Horse profile
Horseshoe Reef (AUS)
8yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2011) · Last trainer Jamie Snowden · Last owner The Horseshoe Racing Partnership
by Encosta de Lago (AUS) out of Christies Beach (AUS) (Naturalism)
28 runs · 18 courses · from Jan 2009
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Oct 2011 — 5,484 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2011 · 3rd of 4
2 wins · Uttoxeter & Plumpton
Beaten favourite LTO
Last raced off OR 119
KTB Profile
Horseshoe Reef (AUS) is 2 from 28, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2011. Both wins have come on turf — 0 from 5 on the all-weather.
Based on 28 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins on turf
All wins at Class 4
- 2–28Wins / Runs
- 7.1%Strike rate
- 14 (50%)Placed
- −18.00£1 level staken=28 at SP
- 0.50Fair A/E n=28 · 0.44 incl. margin
- 120Highest OR
- 37dAvg 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 rating119↓ 1lb off peak
119
67–120
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
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
Encosta de Lago (AUS)
Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 367 runs since Jan 2008 (32 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 2 | 40% | +29.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 81 | 11 | 13.6% | +2.7 | 1 from 8 |
| Good | 78 | 8 | 10.3% | −0.6 | 0 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 38 | 5 | 13.2% | +2.3 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 38 | 0 | 0% | −10.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 117 | 13 | 11.1% | +0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +1.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 58 | 6 | 10.3% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 56 | 9 | 16.1% | +5.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 132 | 14 | 10.6% | −0.3 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 86 | 5 | 5.8% | −5.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 4 | 25% | +14.1 | 2 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −1.8 | 0 from 9 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Christies Beach (AUS) (Naturalism)
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 16 | 2 | 13% | −6.00 |
| Class 5 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Plumpton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 2 | 22% | +1.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 7 | 2 | 29% | +3.00 |
| Daryl Jacob | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Tom O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Louis-Philippe Beuzelin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chris Catlin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Cannon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alex Merriam | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Skelton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Philip Hide | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clare Lindop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ted Durcan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Queally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 1 | 6% | −11.00 |
| Visor | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12 | 2 | 17% | −2.00 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 13 | 2 | 15% | −3.00 |
| Flat | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 · 12 runs | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 11+34d | Stratford | toteplacepot Novices' Limited Handicap Chase | 3/4 | nk | 10-3 | 119 | 109B | Tom Cannon | 11/8F |
| 18 Sep 11+11d | Uttoxeter | A & S Enterprises Handicap Chase | 2/10 | 10 | 11-3 | 119 | 125A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/2 |
| 07 Sep 11+29d | Uttoxeter | JCB Workmax Handicap Chase | 1/9 | 11-10 | 110 | 129B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 4/1 | |
| 09 Aug 11+18d | Newton Abbot | South West Racing Club Novices' Handicap Chase | 2/7 | 4½ | 11-11 | 109 | 122B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 7/2C |
| 22 Jul 11+12d | Southwell | Gary & Andrea Wedding Day Novices' Handicap Chase | 2/6 | 2 | 11-9 | 106 | 121B | Tom O'Brien | 5/1 |
| 10 Jul 11+11d | Stratford | Coventry Telegraph Novices' Handicap Chase | 2/5 | 1 | 11-4 | 106 | 117C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 6/1 |
| 29 Jun 11+31d | Worcester | Suckling Transport Handicap Chase | 5/13 | nk | 11-11 | 109 | 114A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 8/1 |
| 29 May 11+15d | Uttoxeter | Douglas Family Handicap Chase | 3/8 | 24 | 11-12 | 110 | 93B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 20/1 |
| 14 May 11+33d | Bangor-on-Dee | TurfTV.co.uk Handicap Chase | 6/6 | 30 | 11-9 | 112 | 103C | Tom O'Brien | 12/1 |
| 11 Apr 11+28d | Plumpton | Drive In Movie On 6th August Handicap Hurdle | 5/5 | 60 | 11-11 | 109 | 98C | Daryl Jacob | 7/2 |
| 14 Mar 11+72d | Plumpton | Straightforward Racing Novices' Handicap Chase | 1/5 | 11-9 | 104 | 119B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 4/1 | |
| 01 Jan 11+40d | Fakenham | Welcome To 2011 Handicap Hurdle | PU/12 | — | 10-13 | 112 | — | Alex Merriam | 28/1 |
| 2010 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 22 Nov 10+172d | Kempton | Take A Break Beginners' Chase | 4/5 | 30 | 11-2 | — | 101C | Daryl Jacob | 20/1 |
| 03 Jun 10+25d | Newton Abbot | Emma Beginners' Chase | 5/7 | 13 | 11-0 | — | 97C | Daryl Jacob | 3/1 |
| 09 May 10+28d | Worcester | Ladbrokes Beginners' Chase | 3/12 | nk | 11-0 | — | 123A | Daryl Jacob | 18/1 |
| 11 Apr 10+15d | Southwell | Ashfield Chad Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 2/13 | 12 | 11-0 | 120 | 111A | Daryl Jacob | 5/4F |
| 27 Mar 10+17d | Stratford | Graham Tapp 50th Birthday Celebration Novices' Hurdle | 2/7 | 8 | 10-12 | 120 | 111B | Harry Skelton | 2/1 |
| 10 Mar 10+36d | Fontwell | Betfair Legal Maiden Hurdle | 2/13 | ¾ | 11-2 | — | 121A | Daryl Jacob | 13/2 |
| 02 Feb 10+115d | Taunton | southwest-racing.com Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) | 3/12 | 1½ | 11-3 | — | 125A | Daryl Jacob | 10/1 |
| 2009 · 9 runs | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 09+81d | Chepstow | Freebets.co.uk Free Bets Novices' Hurdle | 5/16 | 1½ | 10-12 | — | 113A | Philip Hide | 16/1 |
| 21 Jul 09+19d | Ffos Las | Eps Handicap | 7/10 | hd | 9-1 | 68 | 65A | Clare Lindop | 14/1 |
| 02 Jul 09+19d | Newbury | Ladbrokes.com Apprentice Handicap | 3/8 | ½ | 9-10 | 67 | 83A | Louis-Philippe Beuzelin | 15/2 |
| 13 Jun 09+37d | Lingfield (AW) | Bet Royal Ascot - Betdaq Handicap (AW) | 11/13 | 1¼ | 9-2 | 70 | 57A | Louis-Philippe Beuzelin | 8/1 |
| 07 May 09+37d | Windsor | Conocophillips Help For Heroes Handicap | 9/9 | 21 | 9-1 | 72 | 47C | Ted Durcan | 13/2 |
| 31 Mar 09+24d | Southwell (AW) | Betangel.com Handicap | 3/5 | 3¾ | 9-3 | 74 | 69B | Tom Queally | 3/1 |
| 07 Mar 09+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Play Roulette At Williamhill.com Handicap | 5/7 | 2½ | 9-6 | 76 | 67A | Martin Dwyer | 7/2 |
| 14 Feb 09+22d | Lingfield (AW) | Betdaq Betting Exchange Handicap | 7/12 | 1 | 8-13 | 77 | 70A | Chris Catlin | 7/2F |
| 23 Jan 09 | Lingfield (AW) | William Hill Telebetting On 0800 44 40 40 Handicap | 2/14 | 1½ | 8-11 | 76 | 81A | Chris Catlin | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Horseshoe Reef won?
- Horseshoe Reef (AUS) won 2 of 28 archived starts between 2009 and 2011, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 14 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Horseshoe Reef?
- Horseshoe Reef (AUS) was trained by Jamie Snowden on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 22 October 2011.
- Who is Horseshoe Reef's sire?
- Horseshoe Reef (AUS) is by Encosta de Lago (AUS) out of Christies Beach (AUS), whose sire is Naturalism.
- What going does Horseshoe Reef prefer?
- Horseshoe Reef (AUS) has the best record on good to firm 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 Horseshoe Reef's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 119, from the run on 22 October 2011. The highest on record is 120.
- What is Horseshoe Reef's sire's record?
- Encosta de Lago (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 367 runs since Jan 2008 (32 horses), Flat and jumps together.