Zirkel (IRE)
Zirkel (IRE) is 1 from 16, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2007.
- 1–16Wins / Runs
- 6.3%Strike rate
- 3 (18.8%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 0.55Fair A/E n=16 · 0.47 incl. margin
- 116Highest OR
- 74dAvg 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 11% of 946 runs since Jan 2008 (97 horses).
Strongest on soft going: 14.6% from 198. Weakest on heavy going: 7.8% from 103.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| Good to Firm | 62 | 5 | 8.1% | −2.9 | 0 from 5 |
| Good | 246 | 28 | 11.4% | +0.4 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 150 | 18 | 12% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 198 | 29 | 14.6% | +3.6 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 103 | 8 | 7.8% | −3.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 182 | 16 | 8.8% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 97 | 12 | 12.4% | +1.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 171 | 21 | 12.3% | +1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 233 | 25 | 10.7% | −0.3 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 225 | 27 | 12% | +1 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 149 | 17 | 11.4% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 54 | 1 | 1.9% | −9.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −3.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Menwaal (FR) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7½f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Fiddlers Creek (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menwaal (FR) | 34 | 5 | 1m2f–1m4f | — |
| Fiddlers Creek (IRE) | 55 | 2 | 1m½f–2m | Class 4 |
| Mythie (GB) | 2 | 1 | 7½f | — |
| Montfjord (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Drumadoon Bay (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Thornton | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| Daragh O'Donohoe | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jamie Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Winston | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eddie Ahern | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 14 | 1 | 7% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2007 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +3.00 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| Flat | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Chase | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 14 Jun 09+366d | Stratford | Allenscaravans.com Handicap Hurdle | 7/8 | 30 | 10-8 | 110 | 75C | Jamie Moore | 40/1 |
| 2008 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 08+17d | Market Rasen | UK Hygiene Floor Protection Mats Beginners' Chase | 5/6 | 30 | 11-0 | 110 | 87C | Robert Thornton | 10/3 |
| 27 May 08+86d | Huntingdon | localrecruit.co.uk Handicap Chase | 2/5 | 10 | 11-12 | 116 | 109B | Robert Thornton | 2/1F |
| 02 Mar 08+65d | Huntingdon | Goings Good With Speedy Hi-Lights 01284829895 Handicap Hdl | 4/14 | 1¼ | 11-12 | 114 | 119A | Robert Thornton | 6/1 |
| 2007 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 07+19d | Leicester | ladbrokes.com Leicestershire Handicap Hurdle | PU/7 | — | 11-3 | 114 | — | Robert Thornton | 11/8F |
| 09 Dec 07+32d | Warwick | Warwick Racecourse For Conferences Handicap Hurdle | 1/17 | 11-12 | 105 | 139C | Robert Thornton | 10/1 | |
| 07 Nov 07+19d | Chepstow | Destiny Racing Club Maiden Hurdle | 7/16 | 3½ | 11-0 | 105 | 99C | Robert Thornton | 14/1 |
| 19 Oct 07+12d | Cheltenham | Club 16-24 Maiden Hurdle | 7/17 | 5 | 11-2 | — | 103C | Wayne Hutchinson | 15/2 |
| 07 Oct 07+58d | Huntingdon | M.A.R.S. (South-West) Ltd Novices' Hurdle (Div II) | 2/13 | 3½ | 10-12 | — | 104C | Robert Thornton | 9/4 |
| 10 Aug 07+73d | Lingfield | Briefcase Blues Brothers At lingfieldpark.co.uk Handicap | 4/7 | 1½ | 9-8 | 63 | 59C | Neil Callan | 7/2 |
| 29 May 07+20d | Leicester | ladbrokes.com Forest Handicap | 5/6 | 27 | 9-3 | 68 | 36C | Daragh O'Donohoe | 14/1 |
| 09 May 07+217d | Kempton (AW) | Digibet Sports Betting Handicap | 7/11 | ½ | 8-11 | 71 | 65C | Daragh O'Donohoe | 50/1 |
| 2006 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 06+68d | Nottingham | Wbx.com World Bet Exchange Maiden Stakes (Div 2) | 11/14 | 10 | 9-3 | 75 | 50C | Daragh O'Donohoe | 50/1 |
| 28 Jul 06+41d | Newmarket | Corporate FX Foreign Currency Maiden Stakes | 8/9 | ¾ | 9-3 | 75 | 35C | Robert Winston | 28/1 |
| 17 Jun 06+16d | Sandown | J C Apollo Maiden Stakes | 4/10 | 1 | 9-3 | — | 70C | Daragh O'Donohoe | 33/1 |
| 01 Jun 06 | Sandown | Sterling Maiden Stakes | 6/10 | 2 | 9-3 | — | 65C | Eddie Ahern | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Zirkel won?
- Zirkel (IRE) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2006 and 2009, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 3 times in total (18.8% of starts).
- Who trained Zirkel?
- Zirkel (IRE) was trained by Jo Davis on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 14 June 2009.
- Who is Zirkel's sire?
- Zirkel (IRE) is by Highest Honor (FR) out of Mythical Creek (USA), whose sire is Pleasant Tap.
- What going does Zirkel prefer?
- Zirkel (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 Zirkel's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 14 June 2009. The highest on record is 116.
- What is Zirkel's sire's record?
- Highest Honor (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 946 runs since Jan 2008 (97 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 14.6% from 198. Weakest on heavy going: 7.8% from 103.
- Who are Zirkel's siblings?
- Out of Mythical Creek (USA), Zirkel (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Menwaal (FR) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Fiddlers Creek (IRE)). The wins came over 7½f–2m. As at Oct 2026.