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Horse profile

Game Shadow (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer John McConnell · Owner John C Mcconnell
by Tirwanako (FR) out of Drakaina (IRE) (Oscar)
3 runs · 3 courses · from May 2026
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Perth Ran 21 days ago · 3rd of 6
KTB Profile

Game Shadow is a gelding by Tirwanako out of a dam by Oscar who has one win from three starts on turf, all over 1m5f – 2m on good ground. The win came at Class 5 level in the Scone Palace International Horse Trials National Hunt Flat Race at Perth in Aug 2026. He finished 3 of 6 in the Listowel Printing Works Slan Abhaile Flat Race at Listowel in Sep 2026.

Based on 3 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 97 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Listowel (IRE), 26 Sep 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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 123C · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good3123C973 · 123 / 97
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3123C973 · 123 / 97

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 128B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 15 Aug 2026

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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 128B · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good3128B1073 · 128 / 107
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3128B1073 · 128 / 107

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 283 runs since Jan 2008 (42 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.7% from 134.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm200%−16.3—
Good59711.9%−4.41 from 3
Good to Soft49816.3%0—
Soft1111816.2%−0.1—
Heavy571221.1%+4.8—
Standard (AW)300%−16.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−16.3—
1m2f – 1m4f9222.2%+5.9—
1m5f – 2m751520%+3.71 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1341712.7%−3.6—
2m5f – 3m511019.6%+3.3—
Over 3m13215.4%−0.9—

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

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Pebble To A Pearl (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 1 1 100% +1.62

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Listowel (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 1 100% +1.62
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr D Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Alex Harvey 1 1 100% +1.62
Ms J I Stokes 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 1 50% +0.62
Hood 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 SpdKTB Jockey SP
26 Sep 26+42d Listowel (IRE) Listowel Printing Works Slan Abhaile (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Good · 6 ran Sat close to front early - still holding second at halfway - driven approaching 2f out then lost ground inside final furlong to finish third 3/6 16 11-5 97A101B Mr D Doyle 9/4
15 Aug 26+78d Perth Scone Palace International Horse Trials National Hunt Flat Race (Conditional & Amateur Jockeys' Race) (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 4 ran Disputed for the lead early - shook off a challenger after 5f - driven out from over 1f out and pulled decisively ahead to win with something in hand 1/4 10-10 123C128B Alex Harvey 13/8
29 May 26 Tramore August Festival Early Bird Tickets At tramoreraces.ie (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Good · 11 ran Held up early - still back in 8th with 3f left - pushed along and up to 5th inside final furlong - stayed on late but never able to challenge finishing 4th 4/11 1¼ 11-1 86A107A Ms J I Stokes 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Game Shadow (IRE) won?
Game Shadow (IRE) won 1 of 3 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 1 time in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trains Game Shadow (IRE)?
Game Shadow (IRE) is trained by John McConnell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 September 2026.
Who is Game Shadow (IRE)'s sire?
Game Shadow (IRE) is by Tirwanako (FR) out of Drakaina (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
What is Game Shadow (IRE)'s sire's record?
Tirwanako (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 16.3% of 283 runs since Jan 2008 (42 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.7% from 134.
Who are Game Shadow (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Drakaina (IRE), Game Shadow (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2026. 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.