Horse profile
Zighy (IRE)
by Mehmas (IRE) out of Edelline (IRE) (Cape Cross)
13 runs · 8 courses · from Jul 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Southwell (AW) & Wolverhampton (AW)
Last run 15 Oct 2026 · 7th of 9
Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile
Zighy is a filly who has won two of 13 starts. Both wins came on the all-weather over 6f – 7f, one at Southwell in a Class 4 handicap in Apr 2026 off an official rating of 76 and one at Wolverhampton in a Class 5 novice in Nov 2025. She has never won on turf from eight starts. Her last run, at Southwell in Oct 2026, was a 7 of 9 finish off an official rating of 79.
Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Jul 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on AW
- 2–13Wins / Runs
- 15.4%Strike rate
- 9 (69.2%)Placed
- −1.67£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 0.69Fair A/E n=13 · 0.60 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 39dAvg 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 rating79↓ 3lb off peak
79
76–82
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 109
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 93A | 85 | 4 runs · 93 / 87.5 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 107B | 104 | 2 runs · 107 / 105.5 |
| Good | 3 | 103C | 97 | 2 runs · 103 / 100 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 109A | 90 | 8 runs · 109 / 95 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 103C | 92.5 | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 23 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 13 analysed runs since Jul 2025
- Held up 5 (38%) · 1 win
- Prominent 4 (31%) · 1 win
- Led 3 (23%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 8,196 runs since Jun 2020 (751 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,457 | 179 | 12.3% | +0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 1,957 | 221 | 11.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 761 | 84 | 11% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 928 | 97 | 10.5% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 225 | 22 | 9.8% | −1.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,849 | 341 | 12% | +0.5 | 2 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,100 | 267 | 12.7% | +1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 4,311 | 477 | 11.1% | −0.4 | 2 from 11 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,382 | 158 | 11.4% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 366 | 43 | 11.7% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −8.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Edelline (IRE) (Cape Cross)
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Koniag (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m4f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koniag (IRE) | 15 | 2 | 1m–1m4f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 2 | 40% | +6.33 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket (July) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 2 | 18% | +0.33 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Loughnane | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Jack Callan | 3 | 2 | 67% | +8.33 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 2 | 20% | +1.33 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.67 |
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 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Oct 26+30d | Southwell (AW) | attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Stakes Missed the break - last of the group early - urged over 2f out but failed to pick up - finished 7th | 7/9 | 2½ | 9-4 | 79 | 93A | 70A | Jack Callan | 12/1 |
| 15 Sep 26+10d | Yarmouth | Goffs Two Million Series Fillies' Handicap Stakes Settled in the pack early - made headway into third approaching the furlong marker - stayed on without finding extra to threaten the front two | 3/9 | 1 | 9-2 | 80 | 109A | 87A | Billy Loughnane | 7/1 |
| 05 Sep 26+15d | Kempton (AW) | William Hill Price Boosts Every Day Fillies' Handicap Stakes (London Sprint Series Qualifier) Settled at the back - responded under pressure from 1f out and made late ground - closest to the principals at the line | 4/11 | hd | 9-9 | 81 | 77A | 91A | Billy Loughnane | 9/1 |
| 21 Aug 26+53d | Newmarket (July) | Racing TV Fillies' Handicap Stakes Prominent on the far rail - close up early - pushed along 2f out and moved up to challenge - stuck on well inside the final furlong to take third | 3/8 | ¾ | 9-8 | 82 | 107B | 91A | Billy Loughnane | 4/1 |
| 29 Jun 26+30d | Ffos Las | Diplomat Hotel Handicap Held up at the back - pushed along and made ground into contention over 2f out - kept going inside the closing furlong to take second | 2/5 | 3 | 9-6 | 82 | 103C | 85B | Billy Loughnane | 15/8F |
| 30 May 26+30d | Chester | John Smith's Fillies' Handicap Set the pace from the off - pushed along with 2f left - opened daylight approaching the furlong marker - edged back in ground close home and overtaken near the line - held on for third without further response | 3/11 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 82 | 97A | 94A | Jason Hart | 6/1 |
| 30 Apr 26+15d | Yarmouth | Sky Sports Virgin 512 Fillies' Handicap Settled close to the pace - pressed the front-runner inside the final furlong - lost momentum near the line to finish fourth | 4/8 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 82 | 104A | 76A | Billy Loughnane | 11/4 |
| 15 Apr 26+158d | Southwell (AW) | Summer Socials At Southwell Racecourse Fillies' Handicap Settled at back early - lost ground for pace two out - closed steadily approaching final furlong - pushed to the front close home - won with something in hand | 1/8 | 8-10 | 76 | 90A | 82A | Jack Callan | 6/1 | |
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Nov 25+25d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled just behind the front group on the rail - moved into 3rd early - asked for effort 2f out and driven into 2nd with a furlong left - hit the front close home to score | 1/8 | 8-11 | 76 | 85A | 77A | Jack Callan | 10/3 | |
| 14 Oct 25+27d | Lingfield (AW) | Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Went straight to front early - pushed along over a furlong out - lost command inside final furlong and could not match winner's finishing speed - beaten 1¾ lengths in 2nd | 2/7 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 77 | 67A | 73A | Billy Loughnane | 2/1 |
| 17 Sep 25+42d | Yarmouth | British EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Set the pace early - pushed along a furlong out and pressed - overtaken close home and unable to find more | 2/6 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 60A | 84B | Billy Loughnane | 2/1 |
| 06 Aug 25+28d | Yarmouth | British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) Positioned near the front early - eased back into the pack but not far off - made ground into contention over 2f out - hit the front approaching the final furlong - overtaken soon after - battled on to finish third just short at the line | 3/7 | hd | 9-2 | — | 62B | 81A | Billy Loughnane | 13/8 |
| 09 Jul 25 | Yarmouth | British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Hesitant start - held up towards the back - urged into contention with 2f remaining and kept responding - moved into second close home without threatening the winner | 2/5 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | 82C | 71B | Billy Loughnane | 4/7F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Zighy won?
- Zighy (IRE) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 9 times in total (69.2% of starts).
- Who trains Zighy?
- Zighy (IRE) is trained by George Boughey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 October 2026.
- Who is Zighy's sire?
- Zighy (IRE) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Edelline (IRE), whose sire is Cape Cross.
- What going does Zighy prefer?
- Zighy (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Zighy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 15 October 2026. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Zighy's sire's record?
- Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 8,196 runs since Jun 2020 (751 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Zighy's siblings?
- Out of Edelline (IRE), Zighy (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Koniag (IRE) (2). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.