Dancing Shirley (GB)
Dancing Shirley (GB) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 9 at Fontwell (Apr 2006).
- 0–8Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (12.5%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=8 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 77Highest OR
- 29dBetween runs (median)
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 2 |
| Good | 58 | 2 | 3.4% | −2.3 | — |
| Good to Soft | 20 | 0 | 0% | −5.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | −1.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 9 | 0 | 0% | −5.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 60 | 7 | 11.7% | +6 | — |
| 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 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | +2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 52 | 3 | 5.8% | +0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 50 | 1 | 2% | −3.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 21 | 0 | 0% | −5.7 | 0 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −5.7 | — |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folkestone | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fontwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Towcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Bolger | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Mattie Batchelor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jay Pemberton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Chase | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 06+12d | Stratford | Nigel Munn Memorial Novices' Chase | F/9 | — | 10-4 | — | — | Colin Bolger | 66/1 |
| 06 Jun 06+29d | Fontwell | spreadfair.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 9/14 | 10 | 10-0 | 68 | 60C | Colin Bolger | 25/1 |
| 08 May 06+37d | Towcester | Compare Odds At gg.com Novices' Selling Hurdle | 7/16 | 3 | 10-0 | 68 | 65C | Jay Pemberton | 20/1 |
| 01 Apr 06+33d | Fontwell | Toteplacepot Maiden Hurdle | 3/9 | ½ | 10-6 | 70 | 47C | Colin Bolger | 40/1 |
| 27 Feb 06+56d | Plumpton | Mares' Only Handicap Hurdle | 4/6 | 13 | 10-3 | 75 | 56C | Mattie Batchelor | 16/1 |
| 02 Jan 06+20d | Folkestone | Paddock Selling Handicap Hurdle | PU/7 | — | 10-13 | 77 | — | Mattie Batchelor | 7/1 |
| 2005 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 05+15d | Folkestone | betfredcasino.com Maiden Hurdle | 5/13 | 13 | 10-7 | 77 | 64C | Mattie Batchelor | 100/1 |
| 28 Nov 05 | Folkestone | Conditionals' Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 7/11 | 10-9 | 77 | — | Colin Bolger | 20/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dancing Shirley won?
- Dancing Shirley (GB) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2005 and 2006. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
- Who trained Dancing Shirley?
- Dancing Shirley (GB) was trained by Anna Newton-Smith on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 18 June 2006.
- Who is Dancing Shirley's sire?
- Dancing Shirley (GB) is by Dancing Spree (USA) out of High Heather (GB), whose sire is Shirley Heights.
- What is Dancing Shirley's official rating?
- Dancing Shirley (GB)'s highest official rating on record is 77.
- What is Dancing Shirley'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.