Horse profile
Game Colours (IRE)
by Shantou (USA) out of Islandbane (IRE) (Orpen)
14 runs · 13 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
3 wins · Ayr, Exeter & Lingfield
Off 182 days · 1st of 9
Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile
Game Colours is 3 from 14 on turf, with all wins in mares hurdles. She gained her biggest success in the Class 2 Jordan Electrics Ltd Seafield Trophy Mares Handicap Hurdle at Ayr in Apr 2026 off an official rating of 120 on heavy ground over 2m5f – 3m, having also won at Exeter and Lingfield. She has won twice on heavy and once on soft, and led in four of six analysed runs. Her last run, at Ayr in Apr 2026, was a win.
Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically led
- 3–14Wins / Runs
- 21.4%Strike rate
- 11 (78.6%)Placed
- +0.82£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 1.46Fair A/E n=14 · 1.28 incl. margin
- 122Highest OR
- 69dAvg 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.
Official rating120↓ 2lb off peak
120
104–122
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 126
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 4 | 126A | 102.5 | 2 · 126 / 118 |
| Heavy | 3 | 125A | 87 | 2 · 125 / 100 |
| Soft | 3 | 134C | 120 | 1 · — |
| Good | 3 | 117B | 108 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 126A | 109 | 3 · 126 / 110 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 134C | 97.5 | 2 · 100 / 87.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 125A | 120 | 1 · — |
Of 14 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 14 runs · as at 3 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
- Led 4 (67%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (17%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Shantou (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +36.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 158 | 32 | 20.3% | +6.7 | — |
| Good | 2,286 | 310 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,430 | 176 | 12.3% | −1.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 2,610 | 363 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 1,282 | 178 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 2 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,030 | 276 | 13.6% | 0 | 2 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,707 | 378 | 14% | +0.4 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,338 | 333 | 14.2% | +0.6 | 1 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 668 | 72 | 10.8% | −2.8 | — |
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
Islandbane (IRE) (Orpen)
4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Nights (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Mrs Kinsella (IRE) | 20 | 0 | — | — |
| Blazing Focus (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Tennessee Waltz (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 2 | 67% | +9.57 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −3.18 |
| Class 2 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.57 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 2 | 50% | −0.18 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Dingle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 2 | 2 | 100% | +10.57 |
| Ben Jones | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Toby McCain-Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Freddie Gingell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Bellamy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +8.57 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.75 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 26+42d | Ayr | Jordan Electrics Ltd Seafield Trophy Mares' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled midpack travelling comfortably 3 out - eased over to the left - moved up to challenge the pacesetter 2 out - asked for effort - hit the front approaching the last - opened up soon after - margin narrowed close home but held on for the win | 1/9 | 10-11 | 120 | 125A | 122B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 10/1 | |
| 07 Mar 26+15d | Sandown | Betfair Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - stumbled at 1st and hesitant at 3rd - driven before 2 out with nothing to show - well held at the finish | 12/18 | 6 | 10-11 | 122 | 100C | 108C | Rex Dingle | 50/1 |
| 20 Feb 26+50d | Exeter | Ludo Sports & Live Lounge Mares' Handicap Hurdle Set the pace from the off - urged when overtaken 2 out - regained the front before the last - kept finding more to score clear | 1/4 | 12-0 | 119 | 75C | 134B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 4/7F | |
| 01 Jan 26+19d | Windsor | DJB Property Services Windsor Mares' Handicap Hurdle Settled just off the pace early - moved into third by the 6th - pressed for effort after three out and disputed the lead approaching the last - stayed on to finish second beaten four and a half lengths | 2/8 | 4½ | 11-9 | 119 | 108A | 129A | Toby McCain-Mitchell | 10/3F |
| 13 Dec 25+27d | Cheltenham | Download The BetMGM App Mares' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Chased pace and jumped a touch awkward in third - driven and dropped back approaching last - responded to fight back despite mistake there - stayed on to finish third | 3/9 | 1 | 10-4 | 117 | 126A | 123A | Sean Bowen | 13/2 |
| 16 Nov 25+214d | Fontwell | Bet Clever BetGoodwin Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - driven approaching home turn and lost command there - weakened before the final fence - held on for third | 3/6 | 20 | 11-13 | 118 | 110A | 116B | Rex Dingle | 9/2 |
| 16 Apr 25+25d | Cheltenham | Cheltenham Pony Racing Authority Graduates Handicap Hurdle (Conditionals/Amateurs) Settled towards back of the pack - made ground before two out - kept going late to snatch second | 2/16 | ½ | 10-10 | 116 | 107B | 132A | Freddie Gingell | 11/2 |
| 22 Mar 25+30d | Kelso | Ladbrokes Herring Queen Series Final Mares' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat behind the front group early - moved into second three out - took command after the following fence - overtaken approaching the straight then dropped away no match for the runaway winner - dropped back out of the places late finishing third | 3/12 | 1¼ | 11-9 | 116 | 95A | 139A | Tom Bellamy | 7/1 |
| 20 Feb 25+32d | Lingfield | Visit Sri Lanka Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Held a forward spot early but scratchy over the 2nd - shifted course at the 4th - hit the front two out - opened up approaching the last - kept going strongly to the line | 1/6 | 11-2 | 112 | 134C | 132B | Sean Bowen | 5/4 | |
| 19 Jan 25+45d | Fakenham | Sky Bet Cheltenham Non-Runner No Bet Mares' Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace - moved into second approaching 3 out and pushed in front early in the straight - overtaken before the final fence - dropped away to finish third | 3/10 | ¾ | 11-5 | 112 | 117B | 130A | Sean Bowen | 11/1 |
| 05 Dec 24+35d | Wincanton | 2025 Wincanton Fixtures On Sale Now Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Handy early - moved to front after 3rd - urged on approaching 2 out as rival came at closely - locked in fierce tussle to line - edged out by a whisker at the post | 2/13 | hd | 11-0 | 104 | 120B | 123A | Rex Dingle | 10/1 |
| 31 Oct 24+242d | Stratford | racingtv.com/freetrial Mares' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat close to the pace - urged forward on the home bend - edged in front nearing the final fence - driven out on the run-in - caught close to the line | 2/11 | 1¼ | 11-2 | — | 91A | 118A | Ben Jones | 7/1 |
| 03 Mar 24+115d | Doncaster | aceodds.com Bonus Codes EBF Mares' 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/9 | 2¾ | 10-9 | — | 87B | 113B | Joe Anderson | 80/1 |
| 09 Nov 23 | Ludlow | Andy Parker Memorial Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/13 | — | 11-6 | — | — | — | Ben Jones | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Game Colours (IRE) won?
- Game Colours (IRE) won 3 of 14 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 21.4%. Placed 11 times in total (78.6% of starts).
- Who trains Game Colours (IRE)?
- Game Colours (IRE) is trained by Ben Clarke, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 April 2026.
- Who is Game Colours (IRE)'s sire?
- Game Colours (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Islandbane (IRE), whose sire is Orpen.
- What going does Game Colours (IRE) prefer?
- Game Colours (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Game Colours (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 18 April 2026. The highest on record is 122.
- What is Game Colours (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
- Who are Game Colours (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Islandbane (IRE), Game Colours (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.