over 3m30516.7%+5.71 from 2

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
Gandia (IRE) (Danehill)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Jontleman (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Jontleman (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jontleman (IRE)3056f–7fClass 4
Peace Of Iona (IRE)40——
Ekkaia (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 13 4 31% +16.29
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% +0.50
Heavy 4 2 50% +3.62
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +2.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 7 2 29% +15.00
Punchestown 4 1 25% +0.50
Down Royal 3 0 0% −3.00
Gowran Park 2 2 100% +4.38
Cheltenham 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 1 1 100% +7.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 1 100% +1.62
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 1 100% +0.91
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 8 1 13% −6.09
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 7 3 43% +17.38
1m5f – 2m 5 3 60% +9.62
Over 3m 2 1 50% +2.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robbie Colgan 10 4 40% +21.62
Davy Russell 9 3 33% +2.88
Shane Foley 4 0 0% −4.00
W J Lee 2 1 50% −0.09
Keith Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
Fran Berry 1 0 0% −1.00
Kevin Manning 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 22 7 32% +21.50
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 2 1 50% −0.09
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 3 0 0% −3.00
2016 6 2 33% +0.88
2015 4 2 50% +9.00
2014 4 1 25% +13.00
2013 4 2 50% +2.62
2012 8 1 13% −6.09

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 4 36% +20.62
Chase 10 3 30% +1.88
Flat 8 1 13% −6.09

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
2017 · 3 runs
28 Dec 17+54d Leopardstown Leopardstown Christmas Chase (Grade 1) 24f · Yielding · 12 ran F/12 — 11-10 153—— Davy Russell 28/1
04 Nov 17+16d Down Royal JNwine.com Champion Chase (Grade 1) 24f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 14 11-10 153107B137A Davy Russell 25/1
19 Oct 17+295d Punchestown Irish Daily Star Chase (grade 3) 25f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 17 11-10 15377A119A Davy Russell 8/1
2016 · 6 runs
28 Dec 16+32d Leopardstown Lexus Chase (Grade 1) 24f · Yielding · 13 ran 7/13 4½ 11-10 153122B132A Davy Russell 8/1
26 Nov 16+21d Gowran Park Gowran Park Thanks To All Our Customers In 2016 Chase 20f · Yielding To Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-5 15397C137B Davy Russell 11/8F
05 Nov 16+193d Down Royal Titanic Belfast Chase (grade 2) 19.5f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 3½ 11-12 153—129B Keith Donoghue 6/1
26 Apr 16+40d Punchestown Growise Champion Novice Chase (grade 1) 25f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 1/9 11-10 145—139A Davy Russell 7/2
17 Mar 16+40d Cheltenham JLT Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Golden Miller Novices' Chase) Class 1 · 20f · Good · 9 ran UR/9 — 11-4 150—— Davy Russell 8/1
06 Feb 16+40d Leopardstown Flogas Novice Chase (Grade 1) 21.5f · Soft To Heavy · 6 ran 4/6 19 11-10 ——122B Davy Russell 4/1
2015 · 4 runs
28 Dec 15+242d Leopardstown Ballymaloe Foods Beginners Chase 19f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 11-12 ——135A Davy Russell 4/1
30 Apr 15+50d Punchestown Ladbrokes World Series Hurdle (Grade 1) 24f · Yielding · 11 ran 3/11 8 11-10 146—139A Jonathan Burke 20/1
11 Mar 15+46d Cheltenham Coral Cup (Grade 3 Handicap Hurdle) Class 1 · 21f · Good · 25 ran 2/25 nk 10-12 144—148A Robbie Colgan 25/1
24 Jan 15+27d Navan Follow Navan On Facebook Rated Hurdle 16f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-1 130—151B Robbie Colgan 7/1
2014 · 4 runs
28 Dec 14+239d Leopardstown Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) 24f · Soft · 21 ran 3/21 5½ 11-3 130—131A Robbie Colgan 20/1
03 May 14+29d Punchestown Setanta Sports Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) 20f · Good To Yielding · 25 ran 23/25 1 10-5 131—112C Robbie Colgan 20/1
04 Apr 14+69d Aintree Alder Hey Children's Charity Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 20f · Good To Soft · 22 ran 5/22 7 10-13 132—134A Robbie Colgan 8/1
25 Jan 14+180d Leopardstown Tote Super Trifecta Handicap Hurdle 20f · Soft · 13 ran 1/13 10-12 119—140A Robbie Colgan 16/1
2013 · 4 runs
29 Jul 13+36d Galway Galwaybayhotel.com & Radissonhotelgalway.com Novice Hurdle 16f · Good · 13 ran 10/13 11 11-7 121—98C Robbie Colgan 10/1
23 Jun 13+32d Gowran Park www.gowranpark.ie Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 11-5 ——129B Robbie Colgan 3/1
22 May 13+18d Sligo Brendan Morris Memorial Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 11-4 ——131A Robbie Colgan 13/8F
04 May 13+204d Limerick www.limerickraces.ie Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 16 ran 3/16 ¾ 11-4 ——122A Robbie Colgan 12/1
2012 · 8 runs
12 Oct 12+15d Tramore Waterford & Tramore Directors Maiden 12f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 9-5 73—89B W J Lee 10/11F
27 Sep 12+49d Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Maiden 12f · Standard · 13 ran 3/13 2 9-5 70—80A Shane Foley 16/1
09 Aug 12+13d Leopardstown ''ryan Sheridan'' Maiden 10f · Good To Soft · 20 ran 12/20 ¾ 9-5 72—64A Shane Foley 7/1
27 Jul 12+34d Wexford Clonard Maiden 11.5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 5/16 2 9-5 74—73A Fran Berry 9/2
23 Jun 12+10d Down Royal Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden 10.5f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran 5/8 hd 9-5 77—70A W J Lee 11/4
13 Jun 12+25d Fairyhouse Wednesday Evening Racing At Fairyhouse Maiden 12f · Soft · 12 ran 4/12 1¼ 9-5 ——75A Shane Foley 4/1
19 May 12+15d Wexford Barrow Rated Race 11.5f · Yielding · 7 ran 2/7 1¼ 9-3 ——88A Shane Foley 6/1
04 May 12 Dundalk (AW) iRadio IRL Maiden 10.5f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 1½ 9-5 ——75A Kevin Manning 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Zabana won?
Zabana (IRE) won 8 of 29 archived starts between 2012 and 2017, a strike rate of 27.6%. Placed 15 times in total (51.7% of starts).
Who trained Zabana?
Zabana (IRE) was trained by Andrew Lynch on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 28 December 2017.
Who is Zabana's sire?
Zabana (IRE) is by Halling (USA) out of Gandia (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
What going does Zabana prefer?
Zabana (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Zabana's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 153, from the run on 28 December 2017. That is also the highest on record.
What is Zabana's sire's record?
Halling (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 6,095 runs since Jan 2008 (409 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 4.8% from 187.
Who are Zabana's siblings?
Out of Gandia (IRE), Zabana (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Jontleman (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Jontleman (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2012. 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.