Zip Top (IRE)
Zip Top (IRE) is 3 from 11. Hasn't won since Feb 2015. Each win came on a first visit to the course.
- 3–11Wins / Runs
- 27.3%Strike rate
- 6 (54.5%)Placed
- −2.62£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.32Fair A/E n=11 · 1.12 incl. margin
- 130Highest OR
- 150dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 1,222 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 192. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.3% from 150. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 16.3% from 209. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.7% from 165.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | −0.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 192 | 31 | 16.1% | +3.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 291 | 32 | 11% | −1.7 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 150 | 14 | 9.3% | −3.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 163 | 17 | 10.4% | −2.3 | 2 from 4 |
| Heavy | 35 | 2 | 5.7% | −7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 383 | 58 | 15.1% | +2.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +8.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 209 | 34 | 16.3% | +3.6 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 349 | 49 | 14% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 394 | 49 | 12.4% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 165 | 16 | 9.7% | −3 | 2 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 67 | 3 | 4.5% | −8.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 20 | 1 | 5% | −7.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −12.7 | — |
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
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Iffraaz (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Zorion (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iffraaz (IRE) | 14 | 4 | 5f–1m4f | Class 3 |
| Zorion (GB) | 14 | 3 | 7f–1m | Listed |
| Corn Snow (USA) | 11 | 2 | 1m–1m1f | Class 5 |
| Important Point (USA) | 3 | 1 | 1m1½f | Class 5 |
| Zucchini (GB) | 5 | 1 | 7½f | — |
| Emirates Joy (USA) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Zarnitsa (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.13 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.13 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A P McCoy | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.13 |
| Kevin Manning | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
| Aidan Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry Geraghty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 3 | 30% | −1.62 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +0.13 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 2 | 29% | −0.87 |
| Flat | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Zip Top (IRE) won?
- Zip Top (IRE) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2011 and 2015, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 6 times in total (54.5% of starts).
- Who trained Zip Top (IRE)?
- Zip Top (IRE) was trained by John Ferguson on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 19 July 2015.
- Who is Zip Top (IRE)'s sire?
- Zip Top (IRE) is by Smart Strike (CAN) out of Zofzig (USA), whose sire is Danzig.
- What going does Zip Top (IRE) prefer?
- Zip Top (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Zip Top (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 126, from the run on 19 July 2015. The highest on record is 130.
- What is Zip Top (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Smart Strike (CAN)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 1,222 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 192. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.3% from 150. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 16.3% from 209. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.7% from 165.
- Who are Zip Top (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Zofzig (USA), Zip Top (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Iffraaz (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Zorion (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.