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Horse profile

Zain Blue (IRE)

4yo colt (at last run, Sep 2025) · Last trainer John Butler · Last owner Asaad Al Banwan
by Blue Point (IRE) out of Affability (IRE) (Dalakhani)
17 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2023
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Sep 2025 — 416 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025 · 1st of 12 Won last time out 3 wins · York & Ascot Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Zain Blue won three of 17 starts all at Class 3 level. Two of those wins came at York and one at Ascot, with all three victories gained in handicaps on good to soft or good ground over 1m to 1m4f. The colt won last time out at York in Sep 2025 in the Sky Bet Extra Places Middle Distance Handicap off an official rating of 81. He had previously won at the same track and trip in Sep 2024.

Based on 17 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent All wins at Class 3
Official rating81↓ 4lb off peak
81 79–85

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 96 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · York, 13 Jun 2025

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 17 figures · best 107B · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good7102A86—
Good to Firm699C83—
Good to Soft292A83.5—
Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f9107B86—
1m2f – 1m4f599C77—
6f – 7f395B93—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87A the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 7 Sep 2025 Official rating 81 at the last run, 7 Sep 2025

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 →

Flat 17 figures · best 96B · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good794A83—
Good to Firm696B88.5—
Good to Soft294A90.5—
Soft1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f996B87—
1m2f – 1m4f587A86—
6f – 7f394A93—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 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 from 9 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Prominent 5 (56%) · 1 win
  • Mid-division 3 (33%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (11%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Blue Point (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 14% of 3,419 runs since Jan 2008 (416 horses).

Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 10.5% from 210.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1000%−14—
Good to Firm6278713.9%−0.10 from 6
Good7919712.3%−1.71 from 7
Good to Soft3375716.9%+2.92 from 2
Soft3914912.5%−1.50 from 1
Heavy1131412.4%−1.6—
Standard (AW)1,15017415.1%+1.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6558813.4%−0.6—
6f – 7f1,87426514.1%+0.10 from 3
1m – 1m1f6139615.7%+1.72 from 9
1m2f – 1m4f2102210.5%−3.51 from 5
1m5f – 2m47510.6%−3.4—
2m1f – 2m4f19210.5%−3.5—
Over 3m100%−14—

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
Affability (IRE) (Dalakhani)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them My Lord And Master (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (My Lord And Master (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
My Lord And Master (IRE)1211m½fClass 5
Aura Blue (IRE)711m½fClass 5
Koduro (IRE)517fClass 5
Rock Of Candy (IRE)911m3f—
Spritzin' (IRE)110——
Whisper A Word (IRE)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 1 14% +3.00
Good to Firm 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 2 2 100% +14.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 3 4 3 75% +22.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
York 7 2 29% +8.00
Newmarket 3 0 0% −3.00
Ascot 2 1 50% +9.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 9 2 22% +7.00
1m2f – 1m4f 5 1 20% +5.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Connor Beasley 6 1 17% +5.00
David Egan 3 1 33% +2.00
Cam Hardie 2 0 0% −2.00
Warren Fentiman 1 1 100% +9.00
Neil Callan 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00
Oisin Orr 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Muscutt 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 1 9% +0.00
Cheekpieces 6 2 33% +9.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 6 1 17% +4.00
2024 8 2 25% +8.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2025 · 6 runs
07 Sep 25+15d York Sky Bet Extra Places Middle Distance Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 3 · 10.5f · Good · 12 ran Settled in the pack - urged forward with 3f remaining and again 2f out - powered through close home to hit the front inside the final furlong - held on to score 1/12 8-11 8177A87A Warren Fentiman 9/1
23 Aug 25+30d York Sky Bet Steve Birch Finale Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 15 ran Tracked the front group - driven with 3f left and drifted left entering the last furlong - unable to threaten but stayed on for fifth 5/15 2 8-8 8271C84A Connor Beasley 16/1
24 Jul 25+41d Yarmouth Racing League Race 7 Handicap (Trainers Registered To Racing League) (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 10f · Soft · 13 ran Settled among the pack early - dropped away approaching final 2f - well beaten at the finish 13/13 19 8-11 836C63C Cam Hardie 8/1
13 Jun 25+28d York Seat Unique Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran Held up early towards back - made progress from wide out approaching final furlong - kept on same pace to end up 4th 4/12 ½ 8-6 8496A87A Cam Hardie 22/1
16 May 25+29d York Knights Solicitors Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran Settled in the pack early - made progress into contention 3f out - kept on without matching the front-runners' speed late to finish 5th 5/13 ½ 8-11 8599C86A Connor Beasley 16/1
17 Apr 25+221d Newmarket Japan Racing Association Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Good · 11 ran Sat close to the front group down the middle - dropped away at halfway - drifted towards the back and could not get involved thereafter - finished ninth 9/11 8 8-8 8586C63C David Egan 11/1
2024 · 8 runs
08 Sep 24+16d York PJ Staffing Group Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Sat close up early - pushed along and lost touch over 2f out - fought back into fourth with a furlong left - found extra to hit the front in the closing stages before edging leftward at the line 1/6 8-12 8392A87B David Egan 4/1
23 Aug 24+13d York Sky Bet Mile Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 8f · Good To Firm · 16 ran Settled off the front group early - urged forward with 2f remaining - kept going without changing gear in the closing stages - finished fifth 5/16 3 8-7 8477C90A Connor Beasley 10/1
10 Aug 24+29d Newmarket JenningsBet Treble Odds Lucky 15 Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Fought for control early - tracked leaders in the pack - urged forward with two furlongs left before drifting right in pursuit of the winner - unable to find more and slipped back late 3/6 ½ 9-3 8489B96B Neil Callan 7/2
12 Jul 24+34d Ascot Long Harbour Derek Lucie-Smith Handicap (Rnd) Class 3 · 8f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 9-0 7975B94A Connor Beasley 10/1
08 Jun 24+15d Haydock Betfred 'Bet Builder' Sankey Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 · 8f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 1½ 9-5 8183A83A Silvestre De Sousa 11/1
24 May 24+14d Goodwood Racehorse Shares From 45 At Racingclub.com Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 11 ran 11/11 3 9-5 8168A56A Luke Morris 6/1
10 May 24+32d Ascot Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Handicap (Str) Class 4 · 8f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 2¼ 9-5 81102A93A Connor Beasley 15/2
08 Apr 24+184d Newcastle (AW) Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 13 ran 3/13 1¾ 9-1 83107B81A Connor Beasley 2/1F
2023 · 3 runs
07 Oct 23+43d Redcar Racing TV EBF Stallions Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Class 4 · 7f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 4¼ 9-4 —93A76A Oisin Orr 5/2F
25 Aug 23+21d York British EBF 40th Anniversary Convivial Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 2/14 1¼ 9-7 —71C93A David Egan 11/2
04 Aug 23 Newmarket British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 · 6f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 1¾ 9-4 —95B94A Daniel Muscutt 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Zain Blue won?
Zain Blue (IRE) won 3 of 17 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 17.6%. Placed 7 times in total (41.2% of starts).
Who trained Zain Blue?
Zain Blue (IRE) was trained by John Butler on the most recent run on record, at York on 7 September 2025.
Who is Zain Blue's sire?
Zain Blue (IRE) is by Blue Point (IRE) out of Affability (IRE), whose sire is Dalakhani.
What going does Zain Blue prefer?
Zain Blue (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Zain Blue's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 7 September 2025. The highest on record is 85.
What is Zain Blue's sire's record?
Blue Point (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14% of 3,419 runs since Jan 2008 (416 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 10.5% from 210.
Who are Zain Blue's siblings?
Out of Affability (IRE), Zain Blue (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: My Lord And Master (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (My Lord And Master (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2023. 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.