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Horse profile

Crooked Shilling (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2008) · Last trainer Lester Winters · Last owner Donal Kinsella
by Imperial Ballet (IRE) out of Morning Surprise (GB) (Tragic Role)
5 runs · 3 courses · from May 2008
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Aug 2008 — 6,645 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2008 · 13th of 14 Last raced off OR 45
KTB Profile

Crooked Shilling (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 45.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating45At career-high mark
45 41–45

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 58C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 28 Jun 2008 Official rating 45 at the last run, 25 Aug 2008

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 73C · median 58
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Firm273C66—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f373C59—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Imperial Ballet (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,342 runs since Jan 2008 (99 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.2% from 245. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 150.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1616.3%−0.90 from 2
Good to Firm20094.5%−2.7—
Good300186%−1.20 from 1
Good to Soft14175%−2.20 from 1
Soft261249.2%+20 from 1
Heavy179137.3%+0.1—
Standard (AW)2452510.2%+3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1501812%+4.8—
6f – 7f210146.7%−0.5—
1m – 1m1f188158%+0.80 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f13186.1%−1.10 from 3
1m5f – 2m321175.3%−1.9—
2m1f – 2m4f251166.4%−0.80 from 1
2m5f – 3m75912%+4.8—
Over 3m1600%−7.2—

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
Morning Surprise (GB) (Tragic Role)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Namid Reprobate (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Namid Reprobate (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Namid Reprobate (IRE)2546f–1mClass 4
Genuine Surprise (IRE)50——
Royal Awakening (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny Grant 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Curtis 1 0 0% −1.00
Amy Kathleen Parsons 1 0 0% −1.00
P Shanahan 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2008 · 5 runs
25 Aug 08+42d Downpatrick Heart Of Down (Ulster) Cesarewitch Handicap (45-60) 2m2f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 13/14 8 8-8 4543C Ben Curtis 33/1
14 Jul 08+16d Downpatrick Magners Cider Handicap (45-60) 1m4½f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 4 8-6 4535C Amy Kathleen Parsons 25/1
28 Jun 08+15d Curragh Roadbridge Maiden 1m · Yielding · 22 ran 22/22 ½ 10-1 4558C Danny Grant 66/1
13 Jun 08+19d Navan Peter O'Brien Landscapes Maiden 1m2f · Firm · 18 ran 16/18 3½ 10-4 4159C P Shanahan 33/1
25 May 08 Curragh Boylesports 130 Shops Nationwide Maiden 1m2f · Firm · 14 ran 12/14 3 10-5 4173C Danny Grant 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Crooked Shilling won?
Crooked Shilling (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2008.
Who trained Crooked Shilling?
Crooked Shilling (IRE) was trained by Lester Winters on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 25 August 2008.
Who is Crooked Shilling's sire?
Crooked Shilling (IRE) is by Imperial Ballet (IRE) out of Morning Surprise (GB), whose sire is Tragic Role.
What is Crooked Shilling's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 25 August 2008. That is also the highest on record.
What is Crooked Shilling's sire's record?
Imperial Ballet (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,342 runs since Jan 2008 (99 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.2% from 245. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 150.
Who are Crooked Shilling's siblings?
Out of Morning Surprise (GB), Crooked Shilling (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Namid Reprobate (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Namid Reprobate (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2008. 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.