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Horse profile

Absolute Shambles (GB)

10yo gelding (at last run, May 2014) · Last trainer Chris Gordon · Last owner Chris Gordon Racing Club
by Shambo (IRE) out of Brass Castle (IRE) (Carlingford Castle)
57 runs · 14 courses · from Feb 2008
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 May 2014 — 4,551 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2014 · 6th of 12 9 wins · 6 courses Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Absolute Shambles (GB) is 9 from 57. Hasn't won since Oct 2013. Last raced off 90, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 57 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating90↓ 10lb off peak
90 72–100

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 101A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Plumpton, 21 Apr 2014 Official rating 90 at the last run, 11 May 2014

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 →

Jumps 56 figures · best 117A · median 90
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good24113B89—
Good to Firm12117A87.5—
Good to Soft11110B101—
Soft8107B89—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Over 3m35117A89—
2m5f – 3m16110A91.5—
2m1f – 2m4f5111A91—

Of 57 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 56 figures from 57 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
Shambo (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 267 runs since Jan 2008 (36 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm46919.6%+9.53 from 12
Good911112.1%+23 from 24
Good to Soft5359.4%−0.73 from 11
Soft5711.8%−8.30 from 8
Heavy1915.3%−4.80 from 2
Standard (AW)100%−10.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m4812.1%−8—
2m1f – 2m4f5335.7%−4.41 from 5
2m5f – 3m871213.8%+3.73 from 16
Over 3m791113.9%+3.85 from 36

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Brass Castle (IRE) (Carlingford Castle)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Laughton Park (GB) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m4½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Laughton Park (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Laughton Park (GB)2032m4½fClass 3
Longshanks (GB)622m6½f–3mClass 3
Iron Maid (GB)1322m5f–2m5½fClass 4
Rowan Castle (GB)140——
Pillbox (GB)20——
Jake's Castle (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 24 3 13% +23.50
Good to Firm 12 3 25% +8.00
Good to Soft 11 3 27% +14.00
Soft 8 0 0% −8.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 38 6 16% +25.00
Class 4 17 3 18% +12.50
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Plumpton 15 2 13% −4.50
Fontwell 13 2 15% +0.50
Newton Abbot 7 1 14% +2.00
Huntingdon 6 2 33% +10.50
Worcester 4 1 25% +13.00
Folkestone 3 0 0% −3.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 1 50% +24.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
Over 3m 36 5 14% −8.50
2m5f – 3m 16 3 19% +40.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 1 20% +4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Cannon 29 6 21% +34.00
Colin Bolger 15 3 20% +14.50
Mr Louis Muspratt 5 0 0% −5.00
Gerard Tumelty 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss F Hickman 1 0 0% −1.00
Marc Goldstein 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Will Hickman 1 0 0% −1.00
Richard Johnson 1 0 0% −1.00
Jamie Moore 1 0 0% −1.00
Jan Faltejsek 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 29 5 17% +31.00
None 22 4 18% +10.50
Blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Hood 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 5 0 0% −5.00
2013 13 2 15% +8.50
2012 11 1 9% −8.00
2011 15 4 27% +31.00
2010 2 0 0% −2.00
2009 6 2 33% +16.00
2008 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 30 6 20% +39.00
Chase 25 3 12% −1.50
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 5 runs
11 May 14+20d Plumpton Call Star Sports On 0800 521 321 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25f · Good · 12 ran 6/12 1½ 10-6 9086A Mr Louis Muspratt 6/1
21 Apr 14+21d Plumpton Collect totepool Winnings At Betfred Shops Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 2 10-7 91101A Mr Louis Muspratt 8/1
31 Mar 14+6d Plumpton Friends Of Racing Welfare Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 18 11-4 9299C Tom Cannon 9/1
25 Mar 14+10d Fontwell Premier Roulette At 32Red.com 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional/Amateur) Class 4 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 3/9 nk 10-10 92103A Mr Louis Muspratt 9/1
15 Mar 14+89d Fontwell 32Red Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 22 11-0 9284C Mr Louis Muspratt 8/1
2013 · 13 runs
16 Dec 13+19d Plumpton Derek Hunnisett Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25f · Soft · 12 ran 2/12 10 11-2 92107B Mr Louis Muspratt 13/2
27 Nov 13+10d Fontwell 32Red On The App Store Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 2/7 3¼ 10-10 92110B Tom Cannon 4/1
17 Nov 13+43d Fontwell Collect Totepool Winnings In Betfred Shops Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 9 11-12 92109A Tom Cannon 4/1
05 Oct 13+8d Fontwell Morrison Utility Services Supporting St Barnabas House Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25.5f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 10-9 83113B Tom Cannon 7/2
27 Sep 13+32d Worcester Pamela Ann Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 23f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 10-3 77108A Tom Cannon 16/1
26 Aug 13+33d Huntingdon Holiday Inn Sleep Easy Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 25f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 19 11-3 8284C Tom Cannon 14/1
24 Jul 13+44d Worcester Compare Bookmakers At bookmakers.co.uk Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 2¼ 10-10 8585A Miss F Hickman 14/1
10 Jun 13+29d Newton Abbot Sis International Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 26.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 10/14 11 10-9 8883C Tom Cannon 18/1
12 May 13+16d Plumpton Plumpton Athletic Juniors Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 8 11-9 9287C Marc Goldstein 12/1
26 Apr 13+14d Plumpton Whippers Delight Handicap Chase (For The Highfields Farm Challenge Trophy) Class 5 · 25.5f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 7 10-6 7889B Tom Cannon 6/1
12 Apr 13+11d Chepstow Bath Ales Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 2/13 1¼ 10-2 74101A Tom Cannon 12/1
01 Apr 13+35d Plumpton Harry And Betty Savill Memorial Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25.5f · Good · 5 ran 2/5 6 10-2 7497B Tom Cannon 11/4
25 Feb 13+99d Plumpton Albion In The Community Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 11 11-9 9491C Tom Cannon 20/1
2012 · 11 runs
18 Nov 12+13d Fontwell casino.bonus.co.uk Casino Bonus Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 7/8 7 11-4 9586C Tom Cannon 20/1
05 Nov 12+35d Plumpton Join At The Races On Facebook Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25.5f · Soft · 7 ran 4/7 33 10-12 7677C Tom Cannon 4/1
01 Oct 12+21d Newton Abbot Go Greene Machine Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26f · Soft · 6 ran 5/6 7 10-7 7785B Tom Cannon 7/4F
10 Sep 12+22d Newton Abbot optimumracing.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 26.5f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 2½ 9-12 93108A Tom Cannon 16/1
19 Aug 12+16d Southwell Newark Advertiser Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 6 10-8 7776C Tom Cannon 11/1
03 Aug 12+9d Bangor-on-Dee R W Hough Plasterers Memorial Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 23f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 33 11-9 9294C Tom Cannon 17/2
25 Jul 12+36d Worcester Download Our iPhone App Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 11 ran 2/11 5 11-2 92104B Mr Will Hickman 18/1
19 Jun 12+23d Newton Abbot Newtonabbotracing.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 4/5 20 10-1 7870C Tom Cannon 9/4
27 May 12+30d Fakenham Light Dragoons Handicap Chase (For The Prince Of Wales Cup) Class 5 · 24f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 8 10-4 7893B Richard Johnson 15/8F
27 Apr 12+18d Plumpton Whippers Delight Handicap Chase (For The Highfields Farm Challenge Trophy) Class 5 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 1/6 9-12 7293B Tom Cannon 2/1F
09 Apr 12+118d Plumpton Bet Totepool On Irish Grand National Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25.5f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 2¼ 10-0 7288C Tom Cannon 11/4J
2011 · 15 runs
13 Dec 11+28d Folkestone Stanford Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 8 10-4 7880C Tom Cannon 5/1
15 Nov 11+16d Folkestone Daily Mail Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 3/5 6 10-7 8190B Tom Cannon 7/2
30 Oct 11+29d Huntingdon Racing Uk Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 1 10-13 9783C Tom Cannon 11/1
01 Oct 11+33d Fontwell Clancy Docwra Supporting Chestnut Tree House Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25.5f · Good · 9 ran 5/9 26 11-7 10083C Tom Cannon 9/2
29 Aug 11+9d Huntingdon Play Mecca Bingo On Your Mobile Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 1/11 11-7 92117A Tom Cannon 5/2F
20 Aug 11+22d Newton Abbot Toteswinger More Ways To Win Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 26.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 1/12 10-3 82108A Tom Cannon 8/1
29 Jul 11+23d Bangor-on-Dee R W Hough Memorial Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 13 ran 1/13 10-4 76102A Tom Cannon 25/1
06 Jul 11+30d Worcester PP Business Improvement Consultants Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 ½ 11-8 8090C Colin Bolger 18/1
06 Jun 11+26d Newton Abbot Happy Days Nursery Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 26f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 5/9 33 10-6 8170C Tom Cannon 4/1
11 May 11+30d Fontwell Doug Bradmore Memorial Handicap Chase (Supporting St Barnabas) Class 5 · 25.5f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 16 11-2 8272B Colin Bolger 12/1
11 Apr 11+14d Plumpton Paddock Restaurant Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 5/6 9 11-4 8274C Jamie Moore 2/1F
28 Mar 11+12d Plumpton At The Races Sky 415 Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 1/5 10-6 80107B Colin Bolger 13/2
16 Mar 11+43d Huntingdon Totetrifecta On All Cheltenham Festival Races Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 6 10-3 8473B Tom Cannon 9/2
01 Feb 11+25d Folkestone More Live Football Betting At totesport.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25f · Good · 6 ran 4/6 ¾ 11-10 8889C Colin Bolger 11/2
07 Jan 11+110d Fontwell Hardings Catering Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-0 92— Colin Bolger 20/1
2010 · 2 runs
19 Sep 10+235d Plumpton Pete Walsh 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 5/7 29 10-8 9277C Colin Bolger 6/1
27 Jan 10+48d Huntingdon Racing Uk Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 13 ran 10/13 15 11-1 9283C Colin Bolger 7/2
2009 · 6 runs
10 Dec 09+30d Huntingdon Bet Totepool On 0800 221 221 Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 1/14 10-7 88110A Colin Bolger 12/1
10 Nov 09+16d Lingfield Ashurst Wood Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 5 11-12 8996B Colin Bolger 15/8F
25 Oct 09+133d Wincanton Thales Naval Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 2 10-12 85100C Colin Bolger 5/1
14 Jun 09+11d Stratford Allens Caravans Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 22f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 14 10-13 8789C Colin Bolger 10/1
03 Jun 09+27d Fontwell Smurf's Low Mileage Centre Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 1/13 11-9 87111A Colin Bolger 8/1
07 May 09+200d Newton Abbot 'your Name Here' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5/11 23 11-3 8686C Colin Bolger 14/1
2008 · 5 runs
19 Oct 08+14d Fontwell Window Solutions Double Glazing Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Good · 12 ran 5/12 3¼ 10-12 8689A Jan Faltejsek 13/2
05 Oct 08+10d Uttoxeter Edge Diamond 'NH' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 30 10-8 8690C Gerard Tumelty 18/1
25 Sep 08+204d Fontwell Hennings Wine Merchants Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 6/13 2¾ 10-8 8682C Gerard Tumelty 25/1
05 Mar 08+23d Fontwell Betfair Legal Team Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 14 10-4 —94A Colin Bolger 14/1
11 Feb 08 Plumpton Southern FM Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17.5f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 2½ 10-5 —91A Colin Bolger 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Absolute Shambles won?
Absolute Shambles (GB) won 9 of 57 archived starts between 2008 and 2014, a strike rate of 15.8%. Placed 20 times in total (35.1% of starts).
Who trained Absolute Shambles?
Absolute Shambles (GB) was trained by Chris Gordon on the most recent run on record, at Plumpton on 11 May 2014.
Who is Absolute Shambles's sire?
Absolute Shambles (GB) is by Shambo (IRE) out of Brass Castle (IRE), whose sire is Carlingford Castle.
What going does Absolute Shambles prefer?
Absolute Shambles (GB) has the best record on good to soft going: 3 wins from 11 starts (27.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Absolute Shambles's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 11 May 2014. The highest on record is 100.
What is Absolute Shambles's sire's record?
Shambo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 267 runs since Jan 2008 (36 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Absolute Shambles's siblings?
Out of Brass Castle (IRE), Absolute Shambles (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Laughton Park (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Laughton Park (GB)). The wins came over 2m4½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2008. 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.