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Horse profile

Zaffinello (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2005) · Last trainer Henrietta C Knight · Last owner Mrs P Jamieson
by Zaffaran (USA) out of Satin Sheen (GB) (Abednego)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Apr 2005 — 7,868 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2005 Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Zaffinello (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts. Best effort: 4th of 14 at Hereford (Feb 2005).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 115C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Taunton, 3 Mar 2005 Official rating 105 at the last run, 13 Apr 2005

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 2 figures · best 115C · median 115
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 4 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 · 2 figures from 4 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
Zaffaran (USA)

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.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−8.6—
Good to Firm10965.5%−3.1—
Good286207%−1.60 from 1
Good to Soft17474%−4.60 from 1
Soft2963311.1%+2.50 from 2
Heavy2092813.4%+4.8—
Standard (AW)100%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f1218.3%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m137118%−0.60 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f3773910.3%+1.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m406358.6%00 from 1
Over 3m15585.2%−3.4—

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
Satin Sheen (GB) (Abednego)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Letitia's Loss (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Letitia's Loss (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Letitia's Loss (IRE)1712m7½fClass 4

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jim Culloty 2 0 0% −2.00
Sam Thomas 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Stronge 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2005 · 4 runs
13 Apr 05+41d Cheltenham Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-11 105— Sam Thomas 16/1
03 Mar 05+25d Taunton NH Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 shd 11-2 —115C Sam Stronge 14/1
06 Feb 05+15d Hereford NH Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 4/14 8 11-3 —115C Jim Culloty 16/1
22 Jan 05 Wincanton NH Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Soft · 6 ran UR/6 — 11-4 —— Jim Culloty 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Zaffinello won?
Zaffinello (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2005.
Who trained Zaffinello?
Zaffinello (IRE) was trained by Henrietta C Knight on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 13 April 2005.
Who is Zaffinello's sire?
Zaffinello (IRE) is by Zaffaran (USA) out of Satin Sheen (GB), whose sire is Abednego.
What is Zaffinello's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 13 April 2005. That is also the highest on record.
What is Zaffinello'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.
Who are Zaffinello's siblings?
Out of Satin Sheen (GB), Zaffinello (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Letitia's Loss (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Letitia's Loss (IRE)). The wins came over 2m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. 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.