Horse profile
Zeeband (IRE)
8yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2025) · Trainer Paul John Gilligan · Owner Paul Carty Natalie Gilligan Partnership
by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Zeeba (IRE) (Barathea)
34 runs · 24 courses · from Jun 2020
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
8 wins · 8 courses
Last run 21 Nov 2025 · 7th of 10
KTB Profile
Zeeband is an 8 from 34 gelding who won six of his 19 starts over 1m5f – 2m. He has eight wins from 34 runs on turf and all-weather, including a handicap hurdle at Killarney over 2m5f – 3m on good ground off 125 in Jul 2024 and another at Bangor-on-Dee over 2m1f – 2m4f on good off 120 the previous month. His last run, at Fairyhouse in Nov 2025, was a prominent 7 of 10 in the Irish National Hunt Chase CLG Beginners Chase. He has raced at 24 different courses.
Based on 34 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
- 8–34Wins / Runs
- 23.5%Strike rate
- 13 (38.2%)Placed
- +5.53£1 level staken=34 at SP
- 2.46Fair A/E n=34 · 2.09 incl. margin
- 140Highest OR
- 60dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating137↓ 3lb off peak
137
75–140
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 121
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 113A | 69 | — |
| Heavy | 5 | 156A | 105 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 3 | 132A | 126 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 97A | 80 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 156A | 72 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 132A | 113 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 126B | 97.5 | 1 run · — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 102C | 97 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 116A | 99.5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 106A | 104 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 124A | 113.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 124A | 102.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 102C | 97 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 34 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 31 figures from 34 runs · as at 3 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 8 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Mid-division 3 (38%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,946 runs since Jan 2008 (1,112 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 455. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,503 | 284 | 18.9% | +3.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 2,646 | 421 | 15.9% | +0.2 | 2 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 1,238 | 205 | 16.6% | +0.9 | 2 from 5 |
| Soft | 1,527 | 186 | 12.2% | −3.5 | 1 from 12 |
| Heavy | 455 | 42 | 9.2% | −6.5 | 1 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,558 | 423 | 16.5% | +0.8 | 2 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | −0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 772 | 113 | 14.6% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,100 | 335 | 16% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4,412 | 757 | 17.2% | +1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,891 | 263 | 13.9% | −1.8 | 6 from 19 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 584 | 73 | 12.5% | −3.2 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 139 | 16 | 11.5% | −4.2 | 1 from 7 |
| Over 3m | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | −1.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Zeeba (IRE) (Barathea)
9 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Semeen (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Danadana (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semeen (GB) | 15 | 6 | 1m2f–1m6f | Class 2 |
| Danadana (IRE) | 19 | 5 | 1m2f–1m2½f | Group 3 |
| Golden Glance (GB) | 19 | 2 | 2m3f–2m4½f | Class 4 |
| Tokyo Bay (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Zeelander (GB) | 9 | 1 | 1m3½f | Class 5 |
| Persian Beauty (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Quilting (USA) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Daily News (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Zeepost (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 12 | 1 | 8% | −5.50 |
| Good | 7 | 2 | 29% | +7.50 |
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.67 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.45 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.75 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 3 | 100% | +9.95 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Ripon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 19 | 6 | 32% | +6.03 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack G Gilligan | 15 | 3 | 20% | +2.83 |
| Danny Gilligan | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Eoin Walsh | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Shane O'Callaghan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Oliver Stammers | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Franny Norton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 18 | 4 | 22% | +7.33 |
| None | 8 | 2 | 25% | −2.55 |
| Visor | 5 | 2 | 40% | +3.75 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 15 | 4 | 27% | +10.33 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.45 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 18 | 4 | 22% | +7.33 |
| Flat | 13 | 4 | 31% | +1.20 |
| Chase | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Nov 25+26d | Fairyhouse | Irish National Hunt Chase CLG Beginners Chase Sat handy early on strong grip - shared front spot approaching 3 out - pushed along and lost that spot soon after - unable to threaten again finishing well beaten | 7/10 | 7½ | 11-7 | — | 98A | 108A | Shane O'Callaghan | 100/1 |
| 26 Oct 25+25d | Galway | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase Tucked in off the pace early - held 5th at halfway - came down 3 out | F/11 | — | 11-7 | — | — | — | Jack G Gilligan | 66/1 |
| 01 Oct 25+304d | Sligo | Christy 'Frosty' Callaghan Memorial Beginners Chase Settled towards rear - pushed along with no headway 4 out - eased and pulled up before the last | PU/8 | — | 11-7 | — | — | — | Jack G Gilligan | 33/1 |
| 2024 · 15 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Dec 24+15d | Fairyhouse | Bar One Racing Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) Race up with the pace early - clipped the second and settled third - moved into second before 4 out - pressed the leading pair at 4 out - dropped away 2 out and faded before the last | 8/8 | ½ | 11-4 | 137 | 103A | 111A | Jack G Gilligan | 33/1 |
| 16 Nov 24+21d | Cheltenham | From The Horses Mouth Podcast Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled mid-pack early against a strong grip on the bit - improved into contention before two out - pushed along approaching the last - drifted off a true line up the straight - unable to find more inside the final furlong and a half | 6/12 | 1¼ | 11-6 | 140 | 121A | 133A | Jack G Gilligan | 12/1 |
| 26 Oct 24+27d | Galway | W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle Just in front early - lost command after the opening fence - settled second from the 7th - edged back to the front approaching two out - pushed back into second there - stayed on but couldn't get back up | 2/10 | ½ | 11-5 | 133 | 113A | 141A | Jack G Gilligan | 18/1 |
| 29 Sep 24+43d | Curragh | Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch (0-110) (Premier Handicap) Held up towards the back and 24th at halfway - urged forward before 4f out but slipped further back and slowed 3f out - finished well adrift | 30/30 | 20 | 9-3 | 96 | 102C | 80C | Leigh Roche | 125/1 |
| 17 Aug 24+14d | Curragh | Comer Group International Irish St. Leger Trial Stakes (Group 3) Asked for effort early - sat in third for a spell after halfway - slipped to the back approaching 3f out - eventually well held at the finish | 5/5 | 34 | 9-9 | 96 | 50C | 83C | Seamie Heffernan | 66/1 |
| 03 Aug 24+15d | Galway | BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Settled midpack early - pushed into 5th approaching two out - stayed on same gear to finish well beaten | 9/18 | 8 | 10-10 | 133 | — | 103A | Jack G Gilligan | 16/1 |
| 19 Jul 24+21d | Killarney | Lee Strand Handicap Hurdle | 1/10 | 10-9 | 125 | 132A | 133A | Jack G Gilligan | 6/1 | |
| 28 Jun 24+47d | Bangor-on-Dee | Camden Stout Handicap Hurdle | 1/8 | 11-1 | 120 | 126B | 137A | Danny Gilligan | 13/2 | |
| 12 May 24+30d | Killarney | Lakes Of Killarney Handicap Hurdle | 4/11 | 2¼ | 9-11 | 115 | 97A | 112A | Shane O'Callaghan | 9/1 |
| 12 Apr 24+19d | Aintree | Alder Hey Handicap Hurdle (Conditional Jockeys' And Amateur Riders') (GBB Race) | 10/19 | hd | 10-8 | 122 | 66B | 114A | Jack G Gilligan | 17/2 |
| 24 Mar 24+21d | Limerick | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle | 1/12 | 11-7 | 106 | 156A | 143A | Jack G Gilligan | 10/3F | |
| 03 Mar 24+21d | Leopardstown | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 1/15 | 11-8 | 101 | 98B | 132A | Jack G Gilligan | 11/2 | |
| 11 Feb 24+4d | Navan | Gibney's Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 6/15 | 5½ | 11-6 | 101 | 109B | 103A | Jack G Gilligan | 4/1J |
| 07 Feb 24+13d | Fairyhouse | Bobbyjo Day February 24th Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 2/16 | 10 | 10-13 | 101 | 54B | 113A | Jack G Gilligan | 17/2 |
| 25 Jan 24+30d | Gowran Park | Langtons Kilkenny Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 3/18 | ½ | 11-5 | 100 | 105B | 130A | Jack G Gilligan | 28/1 |
| 2023 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 23+9d | Leopardstown | Careers At dornangroup.com Novice Handicap Hurdle | 18/23 | ½ | 10-2 | 102 | 72C | 87C | Danny Gilligan | 66/1 |
| 17 Dec 23+28d | Thurles | Horse & Jockey Hotel Rated Novice Hurdle | 5/10 | 16 | 10-11 | — | 60C | 96C | Jack G Gilligan | 150/1 |
| 19 Nov 23+266d | Cheltenham | mallardjewellers.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 7/7 | 63 | 11-4 | — | 7C | 101C | Jack G Gilligan | 50/1 |
| 26 Feb 23+14d | Naas | Expert Air Farewell Antoinette Maiden Hurdle | 8/21 | 3¾ | 11-5 | — | 44B | 98A | Danny Gilligan | 66/1 |
| 12 Feb 23+346d | Navan | Navan Ford & Opel Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 9/16 | 3¼ | 11-5 | — | 63B | 93A | Danny Gilligan | 25/1 |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Mar 22+17d | Newcastle (AW) | Betway Handicap | 4/6 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 96 | 103B | 79B | Oliver Stammers | 7/2 |
| 14 Feb 22+9d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Betway Handicap | 1/4 | 9-9 | 94 | 96C | 91B | Oliver Stammers | 11/4 | |
| 05 Feb 22+203d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Conditions Stakes (All-Weather Championships Fast-Track Qualifier) | 5/7 | 8½ | 9-5 | 95 | 116A | 75A | Dylan Hogan | 18/1 |
| 2021 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Jul 21+21d | Newbury | Bahrain Turf Series Handicap | 11/12 | 9 | 9-0 | 96 | 91C | 72C | Jim Crowley | 7/2 |
| 26 Jun 21+35d | Newcastle (AW) | William Hill Pick Your Places Northumberland Vase Handicap | 1/19 | 9-8 | 88 | 95B | 89A | Andrea Atzeni | 4/1 | |
| 22 May 21+225d | Newmarket | WSG Promotions Handicap | 3/7 | ¾ | 8-9 | 87 | 106A | 82A | Andrea Atzeni | 3/1J |
| 2020 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Oct 20+35d | York | Betsafe Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 2/11 | ½ | 8-8 | 85 | 102A | 90A | Jack Mitchell | 7/1 |
| 04 Sep 20+19d | Thirsk | RacingTV Hambleton Cup Handicap | 1/8 | 9-0 | 80 | 124A | 83A | Eoin Walsh | 9/4F | |
| 16 Aug 20+42d | Ripon | attheraces.com Handicap | 1/6 | 8-3 | 75 | 103A | 69B | Franny Norton | 6/5F | |
| 05 Jul 20+24d | Doncaster | Follow At The Races On Twitter Novice Stakes | 3/14 | 2¼ | 9-2 | — | 102C | 78A | Eoin Walsh | 12/1 |
| 11 Jun 20 | Yarmouth | Royal Ascot On Sky Sports Racing Novice Stakes | 5/6 | 6 | 9-5 | — | 92A | 67B | Eoin Walsh | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Zeeband won?
- Zeeband (IRE) won 8 of 34 archived starts between 2020 and 2025, a strike rate of 23.5%. Placed 13 times in total (38.2% of starts).
- Who trains Zeeband?
- Zeeband (IRE) is trained by Paul John Gilligan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 November 2025.
- Who is Zeeband's sire?
- Zeeband (IRE) is by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Zeeba (IRE), whose sire is Barathea.
- What going does Zeeband prefer?
- Zeeband (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Zeeband's official rating?
- Zeeband (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 140.
- What is Zeeband's sire's record?
- Sea The Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,946 runs since Jan 2008 (1,112 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.2% from 455. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
- Who are Zeeband's siblings?
- Out of Zeeba (IRE), Zeeband (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Semeen (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Danadana (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.