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Fascinating Shadow (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer James Owen · Owner Deva Racing Se
44 runs · 24 courses · from Apr 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses Beaten favourite LTO Off 278 days · 3rd of 10 Last raced off OR 58
KTB Profile

Fascinating Shadow is a gelding with four wins from 44 starts on four different courses. He won the Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap at Lingfield over 1m5f – 2m on Standard going in Dec 2025 off an official rating of 52, and has two wins on the all-weather and two on turf. All wins came over 1m2f – 1m4f or 1m5f – 2m, with two on Standard going. Typically held up, he finished third of 10 at Wolverhampton in Jan 2026 in a Class 6 race, his last run, which was off an official rating of 58. He was beaten favourite that day.

Based on 44 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up OR ↓ 58lb off peak
Official rating58↓ 58lb off peak
58 52–116

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 119 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell (AW), 3 Jan 2026

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 32 figures · best 119A · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)17119A939 · 119 / 93
Good5115C94—
Good to Soft4104C78—
Good to Firm3103A97—
Soft276A69.5—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f23113B932 · 93 / 84.5
1m5f – 2m7119A1016 · 119 / 98
1m – 1m1f1——1 · —
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Jumps 10 figures · best 108B · median 82.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good599A71—
Good to Soft4108B93—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m7108B83—
2m1f – 2m4f299A90—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 44 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 42 figures from 44 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 72A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Southwell (AW), 3 Jan 2026 Official rating 58 at the last flat run, 12 Jan 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 100C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tramore, 14 Aug 2025 Official rating 102 at the last jumps run, 4 Aug 2025

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 32 figures · best 98A · median 68.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1798A699 · 80 / 69
Good585A66—
Good to Soft469A63.5—
Good to Firm377A73—
Soft277A66—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f2398A682 · 72 / 69
1m5f – 2m785A696 · 80 / 69
1m – 1m1f1——1 · —
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Jumps 12 figures · best 128A · median 100.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good7114A98—
Good to Soft4128A109.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m9128A101—
2m1f – 2m4f2114A106—
2m5f – 3m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 44 figures from 44 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 from 6 analysed runs

  • Held up 6 (100%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 1,109 runs since Jan 2008 (101 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+15.51 from 1
Good to Firm5647.1%−2.40 from 3
Good276279.8%+0.30 from 12
Good to Soft1721810.5%+11 from 8
Soft232198.2%−1.30 from 3
Heavy10376.8%−2.7—
Standard (AW)2662910.9%+1.42 from 17
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2528%−1.5—
6f – 7f239218.8%−0.7—
1m – 1m1f227187.9%−1.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2462911.8%+2.32 from 23
1m5f – 2m182168.8%−0.72 from 16
2m1f – 2m4f139128.6%−0.90 from 3
2m5f – 3m42511.9%+2.40 from 1
Over 3m9222.2%+12.7—

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

11 siblings in the archive, 9 winners — best of them Victory Angel (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 5f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Victory Angel (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Victory Angel (IRE)4375f–6fClass 2
Lord Ofthe Shadows (IRE)4325f–1mClass 2
Snappy Guest (GB)2121mClass 5
Golden Salute (IRE)925fClass 4
Notions (IRE)827fClass 3
Reckless Gold (IRE)1111m—
Crime Of Passion (IRE)1615fClass 5
Tigerino (IRE)1812m½fClass 6
You're Golden (IRE)1216f—
Fanny Blankers (IRE)70——
Anse Cocos (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 17 2 12% +19.38
Good 12 0 0% −12.00
Good to Soft 8 1 13% −2.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Firm 1 1 100% +5.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 5 7 2 29% +1.88
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 8 1 13% +26.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 5 0 0% −5.00
Cork 3 1 33% +3.00
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield (AW) 2 1 50% +0.38
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Killarney 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 1 100% +5.50
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Brighton 1 0 0% −1.00
Salisbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 23 2 9% +17.50
1m5f – 2m 16 2 13% −7.62
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paddy Bradley 5 1 20% −2.62
Paddy Hanlon 4 0 0% −4.00
Jody McGarvey 4 1 25% +2.00
W J Lee 3 1 33% +31.00
Gavin Ryan 3 0 0% −3.00
Chris Hayes 3 0 0% −3.00
Pat Cosgrave 2 0 0% −2.00
Danny Mullins 2 0 0% −2.00
Pat Dobbs 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Levey 2 0 0% −2.00
Conor Whiteley 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Watson 1 0 0% −1.00
Christopher Brabson 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
Lydia Dodd 1 0 0% −1.00
Wayne Hassett 1 0 0% −1.00
Cian MacRedmond 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Paddy Hanlon 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Jordan Gainford 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Jake Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
Luke Catton 1 1 100% +5.50
John Fahy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 22 3 14% +24.50
Tongue tie 14 0 0% −14.00
Visor 7 1 14% −4.62
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 14 1 7% −11.62
2024 10 0 0% −10.00
2023 4 0 0% −4.00
2022 7 2 29% +33.00
2021 6 1 17% +0.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 32 3 9% +10.88
Hurdle 11 1 9% −5.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
12 Jan 26+6d Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Apprentice Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Standard · 10 ran Held up in the pack early - fighting for a hold - bumped approaching 3f out - driven to close in on front-runners with 2f left but couldn't reel in the top two - held on for third 3/10 4 9-5 5879A69A Conor Whiteley 5/2F
06 Jan 26+3d Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Class 5 · 16.5f · Standard · 6 ran Settled in the pack - lost touch with the front from over 2f out - responded to urging inside the final furlong - stayed on well - edged out for third close home - finished fourth 4/6 shd 8-11 5891A62B Pat Cosgrave 11/4
03 Jan 26+19d Southwell (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Class 6 · 16.5f · Standard · 10 ran Held up towards the back - made ground 3f out - driven approaching 2f out - grinding into second close home but never able to trouble the runaway leader 2/10 7½ 9-9 58119A72A Jason Watson 9/2
15 Dec 25+7d Wolverhampton (AW) Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Handicap Class 6 · 16.5f · Standard · 12 ran Settled in the pack early - moved onto the leading group's heels 3f out and pressed for effort - closed on the front-runner inside the final furlong but edged off a true line - held for second 2/12 2 9-13 54104A80A Pat Cosgrave 5/2
08 Dec 25+5d Lingfield (AW) Midnite A Next Generation Betting App Handicap Class 5 · 16f · Standard · 5 ran Settled towards the back early - moved to the outside 3f out and hit the front approaching 2f out - drifted right and lost command a furlong out - dug in under pressure - fought back close home to prevail 1/5 8-13 5295C64B Paddy Bradley 11/8
03 Dec 25+4d Lingfield (AW) Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 13f · Standard · 11 ran Sat close to the pace - pushed along with 2f left - finished strongly to snatch second close home 2/11 ¾ 9-7 53101A69A Paddy Bradley 13/8F
29 Nov 25+8d Wolverhampton (AW) Always Gamble Responsibly With Betuk Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran Settled towards the back - pushed along 3f out and found room to close inside the final furlong - nabbed fourth close home 4/12 ½ 9-5 5393A72A Paddy Bradley 16/1
21 Nov 25+24d Southwell (AW) Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Class 6 · 11f · Standard · 14 ran Held up close to the pace - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside final furlong - finished 7th 7/14 nse 9-5 5676B66A Paddy Bradley 16/1
28 Oct 25+59d Wolverhampton (AW) Make The Move To Midnite Handicap Class 6 · 9.5f · Standard · 9 ran Sluggish start - held up at the back throughout - never able to challenge - eventually finished seventh 7/9 ½ 9-8 5890A63A Paddy Bradley 8/1
30 Aug 25+16d Curragh Pat Smullen Cancer Trials Ireland Charity Race Supported By Ballylinch Stud 12f · Good To Yielding · 21 ran 16/21 3 12-0 5441C62C Christopher Brabson 80/1
14 Aug 25+10d Tramore O'Neill's Bar Beginners Chase 22f · Good · 8 ran Held up at back - still down the field after 8th - drifted left 4 out - lost touch after 3 out - finished well adrift in 7th 7/8 22 11-12 —61C100C Danny Mullins 25/1
04 Aug 25+23d Cork Fermoy Handicap Hurdle 17f · Good · 9 ran Sat close to the front early - hit the front after the first - clear by eight lengths at halfway - jumped awkwardly and margin cut after 5 out - urged on turning into the straight - overtaken 3 out and unable to respond from there - eventually well held in 7th 7/9 10 10-9 10299A98A Danny Mullins 20/1
12 Jul 25+15d Limerick Panoramic Restaurant At Limerick Racecourse Apprentice Handicap (0-60) 11.5f · Good · 11 ran Settled in the pack - 5th at halfway - driven but unable to close entering the straight and held no rally from 2f out 8/11 nk 9-9 5794A62A Sam Coen 18/1
27 Jun 25+14d Curragh Corinthian Challenge Charity Race Series 12f · Good · 13 ran 8/13 1¾ 12-0 5763C60C Lydia Dodd 25/1
13 Jun 25+29d Fairyhouse Kate O'Sullivan Handicap (0-60) 12f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Settled in the pack - urged forward without landing a blow entering the straight - plugged on at the same tempo inside the final furlong 9/18 2¾ 9-10 59104C59C Wayne Hassett 15/2
15 May 25+26d Clonmel Tote Guarantee Available On Course & Tote.ie Handicap Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 8 ran Up with the front group - minor error 2nd - 6th on the turn for home and under pressure - unable to land a blow from 1 1/2f out - plugged on for 4th 4/8 5½ 10-2 103—97A Paddy Hanlon 9/2
19 Apr 25+186d Cork Racing Again Tomorrow Handicap (0-60) 12f · Soft · 10 ran Settled midpack early - 6th at halfway then up to 4th with encouragement 2f out - driven approaching final furlong and stayed on same gear to finish 4th 4/10 1¼ 10-2 5976A77A W J Lee 15/2
15 Oct 24+89d Punchestown William Hill Proper Pricing Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16f · Good · 10 ran Sat close behind the front group early - lost ground after a small error at the 3rd and slipped back into midfield then pushed along - faded from there 10/10 18 11-3 10561C78C Paddy Hanlon 11/1
18 Jul 24+1d Killarney KPH Construction Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 17f · Good · 15 ran 11/15 hd 11-4 10681B114A Jody McGarvey 25/1
17 Jul 24+25d Killarney Irish Examiner Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 11.5f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 1 9-8 6494A68A Paddy Hanlon 14/1
22 Jun 24+25d Down Royal Weatherbys Digital Solutions Handicap (47-70) 10.5f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 4½ 9-13 6679A66A Gavin Ryan 10/1
28 May 24+53d Ballinrobe Portwest Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 3/16 3¾ 11-3 10595B118A Paddy Hanlon 16/1
05 Apr 24+14d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant Summer Offer At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 1 9-7 6874B56A Chris Hayes 7/1
22 Mar 24+28d Dundalk (AW) Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap 12f · Standard · 11 ran 5/11 ½ 9-2 69104A80A Gavin Ryan 16/1
23 Feb 24+21d Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 12f · Standard · 11 ran 4/11 1½ 9-7 71100A75A Gavin Ryan 22/1
02 Feb 24+21d Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 12f · Standard · 9 ran 5/9 1½ 8-7 7294A71A Chris Hayes 18/1
12 Jan 24+136d Dundalk (AW) Happy New Year From All At Dundalk Apprentice Handicap (50-80) 12f · Standard · 13 ran 12/13 5½ 9-11 7459B59A Cian MacRedmond 33/1
29 Aug 23+85d Bellewstown Ploughman Bar & Grill (Q.R.) Handicap 17f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 12/13 nk 11-1 7881C65C Mr Paddy Hanlon 25/1
05 Jun 23+3d Listowel Join Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 11 ran 11/11 23 10-8 11491C88C Jody McGarvey 16/1
02 Jun 23+36d Tramore Butlerstown Handicap Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 17 12-0 11471C94C Brian Hayes 11/1
27 Apr 23+132d Punchestown Specialist Group Handicap Hurdle (88-123) 16f · Good To Yielding · 25 ran 16/25 2¼ 11-7 11683B101A Jody McGarvey 33/1
16 Dec 22+17d Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap 10.5f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 3¼ 8-8 8074A68A Chris Hayes 15/2
29 Nov 22+16d Punchestown William Hill Epic Value Hurdle 16.5f · Yielding To Soft · 6 ran 5/6 1¼ 11-9 —82A102B Jordan Gainford 20/1
13 Nov 22+16d Cheltenham Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Sharp Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 8 ran 7/8 ¾ 11-2 ——103C Brian Hughes 22/1
28 Oct 22+148d Dundalk (AW) Story Of Dundalk Stadium Book Buy Online Handicap 12f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 ½ 9-4 8092B80A W J Lee 11/2
02 Jun 22+26d Leopardstown Leopardstown Apprentice Handicap (50-85) 13f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 1½ 9-11 82115C85A Jake Coen 11/2
07 May 22+25d Cork Sign Up To Our Newsletter Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran 1/17 11-7 —108B128A Jody McGarvey 5/1
12 Apr 22+212d Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 12f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 10-1 76113B98A W J Lee 33/1
12 Sep 21+12d Bath Free Tips On Attheraces.com Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Firm · 5 ran 1/5 8-12 71100C70B Luke Catton 11/2
31 Aug 21+26d Epsom Downs John Benstead Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 4/10 2 9-11 7297A77A Pat Dobbs 7/1
05 Aug 21+84d Brighton Woodcote Flying Club BBQ Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2/6 ½ 9-6 7293A73B Pat Dobbs 12/1
13 May 21+8d Salisbury AJN Steelstock 'Henstridge Somerset' Novice Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Soft · 12 ran 10/12 1¼ 8-11 —63C55C John Fahy 14/1
05 May 21+9d Chester Boodles Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 3 · 10.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 ¾ 9-5 —75A69A Sean Levey 40/1
26 Apr 21 Windsor Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 3/6 1½ 8-11 —103A59B Sean Levey 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Fascinating Shadow (IRE) won?
Fascinating Shadow (IRE) won 4 of 44 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 10 times in total (22.7% of starts).
Who trains Fascinating Shadow (IRE)?
Fascinating Shadow (IRE) is trained by James Owen, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 January 2026.
Who is Fascinating Shadow (IRE)'s sire?
Fascinating Shadow (IRE) is by Fascinating Rock (IRE) out of Golden Shadow (IRE), whose sire is Selkirk.
What going does Fascinating Shadow (IRE) prefer?
Fascinating Shadow (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Fascinating Shadow (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 58, from the run on 12 January 2026. The highest on record is 116.
What is Fascinating Shadow (IRE)'s sire's record?
Fascinating Rock (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 1,109 runs since Jan 2008 (101 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Fascinating Shadow (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Golden Shadow (IRE), Fascinating Shadow (IRE) has 11 other produce in our archive, 9 of them winners. Most wins: Victory Angel (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Victory Angel (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2021. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.