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Horse profile

Zarjaz (USA)

3yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2018) · Last trainer Kevin Ryan · Last owner Ahmad Al Shaikh
by First Defence (USA) out of Fanzine (USA) (Cozzene)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Mar 2018
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Jul 2018 — 3,038 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2018 · 8th of 12 Won at Southwell (AW) Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Zarjaz (USA) is 1 from 5, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2018. Last raced off a career-high mark of 80.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 30 Apr 2018

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 5 figures · best 102A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)4102A92—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f4102A92—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 92A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 30 Apr 2018 Official rating 80 at the last run, 4 Jul 2018

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 5 figures · best 92A · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)492A66—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f492A72—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
First Defence (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 541 runs since Jan 2008 (59 horses).

Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.8% from 162.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+5.4—
Good to Firm871517.2%+2.60 from 1
Good1071816.8%+2.2—
Good to Soft49816.3%+1.7—
Soft5159.8%−4.8—
Heavy1119.1%−5.5—
Standard (AW)2313113.4%−1.21 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−14.6—
6f – 7f1623219.8%+5.2—
1m – 1m1f2263816.8%+2.21 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f9644.2%−10.40 from 1
1m5f – 2m40410%−4.6—
2m1f – 2m4f1317.7%−6.9—

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
Fanzine (USA) (Cozzene)

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

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Lady Correspondent (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tetbury (USA)1621m4fClass 5
Lady Correspondent (USA)417fClass 4
Maoilin (USA)417f—
Apazine (USA)70——
Fanfaronade (USA)150——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 1 25% +13.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 1 33% +14.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 1 100% +16.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% +13.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Queally 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom Eaves 2 1 50% +15.00
Kevin Stott 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2018 · 5 runs
04 Jul 18+22d Kempton (AW) 32Red Casino Handicap (Div 1) Class 4 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 1 9-5 8090A70A Tom Queally 16/1
12 Jun 18+43d Thirsk Watch Racing UK On BT TV Confined Novice Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 1½ 9-9 8073A74A Tom Queally 4/1
30 Apr 18+28d Southwell (AW) Compare Bookies At Freebetting.co.uk Novice Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-0 —102A92A Tom Eaves 16/1
02 Apr 18+13d Wolverhampton (AW) Renault All-New Koleos Novice Median Auction Stakes Class 5 · 9.5f · Standard · 5 ran 2/5 13 9-2 —94C62B Tom Eaves 6/1
20 Mar 18 Newcastle (AW) 32Red Casino Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 10f · Standard · 5 ran 4/5 5 9-2 —38C59B Kevin Stott 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Zarjaz won?
Zarjaz (USA) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2018, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
Who trained Zarjaz?
Zarjaz (USA) was trained by Kevin Ryan on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 4 July 2018.
Who is Zarjaz's sire?
Zarjaz (USA) is by First Defence (USA) out of Fanzine (USA), whose sire is Cozzene.
What going does Zarjaz prefer?
Zarjaz (USA) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Zarjaz's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 4 July 2018. That is also the highest on record.
What is Zarjaz's sire's record?
First Defence (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 541 runs since Jan 2008 (59 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 19.8% from 162.
Who are Zarjaz's siblings?
Out of Fanzine (USA), Zarjaz (USA) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Tetbury (USA) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Lady Correspondent (USA)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2018. 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.