Horse profile
Zenato (IRE)
by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Romie's Kastett (GER) (Halling)
22 runs · 17 courses · from Oct 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses
Ran yesterday
Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile
Zenato (IRE) is 4 from 22. All 4 wins have come on turf — 0 from 8 on the all-weather.
Based on 22 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
- 4–22Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 8 (36.4%)Placed
- +5.33£1 level staken=22 at SP
- 1.80Fair A/E n=22 · 1.52 incl. margin
- 109Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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 rating105↓ 4lb off peak
105
60–109
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 115
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 98A | 85.5 | 1 · — |
| Good | 3 | 102C | 94 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 94A | 84 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 98A | 87 | 1 · — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 102C | 85 | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 119B | 106 | 2 · 117 / 111.5 |
| Soft | 2 | 115A | 112.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 87A | 85 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 119B | 103.5 | 2 · 117 / 116 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 22 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 22 runs · as at 18 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
- Led 3 (38%) · 2 wins
- Held up 3 (38%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,772 runs since Jan 2008 (936 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 16 | 22.2% | +12 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,911 | 220 | 11.5% | +1.3 | — |
| Good | 2,944 | 268 | 9.1% | −1.1 | 3 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 1,239 | 108 | 8.7% | −1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,766 | 143 | 8.1% | −2.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 540 | 62 | 11.5% | +1.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 4,298 | 485 | 11.3% | +1.1 | 0 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,126 | 141 | 12.5% | +2.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5,034 | 527 | 10.5% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,324 | 336 | 10.1% | −0.1 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,097 | 196 | 9.3% | −0.9 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 837 | 80 | 9.6% | −0.6 | 2 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 320 | 22 | 6.9% | −3.3 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 31 | 1 | 3.2% | −7 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.2 | — |
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
Romie's Kastett (GER) (Halling)
8 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Morning Has Broken (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Morning Has Broken (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning Has Broken (IRE) | 8 | 2 | 7f–1m | Class 5 |
| Eagle Spirit (IRE) | 14 | 2 | 1m–1m2f | — |
| Global Hunter (IRE) | 3 | 2 | 1m–1m2f | Class 5 |
| Auld Brig (IRE) | 17 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Ammolite (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Branston Lion (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Why Comply (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Al Dweha (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 3 | 33% | +13.33 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +10.00 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Fakenham | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 2 | 22% | +10.33 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Burke | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.67 |
| Fern O'Brien | 4 | 2 | 50% | +14.00 |
| W J Lee | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Gina Mangan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie | 9 | 3 | 33% | +13.33 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +14.33 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 12 | 1 | 8% | −7.00 |
| Hurdle | 10 | 3 | 30% | +12.33 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 26+242d | Uttoxeter | We Buy Cars On The Go Handicap Hurdle Race Prompt second early - disputed the front by 6th - under urging before 3 out then dropped away - tailed off rapidly before 2 out - eased and stopped soon after jumping 2 out | PU/10 | — | 11-9 | 105 | — | — | Fern O'Brien | 14/1 |
| 16 Feb 26+57d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Join The Midnite Movement Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Set the pace early - pushed along with 2f remaining - overtaken entering the last furlong - fought back close home but just failed | 2/8 | hd | 9-9 | 63 | 98A | 82A | Gina Mangan | 6/1 |
| 21 Dec 25+45d | Fakenham | Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap Hurdle Sent clear to the front early - caught approaching 3 out - pushed along and lost lead 2 out - faded into the last finishing fifth | 5/6 | 6½ | 11-4 | 109 | 115A | 98B | Fern O'Brien | 10/3 |
| 06 Nov 25+19d | Sedgefield | Fairlight Studios At Sedgefield Racecourse Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Held on tight to the bit early - set the pace throughout and drifted towards the inside - scrappy over the fence three out - well in front and drifted left at the last - stayed on for a comfortable success | 1/6 | 11-9 | 102 | 106A | 120B | Fern O'Brien | 2/1F | |
| 18 Oct 25+27d | Stratford | Nigel Reeve 60th Birthday Celebration Female Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Hampered start - settled behind the front group - moved into second entering the final bend - edged in front close to the last - driven out to hold on under pressure in the closing stages and won | 1/11 | 11-7 | 98 | 117A | 123A | Fern O'Brien | 14/1 | |
| 21 Sep 25+110d | Plumpton | Happy 70th Birthday Martin Quinn Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back from the off - made no impression on the leaders - finished well beaten in 9th | 9/9 | 6 | 12-0 | 100 | 81C | 83C | Jonathan Burke | 16/1 |
| 03 Jun 25+43d | Southwell | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle Settled close to pace fighting for control early - hit the front before the 3rd then lost it soon after - drifted left under pressure with nothing to offer the leader 2 out - unable to find more late on - finished fourth | 4/7 | 3¾ | 11-6 | 102 | 119B | 108B | Jonathan Burke | 5/1 |
| 21 Apr 25+50d | Fakenham | Fairfax & Favor Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Sent to the front early - hit the third fence but stayed in stride - opened a healthy advantage nearing three out - caught approaching two out then put back in front turning in - fought back up close home after being overtaken near the last - had to dig deep on the run-in to prevail by the narrowest of margins | 1/6 | 11-2 | 94 | 97B | 124B | Jonathan Burke | 10/3 | |
| 02 Mar 25+30d | Huntingdon | Fail To Plan, Plan To Fail Handicap Hurdle Sat close up early - stumbled 3 out - unable to close from 2 out - held on for fourth | 4/12 | 5½ | 11-2 | 96 | 83B | 101A | Jonathan Burke | 8/1 |
| 31 Jan 25+32d | Catterick | Raceday Ready Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Ducked left at the start - eager and settled towards the back - moved into second four out - drifted left and gave up the spot before the last then found nothing more | 4/8 | 3¼ | 10-12 | — | 110A | 109A | Jonathan Burke | 6/1 |
| 30 Dec 24+67d | Taunton | Royal Oak Hillcommon Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up early towards the back - improved through the field to lie fourth by the third-last - kept on without quickening to finish third | 3/9 | 2¼ | 11-0 | — | 87A | 102A | Jonathan Burke | 10/1 |
| 24 Oct 24+9d | Nottingham | Join Us Next Raceday 30th October Handicap Sluggish start - eager and up with the front group early - urged into contention over a furlong out - tight second turning into the final furlong - nosed ahead a short way from the line - stayed on to hold on by a whisker | 1/6 | 9-9 | 60 | 59A | 86B | Robert Havlin | 4/1 | |
| 15 Oct 24+16d | Newcastle (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap Settled at the back - urged forward with over 2f remaining - failed to threaten the leading group - finished eighth | 8/12 | 4¾ | 9-4 | 60 | 87A | 53A | P J McDonald | 11/1 |
| 29 Sep 24+107d | Southwell (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Settled midpack early - pushed along with 2f left - unable to close on the front pack inside the final furlong - finished fifth | 5/8 | 3¼ | 9-2 | 62 | 84A | 63A | Daniel Tudhope | 22/1 |
| 14 Jun 24+8d | Cork | Cork Handicap (47-75) | 5/9 | ½ | 9-3 | 64 | 94A | 75A | Wayne Lordan | 9/1 |
| 06 Jun 24+17d | Leopardstown | Legacy Wine Bar Handicap (47-70) | 4/18 | 2 | 9-9 | 65 | 83C | 78A | W J Lee | 4/1F |
| 20 May 24+38d | Roscommon | Roscommon Claiming Maiden | 2/15 | 1¾ | 8-13 | 67 | 102C | 77A | W J Lee | 4/1 |
| 12 Apr 24+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Greyhound Racing Every Weekend Handicap | 10/13 | 1¼ | 9-12 | 70 | 87B | 65A | W J Lee | 18/1 |
| 22 Mar 24+100d | Dundalk (AW) | Sky Bet Handicap | 8/11 | nk | 9-12 | 70 | 91A | 75A | W J Lee | 28/1 |
| 13 Dec 23+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 9/13 | hd | 9-7 | — | 68B | 67A | Shane Foley | 66/1 |
| 24 Nov 23+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden | 7/12 | shd | 9-5 | — | 84A | 77A | Colin Keane | 25/1 |
| 27 Oct 23 | Dundalk (AW) | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden (Div 1) | 10/13 | 2¾ | 9-1 | — | 80B | 64A | Jamie Powell | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Zenato (IRE) won?
- Zenato (IRE) won 4 of 22 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 8 times in total (36.4% of starts).
- Who trains Zenato (IRE)?
- Zenato (IRE) is trained by Fergal O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 October 2026.
- Who is Zenato (IRE)'s sire?
- Zenato (IRE) is by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Romie's Kastett (GER), whose sire is Halling.
- What going does Zenato (IRE) prefer?
- Zenato (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 9 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 Zenato (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 16 October 2026. The highest on record is 109.
- What is Zenato (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Footstepsinthesand (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,772 runs since Jan 2008 (936 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
- Who are Zenato (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Romie's Kastett (GER), Zenato (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Morning Has Broken (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Morning Has Broken (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Oct 2026.