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Horse profile

Zorion (GB)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2019) · Last trainer Charlie Appleby · Last owner Godolphin
by Smart Strike (CAN) out of Zofzig (USA) (Danzig)
14 runs · 6 courses · from Aug 2016
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 18 Jun 2019 — 2,689 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2019 · 10th of 16 3 wins · Leopardstown & Roscommon New yard First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile

Zorion (GB) is 3 from 14, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Glencairn Stakes at Leopardstown (Jun 2018). Hasn't won since Jun 2018. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 103.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating103At career-high mark
103 91–103

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 125 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cork, 10 Oct 2018

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 13 figures · best 125A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft4105C102—
Good to Firm499A89.5—
Good3125A115—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f8125A100.5—
6f – 7f399C96—
1m2f – 1m4f2102A84—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 10 Oct 2018 Official rating 103 at the last run, 18 Jun 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. What this means →

Flat 14 figures · best 106A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft496A91.5—
Good4106A97.5—
Good to Firm498A96.5—
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f8100A95.5—
6f – 7f4106A96.5—
1m2f – 1m4f292A90—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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
Smart Strike (CAN)

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.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm8112.5%−0.2—
Good to Firm1923116.1%+3.41 from 4
Good2913211%−1.72 from 4
Good to Soft150149.3%−3.40 from 4
Soft1631710.4%−2.30 from 1
Heavy3525.7%−70 from 1
Standard (AW)3835815.1%+2.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f14321.4%+8.7—
6f – 7f2093416.3%+3.62 from 4
1m – 1m1f3494914%+1.31 from 8
1m2f – 1m4f3944912.4%−0.30 from 2
1m5f – 2m165169.7%−3—
2m1f – 2m4f6734.5%−8.2—
2m5f – 3m2015%−7.7—
Over 3m400%−12.7—

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

Dam
Zofzig (USA) (Danzig)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Iffraaz (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Iffraaz (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Iffraaz (IRE)1445f–1m4fClass 3
Zip Top (IRE)1137f–2mClass 4
Corn Snow (USA)1121m–1m1fClass 5
Important Point (USA)311m1½fClass 5
Zucchini (GB)517½f—
Emirates Joy (USA)40——
Zarnitsa (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 4 2 50% +5.07
Good to Firm 4 1 25% +0.33
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Leopardstown 7 2 29% +4.83
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 1 100% +0.57

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 8 1 13% −3.67
6f – 7f 4 2 50% +5.07
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Kevin Manning 12 3 25% +1.40
Kerrin McEvoy 1 0 0% −1.00
Ronan Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 3 23% +0.40
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 11 2 18% +0.83
2017 1 0 0% −1.00
2016 1 1 100% +0.57

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
2019 · 1 run
18 Jun 19+241d Ascot Wolferton Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 10f · Soft · 16 ran 10/16 ¾ 9-3 10366C88A Kerrin McEvoy 66/1
2018 · 11 runs
20 Oct 18+10d Leopardstown Trigo Stakes (Listed) 10f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 4/7 ¾ 9-10 103102A92A Ronan Whelan 10/1
10 Oct 18+25d Cork Navigation Stakes (Listed) 8.5f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 nk 9-10 103125A95A Kevin Manning 7/2
15 Sep 18+14d Leopardstown Clipper Logistics Boomerang Stakes (Group 2) 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 4/10 nk 9-8 10395A97A Kevin Manning 20/1
01 Sep 18+16d Curragh Tote Irish Cambridgeshire (Premier Handicap) 8f · Good To Yielding · 21 ran 14/21 ¾ 9-12 103102C96A Kevin Manning 20/1
16 Aug 18+47d Leopardstown Invesco Pension Consultants Desmond Stakes (Group 3) 8f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 ½ 9-7 102115A100A Kevin Manning 16/1
30 Jun 18+23d Curragh Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire Celebration Stakes (Listed) 8f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 5/6 hd 9-12 10263A86B Kevin Manning 7/1
07 Jun 18+12d Leopardstown Glencairn Stakes (Listed) 8f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 9-9 9899A96B Kevin Manning 10/3
26 May 18+13d Curragh FBD Hotels And Resorts Handicap 6f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 9/13 nk 10-0 9884C98A Kevin Manning 4/1F
13 May 18+6d Leopardstown John R Fitzpatrick Agricultural Contractor Handicap 7f · Good · 16 ran 1/16 9-6 9199C106A Kevin Manning 13/2
07 May 18+23d Naas Royal Ascot Trials Day May 20th Handicap (60-100) 8f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 7/13 ½ 9-10 93105C91A Kevin Manning 7/1
14 Apr 18+371d Leopardstown Foxrock Cup Handicap 7f · Heavy · 6 ran 3/6 4¼ 9-8 9396A93B Kevin Manning 9/2
2017 · 1 run
08 Apr 17+236d Leopardstown Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes (listed) 8f · Good To Yielding · 7 ran 3/7 5 9-3 —95A86A Kevin Manning 7/1
2016 · 1 run
15 Aug 16 Roscommon Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 9-5 ——95A Kevin Manning 4/7F

Quick answers

How many races has Zorion won?
Zorion (GB) won 3 of 14 archived starts between 2016 and 2019, a strike rate of 21.4%. Placed 4 times in total (28.6% of starts).
Who trained Zorion?
Zorion (GB) was trained by Charlie Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 18 June 2019.
Who is Zorion's sire?
Zorion (GB) is by Smart Strike (CAN) out of Zofzig (USA), whose sire is Danzig.
What going does Zorion prefer?
Zorion (GB) has the best record on good 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 Zorion's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 18 June 2019. That is also the highest on record.
What is Zorion'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 Zorion's siblings?
Out of Zofzig (USA), Zorion (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Iffraaz (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Iffraaz (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2016. 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.