Horse profile
Camera Shy (IRE)
by Kodiac (GB) out of Darwell (IRE) (Zamindar)
23 runs · 12 courses · from May 2024
As at 19 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Southwell (AW) & Newmarket
Ran 13 days ago · 5th of 13
Last raced off OR 58
KTB Profile
Camera Shy is a gelding who has won two of 23 starts, both over 6f – 7f. He won a Class 2 novice at Newmarket on good ground in May 2024 and a Class 5 handicap at Southwell on Standard going in Mar 2026 off an official rating of 61. He has raced 13 times on all-weather surfaces for one win and ten times on turf for one win. Typically held up, he finished fifth of 13 at Kempton on AW in Oct 2026 off an official rating of 58, 21lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 23 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 19 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 21lb off peak
- 2–23Wins / Runs
- 8.7%Strike rate
- 3 (13%)Placed
- +1.00£1 level staken=23 at SP
- 0.98Fair A/E n=23 · 0.81 incl. margin
- 79Highest OR
- 40dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating58↓ 21lb off peak
58
58–79
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 85
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 111C | 82 | 10 · 100 / 83 |
| Good | 5 | 86C | 66 | 2 · 86 / 76 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 104A | 99.5 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 19 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 23 | 111C | 82 | 14 · 100 / 83 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 23 runs · as at 13 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 from 8 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (75%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (13%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,530 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 147 | 21 | 14.3% | +3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4,208 | 496 | 11.8% | +1.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 5,159 | 548 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 2,366 | 218 | 9.2% | −1.2 | — |
| Soft | 2,460 | 218 | 8.9% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 678 | 68 | 10% | −0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 8,512 | 871 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 1 from 13 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5,120 | 591 | 11.5% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 11,584 | 1,187 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 2 from 23 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,881 | 392 | 10.1% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,926 | 182 | 9.4% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 696 | 66 | 9.5% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 252 | 18 | 7.1% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | −3.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Darwell (IRE) (Zamindar)
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Darwell Lion (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Beauty Inspire (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwell Lion (IRE) | 23 | 4 | 7f–1m½f | Class 4 |
| Beauty Inspire (IRE) | 2 | 2 | 6f–6½f | Group 3 |
| Persian Spring (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 6f | Class 2 |
| Hot Dakota (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Titch Smith (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 1 | 8% | −4.00 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −3.00 |
| Class 6 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Muscutt | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.00 |
| Connor Beasley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Kirrane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hector Crouch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saffie Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonny Peate | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jim Crowley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 12 | 1 | 8% | −3.00 |
| None | 7 | 1 | 14% | +8.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Oct 26+21d | Kempton (AW) | Set Your Limits With Unibet Handicap Stakes Held up in the pack - sent into the contest over 2f out and gained ground - no extra final furlong to finish 5th | 5/13 | shd | 9-7 | 58 | 85B | 78A | Cieren Fallon | 17/2 |
| 14 Sep 26+5d | Thirsk | Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Saves Lives Handicap Stakes Held up towards back - pressed for effort with 3f left - couldn't land a blow - finished well beaten in 11th | 11/12 | shd | 9-0 | 61 | 66A | 60A | Connor Beasley | 22/1 |
| 09 Sep 26+7d | Redcar | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Stakes Faltered and behind at the break - held up towards the back down the far stretch - pushed along to close ground inside the final furlong finishing 9th | 9/15 | nk | 9-11 | 62 | 86C | 68A | Sean Kirrane | 17/2 |
| 02 Sep 26+27d | Hamilton | Hampton By Hilton Hotel Handicap Stakes Held a midpack position - pressed for effort and lost touch over 2f out - drifted right approaching the final furlong - kept going at one tempo late to finish fifth without threatening the front runners | 5/13 | nk | 9-6 | 62 | 90C | 81A | Connor Beasley | 22/1 |
| 06 Aug 26+93d | Southwell (AW) | Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap Stakes (Div II) Sat close to pace early - pushed along with 2f left - unable to quicken final furlong finishing 5th beaten 4.5 lengths | 5/9 | 1½ | 9-2 | 63 | 84A | 71A | Daniel Muscutt | 10/1 |
| 05 May 26+28d | Ayr | Sunday Lunch At Western House Hotel Handicap Sat close to the front group early - asked for effort 2f out - stayed on at one gait to finish 4th | 4/7 | shd | 9-9 | 63 | 77A | 79A | Daniel Tudhope | 7/2 |
| 07 Apr 26+11d | Southwell (AW) | Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap Settled at back early - pushed for effort with two furlongs left and closing gradually - unable to threaten leaders inside the final furlong finishing sixth | 6/10 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 64 | 93A | 74A | Daniel Muscutt | 4/1 |
| 27 Mar 26+13d | Newcastle (AW) | Bet Responsibly With SBK Handicap Settled in the pack - pushed along inside final furlong - unable to close - finished seventh | 7/11 | ½ | 9-3 | 64 | 60A | 74A | Daniel Muscutt | 7/1 |
| 14 Mar 26+14d | Southwell (AW) | BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap Settled towards the back of the pack - travelling comfortably with 2f left - pushed along to move through on the outside inside the final 2f - stayed on strongly to get up close home | 1/11 | 9-1 | 61 | 100A | 82A | Daniel Muscutt | 8/1 | |
| 28 Feb 26+29d | Southwell (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) Held up at the back - driven approaching 2f out to join the contest for fifth with a furlong left - stayed on well to grab fourth at the finish | 4/10 | 2¾ | 9-1 | 62 | 84A | 72A | Daniel Muscutt | 14/1 |
| 30 Jan 26+24d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left - closed steadily inside the final furlong to finish 5th | 5/11 | shd | 9-7 | 63 | 82A | 82A | Daniel Muscutt | 12/1 |
| 06 Jan 26+19d | Southwell (AW) | Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap Settled just behind the pace early - moved into contention 3f out then pressed for effort - faded from over a furlong out to finish eighth | 8/9 | ½ | 9-3 | 64 | 80A | 69A | Paul Mulrennan | 13/2 |
| 18 Dec 25+26d | Southwell (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap (Div 2) Held up towards the back - short of room approaching final furlong - moved right 1f out and closed strongly - fourth at the line | 4/11 | ¾ | 9-9 | 65 | 77A | 82A | Paul Mulrennan | 10/1 |
| 22 Nov 25+151d | Newcastle (AW) | Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap (Div 2) Handy early - urged into effort with 2f left - faded inside final furlong to finish sixth | 6/7 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 68 | 67A | 69A | Daniel Muscutt | 20/1 |
| 24 Jun 25+22d | Newbury | Grosvenor Sport Cashback Every Day Handicap Took a strong hold early - settled towards the back - asked for effort over 2f out - improved on the far flank inside the final furlong - kept on without threatening the front-runners | 5/11 | shd | 9-8 | 69 | 104A | 81A | William Buick | 8/1 |
| 02 Jun 25+17d | Windsor | Download The Raceday Ready App Confined Handicap Settled towards the back - pushed along to close outside but boxed in nearing the last furlong - finished strongly close to the line - eighth beaten 4 lengths | 8/11 | 1½ | 9-4 | 71 | 96A | 72A | Hector Crouch | 14/1 |
| 16 May 25+18d | Newmarket | TrustATrader You Can Trust Our Traders Handicap Held a forward spot early - lost pace from halfway - toiling from 2f out - clearly not right and let down markedly inside the final furlong - dropped right away and finished untested - trailed in well beaten - eventually 12th | 12/12 | 6 | 9-8 | 71 | 57C | 47C | Jamie Spencer | 7/1 |
| 28 Apr 25+11d | Windsor | Thames Hospice Handicap Settled in the pack - pressed for effort and lost place 2f out - finished fast in the closing stages to take 4th | 4/15 | nk | 9-9 | 72 | 103C | 90A | Oisin Murphy | 5/1 |
| 17 Apr 25+58d | Newmarket | debenhams.com Handicap (Div 2) Made the running by the far rail - driven up and overtaken with 3f left - dropped out of second before 2f out while still in touch with the front group - urged out and faded inside the final furlong to finish sixth | 6/9 | ½ | 9-4 | 75 | 66A | 73A | Saffie Osborne | 14/1 |
| 18 Feb 25+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Slow to break - settled off the pace - made progress into contention 3f out - drifted left approaching final furlong then found nothing more to finish 4th | 4/5 | 3¾ | 9-1 | 77 | 111C | 68B | Jonny Peate | 11/1 |
| 29 Jan 25+81d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Settled towards the rear of the field - urged forward with over two furlongs left - unable to challenge the front end - finished ninth | 9/12 | 4¼ | 9-8 | 79 | 81A | 62A | Oisin Murphy | 7/1 |
| 09 Nov 24+176d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair Plays Different EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Went straight to front early - pressed for effort a furlong out then overtaken approaching the last furlong - just edged in a tight finish for third | 3/10 | ½ | 9-8 | — | 81A | 80A | Jim Crowley | 9/2 |
| 17 May 24 | Newmarket | Juddmonte EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/12 | 9-7 | — | 68B | 87A | Kevin Stott | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Camera Shy (IRE) won?
- Camera Shy (IRE) won 2 of 23 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.7%. Placed 3 times in total (13% of starts).
- Who trains Camera Shy (IRE)?
- Camera Shy (IRE) is trained by Michael Dods, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 October 2026.
- Who is Camera Shy (IRE)'s sire?
- Camera Shy (IRE) is by Kodiac (GB) out of Darwell (IRE), whose sire is Zamindar.
- What going does Camera Shy (IRE) prefer?
- Camera Shy (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Camera Shy (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 58, from the run on 5 October 2026. The highest on record is 79.
- What is Camera Shy (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,530 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.
- Who are Camera Shy (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Darwell (IRE), Camera Shy (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Darwell Lion (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Beauty Inspire (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.