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Horse profile

Ghost Runner (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2015) · Last trainer Mark Shears · Last owner Mark Shears
by Tagula (IRE) out of Ball Cat (FR) (Cricket Ball)
8 runs · 7 courses · from Sep 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Oct 2015 — 4,031 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2015 Won at Windsor
KTB Profile

Ghost Runner (IRE) is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since May 2013.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 73C the best of the last 1 rated run · Ffos Las, 24 May 2014

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 85A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Windsor, 6 May 2013 Official rating 80 at the last flat run, 1 Aug 2013

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 5 figures · best 85A · median 64
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm485A61.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f485A71.5—
6f – 7f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 8 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Tagula (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 5,558 runs since Jan 2008 (382 horses).

Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 909.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm621016.1%+7—
Good to Firm1,0391009.6%+0.51 from 4
Good1,094878%−1.10 from 3
Good to Soft563478.3%−0.8—
Soft719567.8%−1.30 from 1
Heavy242187.4%−1.7—
Standard (AW)1,83918610.1%+1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,15412811.1%+2—
6f – 7f2,3092179.4%+0.30 from 1
1m – 1m1f909556.1%−31 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f528509.5%+0.4—
1m5f – 2m406338.1%−10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1882010.6%+1.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m5711.8%−7.3—
Over 3m700%−9.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ball Cat (FR) (Cricket Ball)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Drawnfromthepast (IRE) (16 wins).

The wins came over 5f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Drawnfromthepast (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Drawnfromthepast (IRE)71165f–6fListed
Aldiruos (IRE)4732m3½f–2m4fClass 3
Red Socks (IRE)100——
Royal Adelaide (IRE)60——
Dawnfromthepast (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 4 1 25% −1.25
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +0.75
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Epsom Downs 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 1 100% +1.75
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% −1.25
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom Queally 4 0 0% −4.00
Tommy Phelan 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian Toomey 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian Mongan 1 1 100% +1.75

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 1 20% −2.25
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 2 0 0% −2.00
2013 4 1 25% −1.25
2012 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 5 1 20% −2.25
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
08 Oct 15+486d Exeter Great Point Media Investments Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-9 —— Brian Toomey 150/1
09 Jun 14+16d Newton Abbot Independent Racecourses Limited, IRL Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-9 —— Tommy Phelan 100/1
24 May 14+296d Ffos Las 32Red Free 10 Bonus Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 7 ran 6/7 7 10-8 —73C Tommy Phelan 20/1
01 Aug 13+54d Epsom Downs Chalk Lane Handicap Class 4 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 8/11 3¼ 9-6 8059A Tom Queally 10/1
08 Jun 13+33d Newmarket Trinidad And Tobago Tourism Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 2¾ 8-13 8051C Tom Queally 9/2
06 May 13+12d Windsor Magnum Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 9-1 6785A Ian Mongan 7/4
24 Apr 13+234d Epsom Downs Investec Specialist Cash Products Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 8.5f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 ¾ 8-11 —84A Tom Queally 16/1
02 Sep 12 Folkestone Dave Kenneth Gisby Memorial Maiden Stakes (Str) Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 8/10 hd 9-3 —64A Tom Queally 9/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ghost Runner (IRE) won?
Ghost Runner (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2012 and 2015, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Ghost Runner (IRE)?
Ghost Runner (IRE) was trained by Mark Shears on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 8 October 2015.
Who is Ghost Runner (IRE)'s sire?
Ghost Runner (IRE) is by Tagula (IRE) out of Ball Cat (FR), whose sire is Cricket Ball.
What going does Ghost Runner (IRE) prefer?
Ghost Runner (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ghost Runner (IRE)'s official rating?
Ghost Runner (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 80.
What is Ghost Runner (IRE)'s sire's record?
Tagula (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 5,558 runs since Jan 2008 (382 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 909.
Who are Ghost Runner (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Ball Cat (FR), Ghost Runner (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Drawnfromthepast (IRE) (16). Highest grade won: Listed (Drawnfromthepast (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2012. 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.