Zia Zabel (IRE)
Zia Zabel is a Ghaiyyath colt who has won one of four turf starts. He won the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race at Cork in Apr 2026 over 1m – 1m1f on good to soft. All three placings have come from his four runs. He finished second of nine in the Heider Family Stables Gallinule Stakes at the Curragh in May 2026 off an official rating of 88.
- 1–4Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 3 (75%)Placed
- +0.33£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 88Highest OR
- 29dBetween runs (median)longest 188 d
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 112
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 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 89A | 78.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 112A | 100.5 | 1 run · — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 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 4 analysed runs since Sep 2025
- Prominent 3 (75%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 1,142 runs since May 2024 (190 horses).
Strongest on good going: 18.9% from 307. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12.1% from 306.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −15.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 218 | 40 | 18.3% | +2.7 | — |
| Good | 307 | 58 | 18.9% | +3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 126 | 17 | 13.5% | −2.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 148 | 21 | 14.2% | −1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 35 | 5 | 14.3% | −1.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 306 | 37 | 12.1% | −3.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 17 | 0 | 0% | −15.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 298 | 39 | 13.1% | −2.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 399 | 67 | 16.8% | +1.2 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 376 | 60 | 16% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 47 | 11 | 23.4% | +7.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2024 · as at 5 Nov 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 Pipsy (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Listed (Pipsy (IRE)).
Family form: Maury (IRE) finished 3rd of 9 at Wolverhampton (AW), 27 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipsy (IRE) | 3 | 2 | 5f–6f | Listed |
| Maury (IRE) | 21 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 May 26+29d | Curragh | Heider Family Stables Gallinule Stakes (Group 3) Settled in the pack early - up to 5th by halfway - driven into 3rd approaching final 2f - closed to be second inside the last furlong but couldn't find more late and held by a short margin | 2/9 | hd | 9-5 | 88 | 110A | 103A | W J Lee | 12/1 |
| 24 Apr 26+188d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race Sat just behind the front group - fourth at the midpoint - edged closer on the inside with two furlongs left - driven to the front inside the final furlong and stayed on strongly to win | 1/9 | 9-5 | — | 112A | 94A | Wayne Lordan | 10/3 | |
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Oct 25+20d | Leopardstown | Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden (Smullen Series) Sat behind front group early - held third turning into the straight - driven out with a furlong to run but couldn't close - stayed on at one speed for fourth | 4/11 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 89A | 88A | Seamie Heffernan | 5/4F |
| 28 Sep 25 | Curragh | Fitzpatricks Mercedes-Benz Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden Settled behind front group - 4th at halfway - asked for effort 3f out - improved into 3rd inside final 2f - edged into 2nd close home but no threat to winner | 2/12 | 4½ | 9-7 | — | 68A | 91A | Seamie Heffernan | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Zia Zabel won?
- Zia Zabel (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 3 times in total (75% of starts).
- Who trains Zia Zabel?
- Zia Zabel (IRE) is trained by Miss Natalia Lupini, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 May 2026.
- Who is Zia Zabel's sire?
- Zia Zabel (IRE) is by Ghaiyyath (IRE) out of Experte (FR), whose sire is High Chaparral.
- What is Zia Zabel's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 23 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Zia Zabel's sire's record?
- Ghaiyyath (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.6% of 1,142 runs since May 2024 (190 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 18.9% from 307. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 12.1% from 306.
- Who are Zia Zabel's siblings?
- Out of Experte (FR), Zia Zabel (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Pipsy (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Pipsy (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Nov 2026.