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Horse profile

Zarif (IRE)

2yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2009) · Last trainer M Halford · Last owner H H Aga Khan
by Observatory (USA) out of Zariliya (IRE) (Darshaan)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Aug 2009
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Nov 2009 — 6,195 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2009 · 11th of 14 First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Zarif (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 4 at Killarney (Aug 2009).

Based on 3 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 62A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 3 Aug 2009

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 3 figures · best 62A · median 48
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f248C46—
6f – 7f1———

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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 2,276 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 11.5% from 330.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2600%−8.4—
Good to Firm417327.7%−0.7—
Good5625810.3%+1.9—
Good to Soft281207.1%−1.3—
Soft3303811.5%+3.10 from 1
Heavy11697.8%−0.60 from 1
Standard (AW)544356.4%−20 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5423.7%−4.7—
6f – 7f464408.6%+0.20 from 1
1m – 1m1f421419.7%+1.30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f530489.1%+0.7—
1m5f – 2m418317.4%−1—
2m1f – 2m4f273248.8%+0.4—
2m5f – 3m10665.7%−2.7—
Over 3m1000%−8.4—

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
Zariliya (IRE) (Darshaan)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Zarinava (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m1f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Zarinava (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Zarinava (IRE)2952m–2m½fGrade 2
Zariyna (IRE)931m1f–1m2f—
Zarafina (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Foley 2 0 0% −2.00
Fran Berry 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Cheekpieces 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 KTB Jockey SP
2009 · 3 runs
11 Nov 09+82d Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden 8f · Standard · 14 ran 11/14 2 9-0 48C Shane Foley 25/1
21 Aug 09+18d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F (c & G) Maiden 8.5f · Soft To Heavy · 4 ran 3/4 10 9-0 44B Fran Berry 10/1
03 Aug 09 Naas Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Maiden 7f · Soft · 9 ran 8/9 1¼ 8-12 62A Shane Foley 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Zarif won?
Zarif (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2009.
Who trained Zarif?
Zarif (IRE) was trained by M Halford on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 11 November 2009.
Who is Zarif's sire?
Zarif (IRE) is by Observatory (USA) out of Zariliya (IRE), whose sire is Darshaan.
What is Zarif's sire's record?
Observatory (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.4% of 2,276 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 11.5% from 330.
Who are Zarif's siblings?
Out of Zariliya (IRE), Zarif (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Zarinava (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Zarinava (IRE)). The wins came over 1m1f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2009. 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.