Zodiac Bear (IRE)
Zodiac Bear is 2 from 7 on turf with a Listed win in the Dubai Duty Free Celebration Stakes at Curragh in Jun 2026. The gelding also won a maiden at Leopardstown over 6f – 7f on good ground in May 2025. Both wins came on good ground while he is 0 from 3 on soft. Typically held up he finished 4 of 7 in the Bahrain Turf Club Knockaire Stakes at Leopardstown in Oct 2026 off a mark of 104.
- 2–7Wins / Runs
- 28.6%Strike rate
- 3 (42.9%)Placed
- +4.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 3.24Fair A/E n=7 · 2.79 incl. margin
- 104Highest OR
- 97dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 106
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 30 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 106A | 90 | 2 runs · 106 / 89.5 |
| Soft | 3 | 109A | 103 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 30 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 106A | 74 | 2 runs · 106 / 89.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 109A | 103 | 1 run · — |
Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 runs · as at 26 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 6 analysed runs since Mar 2025
- Held up 5 (83%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (17%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 3,962 runs since Jan 2008 (387 horses).
Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.3% from 259.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | +17 | — |
| Good to Firm | 535 | 65 | 12.1% | +1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,027 | 108 | 10.5% | +0.2 | 2 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 375 | 34 | 9.1% | −1.2 | — |
| Soft | 539 | 51 | 9.5% | −0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 145 | 14 | 9.7% | −0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,330 | 133 | 10% | −0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 555 | 69 | 12.4% | +2.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,242 | 239 | 10.7% | +0.4 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 733 | 64 | 8.7% | −1.6 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 259 | 19 | 7.3% | −3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 112 | 11 | 9.8% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 48 | 4 | 8.3% | −2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 2 | 20% | +9.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 29 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 Mr Top Hat (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Mr Top Hat (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Top Hat (GB) | 50 | 3 | 6f–1m2½f | Class 2 |
| Tut Tut (IRE) | 15 | 3 | 7f–1m | — |
| Exoplanet Blue (GB) | 21 | 2 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Kings Of Luxor (GB) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| Heart Of Sofia (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 2 | 67% | +8.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Coen | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Oct 26+91d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Bahrain Turf Club Knockaire Stakes (Listed) Raced at the back early - improved to sixth turning for home under urging - stayed on strongly inside the last furlong to snatch fourth near the line | 4/7 | 1½ | 9-12 | 104 | 106A | 101B | Ben Coen | 12/1 |
| 19 Jul 26+21d | Curragh (IRE) | Glenroyal Hotel And Shoda Café Minstrel Stakes (Group 2) in contention early - up in 4th after 2f - slipped to the back 3f out and was pulled up over 2f out | PU/7 | — | 9-10 | 104 | — | — | Ben Coen | 10/1 |
| 28 Jun 26+17d | Curragh | Dubai Duty Free Celebration Stakes (Listed) Set the pace early on a tight rein - pressed and drawn level with two furlongs left - kicked back in front approaching the final furlong - powered clear to the line | 1/6 | 9-9 | 103 | 73A | 93B | Ben Coen | 4/1 | |
| 11 Jun 26+364d | Leopardstown | Ballycorus Stakes (Group 3) Started towards the back - dropped to 7th by halfway - pushed along a furlong and a half out - found some late progress inside the final furlong - stayed on into 4th but never quite reaching the leaders | 4/7 | 1½ | 9-9 | 103 | 103A | 93A | Ben Coen | 14/1 |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Jun 25+32d | Leopardstown | Barberstown Castle Stakes (Group 3) (Registered as the Ballycorus Stakes) Settled towards the back early - pushed along to join the front group approaching 2f out - hit the front for a stride inside the final furlong before being overtaken - continued on at an even effort to finish third | 3/11 | nk | 8-13 | — | 109A | 100A | Seamie Heffernan | 10/1 |
| 11 May 25+56d | Leopardstown | FITZ AGRIPLANT Maiden Towards the back of the pack - 7th at halfway - started to advance approaching the straight - swept to the front inside the final furlong - pulled clear and won with authority | 1/11 | 9-8 | — | 90A | 96A | Ben Coen | 5/1 | |
| 16 Mar 25 | Curragh | Bermingham Cameras (C & G) Maiden Slow to break - held up early and hampered - improved into 9th and driven 2f out - unable to make progress and well held | 11/18 | nk | 9-4 | — | 74C | 76A | Ben Coen | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Zodiac Bear won?
- Zodiac Bear (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trains Zodiac Bear?
- Zodiac Bear (IRE) is trained by J. P. Murtagh, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 October 2026.
- Who is Zodiac Bear's sire?
- Zodiac Bear (IRE) is by Kodi Bear (IRE) out of Tut (IRE), whose sire is Intikhab.
- What going does Zodiac Bear prefer?
- Zodiac Bear (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Zodiac Bear's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 18 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Zodiac Bear's sire's record?
- Kodi Bear (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 3,962 runs since Jan 2008 (387 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.3% from 259.
- Who are Zodiac Bear's siblings?
- Out of Tut (IRE), Zodiac Bear (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Mr Top Hat (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Mr Top Hat (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.