Horse profile
Zipster (IRE)
by Zoustar (AUS) out of Bucks Frizz (IRE) (Havana Gold)
27 runs · 19 courses · from Jul 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Killarney, Southwell (AW) & Yarmouth
Off 106 days · 3rd of 15
Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile
Zipster is a gelding with three wins from 27 starts, all over 1m – 1m1f. He won a Class 4 handicap at Yarmouth on good ground in May 2024 off an official rating of 69, a Class 5 handicap at Southwell on standard going in August 2024 off 70, and a handicap at Killarney on soft ground in July 2025 off 72. Typically held up, he finished third of 15 at Bellewstown in July 2026 off an official rating of 70.
Based on 27 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
- 3–27Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 9 (33.3%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=27 at SP
- 0.76Fair A/E n=27 · 0.62 incl. margin
- 77Highest OR
- 41dAvg 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 rating70↓ 7lb off peak
70
69–77
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 91
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 104A | 92 | — |
| Good | 7 | 105A | 84 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 7 | 97A | 74 | 2 · 74 / 73 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 108C | 95 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 18 | 105A | 85 | 3 · 77 / 74 |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 108C | 85 | 1 · — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 87C | 86 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 27 figures from 27 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 7 analysed runs
- Held up 7 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Zoustar (AUS)
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 2,733 runs since Jan 2008 (313 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.4% from 327. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.6% from 193.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +10.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 440 | 43 | 9.8% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 589 | 51 | 8.7% | −2.1 | 1 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 246 | 21 | 8.5% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 261 | 29 | 11.1% | +0.3 | 1 from 7 |
| Heavy | 85 | 14 | 16.5% | +5.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,098 | 134 | 12.2% | +1.4 | 1 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 327 | 47 | 14.4% | +3.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,421 | 152 | 10.7% | −0.1 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 668 | 84 | 12.6% | +1.8 | 3 from 18 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 193 | 7 | 3.6% | −7.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 61 | 1 | 1.6% | −9.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Wreck It Ryley (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Wreck It Ryley (IRE)).
Family form: Wreck It Ryley (IRE) finished 3rd of 12 at Newcastle (AW), 12 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wreck It Ryley (IRE) | 55 | 6 | 5f–7f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.50 |
| Good | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.50 |
| Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.50 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.50 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 18 | 3 | 17% | +2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Coakley | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Darragh O'Sullivan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nicola Burns | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Keithen Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Harry Davies | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr J L Gleeson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Siobhan Rutledge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin McSweeney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 24 | 3 | 13% | −4.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +5.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jul 26+79d | Bellewstown | Smiths Of Drogheda Ford Classic Handicap Slow to break - held up towards the back - urged into 7th with 2f left - unable to gain despite driving inside final furlong - improved to 6th approaching the marker - stayed on same gear to snatch 3rd near the line | 3/15 | 2¼ | 10-0 | 70 | 77C | 94A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 15/2 |
| 15 Apr 26+7d | Leopardstown | Horseware Ireland Student Derby Handicap Slow to break - dropped towards the back early - 6th at halfway - moved through from 2f out into 4th - stayed on to grab 3rd near the line | 3/8 | ¾ | 11-7 | 72 | 74A | 88A | Mr J L Gleeson | 11/8F |
| 08 Apr 26+11d | Gowran Park | Save 33% Buying Tickets Online Handicap Settled midpack early keeping keen tempo - 7th at halfway - urged into contention 2f out - 4th and unable to close 1f out - stayed on same rate to finish 3rd | 3/13 | 3 | 9-9 | 72 | 72C | 89A | Darragh O'Sullivan | 6/1 |
| 28 Mar 26+163d | Curragh | Cavalor Equine Nutrition Handicap Held up towards the back - pushed along in 15th two out - stayed on same gear to the line - finished 9th | 9/23 | nk | 10-0 | 73 | 66C | 78A | Siobhan Rutledge | 28/1 |
| 16 Oct 25+16d | Curragh | 1xbet.ie Supports Irish Racing Handicap Settled with the pack early - moved into contention with a furlong left - lost ground close home to finish 10th | 10/26 | shd | 9-11 | 74 | 68C | 85A | Nicola Burns | 10/1 |
| 30 Sep 25+19d | Ayr | Christmas Party Day Dancing At Ayr Racecourse Apprentice Handicap Settled towards the rear early - shifted wide and made strong progress with 1f left - stayed on into 3rd but never able to reach the front two | 3/7 | 1½ | 9-13 | 74 | 91A | 85A | Oisin McSweeney | 13/2 |
| 11 Sep 25+38d | Clonmel | Knocklofty Handicap Sluggish start - settled midpack on the rail then 5th with 3f left - pushed into 4th - after driving found nothing inside the last two furlongs and slipped back to finish 5th | 5/10 | nk | 9-11 | 75 | 72A | 79A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 4/1 |
| 04 Aug 25+20d | Naas | Naas Racecourse Handicap Held up at the back - urged forward approaching final 3f - driven with a furlong left - stayed on without threatening finishing 7th | 7/16 | ½ | 9-5 | 77 | 87C | 78A | Darragh O'Sullivan | 9/2 |
| 15 Jul 25+26d | Killarney | Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa Handicap Settled towards the back of the pack early - still down in 8th at the halfway point - urged forward passing the two-furlong marker - pressed on with a furlong left - moved into 4th with a furlong to run - finished strongly to hit the front right at the line | 1/12 | 9-9 | 72 | 97A | 91A | Darragh O'Sullivan | 5/1 | |
| 19 Jun 25+14d | Leopardstown | Aer Lingus College Football Classic Handicap Slow to break - settled towards the back - moved into 10th spot over 2f from home - pushed into contention 1½f out - stayed on for 4th without threatening the front | 4/15 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 72 | 78C | 90A | Keithen Kennedy | 10/3F |
| 05 Jun 25+17d | Leopardstown | Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Handicap (Div 1) Settled with the pack early - 6th at halfway - moved through 1 1/2f out to be second passing the furlong marker - hit the front inside the final furlong - overtaken late to finish third | 3/16 | ¾ | 9-7 | 71 | 84C | 93A | Shane Foley | 4/1F |
| 19 May 25+13d | Roscommon | Abbey Hotel Roscommon Handicap Held up towards the back - asked for effort with 2f left and up to 6th with 1f to run - finished strongly to take 3rd close home | 3/10 | ¾ | 9-12 | 73 | 85A | 86A | W J Lee | 11/2 |
| 06 May 25+37d | Cork | Racing Again Saturday, May 10th Apprentice Handicap Sluggish start - held up towards the back of the pack - squeezed for space wide from over 2f out - pushed along and finished plainly from the final furlong - never landed a blow - eventually seventh | 7/14 | nk | 9-4 | 74 | 97C | 80A | Nicola Burns | 13/2 |
| 30 Mar 25+58d | Leopardstown | Legacy Wine Bar Handicap Hesitant start and settled at the back - pushed along and made progress on the inner 2f out - up to 8th with a furlong left - stayed on late but never a factor at the finish - 5th | 5/17 | hd | 9-3 | 74 | 81C | 79A | Keithen Kennedy | 16/1 |
| 31 Jan 25+102d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (47-75) Sluggish start - settled at the rear pulling hard - unable to threaten leaders in straight - well held in 12th | 12/14 | ½ | 9-11 | 75 | 86B | 64A | Jack Cleary | 4/1J |
| 21 Oct 24+21d | Southwell (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap (Div 2) Held up mid-pack - squeezed for space with about a furlong left - unable to quicken and dropped away late - finished 4th beaten 3 lengths | 4/11 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 75 | 100A | 77A | Ross Coakley | 10/3F |
| 30 Sep 24+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Settled towards the back early - roused to make progress inside final two furlongs - moved into second entering last furlong and stayed on strongly to finish second | 2/12 | nk | 9-7 | 73 | 99A | 86A | Billy Loughnane | 4/1 |
| 16 Sep 24+21d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet More Boosts In More Races Handicap Held up in midfield - pressed for effort with 2f left - failed to land a blow - beaten 3.75 lengths in 8th | 8/13 | 1 | 9-7 | 73 | 93B | 73A | Ross Coakley | 7/2F |
| 26 Aug 24+16d | Southwell (AW) | N&L Franklin Ltd Handicap Settled towards the back showing early enthusiasm - made ground with a push approaching 2f out and finished all out to close on the front-runner - got up right at the line to score | 1/11 | 9-4 | 70 | 104A | 89A | Ross Coakley | 9/2 | |
| 10 Aug 24+14d | Haydock | Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Handicap Settled towards the back pulling hard early - made progress a furlong out and found room to finish strongly - crossed the line fourth beaten two lengths | 4/10 | nk | 9-5 | 71 | 82A | 77A | Harry Davies | 12/1 |
| 27 Jul 24+12d | York | Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap | 10/14 | nk | 9-2 | 73 | 108C | 74A | Callum Shepherd | 10/1 |
| 15 Jul 24+53d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap | 5/8 | nk | 9-8 | 74 | 89A | 76A | Harry Davies | 5/2 |
| 23 May 24+19d | Sandown | World Horse Welfare Handicap | 5/9 | nk | 9-4 | 75 | 76B | 74A | William Buick | 11/4 |
| 04 May 24+163d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet Second To The Favourite Handicap | 1/9 | 9-1 | 69 | 105A | 81A | Billy Loughnane | 15/2 | |
| 23 Nov 23+101d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/10 | 1¼ | 9-7 | — | 71A | 75A | Ross Coakley | 9/2 |
| 14 Aug 23+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/13 | 3¼ | 9-7 | — | 92B | 74A | James Doyle | 6/4F |
| 25 Jul 23 | Chelmsford City (AW) | Ire-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/13 | 1 | 9-7 | — | 85B | 73A | James Doyle | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Zipster (IRE) won?
- Zipster (IRE) won 3 of 27 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 9 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Zipster (IRE)?
- Zipster (IRE) is trained by Gerard O'Leary, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 July 2026.
- Who is Zipster (IRE)'s sire?
- Zipster (IRE) is by Zoustar (AUS) out of Bucks Frizz (IRE), whose sire is Havana Gold.
- What going does Zipster (IRE) prefer?
- Zipster (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Zipster (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 3 July 2026. The highest on record is 77.
- What is Zipster (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Zoustar (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 2,733 runs since Jan 2008 (313 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.4% from 327. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 3.6% from 193.
- Who are Zipster (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Bucks Frizz (IRE), Zipster (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Wreck It Ryley (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Wreck It Ryley (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.