Dancing Shirl (GB)
Dancing Shirl (GB) is yet to win from 6 starts. Last raced off 40, 17lb below the career-high mark.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Dancing Shirl (GB) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Arnold (GB) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 57Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 5.7% of 227 runs since Jan 2008 (19 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −5.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 50 | 3 | 6% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 58 | 2 | 3.4% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 20 | 0 | 0% | −5.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | −1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 9 | 0 | 0% | −5.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 60 | 7 | 11.7% | +6 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 38 | 4 | 10.5% | +4.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +6.8 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | +2 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 52 | 3 | 5.8% | +0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 50 | 1 | 2% | −3.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 21 | 0 | 0% | −5.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −5.7 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Who's Shirl (GB) (7 wins).
The wins came over 6f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Who's Shirl (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who's Shirl (GB) | 69 | 7 | 6f–7f | Class 3 |
| Gielgud (GB) | 10 | 1 | 2m5f | Class 6 |
| Princess Shirl (GB) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Shirls Son Sam (GB) | 44 | 0 | — | — |
| Cats In The Cradle (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 7 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean McKeown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leanne Kershaw | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fergal Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 14 Nov 05+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet Direct On At The Races Interactive Banded Stakes | 8/11 | 1 | 8-9 | 40 | 38C | Dean McKeown | 40/1 |
| 01 Nov 05+26d | Catterick | Hambleton Maiden Stakes | 10/15 | 6 | 8-9 | 40 | 47C | Dean McKeown | 100/1 |
| 06 Oct 05+108d | Southwell (AW) | Ladbrokespoker.com Maiden Claiming Stakes | 8/14 | 12 | 8-6 | 46 | 18C | Dean McKeown | 66/1 |
| 20 Jun 05+68d | Musselburgh | WG Mitchell Handicap | 12/14 | 5 | 8-13 | 53 | 17C | Leanne Kershaw | 50/1 |
| 13 Apr 05+15d | Beverley | Fillies' Handicap | 10/11 | 17 | 7-5 | 55 | — | Leanne Kershaw | 20/1 |
| 29 Mar 05 | Pontefract | Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 7/7 | 17 | 8-9 | 57 | 31C | Fergal Lynch | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dancing Shirl won?
- Dancing Shirl (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2005.
- Who trained Dancing Shirl?
- Dancing Shirl (GB) was trained by Chris Fairhurst on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 14 November 2005.
- Who is Dancing Shirl's sire?
- Dancing Shirl (GB) is by Dancing Spree (USA) out of Shirl (GB), whose sire is Shirley Heights.
- What is Dancing Shirl's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 40, from the run on 14 November 2005. The highest on record is 57.
- What is Dancing Shirl's sire's record?
- Dancing Spree (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.7% of 227 runs since Jan 2008 (19 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Dancing Shirl's siblings?
- Out of Shirl (GB), Dancing Shirl (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Who's Shirl (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Who's Shirl (GB)). The wins came over 6f–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Dancing Shirl produced winners?
- As a dam, Dancing Shirl (GB) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.