Horse profile
Zafaan (IRE)
by Zoffany (IRE) out of Gush (USA) (Empire Maker)
36 runs · 20 courses · from Nov 2022
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 4 courses
Last run 28 Oct 2026
Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile
Zafaan is a gelding who has won five of 36 starts. He has recorded two wins at Yarmouth, one at Wolverhampton over 1m5f – 2m on Standard going, one at Worcester over 1m5f – 2m on good ground and one at Doncaster over 1m – 1m1f on good ground, all in handicaps or classified races. Typically held up, he was held in his last run at Huntingdon in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 106, which was his career-high mark.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 20 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR at career high
- 5–36Wins / Runs
- 13.9%Strike rate
- 12 (33.3%)Placed
- −14.15£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 0.88Fair A/E n=36 · 0.75 incl. margin
- 106Highest OR
- 25dBetween runs (median)longest 211 d
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.
Official rating106At career-high mark
106
48–106
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 97B | 85 | 2 runs · 93 / 78.5 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 90A | 80 | 3 runs · 90 / 81 |
| Good | 5 | 120A | 85 | — |
| Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 123B | 86 | 3 runs · 90 / 81 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 97B | 76.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 93A | 78.5 | 2 runs · 93 / 78.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 84A | 72.5 | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 123B | 112.5 | 3 runs · 109 / 93 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 112B | 73 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 123B | 101 | 3 runs · 109 / 93 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 36 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 36 runs · as at 5 Nov 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 6 Oct 2026: the KTB Selection in 2 runs (won 0) · to 28 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Run style from 20 analysed runs since Dec 2024
- Held up 12 (60%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 5 (25%) · 3 wins
- Prominent 3 (15%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 10,779 runs since Apr 2015 (799 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 27 | 3 | 11.1% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 1,269 | 146 | 11.5% | +1.6 | 1 from 5 |
| Good | 2,504 | 249 | 9.9% | 0 | 3 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 1,300 | 130 | 10% | +0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,830 | 177 | 9.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 656 | 55 | 8.4% | −1.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,193 | 306 | 9.6% | −0.3 | 1 from 12 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 379 | 29 | 7.7% | −2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,985 | 288 | 9.6% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,802 | 287 | 10.2% | +0.3 | 1 from 10 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,514 | 252 | 10% | +0.1 | 2 from 11 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,353 | 135 | 10% | +0.1 | 2 from 12 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 556 | 57 | 10.3% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 156 | 13 | 8.3% | −1.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 34 | 5 | 14.7% | +4.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 6 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Gush (USA) (Empire Maker)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Followthefootsteps (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Jadeer (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 3 | 23% | +3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 1 | 8% | −9.90 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 21 | 4 | 19% | −4.15 |
| Class 5 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.25 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.90 |
| Doncaster | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Worcester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fakenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 2 | 17% | −4.90 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 2 | 18% | −3.75 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Bannister | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| William Carver | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.50 |
| Billy Loughnane | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.90 |
| Callum Shepherd | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Sean Levey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Henry Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pierre-Louis Jamin | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Wedge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Winn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Benoit De La Sayette | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 25 | 2 | 8% | −14.00 |
| Hood + cheekpieces | 7 | 2 | 29% | +0.10 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +1.85 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −8.50 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −0.50 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 25 | 4 | 16% | −8.15 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.00 |
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 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Oct 26+22d | Huntingdon | Host Your Conference At Huntingdon Racecourse Handicap Hurdle Race settled at back of the field - well adrift from an early stage - tailed off before 3 out then pulled up before 2 out | PU/8 | — | 11-11 | 106 | — | — | Harry Cobden | 9/1 |
| 06 Oct 26+8d | Southwell (AW) | bettingsites.co.uk Price Boosts Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes Missed the break and pulled hard early - dropped to the back of the field - rapid progress to sit up with the pace after 3f - in front after 4f - pushed along and overtaken over 2f out - tired over 1f out and finished 9th | 9/11 | ½ | 11-1 | 49 | 64C | 57C | Mr Henry Callan | 6/4F |
| 28 Sep 26+24d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Stakes Settled in the pack - pushed along and made progress 2f out - hit the front inside the final furlong - stayed on comfortably to score | 1/10 | 9-6 | 49 | 93A | 71A | Billy Loughnane | 11/10F | |
| 04 Sep 26+12d | Worcester | Step Into Luxury With Purple Granite Handicap Hurdle Race Held up early - crept through easily 3 out to lead just after 2 out - pushed clear on the run to the line though wandering left and won | 1/6 | 11-6 | 102 | 109A | 127B | Harry Bannister | 4/1 | |
| 23 Aug 26+22d | Worcester | You Spindle Me Rightround Baby Rightround Handicap Hurdle Race Settled at the back early - made steady progress before two out - shared third but lost shape at the last - eased across to the right and pushed out on the run-in - moved into second close home but no more than that | 2/13 | 2 | 12-0 | 102 | 93B | 131A | Harry Bannister | 22/1 |
| 01 Aug 26+24d | Lingfield | Happy 50th Birthday Joanne Baker Classified Stakes Settled at the back - made ground and moved right over 2f out - unable to match the front rank inside the final furlong and faded into 5th | 5/6 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 50 | 80A | 57B | Sean D Bowen | 9/4 |
| 08 Jul 26+12d | Yarmouth | Haven Handicap Pulled hard in the early stages - settled in mid-division - improved and was niggled along 3f out - maintained that spot before being squeezed out of third close home | 4/7 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 50 | 81B | 62A | Billy Loughnane | 5/2 |
| 26 Jun 26+41d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet Classified Stakes Settled in the pack - urged forward to make progress two furlongs out - hit the front approaching the final furlong - held on gamely to score | 1/7 | 9-9 | 49 | 90A | 65A | Pierre-Louis Jamin | 11/4 | |
| 16 May 26+180d | Uttoxeter | Hobgoblin Handicap Hurdle Held up at the rear throughout - dropped away well off the pace - pulled up before 2 out | PU/8 | — | 11-12 | 103 | — | — | Sean Bowen | 9/1 |
| 2025 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Nov 25+31d | Plumpton | Visit Woburn Safari Park Novices' Handicap Hurdle Settled at the back early - made steady progress from four out - pushed along before two out - clipped the last and soon lost touch to finish fifth | 5/8 | 4¾ | 12-0 | 105 | 64C | 112A | Harry Bannister | 17/2 |
| 17 Oct 25+17d | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle Settled at back early - travelling well approaching final turn - made ground into contention 3 out - upsides 2 out - blundered last while fighting for advantage then edged out close home | 2/7 | 1 | 11-13 | 103 | 118A | 136A | Harry Bannister | 8/1 |
| 30 Sep 25+33d | Sedgefield | Nigel Hawke Raceday Experiences Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - made progress from three out - travelling strongly two out - pressed for a run and looked poised approaching the final flight but couldn't quicken - finished third | 3/11 | 2¼ | 12-0 | 103 | 116B | 127A | Jack Andrews | 14/1 |
| 28 Aug 25+18d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Paddy Power Classified Stakes Tardy away - settled wide in the middle of the field - made ground to press the front group 3f out - one-paced inside the final furlong and dropped to 5th | 5/12 | ½ | 9-9 | 50 | 86B | 56A | David Egan | 15/8F |
| 10 Aug 25+25d | Leicester | Red Lion Burbage Handicap Held a central spot wide of rivals - driven approaching 2f out and lost ground - finished with a late rally in the closing stages to finish 5th beaten 3.75L | 5/12 | 2 | 9-5 | 51 | 80A | 73A | Saffie Osborne | 10/3J |
| 16 Jul 25+19d | Bath | Harrow Inn At Wanborough Handicap Sat handy behind the front group - moved into second 4f out and asked for effort over 2f out - faded final furlong to finish 5th | 5/11 | 3½ | 9-8 | 51 | 123B | 69A | Callum Shepherd | 7/2 |
| 27 Jun 25+24d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet Classified Stakes Settled midpack early - moved through strongly with 3f left then pressed for effort inside 2f - battled to the front close home to win | 1/10 | 9-9 | 49 | 120A | 78A | Callum Shepherd | 5/2F | |
| 03 Jun 25+81d | Southwell | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - made progress by the 6th - closed on leader before 2 out but couldn't find more - stayed on to the line | 2/7 | 13 | 11-12 | 103 | 123B | 121B | Harry Bannister | 22/1 |
| 14 Mar 25+32d | Fakenham | Robert Case Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Fighting for control early - held up at back throughout and scrappy over 6th - pushed along with no headway made before the last then well held in 5th | 5/7 | 9 | 11-6 | 106 | 63B | 96B | Adam Wedge | 10/3 |
| 10 Feb 25+10d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Classified Stakes (Div 2) Sat behind the front group early - hit the front 8f out - overtaken 3f out - dropped to third 2f out - pushed along entering the straight - dropped away soon after and finished eighth | 8/11 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 50 | 86A | 54A | Sean Levey | 5/4F |
| 31 Jan 25+30d | Southwell (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Classified Stakes (Div 2) Sat behind pace early - moved into 2nd inside first two furlongs - hit front over 2f out - lost advantage a furlong later - fought back approaching final furlong - kept up the effort to go down by a whisker | 2/8 | shd | 9-9 | 48 | 93A | 77A | Sean Levey | 11/4 |
| 01 Jan 25+16d | Fakenham | Book Your Skip Online At fakenhamskips.co.uk Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled at the back early - still within range 3 out - hit the second-last awkwardly - stayed on under pressure to snatch 3rd close home | 3/9 | 7½ | 11-8 | — | 73A | 116B | Harry Bannister | 7/2 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 24+139d | Southwell | Bet & Watch At planetsportbet.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Settled towards the back of the pack - pulling hard before a blunder at the 5th-last - moved into 3rd approaching 2 out and drifted right - stayed on to the line without threatening the leader - finished 3rd | 3/13 | ½ | 11-4 | — | 112B | 132A | Harry Bannister | 150/1 |
| 30 Jul 24+10d | Yarmouth | Happy Retirement Robert Cooper Handicap (Div 1) | 8/10 | 3 | 9-8 | 51 | 78C | 42C | Jack Mitchell | 7/1 |
| 20 Jul 24+37d | Doncaster | Get Raceday Ready Handicap (Rnd) | 7/9 | shd | 9-4 | 55 | 76A | 64A | Mark Winn | 6/1 |
| 13 Jun 24+16d | Nottingham | Follow Rhino.Bet On Instagram Handicap | 7/11 | hd | 9-10 | 56 | 86A | 71A | Jack Mitchell | 17/2 |
| 28 May 24+211d | Brighton | Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap | 9/12 | 3½ | 9-4 | 58 | 85A | 51A | William Carver | 22/1 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Oct 23+32d | Newcastle (AW) | Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap | 10/11 | 2½ | 9-6 | 60 | 77C | 43C | Benoit De La Sayette | 11/2 |
| 28 Sep 23+44d | Southwell (AW) | At The Races App Form Study Handicap (Div 2) | 8/10 | 2¾ | 9-3 | 61 | 72A | 54A | William Carver | 4/1 |
| 15 Aug 23+24d | Newcastle (AW) | At The Races App Market Movers Handicap (Div 1) | 4/10 | ¾ | 9-3 | 61 | 92A | 63A | William Carver | 8/1 |
| 22 Jul 23+16d | Doncaster | Hird Group Handicap (Rnd) | 6/11 | 3¼ | 9-6 | 62 | 72B | 57A | Hector Crouch | 17/2 |
| 06 Jul 23+47d | Yarmouth | Quinnbet Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap | 4/7 | ¾ | 9-3 | 62 | 101B | 57A | Billy Loughnane | 9/4J |
| 20 May 23+38d | Doncaster | Doncaster Racecourse Supporting MentalHealthAwarenessWeek Handicap | 1/11 | 9-6 | 60 | 64A | 74A | William Carver | 13/2 | |
| 12 Apr 23+53d | Kempton (AW) | More Price Boosts Races At Unibet Handicap | 10/12 | 1 | 8-12 | 62 | 97B | 52A | William Carver | 28/1 |
| 18 Feb 23+66d | Lingfield (AW) | talkSPORT Powered By Fans Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/11 | 1½ | 9-5 | — | 72A | 56A | Rossa Ryan | 9/2 |
| 2022 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Dec 22+37d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 9/13 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 61B | 63A | Daniel Muscutt | 9/2 |
| 07 Nov 22 | Wolverhampton (AW) | AWC Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 4/9 | 1¼ | 9-7 | — | 84A | 69A | Daniel Muscutt | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Zafaan won?
- Zafaan (IRE) won 5 of 36 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.9%. Placed 12 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Zafaan?
- Zafaan (IRE) is trained by Charlie Clover, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 28 October 2026.
- Who is Zafaan's sire?
- Zafaan (IRE) is by Zoffany (IRE) out of Gush (USA), whose sire is Empire Maker.
- What going does Zafaan prefer?
- Zafaan (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 13 starts (23.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Zafaan's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 28 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Zafaan's sire's record?
- Zoffany (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 10,779 runs since Apr 2015 (799 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Zafaan's siblings?
- Out of Gush (USA), Zafaan (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.