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Horseshoe Bay (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2017) · Last trainer Dan Skelton · Last owner Bermuda Thoroughbred Racing Limited
by Arch (USA) out of Sweepstake (IRE) (Acclamation)
6 runs · 3 courses · from Oct 2014
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Sep 2017 — 3,323 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2017 · 6th of 12 2 wins · Worcester & Newmarket
KTB Profile

Horseshoe Bay (IRE) is 2 from 6, both wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Aug 2017.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 97 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Worcester, 30 Aug 2017

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 2 figures · best 97A · median 94.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 120A the best of the last 2 rated runs · Worcester, 30 Aug 2017

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 90A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newmarket, 29 May 2015 Official rating 92 at the last flat run, 9 Jul 2015

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 2 figures · best 120A · median 113.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———
Flat 4 figures · best 90A · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm390A82—
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f290A86—
1m5f – 2m1———
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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
Arch (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 1,676 runs since Jan 2008 (171 horses).

Weakest on good to soft going: 9.4% from 180.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm22418.2%+5.3—
Good to Firm3003612%−0.91 from 3
Good3744612.3%−0.61 from 1
Good to Soft180179.4%−3.50 from 1
Soft1972110.7%−2.2—
Heavy64710.9%−2—
Standard (AW)5388415.6%+2.70 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2813.6%−9.3—
6f – 7f4266014.1%+1.20 from 1
1m – 1m1f4525211.5%−1.4—
1m2f – 1m4f4085914.5%+1.61 from 2
1m5f – 2m1912312%−0.91 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f1241713.7%+0.80 from 1
2m5f – 3m3937.7%−5.2—
Over 3m8112.5%−0.4—

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

Dam
Sweepstake (IRE) (Acclamation)

9 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Broome (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m5½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Broome (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Broome (IRE)3181m½f–1m4fGroup 1
Point Lonsdale (IRE)1677f–1m5½fGroup 2
Diego Velazquez (IRE)1167f–1m1fGroup 1
Fortitude (IRE)725f–6fClass 5
Rock Force (IRE)90——
Malathaat (IRE)50——
Finian's Bay (IRE)20——
Sorteo (IRE)40——
Saadiyat (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 1 33% −0.75
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 1 100% +0.83
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 2 67% +1.08
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newmarket 3 1 33% −0.75
Worcester 2 1 50% −0.17
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 1 50% −0.17
1m2f – 1m4f 2 1 50% +0.25
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ryan Moore 3 1 33% −0.75
Harry Skelton 2 1 50% −0.17
Shane Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 2 1 50% −0.17
2015 3 1 33% −0.75
2014 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 4 1 25% −1.75
Hurdle 2 1 50% −0.17

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
2017 · 2 runs
29 Sep 17+30d Worcester Eventsi Marquee Hire Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 6/12 4 11-5 —92A107A Harry Skelton 7/2
30 Aug 17+783d Worcester Bet totePlace At betfred.com Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-0 —97A120A Harry Skelton 5/6F
2015 · 3 runs
09 Jul 15+41d Newmarket Bahrain Trophy (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran 4/5 ½ 9-1 92—80B Ryan Moore 9/4
29 May 15+44d Newmarket Devils Dyke Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 9-5 ——90A Ryan Moore 5/4F
15 Apr 15+167d Newmarket Julian Wilson Memorial EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 1m2f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 1 9-5 ——82A Ryan Moore 14/1
2014 · 1 run
30 Oct 14 Lingfield (AW) 32Red On The App Store/Irish EBF Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 4/10 nse 9-5 ——74A Shane Kelly 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Horseshoe Bay won?
Horseshoe Bay (IRE) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2014 and 2017, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Horseshoe Bay?
Horseshoe Bay (IRE) was trained by Dan Skelton on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 29 September 2017.
Who is Horseshoe Bay's sire?
Horseshoe Bay (IRE) is by Arch (USA) out of Sweepstake (IRE), whose sire is Acclamation.
What going does Horseshoe Bay prefer?
Horseshoe Bay (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Horseshoe Bay's official rating?
Horseshoe Bay (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 92.
What is Horseshoe Bay's sire's record?
Arch (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.9% of 1,676 runs since Jan 2008 (171 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.4% from 180.
Who are Horseshoe Bay's siblings?
Out of Sweepstake (IRE), Horseshoe Bay (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Broome (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Broome (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m5½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from October 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.