What strikes you about the recent form is consistency of effort without the breakthrough. Over its last six runs, Zuzukel has finished 2nd once and outside the top 3 the other five times, including a brace of fifth-place efforts. That tells you the horse is racing in the right company — not getting lapped, turning in respectable efforts — but lacking the extra few lengths needed to finish ahead of its rivals.
Daniel King has been Zuzukel's regular pilot, partnering the horse five times without a win between them, though a top-3 finish from those rides would suggest the pair have at least shared some promising moments. Trainer A. J. Martin, operating from Summerhill in Co. Meath, has managed 13 winners this season from the yard, so there is genuine talent in the operation. The fact that Zuzukel has raced 15 times without winning suggests the horse may have found its true level — solid, honest, but probably not destined for the winner's enclosure. All the same, it keeps turning up to race and trying, which is something.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down Royal Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 20 Jan | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 21 Oct | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 17 Oct | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 19 Apr | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 4 Apr | 0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 2 Jun | 0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 15 Jul | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 8 Mar | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 18 Apr | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 22 Mar | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 13 Nov | 0% |