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Horse profile

Zihba (IRE)

4yo colt (at last run, Jul 2019) · Last trainer J A Stack · Last owner Al Shaqab Racing
by Choisir (AUS) out of Fancy Vivid (IRE) (Galileo)
12 runs · 4 courses · from Dec 2017
As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Jul 2019 — 2,645 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2019 · 4th of 7 3 wins · Leopardstown & Dundalk (AW) Last raced off OR 104
KTB Profile

Zihba (IRE) is 3 from 12, including a Group 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Amethyst Stakes at Leopardstown (May 2018). Hasn't won since May 2018.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 15 Oct 2026
Official rating104↓ 4lb off peak
104 104–108

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 119 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Leopardstown, 18 Jul 2019

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.

Flat 12 figures · best 119A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
Good4119A98.5—
Good to Firm391A88—
Good to Soft2106A104.5—
Standard (AW)2100C94.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f8119A101.5—
1m2f – 1m4f374A66—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 91A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leopardstown, 18 Jul 2019 Official rating 104 at the last run, 18 Jul 2019

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race.

Flat 12 figures · best 101B · median 88.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
Good491A88.5—
Good to Firm386B86—
Good to Soft298B98—
Standard (AW)2101B97—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 15 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f8101B89.5—
1m2f – 1m4f389A86—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Choisir (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 5,779 runs since Jan 2008 (392 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm7622.6%−8.1—
Good to Firm1,19514111.8%+1.10 from 3
Good1,27613510.6%−0.11 from 4
Good to Soft5536311.4%+0.70 from 2
Soft752749.8%−0.90 from 1
Heavy320309.4%−1.3—
Standard (AW)1,60717410.8%+0.12 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,26314611.6%+0.9—
6f – 7f2,53828511.2%+0.51 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,019959.3%−1.42 from 8
1m2f – 1m4f445429.4%−1.30 from 3
1m5f – 2m378359.3%−1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1061110.4%−0.3—
2m5f – 3m26519.2%+8.5—
Over 3m400%−10.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 15 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Fancy Vivid (IRE) (Galileo)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Bergerac (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 5f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Bergerac (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Bergerac (IRE)6185f–6fClass 2
Double Fast (IRE)3426½f–7f—
Sheila's Fancy (IRE)2512m5½fClass 4
Missouri Waltz (IRE)317fClass 4
Undercommunication (IRE)90——
Railgun (IRE)20——
Leia Organa (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% −0.50
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 2 2 100% +2.10
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 6 1 17% −2.50
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Dundalk (AW) 2 2 100% +2.10
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 8 2 25% −3.28
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 1 1 100% +1.88

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Chris Hayes 10 2 20% −5.28
W J Lee 2 1 50% +0.88

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 3 38% −0.40
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 6 0 0% −6.00
2018 5 2 40% −0.28
2017 1 1 100% +1.88

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
18 Jul 19+19d Leopardstown Meld Stakes (Group 3) 9f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 2½ 9-9 104119A91A Chris Hayes 16/1
29 Jun 19+11d Curragh Dubai Duty Free Full Of Surprises International Stakes (Group 3) 10f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 1¾ 9-9 10474A89A W J Lee 8/1
18 Jun 19+23d Ascot Wolferton Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 10f · Soft · 16 ran 11/16 1 9-3 10465C86A Chris Hayes 66/1
26 May 19+14d Curragh Tattersalls Gold Cup (Group 1) 10.5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 4/5 ¾ 9-3 10466C86B Chris Hayes 33/1
12 May 19+39d Leopardstown Comer Group International Amethyst Stakes (Group 3) 8f · Good To Yielding · 6 ran 3/6 ½ 9-9 104103A98B Chris Hayes 9/4
03 Apr 19+200d Leopardstown Spin 1038 Heritage Stakes (Listed) 8f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 9-10 104106A98A Chris Hayes 10/1
15 Sep 18+30d Leopardstown Clipper Logistics Boomerang Stakes (Group 2) 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 8/10 2 9-3 10888A80A Chris Hayes 12/1
16 Aug 18+82d Leopardstown Invesco Pension Consultants Desmond Stakes (Group 3) 8f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 1½ 9-4 108108A84A Chris Hayes 5/1
26 May 18+13d Curragh Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1) 8f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 8/11 ½ 9-0 10891A86A Chris Hayes 8/1
13 May 18+51d Leopardstown Amethyst Stakes (Group 3) 8f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 8-10 —89A88A Chris Hayes 5/2F
23 Mar 18+91d Dundalk (AW) Jimmy McGeough Median Auction Race 8f · Standard · 5 ran 1/5 9-7 —100C101B Chris Hayes 2/9F
22 Dec 17 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Maiden 7f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-5 —89B93A W J Lee 15/8

Quick answers

How many races has Zihba (IRE) won?
Zihba (IRE) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2017 and 2019, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 4 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Zihba (IRE)?
Zihba (IRE) was trained by J A Stack on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 18 July 2019.
Who is Zihba (IRE)'s sire?
Zihba (IRE) is by Choisir (AUS) out of Fancy Vivid (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
What going does Zihba (IRE) prefer?
Zihba (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Zihba (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 18 July 2019. The highest on record is 108.
What is Zihba (IRE)'s sire's record?
Choisir (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 5,779 runs since Jan 2008 (392 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Zihba (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Fancy Vivid (IRE), Zihba (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Bergerac (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Bergerac (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2017. 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.