Horse profile
Zozimus (IRE)
6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer David O'Meara · Last owner The Horse Watchers 3 Robin Oliver
by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Comment (GB) (Sadler's Wells)
46 runs · 19 courses · from Jul 2020
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Oct 2024 — 753 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 6th of 10
3 wins · Pontefract & Dundalk (AW)
Last raced off OR 83
KTB Profile
Zozimus won three of 46 starts with all wins over 1m – 1m1f. Two of those came at Pontefract in Class 5 and Class 4 handicaps on good to firm in Aug 2024 while the other was in a Dundalk maiden on standard going in Nov 2020. The gelding was beaten 6 of 10 off an official rating of 83 at Redcar in Oct 2024. He raced 14lb below his highest ever mark of 97 on that occasion.
Based on 46 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 14lb off peak
- 3–46Wins / Runs
- 6.5%Strike rate
- 16 (34.8%)Placed
- −37.20£1 level staken=46 at SP
- 0.54Fair A/E n=46 · 0.46 incl. margin
- 97Highest OR
- 35dAvg 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 rating83↓ 14lb off peak
83
75–97
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 113
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 116B | 96.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 10 | 113A | 100.5 | — |
| Good | 10 | 107A | 82.5 | — |
| Soft | 9 | 141A | 92 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 78C | 77 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 67C | 61.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 32 | 141A | 93.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 110B | 87.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 122C | 83.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 46 figures from 46 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 6 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 3 (50%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 2 (33%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,798 runs since Jan 2008 (937 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 16 | 22.2% | +12 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,911 | 220 | 11.5% | +1.3 | 2 from 10 |
| Good | 2,946 | 268 | 9.1% | −1.1 | 0 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 1,240 | 108 | 8.7% | −1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,774 | 144 | 8.1% | −2.1 | 0 from 9 |
| Heavy | 545 | 62 | 11.4% | +1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 4,308 | 486 | 11.3% | +1.1 | 1 from 12 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,127 | 142 | 12.6% | +2.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5,044 | 528 | 10.5% | +0.3 | 0 from 8 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,332 | 336 | 10.1% | −0.1 | 3 from 32 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,102 | 196 | 9.3% | −0.9 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 839 | 80 | 9.5% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 320 | 22 | 6.9% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 31 | 1 | 3.2% | −7 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.2 | — |
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
Comment (GB) (Sadler's Wells)
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Opinionate (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Opinionate (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opinionate (GB) | 6 | 2 | 1m–1m4f | Class 4 |
| Fake Media (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Off The Cuff (GB) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 1 | 8% | −10.20 |
| Good to Firm | 10 | 2 | 20% | −3.00 |
| Good | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Soft | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −11.00 |
| Class 2 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 3 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.20 |
| Beverley | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| York | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Pontefract | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.00 |
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Redcar | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 32 | 3 | 9% | −23.20 |
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Ryan | 10 | 1 | 10% | −8.20 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| David Nolan | 8 | 2 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Jason Watson | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ben Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paddy Harnett | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joanna Mason | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aiden Brookes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Winn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killian Leonard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visor | 19 | 2 | 11% | −12.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Blinkers | 8 | 1 | 13% | −6.20 |
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hood + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | 2 | 11% | −11.00 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −6.20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 18 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Oct 24+8d | Redcar | Woodsmith Construction Group Straight-Mile Series Final Handicap Settled at the back early - crept forward 3f out - driven approaching 2f out but unable to find any real response | 6/10 | hd | 9-9 | 83 | 96A | 90A | Ben Robinson | 18/1 |
| 27 Sep 24+27d | Newmarket | Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Handicap Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along with 2f left - couldn't close the gap and lost place inside final furlong - finished 5th | 5/5 | 8 | 9-8 | 84 | 60C | 66B | Jason Watson | 6/1 |
| 31 Aug 24+7d | Beverley | Hull Asphalt Handicap Midfield - nudged for effort 2f out and met traffic over 110 yards out - weakened into 8th | 8/11 | 1 | 10-0 | 85 | 104A | 85A | David Nolan | 6/1 |
| 24 Aug 24+6d | Redcar | Marske Fabrications And Engineering Handicap Tracked the front group early - into 3rd and driven on with 2f left - couldn't close the gap through the final furlong | 3/9 | 1 | 10-6 | 79 | 113A | 94A | David Nolan | 15/8F |
| 18 Aug 24+11d | Pontefract | Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap Settled midfield - stirred into contention over 2f out under pressure - hit front 1f out - drifted left and opened up advantage inside final furlong - stayed on strongly to score | 1/13 | 10-6 | 79 | 87C | 109A | David Nolan | 3/1F | |
| 07 Aug 24+11d | Pontefract | Riu Hotels And Resorts Ladies Day Veterans' Handicap Settled in fourth early on - fighting for a stronger grip - urged forward approaching the final two furlongs - drifted right while in contention a furlong out - hit the front inside the final furlong and kept going to the line | 1/6 | 9-4 | 75 | 105B | 90B | David Nolan | 2/1F | |
| 27 Jul 24+8d | York | Sky Bet Prize Drop Handicap | 5/15 | nk | 9-6 | 77 | 76C | 86A | Daniel Tudhope | 4/1F |
| 19 Jul 24+12d | Pontefract | Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap | 4/7 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 79 | 80A | 84A | David Nolan | 5/2F |
| 07 Jul 24+22d | Chelmsford City (AW) | 6 Horses Challenge At bet365 Handicap (Div 1) | 6/10 | 2¼ | 9-10 | 79 | 81A | 82A | Daniel Tudhope | 4/1 |
| 15 Jun 24+17d | York | Ice Co Supporting Macmillan Handicap | 4/14 | nk | 9-3 | 79 | 76C | 97A | Ben Robinson | 9/1 |
| 29 May 24+11d | Beverley | Dr Eddie Moll Handicap | 2/9 | 1 | 9-9 | 78 | 141A | 89A | Daniel Tudhope | 9/4F |
| 18 May 24+7d | Newmarket | JenningsBet Britain's Leading Independent Bookmakers Handicap | 2/9 | shd | 8-12 | 77 | 107A | 89A | Jason Watson | 9/2 |
| 11 May 24+7d | Haydock | Pertemps Handicap | 4/11 | ½ | 9-7 | 78 | 79C | 92A | Daniel Tudhope | 10/3F |
| 04 May 24+6d | Newmarket | HKJC World Pool Handicap | 3/16 | ¾ | 9-0 | 78 | 83C | 91A | Daniel Tudhope | 11/1 |
| 28 Apr 24+30d | Southwell (AW) | Get Emma's Offers At PlanetSportBet Handicap (Div 1) | 3/11 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 78 | 93A | 83A | Daniel Tudhope | 14/1 |
| 29 Mar 24+26d | Chelmsford City (AW) | bet365 6 Horses Challenge Handicap | 9/14 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 80 | 96B | 76A | Daniel Muscutt | 8/1 |
| 03 Mar 24+28d | Newcastle (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Handicap | 10/13 | ½ | 8-10 | 82 | 97B | 75A | Ben Robinson | 12/1 |
| 04 Feb 24+57d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap | 7/13 | ½ | 9-2 | 83 | 110B | 85A | Ben Robinson | 50/1 |
| 2023 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Dec 23+24d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Handicap | 9/9 | 7½ | 8-9 | 85 | 42C | 61C | Joanna Mason | 18/1 |
| 15 Nov 23+33d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM - Stay Golden With Responsible Play Handicap | 8/12 | shd | 9-8 | 86 | 105A | 82A | David Nolan | 11/1 |
| 13 Oct 23+13d | York | William Hill Autumn Mile Handicap | 4/12 | nse | 8-7 | 86 | 92A | 97A | Jason Watson | 16/1 |
| 30 Sep 23+21d | Newmarket | bet365 Cambridgeshire (Heritage Handicap) | 14/34 | nk | 7-12 | 84 | 97C | 81A | Aiden Brookes | 33/1 |
| 09 Sep 23+7d | Haydock | Extra Places Any Day With Betfair Handicap | 2/12 | ¾ | 10-4 | 84 | 81A | 113A | David Nolan | 14/1 |
| 02 Sep 23+19d | Beverley | Chapter House Handicap | 2/9 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 82 | 107A | 98A | David Nolan | 8/1 |
| 14 Aug 23+17d | Hamilton | Allstone Group Scottish Trophy Handicap | 6/8 | 1 | 9-11 | 84 | 73B | 78A | Jason Watson | 20/1 |
| 28 Jul 23+8d | York | Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Handicap | 5/6 | 10 | 8-6 | 87 | 77C | 64C | Mark Winn | 12/1 |
| 20 Jul 23+22d | Hamilton | Welcome To RacingTV Club Members Handicap | 4/5 | 2¼ | 9-11 | 87 | 78C | 86B | Daniel Tudhope | 7/2 |
| 28 Jun 23+17d | Salisbury | Havana Grey Standing At Whitsbury Manor Handicap | 3/7 | 3¾ | 9-12 | 88 | 91A | 90A | Jason Watson | 22/1 |
| 11 Jun 23+71d | Beverley | Sky Bet Sunday Series Handicap | 6/8 | 1 | 9-9 | 90 | 108A | 89A | Daniel Tudhope | 14/1 |
| 01 Apr 23+512d | Doncaster | Pertemps Network Spring Mile Handicap (Str) | 16/22 | 2¾ | 9-12 | 92 | 56C | 75C | Daniel Tudhope | 40/1 |
| 2021 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Nov 21+16d | Dundalk (AW) | BetVictor Casino Handicap | 5/10 | nk | 10-0 | 94 | 102A | 89A | Gavin Ryan | 11/2 |
| 20 Oct 21+25d | Navan | Like Navan On Facebook Handicap | 8/11 | 7 | 10-4 | 94 | 101C | 75C | Gavin Ryan | 7/1 |
| 25 Sep 21+13d | Newmarket | bet365 Cambridgeshire Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 4/26 | 1 | 8-5 | 94 | 108C | 96A | Wayne Lordan | 100/1 |
| 12 Sep 21+16d | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Northfields' Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 16/23 | 1 | 8-11 | 93 | 65C | 79A | Gavin Ryan | 11/1 |
| 27 Aug 21+138d | Curragh | Paddy Power Irish Cambridgeshire (Premier Handicap) | 15/27 | ½ | 8-12 | 95 | 96C | 85A | Gavin Ryan | 25/1 |
| 11 Apr 21+8d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Handicap | 4/13 | ½ | 9-12 | 97 | 90C | 91A | Paddy Harnett | 14/1 |
| 03 Apr 21+29d | Cork | Follow CorkRacecourse On Twitter Handicap | 3/14 | ½ | 8-1 | 88 | 122C | 80A | Mikey Sheehy | 10/1 |
| 05 Mar 21+114d | Dundalk (AW) | Hollywoodbets Patton Stakes (Listed) | 7/7 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 88 | 89A | 72A | Killian Leonard | 7/2 |
| 2020 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Nov 20+5d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10) (Div 2) | 1/14 | 9-4 | 89 | 95B | 94A | Gavin Ryan | 4/5F | |
| 06 Nov 20+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) | 3/14 | nk | 9-2 | 87 | 116B | 97A | Gavin Ryan | 16/5 |
| 23 Oct 20+26d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden (Plus 10) | 2/13 | shd | 9-1 | 87 | 101B | 86A | Gavin Ryan | 2/1F |
| 27 Sep 20+32d | Curragh | Mongey Communications Nursery Handicap (Plus 10) | 2/16 | shd | 9-8 | 83 | 86C | 93A | Paddy Harnett | 15/2 |
| 26 Aug 20+25d | Bellewstown | Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 5/14 | ¾ | 9-4 | 84 | 67C | 85A | Gavin Ryan | 8/1 |
| 01 Aug 20+20d | Galway | Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 4/10 | nk | 9-0 | — | 58A | 77A | Gavin Ryan | 5/2J |
| 12 Jul 20+11d | Cork | Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 3/12 | 3¾ | 9-2 | — | 82A | 69A | Gavin Ryan | 14/1 |
| 01 Jul 20 | Leopardstown | Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 8/10 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 63C | 69C | Wayne Lordan | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Zozimus won?
- Zozimus (IRE) won 3 of 46 archived starts between 2020 and 2024, a strike rate of 6.5%. Placed 16 times in total (34.8% of starts).
- Who trained Zozimus?
- Zozimus (IRE) was trained by David O'Meara on the most recent run on record, at Redcar on 5 October 2024.
- Who is Zozimus's sire?
- Zozimus (IRE) is by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Comment (GB), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
- What going does Zozimus prefer?
- Zozimus (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Zozimus's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 83, from the run on 5 October 2024. The highest on record is 97.
- What is Zozimus's sire's record?
- Footstepsinthesand (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,798 runs since Jan 2008 (937 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
- Who are Zozimus's siblings?
- Out of Comment (GB), Zozimus (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Opinionate (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Opinionate (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.