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Horse profile

Zefania (FR)

5yo mare (at last run, Dec 2024) · Last trainer John C McConnell · Last owner Blackhorse Equine Trading Ltd
by Maxios (GB) out of Zaphira (GER) (Big Shuffle)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2022
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 15 Dec 2024 — 676 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2024 · 12th of 15 Won at Kilbeggan Last raced off OR 111
KTB Profile

Zefania was a mare who won one of eight starts on turf between Jul 2022 and Dec 2024. Her sole success came at Kilbeggan in Sep 2024 in the www.kilbegganraces.com Mares Maiden Hurdle over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground. She raced off her highest ever mark of 111 at Navan in Dec 2024 when she finished 12 of 15 in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 105 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Tramore, 18 Aug 2024

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 5 figures · best 105B · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft3103B102—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3105B102—
2m1f – 2m4f2103B102.5—

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 120A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kilbeggan, 4 Sep 2024 Official rating 111 at the last run, 15 Dec 2024

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 120A · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft3120A98—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3119A109—
2m1f – 2m4f2120A109—

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 from 3 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (33%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 2,125 runs since Jan 2008 (266 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 316. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 7.9% from 190.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−11.7—
Good to Firm10099%−2.7—
Good5506010.9%−0.80 from 1
Good to Soft3764913%+1.30 from 3
Soft5537313.2%+1.51 from 4
Heavy2273113.7%+2—
Standard (AW)316278.5%−3.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7114.3%+2.6—
6f – 7f9355.4%−6.3—
1m – 1m1f190157.9%−3.8—
1m2f – 1m4f414389.2%−2.50 from 3
1m5f – 2m72410013.8%+2.10 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f5507012.7%+11 from 2
2m5f – 3m1171412%+0.3—
Over 3m30620%+8.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Zaphira (GER) (Big Shuffle)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Zora (FR)70——
Zucesso (FR)120——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 1 25% −1.12
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Longchamp (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 1 100% +1.88
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +0.88

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Alex Harvey 3 1 33% −0.12
Ben Harvey 2 0 0% −2.00
Rene Piechulek 1 0 0% −1.00
Gerald Mosse 1 0 0% −1.00
Stephane Pasquier 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 3 1 33% −0.12
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 1 20% −2.12
Flat 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
15 Dec 24+102d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran Held up at the back - improved by the 6th - still involved after four out - dropped away approaching the last two before fading out of contention 12/15 2½ 10-12 111102B98A Alex Harvey 16/1
04 Sep 24+17d Kilbeggan www.kilbegganraces.com Mares Maiden Hurdle 19f · Yielding · 16 ran Settled just behind pace - jumped awkwardly in 3rd - needed slight urging around midpoint - driven to the front approaching two out - pushed hard after the final fence and kept finding under pressure to the line 1/16 11-2 —103B120A Alex Harvey 15/8F
18 Aug 24+532d Tramore Peter Queally Memorial Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 15 ran Towards the rear of the field - nudged forward after 3 out - progressed to 4th at the last - stayed on but never a danger 4/15 7 11-0 —105B109A Alex Harvey 9/1
05 Mar 23+8d Wexford Wexford Mares Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 2/14 3¼ 10-6 —102B119A Ben Harvey 9/2
25 Feb 23+146d Fairyhouse Norman Colfer Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 3) 16.5f · Yielding · 5 ran 4/5 6 10-7 —76C91C Ben Harvey 16/1
02 Oct 22+49d Longchamp (FR) Prix de l'Opera Longines (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Grande Course) (Turf) 10f · Very Soft · 16 ran 15/16 5 8-11 ——— Rene Piechulek 127/1
14 Aug 22+31d Deauville (FR) Prix Minerve (3yo Fillies) (Round Course) (Turf) 12.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 ¾ 8-11 ——— Gerald Mosse 23/1
14 Jul 22 Longchamp (FR) Prix de Malleret (3yo Fillies) (Grande Course) (Turf) 12f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 2 8-13 ——— Stephane Pasquier 17/1

Quick answers

How many races has Zefania (FR) won?
Zefania (FR) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2022 and 2024, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Zefania (FR)?
Zefania (FR) was trained by John C McConnell on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 15 December 2024.
Who is Zefania (FR)'s sire?
Zefania (FR) is by Maxios (GB) out of Zaphira (GER), whose sire is Big Shuffle.
What going does Zefania (FR) prefer?
Zefania (FR) has the best record on soft 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 Zefania (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 111, from the run on 15 December 2024. That is also the highest on record.
What is Zefania (FR)'s sire's record?
Maxios (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 2,125 runs since Jan 2008 (266 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 316. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 7.9% from 190.
Who are Zefania (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Zaphira (GER), Zefania (FR) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2022. 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.