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Horse profile

Al Shahir (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2022) · Last trainer T Ellis · Last owner T Ellis
by Robin Des Champs (FR) out of Sarah Massini (IRE) (Dr Massini)
15 runs · 10 courses · from Oct 2016
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 1 Apr 2022 — 1,677 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2022 2 wins · Towcester & Newcastle New yard Last raced off OR 117
KTB Profile

Al Shahir won two of 15 starts on turf between Oct 2016 and Apr 2022. Both wins came on his first visit to the course, at 1m5f – 2m, one on heavy ground at Newcastle in Feb 2017 and the other in the Class 5 Toteplacepot Maiden Hurdle at Towcester on good to soft in Dec 2017 off an official rating of 122. He reached a highest ever mark of 127 but last ran off 117 at Newbury in Apr 2022, his first start for T Ellis.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating117↓ 10lb off peak
117 117–127

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Towcester, 21 Dec 2017

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 →

Jumps 9 figures · best 145C · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good495A83—
Good to Soft2126C115—
Soft2135A128.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m5145C122—
2m1f – 2m4f4135A92.5—

Of 15 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (5) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 120B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 8 Jul 2019 Official rating 117 at the last run, 1 Apr 2022

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 142A · median 128.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4133B119.5—
Soft3139A130—
Good to Soft2140A133.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m6142A134.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4133B119.5—

Of 15 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 15 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
Robin Des Champs (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,007 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+11.7—
Good to Firm71912.7%−0.6—
Good1,07215914.8%+1.50 from 5
Good to Soft76210213.4%+0.11 from 5
Soft1,36515311.2%−2.10 from 4
Heavy71710414.5%+1.21 from 1
Standard (AW)16318.8%+5.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−13.3—
1m2f – 1m4f13215.4%+2.1—
1m5f – 2m1,04514413.8%+0.52 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f1,54920813.4%+0.10 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,12513812.3%−10 from 2
Over 3m2743914.2%+0.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sarah Massini (IRE) (Dr Massini)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Mr Boss Man (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 1m6f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Mr Boss Man (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mr Boss Man (IRE)6551m6f–3m1fClass 6
Fiery Brown (IRE)512m—
Rube Burrow (IRE)40——
Green Chef (IRE)40——
The Bossman About (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 5 1 20% −2.50
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +0.80

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 6 4 1 25% −2.20
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +1.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newton Abbot 3 0 0% −3.00
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 1 100% +1.50
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 1 100% +0.80

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 2 29% −2.70
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Harry Skelton 14 2 14% −9.70
Miss Gina Andrews 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 2 25% −3.70
Tongue tie 6 0 0% −6.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 4 0 0% −4.00
2018 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 5 2 40% −0.70
2016 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00
Hurdle 5 1 20% −2.50
NH Flat 3 1 33% −1.20

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2022 · 1 run
01 Apr 22+944d Newbury Irwin Mitchell Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 2m7½f · Good To Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-12 117—— Miss Gina Andrews 4/1
2019 · 4 runs
31 Aug 19+41d Newton Abbot Pete's Dragons Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m5f · Good · 6 ran PU/6 — 12-0 122—— Harry Skelton 4/1
21 Jul 19+13d Newton Abbot Sky Sports Racing On Sky 415 Novices' Chase Class 3 · 2m½f · Good · 3 ran 3/3 33 11-2 12364C90C Harry Skelton 9/2
08 Jul 19+15d Worcester Youthcomm Radio Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 15 11-10 12376A120B Harry Skelton 11/8F
23 Jun 19+205d Southwell Happy 50th Birthday Andy Gardiner Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran F/8 — 11-3 123—— Harry Skelton 9/4F
2018 · 3 runs
30 Nov 18+26d Newbury Ladbrokes Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-6 123—— Harry Skelton 11/4
04 Nov 18+239d Carlisle Racing UK Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 2m4f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 7 11-0 12590B119A Harry Skelton 2/1F
10 Mar 18+79d Sandown European Breeders' Fund Matchbook VIP 'National Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Final (Grade 3) Class 1 · 2m4f · Soft · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-0 127—— Harry Skelton 11/2F
2017 · 5 runs
21 Dec 17+23d Towcester Toteplacepot Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 1/15 11-6 122104B140A Harry Skelton 6/4F
28 Nov 17+24d Lingfield Stonegate Homes Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 16 ran 2/16 4 10-12 122—139A Harry Skelton 5/6F
04 Nov 17+22d Wetherby Bet365 Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 2m · Soft · 16 ran 2/16 10 11-0 —122B130A Harry Skelton 6/4F
13 Oct 17+240d Newton Abbot British Stallion Studs EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 2¼ 10-12 —95A133B Harry Skelton 11/8
15 Feb 17+78d Newcastle ESH Group Maiden Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Heavy · 8 ran 1/8 11-5 —145C142A Harry Skelton 4/5F
2016 · 2 runs
29 Nov 16+40d Southwell Southwell Golf Club Winter Offer Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 1m7½f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 2/5 2 11-0 —126C127B Harry Skelton 5/2
20 Oct 16 Carlisle Racing UK Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m1f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 22 11-0 —135A118A Harry Skelton 15/8

Quick answers

How many races has Al Shahir won?
Al Shahir (IRE) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2016 and 2022, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 8 times in total (53.3% of starts).
Who trained Al Shahir?
Al Shahir (IRE) was trained by T Ellis on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 1 April 2022.
Who is Al Shahir's sire?
Al Shahir (IRE) is by Robin Des Champs (FR) out of Sarah Massini (IRE), whose sire is Dr Massini.
What going does Al Shahir prefer?
Al Shahir (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 5 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 Al Shahir's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 1 April 2022. The highest on record is 127.
What is Al Shahir's sire's record?
Robin Des Champs (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,007 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Al Shahir's siblings?
Out of Sarah Massini (IRE), Al Shahir (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Mr Boss Man (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Mr Boss Man (IRE)). The wins came over 1m6f–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2016. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.