Don't Be Shy (FR)
Don't Be Shy (FR) is 3 from 9 in our archive, including 2 wins at Grade 2 level. The biggest win we hold: the Prix Amadou at Auteuil (FR) (May 2005). Hasn't won since Feb 2006. Last raced off a career-high mark of 158.
- 3–9Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 5 (55.6%)Placed
- −0.32£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.22Fair A/E n=8 · 1.44 incl. margin
- 158Highest OR
- 26dBetween runs (median)longest 189 d
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 9.8% of 2,003 runs since Jan 2008 (173 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 2.5% from 199. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 2 | 40% | +30.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 92 | 10 | 10.9% | +1.1 | — |
| Good | 369 | 36 | 9.8% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 220 | 16 | 7.3% | −2.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 732 | 84 | 11.5% | +1.7 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 385 | 44 | 11.4% | +1.6 | 2 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 199 | 5 | 2.5% | −7.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 84 | 3 | 3.6% | −6.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 119 | 6 | 5% | −4.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 298 | 26 | 8.7% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 333 | 31 | 9.3% | −0.5 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 744 | 87 | 11.7% | +1.9 | 2 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 341 | 36 | 10.6% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 73 | 8 | 11% | +1.2 | — |
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.70 |
| Heavy | 2 | 2 | 100% | +1.98 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.27 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Auteuil (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.70 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Haydock | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.43 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timmy Murphy | 7 | 2 | 29% | −3.02 |
| Adam Kondrat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.70 |
| Sylvain Dupuis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.02 |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.70 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.02 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.70 |
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 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 06+24d | Aintree | John Smith's Melling Chase (Grade 1) | 4/11 | 6 | 11-6 | 158 | 102C | Timmy Murphy | 7/1 |
| 14 Mar 06+24d | Cheltenham | Arkle Challenge Trophy Chase (Grade 1) | 5/14 | 3 | 11-2 | 158 | 120C | Timmy Murphy | 8/1 |
| 18 Feb 06+28d | Lingfield | Levy Board Game Spirit Chase (Grade 2) | 1/4 | 10-11 | 158 | 117C | Timmy Murphy | 5/4F | |
| 21 Jan 06+16d | Haydock | Sporting Index Novices' Chase | 1/5 | 10-7 | — | 128C | Timmy Murphy | 8/11F | |
| 05 Jan 06+27d | Hereford | Letheby And Christopher Beginners' Chase | 2/14 | 1¼ | 10-7 | — | 121C | Timmy Murphy | 9/4F |
| 2005 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 05+26d | Cheltenham | Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) | 10/19 | hd | 10-11 | 140 | 107C | Timmy Murphy | 11/1 |
| 13 Nov 05+189d | Cheltenham | Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) | 11/19 | 1½ | 10-6 | 140 | 119C | Timmy Murphy | 6/1 |
| 08 May 05+56d | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Amadou (Hurdle) | 1/4 | 10-10 | — | — | Adam Kondrat | 37/10 | |
| 13 Mar 05 | Auteuil (FR) | Prix Jacques d'Indy (Hurdle) | 2/8 | ½ | 10-10 | — | — | Sylvain Dupuis | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Don't Be Shy won?
- Don't Be Shy (FR) won 3 of 9 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 5 times in total (55.6% of starts).
- Who trained Don't Be Shy?
- Don't Be Shy (FR) was trained by M C Pipe on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 7 April 2006.
- Who is Don't Be Shy's sire?
- Don't Be Shy (FR) is by Trempolino (USA) out of Be Claimed (FR), whose sire is Al Nasr.
- What going does Don't Be Shy prefer?
- Don't Be Shy (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Don't Be Shy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 158, from the run on 7 April 2006. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Don't Be Shy's sire's record?
- Trempolino (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 2,003 runs since Jan 2008 (173 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 2.5% from 199. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5% from 119.