Zaffaran Star (IRE)
Zaffaran Star (IRE) is 4 from 16. Hasn't won since Sep 2007. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 9 on softer).
- 4–16Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 9 (56.3%)Placed
- +2.25£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.86Fair A/E n=16 · 1.40 incl. margin
- 96Highest OR
- 66dAvg 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
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 12 | 0 | 0% | −8.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 109 | 6 | 5.5% | −3.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 286 | 20 | 7% | −1.6 | 2 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 174 | 7 | 4% | −4.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 296 | 33 | 11.1% | +2.5 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 209 | 28 | 13.4% | +4.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 137 | 11 | 8% | −0.6 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 377 | 39 | 10.3% | +1.7 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 406 | 35 | 8.6% | 0 | 2 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 155 | 8 | 5.2% | −3.4 | 1 from 1 |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.25 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Tramore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Clonmel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 2 | 25% | −2.25 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Geraghty | 3 | 2 | 67% | +8.25 |
| Denis O'Regan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Paul Carberry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Derek O'Connor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| T G M Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P W Flood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ms N Carberry | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Ms K Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Molloy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr F T Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Niall P Madden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +5.75 |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.50 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 2 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Chase | 4 | 2 | 50% | +7.25 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Flat | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 30 Sep 07+20d | Clonmel (IRE) | I.S.F. European Breeders Fund Captain Christy Novice Chase | PU/9 | — | 11-5 | — | — | Barry Geraghty | 9/2 |
| 10 Sep 07+17d | Galway | Galway City Vintners Novice Chase | 1/7 | 11-3 | — | 103C | Barry Geraghty | 9/4F | |
| 24 Aug 07+7d | Kilbeggan | Hackett Bookmakers Beginners Chase | 1/14 | 11-7 | — | 117C | Barry Geraghty | 7/1 | |
| 17 Aug 07+12d | Tramore | Guillamene Beginners Chase | 4/15 | 1½ | 11-7 | — | 113C | Denis O'Regan | 6/1 |
| 05 Aug 07+31d | Galway | Tara Towers Hotel Handicap Hurdle (88-130) | 2/19 | 8 | 10-1 | 95 | 118C | T G M Ryan | 25/1 |
| 05 Jul 07+47d | Bellewstown | Leaseplan Handicap Hurdle (81-109) | 15/16 | 30 | 11-4 | 93 | 91C | Paul Carberry | 9/1 |
| 19 May 07+8d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | F.B.D. Insurance Hurdle | 4/14 | 21 | 11-7 | 96 | 95C | P W Flood | 8/1 |
| 11 May 07+147d | Downpatrick | Heart Of Down (QR) Hurdle | 1/7 | 11-3 | 96 | 125C | Ms N Carberry | 6/4F | |
| 2006 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 06+175d | Gowran Park | Irish Racing Yearbook Novice Hurdle | 7/8 | 7 | 11-3 | — | 91C | Paul Carberry | 10/3 |
| 23 Jun 06+53d | Down Royal | Kbs Group Maiden Hurdle | 1/19 | 10-13 | — | — | Denis O'Regan | 7/2 | |
| 01 May 06+22d | Down Royal | McConville Construction Ltd (QR) Maiden Hurdle | 3/20 | 3½ | 10-8 | — | 117C | Ms K Walsh | 8/1 |
| 09 Apr 06+85d | Tramore | Www.tramore-racecourse.com Maiden Hurdle | 2/15 | 3 | 10-8 | — | 96C | Robert Molloy | 4/1 |
| 14 Jan 06+17d | Punchestown | Punchestown (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race | 3/15 | 2½ | 11-9 | — | 115C | Mr Derek O'Connor | 9/2 |
| 2005 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 05+305d | Leopardstown | Star Racegoers Club Inh Flat Race | 5/7 | 1 | 11-2 | — | 99C | Mr F T Moore | 20/1 |
| 26 Feb 05+38d | Thurles | Cashel (Pro-Am) INH Flat | 9/15 | ½ | 11-6 | — | — | Niall P Madden | 6/1 |
| 19 Jan 05 | Navan | Rockview (QR) I.N.H. Flat Race | 3/10 | 20 | 11-2 | — | 98C | Mr Derek O'Connor | 9/4J |
Quick answers
- How many races has Zaffaran Star won?
- Zaffaran Star (IRE) won 4 of 16 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 9 times in total (56.3% of starts).
- Who trained Zaffaran Star?
- Zaffaran Star (IRE) was trained by R P Burns on the most recent run on record, at Clonmel (IRE) on 30 September 2007.
- Who is Zaffaran Star's sire?
- Zaffaran Star (IRE) is by Zaffaran (USA) out of Scoil Hill (IRE), whose sire is Salluceva.
- What going does Zaffaran Star prefer?
- Zaffaran Star (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Zaffaran Star's official rating?
- Zaffaran Star (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 96.
- What is Zaffaran Star's sire's record?
- Zaffaran (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.