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Comfort Zone: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Comfort Zone is a 7-year-old gelding by Churchill, trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien. He has won 6 of 32 starts and placed in 9 more, for £154,578 in prize money. His best trip is 2m, where 3 wins from 7 is a 43% strike rate against 12% at every other distance. He runs next in the 5:35 at Leopardstown on 12 September. His best performance rating is 138, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 32
  • Wins 6
  • Placed 15
  • Strike rate 19%
  • Prize money £154,578
  • Best rating 138
  • Official rating 131

Where Comfort Zone runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:35 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Petingo Handicap —

Comfort Zone form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
1 Aug 26 Galway (IRE) BOYLE Sports Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 2m 6.5f Good To Yielding 13 18.5 3/1F Harry Cobden 131
27 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap 2m 1f Yielding 1 — 18/1 Mr Derek O'Connor 91
16 Jun 26 Ascot Ascot Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 2m 4f Good To Firm 11 11 25/1 Tom Marquand 94
3 May 26 Cork HORSE AND JOCKEY HOTEL Cork Derby (Premier Handicap) 1m 4f Soft PU - 10/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle 93
3 Apr 26 Curragh 1xBet.ie Emerald Cup Handicap (Premier Handicap) 1m 2f Soft To Heavy 14 31.5 40/1 Gary Halpin 94
12 Oct 25 Naas Colm White Bookmaker Beggar's End Handicap 2m Yielding 3 3 7/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle 94
28 Sep 25 Curragh Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch (0-110) (Premier Handicap) 2m 1f Yielding 12 7.75 20/1 Declan McDonogh 94
13 Sep 25 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Petingo Handicap (Premier Handicap) 1m 5f Good To Yielding 10 6.25 28/1 Declan McDonogh 94
28 Jul 25 Galway Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap (70-100) 2m 1f Yielding 17 19 5/1 Mr Derek O'Connor 94
17 Jun 25 Ascot Ascot Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Class 2 2m 4f Good To Firm 3 .75 33/1 Tom Marquand 93
1 May 25 Punchestown Conway Piling Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 2m 7.5f Yielding 9 12.75 16/1 Simon Torrens 133
12 Mar 25 Cheltenham Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 5f Good To Soft 21 52.75 11/2 Mark Walsh 137
29 Dec 24 Leopardstown Neville Hotels Premier Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Listed) 2m 4f Good To Yielding 3 3.25 6/1 Simon Torrens 131
13 Oct 24 Naas Colm White Bookmaker Beggar's End Handicap (Premier Handicap) 2m Yielding 1 — 4/1F Dylan Browne McMonagle 86
29 Sep 24 Curragh Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch (0-110) (Premier Handicap) 2m 1f Good 7 8 16/1 Wayne Hassett 88
14 Sep 24 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Petingo Handicap (Premier Handicap) 1m 5f Good 20 14.25 9/1 Declan McDonogh 88
3 Aug 24 Galway BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 2m 6.5f Yielding 3 2 11/1 Simon Torrens 129
6 Jul 24 Bellewstown Bia Energy Bellewstown Handicap Hurdle 2m 1f Good 6 17.25 14/1 Simon Torrens 130
3 Jun 24 Listowel Join Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle 2m Good To Yielding 7 16.5 7/1 Simon Torrens 131
4 May 24 Punchestown SBK Gold Trophy Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 2m 4.5f Soft 7 3.25 25/1 Simon Torrens 131
30 Mar 24 Fairyhouse RYBO Handicap Hurdle (Listed) 2m Heavy 10 84.75 9/2 J J Slevin 132
9 Sep 23 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Petingo' Handicap (Premier Handicap) 1m 5f Good 2 2.5 4/1 Declan McDonogh 86
28 Jan 23 Cheltenham Jcb Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (grade 2) (registered As The Finesse) (gbb Race) Class 1 2m 1f Soft 1 — 2/1F Jonjo O'Neill Jr 130
27 Dec 22 Chepstow Coral Finale Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m Soft 1 — 10/11F Jonjo O'Neill Jr –
4 Dec 22 Fairyhouse Bar One Racing Price Boost Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 3) 2m Soft 3 6.25 10/3 J J Slevin –
27 Nov 22 Navan Bar One Racing 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle 2m Soft 1 — 10/3 J J Slevin –
15 Oct 22 Leopardstown Leopardstown October Handicap (Premier Handicap) 1m 4f Yielding To Soft 3 2.75 17/2 Wayne Lordan 84
15 Aug 22 Roscommon Murray Ambulance Apprentice Maiden 1m 4f Good 1 — 1/3F Mikey Sheehy 85
27 Jul 22 Galway Tote Guarantee On All Irish & Uk Races (Q.R.) Maiden 1m 4f Good To Yielding 4 2.75 13/8F Mr Derek O'Connor 86
19 Oct 21 Gowran Park Irish EBF Supporting TREO EILE Maiden 1m Soft To Heavy 2 .75 4/5F Shane Crosse –
2 Oct 21 Killarney Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 1m Soft 2 3.5 3/1 Shane Crosse –
21 Aug 21 Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden 7f Soft 9 5 18/1 Wayne Lordan –

Last time out

Finished 13 in the BOYLE Sports Handicap Hurdle (Listed) at Galway (IRE) on 1 August 2026. Held up in the pack - nudged for effort after 3 out - couldn't quicken from there - well held at the finish.

Comfort Zone by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
16f 7 3 43%
17f 6 2 33%
12f 4 1 25%
20f 3 0 0%
13f 3 0 0%
22.5f 2 0 0%
8f 2 0 0%
10f 1 0 0%
23.5f 1 0 0%
21f 1 0 0%
20.5f 1 0 0%
7f 1 0 0%

Comfort Zone by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Soft 8 3 38%
Yielding 7 2 29%
Good To Yielding 5 0 0%
Good 5 1 20%
Good To Firm 2 0 0%
Soft To Heavy 2 0 0%
Good To Soft 1 0 0%
Heavy 1 0 0%
Yielding To Soft 1 0 0%

Comfort Zone by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Leopardstown 5 0 0%
Curragh 4 0 0%
Galway 3 0 0%
Galway (IRE) 2 1 50%
Ascot 2 0 0%
Naas 2 1 50%
Punchestown 2 0 0%
Cheltenham 2 1 50%
Fairyhouse 2 0 0%
Cork 1 0 0%

Comfort Zone breeding

  • Sire Churchill (IRE)
  • Dam Iveagh Gardens (IRE)
  • Damsire Mastercraftsman (IRE)
  • Breeder Mrs Noreen McManus
  • Foaled 1 April 2019

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