Horse profile
Zephron (GB)
55 runs · 17 courses · from Oct 2019
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · Curragh, Cork & Tipperary
Ran 17 days ago · 9th of 14
Last raced off OR 43
KTB Profile
Zephron is a gelding with five wins from 55 starts, all on turf. He won the PG Duffy & Sons Citroen Handicap at the Curragh in Apr 2024 off an official rating of 78 over 6f – 7f on heavy ground, and has three wins from 14 runs at the Curragh overall. All five wins came in handicaps or maidens on heavy or soft going, four of them over 6f – 7f. Typically held up, he finished 9 of 14 at Bellewstown in Sep 2026 off an official rating of 43.
Based on 55 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 41lb off peak
- 5–55Wins / Runs
- 9.1%Strike rate
- 16 (29.1%)Placed
- −23.00£1 level staken=55 at SP
- 1.29Fair A/E n=55 · 0.99 incl. margin
- 84Highest OR
- 47dAvg 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 rating43↓ 41lb off peak
43
43–84
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 76
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 22 | 103C | 76 | 3 · 76 / 73 |
| Heavy | 17 | 104C | 79 | 3 · 87 / 46 |
| Good | 9 | 106C | 78 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 112C | 80 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 40 | 112C | 76.5 | 3 · 73 / 55 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 91A | 76 | 4 · 87 / 67 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 96C | 93 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 55 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 54 figures from 55 runs · as at 8 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 14 analysed runs
- Held up 14 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 1,409 runs since Jan 2008 (122 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 11.9% from 118. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.9% from 180. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.4% from 168.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 148 | 13 | 8.8% | −0.1 | — |
| Good | 258 | 19 | 7.4% | −1.5 | 0 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 146 | 13 | 8.9% | 0 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 267 | 20 | 7.5% | −1.4 | 2 from 23 |
| Heavy | 118 | 14 | 11.9% | +3 | 3 from 17 |
| Standard (AW) | 469 | 47 | 10% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 180 | 25 | 13.9% | +5 | 0 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 636 | 60 | 9.4% | +0.5 | 4 from 40 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 295 | 25 | 8.5% | −0.4 | 1 from 11 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 168 | 9 | 5.4% | −3.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 84 | 3 | 3.6% | −5.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 34 | 3 | 8.8% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +2.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 23 | 2 | 9% | −12.50 |
| Heavy | 17 | 3 | 18% | +4.50 |
| Good | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 14 | 3 | 21% | +7.50 |
| Naas | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Gowran Park | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Leopardstown | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Roscommon | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Bellewstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 40 | 4 | 10% | −14.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 1 | 9% | −4.50 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annalise Cullen | 16 | 1 | 6% | −9.50 |
| Leigh Roche | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.50 |
| Wayne Hassett | 8 | 2 | 25% | +7.00 |
| Ross Coakley | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| Mark Gallagher | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Luke McAteer | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Adam Grant | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dean Curran | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 29 | 4 | 14% | −1.00 |
| None | 20 | 1 | 5% | −16.00 |
| Blinkers | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.50 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +5.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.50 |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.00 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 26+28d | Bellewstown (IRE) | BOYLE Sports Handicap slowly away and towards the back - pushed along to reach 8th 2f out - never a threat and finished 9th | 9/14 | 2 | 9-1 | 43 | 46C | 56A | Luke McAteer | 33/1 |
| 02 Sep 26+75d | Navan (IRE) | Navan Handicap (Div I) Held up at the back - pushed along with 2f left but made no headway - stayed on same speed to finish 13th | 13/16 | 2½ | 9-3 | 47 | 58C | 49A | Luke McAteer | 33/1 |
| 19 Jun 26+58d | Down Royal | Laura Nicholas Memorial Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back - 8th at halfway - unable to close from over 2f out - finished well held in 10th | 10/11 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 50 | 73A | 48A | Adam Grant | 22/1 |
| 22 Apr 26+13d | Gowran Park | Thomastown Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back of the pack - ninth at halfway before slipping backward and pushed along with a furlong left - unable to find more and well held at the line | 11/14 | 1¼ | 9-10 | 54 | 55C | 60A | Luke McAteer | 14/1 |
| 09 Apr 26+10d | Gowran Park | Societies Welcome At Gowran Park Handicap (0-60) Tardy start - held up at the back and no threat to the leaders - driven approaching the final 3f - made some late headway from a furlong out to finish 7th | 7/16 | 1 | 9-12 | 56 | 76C | 81A | Mikey Sheehy | 33/1 |
| 30 Mar 26+154d | Navan | Return Of The Flat At Navan Handicap (0-60) Slow to break - held up at the back throughout - urged into effort with 2f left - dropped away to finish 15th | 15/15 | 9½ | 9-13 | 57 | 25C | 59C | Luke McAteer | 15/2 |
| 27 Oct 25+11d | Galway | KONE Handicap Settled towards the back early - pushed along with no headway 3f out - well held at the finish | 16/16 | 1½ | 8-10 | 62 | 87C | 54C | Declan McDonogh | 40/1 |
| 16 Oct 25+24d | Curragh | 1xbet.ie Supports Irish Racing Handicap Held up towards the back - unable to make headway - faded without threat late | 23/26 | ¾ | 9-7 | 66 | 44C | 50A | Wayne Hassett | 25/1 |
| 22 Sep 25+61d | Fairyhouse | Treo Eile Handicap Held up early - crept into contention inside the final furlong - unable to find more late - finished 11th | 11/18 | hd | 9-8 | 67 | 89C | 72A | Wayne Hassett | 28/1 |
| 23 Jul 25+34d | Naas | Bert House Stud Handicap Held up early - lost touch through the race - no impression made - well held at finish | 11/11 | 2½ | 9-0 | 72 | 48A | 54A | Leigh Roche | 40/1 |
| 19 Jun 25+14d | Leopardstown | Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Handicap Held up towards the back of the pack - slipped further down the order by halfway - unable to make headway late and stayed held over final furlong | 14/16 | 1¼ | 10-3 | 73 | 76C | 68A | Leigh Roche | 40/1 |
| 05 Jun 25+214d | Leopardstown | Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Handicap (Div 1) Held up at the back - improved into 9th by halfway but unable to threaten leaders inside final two furlongs - stayed on same gear to finish tenth | 10/16 | 3½ | 9-10 | 74 | 73C | 73A | Leigh Roche | 66/1 |
| 03 Nov 24+22d | Curragh | businessplus.ie Handicap Held up at the back throughout - pressed for effort with 2f left but made no impression - finished well beaten in 18th | 18/26 | ¾ | 9-2 | 78 | 61C | 67A | Wayne Hassett | 20/1 |
| 12 Oct 24+53d | Naas | Oktoberfest Weekend Handicap Held up towards the back - urged forward with 2f left - moved into 9th a furlong out - stayed on same speed to finish sixth | 6/14 | ¾ | 8-7 | 80 | 73C | 73A | Wayne Hassett | 40/1 |
| 20 Aug 24+19d | Roscommon | Conor Cassidy Car Sales Handicap Held up towards the back - lost more ground before halfway - 13th turning into the straight - unable to make headway and gave way late | 12/14 | 2½ | 9-10 | 81 | 46C | 68C | Wayne Hassett | 12/1 |
| 01 Aug 24+102d | Galway | Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Handicap Held up towards the back early - still in the pack on the inside at halfway - driven but made no headway into the straight and held on well the same to the line | 14/17 | ½ | 9-9 | 83 | — | 61C | Leigh Roche | 50/1 |
| 21 Apr 24+28d | Curragh | PG Duffy & Sons Citroen Handicap | 1/21 | 9-5 | 78 | 100C | 98A | Wayne Hassett | 13/2 | |
| 24 Mar 24+140d | Naas | Far Above At Compas Stallions Handicap | 8/16 | ¾ | 8-11 | 79 | 72C | 71A | Wayne Hassett | 16/1 |
| 05 Nov 23+5d | Curragh | Mongey Communications Handicap | 1/22 | 8-0 | 64 | 104C | 95A | Wayne Hassett | 13/2 | |
| 31 Oct 23+19d | Curragh | Follow ToteRacing On Twitter Handicap (47-65) | 4/20 | 1¾ | 10-1 | 64 | 91C | 95A | Leigh Roche | 11/1 |
| 12 Oct 23+16d | Curragh | Cavalor Equine Nutrition Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 6/19 | 2¾ | 10-1 | 64 | 79C | 88A | Leigh Roche | 4/1 |
| 26 Sep 23+7d | Cork | Follow Us On Twitter Handicap (47-65) | 1/18 | 9-9 | 58 | 83C | 90A | Leigh Roche | 11/2 | |
| 19 Sep 23+52d | Listowel | Rose Hotel Handicap (47-65) | 2/11 | ½ | 9-9 | 57 | 76A | 81A | Oisin Murphy | 4/1F |
| 29 Jul 23+25d | Gowran Park | Lyrath Estate Hotel & MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre Ladies Day 2023 Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 3/16 | 3¼ | 9-11 | 60 | 91C | 84A | W J Lee | 4/1F |
| 04 Jul 23+76d | Roscommon | Guinness Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 13/15 | ¾ | 9-10 | 61 | 67C | 59A | Dean Curran | 10/1 |
| 19 Apr 23+14d | Gowran Park | Thomastown Handicap (47-70) | 13/16 | 1½ | 9-13 | 67 | 71C | 61C | Leigh Roche | 18/1 |
| 05 Apr 23+161d | Leopardstown | SPIN1038 Handicap (50-80) | 12/12 | 1 | 9-4 | 68 | 32C | 45C | Leigh Roche | 15/2 |
| 26 Oct 22+3d | Curragh | Bet Builder At Novibet Handicap | 8/24 | shd | 9-1 | 74 | 69C | 82A | Annalise Cullen | 11/1 |
| 23 Oct 22+15d | Curragh | Tri Equestrian Handicap | 8/18 | 1 | 9-3 | 74 | 76C | 78A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 8/1 |
| 08 Oct 22+25d | Curragh | IRFU Charitable Trust Handicap (47-75) | 4/30 | nk | 9-9 | 74 | 88C | 96A | Annalise Cullen | 10/1 |
| 13 Sep 22+45d | Punchestown | Punchestown Flat Is Back Handicap (50-75) | 6/14 | ½ | 9-8 | 74 | 80C | 73A | Annalise Cullen | 17/2 |
| 30 Jul 22+70d | Galway | Ardilaun Hotel Handicap (50-75) | 2/15 | ½ | 9-6 | 72 | 76C | 89A | Annalise Cullen | 16/1 |
| 21 May 22+6d | Curragh | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (50-80) | 12/26 | hd | 9-4 | 75 | 72C | 79A | Annalise Cullen | 25/1 |
| 15 May 22+49d | Naas | Tote Always Sp Or Better Handicap | 10/13 | ½ | 9-1 | 77 | 76C | 56A | Mark Gallagher | 25/1 |
| 27 Mar 22+155d | Naas | Compas Stallions Handicap | 8/13 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 78 | 83C | 72A | Mark Gallagher | 10/1 |
| 23 Oct 21+17d | Leopardstown | Treo Eile, Retraining Ireland's Racehorses Handicap | 14/18 | ¾ | 9-1 | 79 | 78C | 63A | Annalise Cullen | 14/1 |
| 06 Oct 21+28d | Navan | Newgrange Handicap | 6/11 | shd | 8-10 | 80 | 93A | 80A | Annalise Cullen | 7/2J |
| 08 Sep 21+23d | Cork | Follow Us On Instagram Handicap | 3/13 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 80 | 106C | 81A | Annalise Cullen | 7/1 |
| 16 Aug 21+33d | Roscommon | Elphin Handicap | 4/14 | nk | 8-13 | 82 | 97C | 81A | Annalise Cullen | 12/1 |
| 14 Jul 21+37d | Killarney | Castleisland Rated Race | 3/6 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 83 | 91A | 76B | Annalise Cullen | 7/2 |
| 07 Jun 21+16d | Gowran Park | Visit Kilkenny.ie Handicap | 9/14 | hd | 8-13 | 84 | 104C | 74A | Annalise Cullen | 13/2 |
| 22 May 21+19d | Curragh | Betway Handicap | 9/22 | ¾ | 8-2 | 84 | 69C | 81A | Annalise Cullen | 10/3F |
| 03 May 21+19d | Curragh | Sentinel Ireland Handicap (45-75) | 1/28 | 9-4 | 73 | 103C | 115A | Annalise Cullen | 11/2J | |
| 14 Apr 21+17d | Leopardstown | Killiney Handicap (50-80) | 4/17 | ¾ | 8-13 | 73 | 100C | 78A | Annalise Cullen | 10/1 |
| 28 Mar 21+142d | Naas | Cappella Sansevero At Compas Stallions Handicap | 4/16 | 2 | 8-6 | 73 | 73C | 70A | Annalise Cullen | 15/2 |
| 06 Nov 20+22d | Curragh | Paddy Power Jerry Hannon Appreciation Handicap (50-80) | 7/18 | 1½ | 9-2 | 75 | 85C | 83A | Annalise Cullen | 12/1 |
| 15 Oct 20+12d | Curragh | Equilux Scientifically Proven System Handicap (45-75) | 3/18 | ½ | 10-1 | 75 | 90C | 96A | Ross Coakley | 22/1 |
| 03 Oct 20+8d | Tipperary | Thank You To All The Frontline Workers From Tipperary Racecourse Handicap | 6/15 | 3¾ | 9-3 | 76 | 71C | 75A | Ross Coakley | 18/1 |
| 25 Sep 20+25d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Handicap (50-85) | 11/14 | 2½ | 9-7 | 79 | 81B | 63A | Ross Coakley | 25/1 |
| 31 Aug 20+24d | Roscommon | Castlerea Handicap | 8/9 | nk | 9-6 | 82 | 77A | 65A | Ross Coakley | 11/2 |
| 07 Aug 20+29d | Tipperary | www.tipperaryraces.ie Maiden | 1/15 | 9-7 | 76 | 73C | 95A | Ross Coakley | 3/1 | |
| 09 Jul 20+15d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) | 3/16 | nk | 9-7 | — | 96C | 91A | Mark Gallagher | 5/1 |
| 24 Jun 20+234d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden | 3/15 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 112C | 86A | Ross Coakley | 12/1 |
| 03 Nov 19+14d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 6/22 | 1¼ | 9-5 | — | 92C | 88A | Mark Gallagher | 25/1 |
| 20 Oct 19 | Naas | Tifrums Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) | 6/15 | nk | 9-5 | — | 90C | 81A | Mark Gallagher | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Zephron (GB) won?
- Zephron (GB) won 5 of 55 archived starts between 2019 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 16 times in total (29.1% of starts).
- Who trains Zephron (GB)?
- Zephron (GB) is trained by A. McCann, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 September 2026.
- Who is Zephron (GB)'s sire?
- Zephron (GB) is by Ivawood (IRE) out of Amarylis (IRE), whose sire is Rip Van Winkle.
- What going does Zephron (GB) prefer?
- Zephron (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 17 starts (17.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Zephron (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 43, from the run on 30 September 2026. The highest on record is 84.
- What is Zephron (GB)'s sire's record?
- Ivawood (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 1,409 runs since Jan 2008 (122 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 11.9% from 118. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13.9% from 180. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 5.4% from 168.