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Zermatt Star (IRE)

3yo filly · Trainer Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood · Owner Gary Downie
by Lucky Vega (IRE) out of Benefaction (IRE) (Nathaniel)
10 runs · 10 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 31 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Ripon Last run 30 Oct 2026 · 11th of 15 Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile

Zermatt Star (IRE) is 1 from 10, the win coming at Class 5 level.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Sep 2025 · updated 31 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5
Official rating73↓ 1lb off peak
73 65–74

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 84 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Chester, 12 Sep 2026

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 10 figures · best 91C · median 70
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 31 Oct 2025
Good to Soft270C68.51 run · —
Soft291C87.52 runs · 91 / 87.5
Good282A77.52 runs · 82 / 77.5
Heavy270A55.51 run · —
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 31 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f791C705 runs · 91 / 70
6f – 7f384A733 runs · 84 / 73

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 31 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Carlisle, 9 Sep 2026 Official rating 73 at the last run, 30 Oct 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 94A · median 64.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 31 Oct 2025
Good to Soft272A68.51 run · —
Soft294A78.52 runs · 94 / 78.5
Good287A75.52 runs · 87 / 75.5
Heavy270A601 run · —
Standard (AW)1——1 run · —
Good to Firm1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 31 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f794A705 runs · 94 / 65
6f – 7f364A633 runs · 64 / 63

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 31 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 10 analysed runs since Sep 2025

  • Prominent 4 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 3 (30%) · 1 win
  • Held up 3 (30%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Lucky Vega (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 521 runs since Jan 2008 (103 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 21.6% from 102.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1022221.6%+5.30 from 1
Good1462114.4%−1.90 from 2
Good to Soft751418.7%+2.40 from 2
Soft721013.9%−2.41 from 2
Heavy1417.1%−9.20 from 2
Standard (AW)1121715.2%−1.10 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5259.6%−6.7—
6f – 7f2524517.9%+1.60 from 3
1m – 1m1f1512516.6%+0.31 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f641015.6%−0.7—
1m5f – 2m200%−16.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Benefaction (IRE) (Nathaniel)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Eddie Munkins (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 1 50% +39.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 5 1 20% +36.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Ripon 1 1 100% +40.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 7 1 14% +34.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
David Nolan 4 1 25% +37.00
Shane Foley 4 0 0% −4.00
Cam Hardie 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Hart 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Cheekpieces 4 1 25% +37.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 8 1 13% +33.00
2025 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 8 runs
30 Oct 26+48d Newmarket Munich's Grosser Dallmayr-preis Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Soft · 15 ran mid-pack early - under pressure 3f out - dropped away tamely to finish 11th 11/15 ¾ 9-9 7370C65A David Nolan 12/1
12 Sep 26+3d Chester Lee Martin 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Stakes (Div I) Class 4 · 7.5f · Soft · 8 ran Tracked front pack early - urged forward wide 2f out - lost ground final furlong to finish sixth 6/8 2 8-12 7484A63A Cam Hardie 5/1
09 Sep 26+8d Carlisle Caple - Built Into Every Great Kitchen Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good · 9 ran Settled towards back - moved left for room over 2f out - asked for effort and lost touch a furlong out - fought back well to storm clear inside the last - just failed to overhaul winner in second 2/9 nk 9-5 6582A87A David Nolan 7/2
01 Sep 26+26d Ripon attheraces.com Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Soft · 13 ran Settled in the pack early - pushed along to move through into contention two out then went in front approaching the last furlong - kept finding more to the line 1/13 9-4 6591C94A David Nolan 40/1
06 Aug 26+20d Southwell (AW) Simon Davis Big 60th Birthday Bash Fillies' Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 11 ran Sluggish to break - stayed towards the back through the race - well held at the finish 10/11 ¾ 9-6 6769A49A David Nolan 33/1
17 Jul 26+67d Hamilton Hampton By Hilton Hamilton Park Fillies' Handicap Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran up with the pace in fourth early - driven two out but made no further gain inside the final 110 yards 4/5 2 9-6 6949C63B Jason Hart 16/1
11 May 26+37d Roscommon Athlone Handicap (Div 1) 7.5f · Good · 14 ran Settled in the pack - 10th at halfway - nudged for effort over 2f out but unable to find more and finished well held 10/14 1½ 10-1 7373C64A Shane Foley 11/1
04 Apr 26+166d Cork Mallow Garden Festival 22nd, 23rd & 24th May Fillies Maiden 7f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran Slow to break - held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - lost touch approaching last two furlongs and beaten well before the finish 11/11 2½ 9-3 —41C50C Shane Foley 14/1
2025 · 2 runs
20 Oct 25+34d Gowran Park Irish EBF Median Sires Series Fillies Maiden (Smullen Series) 8.5f · Heavy · 11 ran Tracked front group early - still 5th at halfway then pressed for effort 2f out but unable to close - stayed on same gear from the final furlong to finish 5th 5/11 1¾ 8-13 —70A70A Shane Foley 9/4F
16 Sep 25 Punchestown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden 8f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran Sat handy just behind pace-setter and pulling hard early - hit front approaching 3f - matched stride entering straight and lost advantage inside final furlong - gave way in last 150 yards - finished 6th 6/9 1¼ 9-2 —67A72A Shane Foley 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Zermatt Star won?
Zermatt Star (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trains Zermatt Star?
Zermatt Star (IRE) is trained by Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 October 2026.
Who is Zermatt Star's sire?
Zermatt Star (IRE) is by Lucky Vega (IRE) out of Benefaction (IRE), whose sire is Nathaniel.
What is Zermatt Star's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 30 October 2026. The highest on record is 74.
What is Zermatt Star's sire's record?
Lucky Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 521 runs since Jan 2008 (103 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 21.6% from 102.
Who are Zermatt Star's siblings?
Out of Benefaction (IRE), Zermatt Star (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2025. 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.