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Horse profile

Ideal Recruit (IRE)

2yo colt (at last run, Oct 2015) · Last trainer Tom Dascombe · Last owner Russell Jones
by Lord Shanakill (USA) out of Gemma's Pearl (IRE) (Marju)
6 runs · 3 courses · from Jun 2015
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Oct 2015 — 4,050 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2015 · 7th of 10 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 51
KTB Profile

Ideal Recruit (IRE) is yet to win from 6 starts. Last raced off 51, 14lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026

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 44A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 3 Oct 2015 Official rating 51 at the last run, 3 Oct 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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 64A · median 41
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)344A42—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
6f – 7f564A42—
Under 6f1———

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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 1,619 runs since Mar 2014 (108 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+10.4—
Good to Firm267238.6%−10 from 1
Good362349.4%−0.2—
Good to Soft1611911.8%+2.20 from 1
Soft218209.2%−0.4—
Heavy5823.4%−6.20 from 1
Standard (AW)5485710.4%+0.80 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1291612.4%+2.80 from 1
6f – 7f410409.8%+0.20 from 5
1m – 1m1f407358.6%−1—
1m2f – 1m4f3463610.4%+0.8—
1m5f – 2m241218.7%−0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f79810.1%+0.5—
2m5f – 3m700%−9.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2014 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Gemma's Pearl (IRE) (Marju)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hogar Seguro (IRE)30——
Sir Havelock (IRE)110——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Haydock 2 0 0% −2.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Kingscote 3 0 0% −3.00
Liam Keniry 1 0 0% −1.00
Hayley Turner 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Vaughan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2015 · 6 runs
03 Oct 15+19d Wolverhampton (AW) Combine Conferencing With Racing At Wolverhampton Selling Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 7/10 ½ 8-11 5144A Liam Keniry 40/1
14 Sep 15+26d Wolverhampton (AW) Holiday Inn Wolverhampton Nursery Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 11 ran 10/11 1¼ 9-6 6040A Richard Kingscote 20/1
19 Aug 15+43d Ffos Las Centerplate Nursery Class 6 · 6f · Heavy · 8 ran 8/8 1¾ 9-7 6531C Richard Kingscote 11/2
07 Jul 15+4d Wolverhampton (AW) 'Slade' After Racing Saturday 5th September Maiden Auction Stakes Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 1½ 9-3 —42A Hayley Turner 20/1
03 Jul 15+13d Haydock Longines Irish Champions Weekend Ebf Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 7/9 2 9-5 —64A Richard Kingscote 25/1
20 Jun 15 Haydock Betfred Tv Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 10/10 13 8-12 —21C Paddy Vaughan 25/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ideal Recruit won?
Ideal Recruit (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2015.
Who trained Ideal Recruit?
Ideal Recruit (IRE) was trained by Tom Dascombe on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 3 October 2015.
Who is Ideal Recruit's sire?
Ideal Recruit (IRE) is by Lord Shanakill (USA) out of Gemma's Pearl (IRE), whose sire is Marju.
What is Ideal Recruit's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 51, from the run on 3 October 2015. The highest on record is 65.
What is Ideal Recruit's sire's record?
Lord Shanakill (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 1,619 runs since Mar 2014 (108 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ideal Recruit's siblings?
Out of Gemma's Pearl (IRE), Ideal Recruit (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2015. 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.