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Horse profile

Zelker (FR)

4yo gelding · Trainer M Rulec · Owner S Wald
by Zelzal (FR) out of Kerkyra (FR) (Air Chief Marshal)
10 runs · 3 courses · from Aug 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Ran 14 days ago · 18th of 18
KTB Profile

Zelker is a gelding by Zelzal out of Kerkyra who is yet to win from 10 starts on turf though he has placed twice. All nine runs at 1m2f – 1m4f have been on good to soft or softer going. His best effort came when third of 16 at Longchamp in Sep 2026. He finished 18 of 18 at Longchamp in the Class 1 Qatar Prix De La Place Des Vosges in Oct 2026 and has reached an official rating of 80.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 18 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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 9.5% of 1,661 runs since Jan 2008 (238 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−9.5—
Good to Firm4648.7%−0.8—
Good194189.3%−0.20 from 1
Good to Soft346298.4%−1.10 from 5
Soft360339.2%−0.30 from 4
Heavy911415.4%+5.9—
Standard (AW)623609.6%+0.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5135.9%−3.6—
6f – 7f6576710.2%+0.70 from 1
1m – 1m1f586488.2%−1.3—
1m2f – 1m4f3053110.2%+0.70 from 9
1m5f – 2m40615%+5.5—
2m1f – 2m4f19315.8%+6.3—
2m5f – 3m300%−9.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kerkyra (FR) (Air Chief Marshal)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Takerya (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m1½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Takerya (FR)511m1½f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Longchamp (FR) 5 0 0% −5.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 4 0 0% −4.00
Deauville (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 9 0 0% −9.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Christophe Soumillon 4 0 0% −4.00
Augustin Madamet 2 0 0% −2.00
Tony Piccone 2 0 0% −2.00
Antoine Hamelin 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Morris 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 0 0% −9.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 5 0 0% −5.00
2024 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 OR Jockey SP
03 Oct 26+27d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix De La Place Des Vosges Class 1 · 12.5f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 18/18 4½ 8-5 — Augustin Madamet 18/1
06 Sep 26+108d Longchamp (FR) Qatar Prix De La Reine Marguerite Presente Par Le Parisien Class 2 · 12f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 3/16 hd 8-7 — Augustin Madamet 25/1
21 May 26+27d Longchamp (FR) Prix du Chateau de Longchamp (Handicap) (Turf) 12f · Soft · 16 ran 7/16 ¾ 9-5 80 Christophe Soumillon 10/1
24 Apr 26+197d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Provence (Conditions) (Turf) 12f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 3 8-11 80 Christophe Soumillon 14/5
09 Oct 25+28d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix de Versailles (Handicap) (3yo) (Turf) 10f · Very Soft · 16 ran 6/16 hd 9-0 — Christophe Soumillon 10/1
11 Sep 25+109d Longchamp (FR) Prix de Longchamp (Handicap) (3yo) (Grande Course) (Turf) 12f · Soft · 15 ran 4/15 1¼ 9-2 — Antoine Hamelin 16/1
25 May 25+32d Longchamp (FR) Prix des Epinettes (Handicap) (3yo) (Grande Course) (Turf) 10.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 8/14 hd 8-9 — Luke Morris 37/1
23 Apr 25+19d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Amour Drake (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 12f · Very Soft · 8 ran 3/8 2 9-2 — Christophe Soumillon 23/1
04 Apr 25+232d Saint-Cloud (FR) Prix Empery (Maiden) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 10.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 2 9-2 — Tony Piccone 36/1
15 Aug 24 Deauville (FR) Arqana Series des Poulains (Conditions) (Unraced 2yo Colts & Geldings) (Straight Course) (Turf) 7f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 9 9-2 — Tony Piccone 42/1

Quick answers

How many races has Zelker (FR) won?
Zelker (FR) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trains Zelker (FR)?
Zelker (FR) is trained by M Rulec, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 October 2026.
Who is Zelker (FR)'s sire?
Zelker (FR) is by Zelzal (FR) out of Kerkyra (FR), whose sire is Air Chief Marshal.
What is Zelker (FR)'s official rating?
Zelker (FR)'s highest official rating on record is 80.
What is Zelker (FR)'s sire's record?
Zelzal (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 1,661 runs since Jan 2008 (238 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Zelker (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Kerkyra (FR), Zelker (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Takerya (FR) (1). The wins came over 1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2024. 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.