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Horse profile

Apple's Shakira (FR)

5yo mare (at last run, Mar 2019) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Saddler Maker (IRE) out of Apple's For Ever (FR) (Nikos)
7 runs · 3 courses · from Nov 2017
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Mar 2019 — 2,792 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2019 · 6th of 25 3 wins · Cheltenham Last raced off OR 140
KTB Profile

Apple's Shakira (FR) is 3 from 7 in our archive, including 2 wins at Grade 2 level. The biggest win we hold: the Jcb Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle at Cheltenham (Jan 2018). Hasn't won since Jan 2018. 3 of 5 starts at Cheltenham have ended in wins.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 127 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Cheltenham, 13 Mar 2019

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 6 figures · best 127B · median 112
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft5127B106—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4118A99—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 132A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cheltenham, 13 Mar 2019 Official rating 140 at the last run, 13 Mar 2019

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 6 figures · best 141B · median 131
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft5141B132—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4138B129—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 7 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 · 6 figures from 7 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
Saddler Maker (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 16.8% of 2,173 runs since Apr 2010 (181 horses).

Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 11.3% from 222.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm12216.7%−0.1—
Good3195316.6%−0.2—
Good to Soft3866617.1%+0.30 from 1
Soft94816217.1%+0.33 from 5
Heavy5058316.4%−0.40 from 1
Standard (AW)200%−16.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−16.8—
1m – 1m1f200%−16.8—
1m2f – 1m4f25312%−4.8—
1m5f – 2m3265918.1%+1.31 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f92716317.6%+0.82 from 4
2m5f – 3m67011617.3%+0.50 from 1
Over 3m2222511.3%−5.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Apple's For Ever (FR) (Nikos)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Apple's Jade (FR) (15 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Apple's Jade (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Apple's Jade (FR)28152m–3mGrade 1
Apple 's Pierro (FR)922m1f–2m6f—
Apple's Maelys (FR)812m3f—
Grisy Apple's (FR)1312m1f—
Madame Apple's (FR)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 3 60% −0.76
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 6 2 33% −2.86
Class 2 1 1 100% +0.10

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 5 3 60% −0.76
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 2 50% −1.76
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% +0.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 3 75% +0.24
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 4 1 25% −2.86
2017 2 2 100% +1.10

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
2019 · 1 run
13 Mar 19+95d Cheltenham Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 2m5f · Soft · 25 ran 6/25 nse 10-13 140127B132A Barry Geraghty 10/1
2018 · 4 runs
08 Dec 18+240d Sandown Jumeirah Hotels And Resorts December Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 2m · Heavy · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-12 142—— Barry Geraghty 5/2F
12 Apr 18+27d Aintree Doom Bar Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 2m1f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 3/10 10 10-7 143118A121A Barry Geraghty 13/8F
16 Mar 18+48d Cheltenham JCB Triumph Hurdle (Grade 1) Class 1 · 2m1f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 1½ 10-7 146106A130A Barry Geraghty 6/5F
27 Jan 18+42d Cheltenham Jcb Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Finesse) Class 1 · 2m1f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 10-12 —79A138B Barry Geraghty 1/7F
2017 · 2 runs
16 Dec 17+28d Cheltenham Jcb Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle Class 2 · 2m1f · Soft · 4 ran 1/4 10-12 —92C128B Barry Geraghty 1/10F
18 Nov 17 Cheltenham JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle) Class 1 · 2m½f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 10-5 —119A141B Barry Geraghty EvensF

Quick answers

How many races has Apple's Shakira won?
Apple's Shakira (FR) won 3 of 7 archived starts between 2017 and 2019, a strike rate of 42.9%. Placed 4 times in total (57.1% of starts).
Who trained Apple's Shakira?
Apple's Shakira (FR) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 13 March 2019.
Who is Apple's Shakira's sire?
Apple's Shakira (FR) is by Saddler Maker (IRE) out of Apple's For Ever (FR), whose sire is Nikos.
What going does Apple's Shakira prefer?
Apple's Shakira (FR) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Apple's Shakira's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 140, from the run on 13 March 2019. The highest on record is 146.
What is Apple's Shakira's sire's record?
Saddler Maker (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.8% of 2,173 runs since Apr 2010 (181 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 11.3% from 222.
Who are Apple's Shakira's siblings?
Out of Apple's For Ever (FR), Apple's Shakira (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Apple's Jade (FR) (15). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Apple's Jade (FR)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2017. 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.