Zenford (IRE)
Zenford is a gelding who has won one of seven starts on turf, all over 6f – 7f, with the success coming in a handicap at Limerick in Jun 2026 on soft ground off an official rating of 78. He has five places from those seven runs and has raced at four different courses. Typically held up, he finished 9 of 10 at Naas in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 79. His highest ever mark is 83.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 5 (71.4%)Placed
- −5.09£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.61Fair A/E n=7 · 0.51 incl. margin
- 83Highest 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 96
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 96A | 81.5 | 3 runs · 96 / 87 |
| Good | 2 | 96A | 92 | 2 runs · 96 / 92 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 96A | 87 | 6 runs · 96 / 87.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 7 analysed runs since Oct 2025
- Held up 4 (57%) · 1 win
- Prominent 3 (43%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 20.3% of 59 runs since Jan 2008 (6 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −20.3 | — |
| Good | 27 | 6 | 22.2% | +1.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −20.3 | — |
| Soft | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | +10.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | −7.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −20.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 29 | 3 | 10.3% | −10 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 6 | 42.9% | +22.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | +7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −20.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −20.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Emperor Zen (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Emperor Zen (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emperor Zen (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Fazen (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.09 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Coen | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.09 |
| Rory Mulligan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.09 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.09 |
| 2025 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Oct 26+93d | Naas (IRE) | Naas Racecourse Handicap Detached from the start - urged over 2f out - no response inside the final furlong - plodded home 9th | 9/10 | nk | 8-12 | 79 | 62A | 78A | Ben Coen | 13/2 |
| 09 Jul 26+20d | Leopardstown | BOYLE Sports 'Pick Your Place' Handicap Sat handy behind the pace-setters - driven in 3rd 2f out - moved into 2nd 1f out but found nothing more for 4th near the line | 4/10 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 83 | 96A | 90A | Ben Coen | 6/4F |
| 19 Jun 26+27d | Limerick | Conference & Banqueting Facilities At Limerick Handicap hesitant to break early - settled towards back - pushed into third spot approaching final two furlongs - edged into second with a furlong to run - hit front right at the finish | 1/6 | 9-13 | 78 | 96A | 92B | Ben Coen | 10/11F | |
| 23 May 26+28d | Curragh | NorthStandard Handicap Held up towards back of pack - 8th at halfway - urged into effort over 2f out - up to 4th inside final 2f - stayed on strongly to go down by a whisker | 2/13 | shd | 8-6 | 75 | 88C | 84A | Rory Mulligan | 6/1 |
| 25 Apr 26+28d | Limerick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden Settled just behind the front pair early - hit the front approaching 2f - challenged with 2f to go - driven along and drew level 1½f out - overtaken inside final furlong and held on for third | 3/10 | ¾ | 9-8 | — | 87A | 81A | Jamie Powell | 7/4F |
| 28 Mar 26+161d | Curragh | 1xBet.ie Proud Supporters Of Irish Racing Maiden Settled just behind the front pair - fighting for control early - pressed for effort in 3rd two out - unable to close in 4th one out before rallying to hold 3rd at the line | 3/13 | 5 | 9-6 | — | 79C | 78A | Ben Coen | 7/2 |
| 2025 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 18 Oct 25 | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden Sluggish start - settled towards the back - 6th at the midpoint - improved position into the straight - hit the front rank and pushed along a furlong out - stayed on well but held to finish 3rd | 3/9 | nk | 9-5 | — | 76A | 82A | Seamie Heffernan | 5/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Zenford won?
- Zenford (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 5 times in total (71.4% of starts).
- Who trains Zenford?
- Zenford (IRE) is trained by J. P. Murtagh, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
- Who is Zenford's sire?
- Zenford (IRE) is by Beckford (GB) out of Lady Zen (IRE), whose sire is Iffraaj.
- What going does Zenford prefer?
- Zenford (IRE) 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 Zenford's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 10 October 2026. The highest on record is 83.
- What is Zenford's sire's record?
- Beckford (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 20.3% of 59 runs since Jan 2008 (6 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Zenford's siblings?
- Out of Lady Zen (IRE), Zenford (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Emperor Zen (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Emperor Zen (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.