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Horse profile

Zaza Zest (IRE)

3yo filly (at last run, Oct 2015) · Last trainer Richard Fahey · Last owner Richard Fahey Ebor Racing Club Ltd
by Approve (IRE) out of Happy Talk (IRE) (Hamas)
11 runs · 9 courses · from Jul 2014
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Oct 2015 — 4,041 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2015 · 1st of 10 Won last time out 2 wins · Leicester & Southwell (AW) Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Zaza Zest (IRE) is 2 from 11. Won last time out at Leicester (Class 6). Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 75.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating75At career-high mark
75 65–75

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 86A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Thirsk, 31 Jul 2015 Official rating 75 at the last run, 13 Oct 2015

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 11 figures · best 86A · median 74
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good to Soft486A82.5—
Good to Firm380A74—
Standard (AW)381B68—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
6f – 7f686A79.5—
Under 6f374A56—
1m – 1m1f286A67.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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

Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,687 runs since Mar 2014 (179 horses).

Strongest on good going: 11.7% from 503. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.6% from 554.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18211.1%+2.8—
Good to Firm488449%+0.70 from 3
Good5035911.7%+3.40 from 1
Good to Soft226135.8%−2.51 from 4
Soft315196%−2.3—
Heavy8633.5%−4.8—
Standard (AW)1,051827.8%−0.51 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5546411.6%+3.30 from 3
6f – 7f1,3081058%−0.32 from 6
1m – 1m1f484326.6%−1.70 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f216198.8%+0.5—
1m5f – 2m9222.2%−6.1—
2m1f – 2m4f3200%−8.3—
2m5f – 3m100%−8.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2014 · as at 6 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Happy Talk (IRE) (Hamas)

9 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Mica Mika (IRE) (11 wins).

The wins came over 5f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Silver Streak (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mica Mika (IRE)79117f–2mClass 3
Silver Streak (IRE)3681m7½f–2m½fGrade 1
Foreign Rhythm (IRE)9685f–6fClass 5
Frisky Talk (IRE)1925fClass 5
Nagham (IRE)1115fClass 4
Evoke (IRE)516fClass 5
Whispered Lands (IRE)50——
Camacho's Cavalier (IRE)10——
Joe Cable (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −2.47
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Standard (AW) 3 1 33% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 1 17% −4.00
Class 6 4 1 25% −2.47
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Beverley 3 0 0% −3.00
Leicester 1 1 100% +0.53
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 1 100% +1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 6 2 33% −2.47
Under 6f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tony Hamilton 5 1 20% −3.00
Jack Garritty 3 0 0% −3.00
Paddy Mathers 2 1 50% −0.47
David Nolan 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 4 1 25% −2.47
2014 7 1 14% −5.00

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
2015 · 4 runs
13 Oct 15+62d Leicester Whissendine Selling Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 1/10 8-5 7579A Paddy Mathers 8/15F
12 Aug 15+12d Beverley Journal Classified Claiming Stakes Class 6 · 7½f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 1¾ 9-4 7080A David Nolan 11/2
31 Jul 15+24d Thirsk Tomrods Steel Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Good To Soft · 13 ran 3/13 shd 8-13 6586A Jack Garritty 12/1
07 Jul 15+222d Pontefract Hilco Appraisal Handicap Class 5 · 1m · Good · 8 ran 6/8 3 9-4 6749A Tony Hamilton 11/1
2014 · 7 runs
27 Nov 14+14d Kempton (AW) BetVictor.com Nursery Class 2 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 5/7 4 8-10 6864A Tony Hamilton 10/1
13 Nov 14+23d Southwell (AW) 32Red Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 6 ran 1/6 8-10 6781B Tony Hamilton EvensF
21 Oct 14+14d Wolverhampton (AW) Book Now For Christmas Nursery (Div 1) Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 10 ran 2/10 9 8-13 6768A Tony Hamilton 8/1
07 Oct 14+28d Catterick BHEST Racing To School Nursery Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 hd 9-2 6586A Jack Garritty 11/1
09 Sep 14+27d Redcar Market Cross Jewellers Maiden Auction Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 3/13 hd 8-5 —74A Jack Garritty 33/1
13 Aug 14+15d Beverley St Stephen's Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 11/12 ¾ 8-8 —37A Tony Hamilton 7/1
29 Jul 14 Beverley 100% Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing Maiden Auction Fillies' Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 7/11 2 8-7 —56A Paddy Mathers 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Zaza Zest won?
Zaza Zest (IRE) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2014 and 2015, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 6 times in total (54.5% of starts).
Who trained Zaza Zest?
Zaza Zest (IRE) was trained by Richard Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 13 October 2015.
Who is Zaza Zest's sire?
Zaza Zest (IRE) is by Approve (IRE) out of Happy Talk (IRE), whose sire is Hamas.
What going does Zaza Zest prefer?
Zaza Zest (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Zaza Zest's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 13 October 2015. That is also the highest on record.
What is Zaza Zest's sire's record?
Approve (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,687 runs since Mar 2014 (179 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 11.7% from 503. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.6% from 554.
Who are Zaza Zest's siblings?
Out of Happy Talk (IRE), Zaza Zest (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Mica Mika (IRE) (11). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Silver Streak (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.