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Horse profile

Ionization (IRE)

4yo filly (at last run, Sep 2017) · Last trainer John Patrick Shanahan · Last owner Thistle Bloodstock Limited
by The Carbon Unit (USA) out of The Mighty Atom (USA) (Sky Mesa)
14 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2016
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Sep 2017 — 3,322 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2017 · 11th of 11 2 wins · Chester & Hamilton Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile

Ionization (IRE) is 2 from 14. Hasn't won since Jul 2016.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Ionization (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Maga King (IRE)10——
Official rating91↓ 2lb off peak
91 71–93

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 78 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newbury, 19 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 →

Flat 8 figures · best 92A · median 74.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft478A74.5—
Good to Firm392A90—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f472A47.5—
6f – 7f492A84—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 87A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 19 Aug 2017 Official rating 91 at the last run, 16 Sep 2017

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 →

Flat 14 figures · best 98A · median 82.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft598A87—
Good to Firm394A91—
Good289A74.5—
Standard (AW)277A71.5—
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f994A78—
1m – 1m1f598A91—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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
The Carbon Unit (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 682 runs since Jan 2008 (44 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2150%+41.8—
Good to Firm11098.2%00 from 3
Good175105.7%−2.51 from 2
Good to Soft79911.4%+3.21 from 1
Soft141128.5%+0.30 from 5
Heavy5747%−1.20 from 1
Standard (AW)118119.3%+1.10 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f36513.9%+5.7—
6f – 7f152127.9%−0.32 from 9
1m – 1m1f159127.5%−0.70 from 5
1m2f – 1m4f162116.8%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m133139.8%+1.6—
2m1f – 2m4f3438.8%+0.6—
2m5f – 3m500%−8.2—
Over 3m100%−8.2—

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
The Mighty Atom (USA) (Sky Mesa)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Split The Atom (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 5f–7f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Split The Atom (IRE)5475f–7f—
Boyce (IRE)30——
Molecule (IRE)40——
Nuclear Fusion (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 1 50% +7.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 1 100% +4.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 1 25% +5.00
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 2 1 50% +3.50
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Hamilton 4 1 25% +1.50
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Chester 1 1 100% +8.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 9 2 22% +5.50
1m – 1m1f 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tadhg O'Shea 6 2 33% +8.50
Ronan Whelan 2 0 0% −2.00
Clifford Lee 2 0 0% −2.00
W J Lee 1 0 0% −1.00
Daniel Tudhope 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan McDonogh 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Hitchcott 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2017 8 0 0% −8.00
2016 6 2 33% +8.50

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
16 Sep 17+16d Gowran Park Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Fillies Stakes (Group 3) 9.5f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 11/11 29 9-5 91-4C77C Ronan Whelan 33/1
31 Aug 17+12d Tipperary Coolmore Stud Fairy Bridge Stakes (group 3) 7.5f · Soft · 12 ran 10/12 1½ 9-5 9277A73A W J Lee 12/1
19 Aug 17+46d Newbury Betfred TV Ladies Day Handicap (Str) Class 3 · 7f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 ¾ 9-10 9378A87A Tadhg O'Shea 8/1
04 Jul 17+24d Hamilton Almada Mile Handicap Class 2 · 8.5f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 2¼ 9-5 9372A92A Clifford Lee 5/1
10 Jun 17+22d Haydock Betway Mile Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 hd 9-1 8869C98A Clifford Lee 7/1
19 May 17+10d Hamilton Racinguk.com Handicap Class 4 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 2/6 nk 9-10 8726A91B Tadhg O'Shea 7/1
09 May 17+24d Ayr QTS Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 3/7 ½ 9-11 8790A94A Daniel Tudhope 4/1
15 Apr 17+266d Musselburgh toteplacepot Easter Saturday Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 9/12 1½ 9-1 8792A68A Tadhg O'Shea 20/1
23 Jul 16+30d Chester TMT Contractors Fillies' Handicap Class 4 · 7.5f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 9-1 80—89A Tadhg O'Shea 8/1
23 Jun 16+8d Hamilton Ebf Stallions Captain J.c. Stewart Fillies' Handicap Class 4 · 8.5f · Good · 5 ran 4/5 5 9-3 71—60B Tadhg O'Shea 9/4J
15 Jun 16+28d Hamilton Sam Collingwood-cameron Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 9-2 71—91A Tadhg O'Shea 9/2
18 May 16+16d Dundalk (AW) Fundraising Made Easy At Dundalk Stadium Fillies Maiden 7f · Standard · 12 ran 2/12 1 9-0 ——77A Ronan Whelan 5/1
02 May 16+23d Curragh Keadeen Hotel Maiden (Plus 10) 6f · Soft · 18 ran 3/18 2¾ 9-0 ——78A Declan McDonogh 25/1
09 Apr 16 Lingfield (AW) Matthew Ursell Stag Do Celebrations Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran 5/8 1½ 9-0 ——66A Sam Hitchcott 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ionization (IRE) won?
Ionization (IRE) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2016 and 2017, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 7 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Ionization (IRE)?
Ionization (IRE) was trained by John Patrick Shanahan on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 16 September 2017.
Who is Ionization (IRE)'s sire?
Ionization (IRE) is by The Carbon Unit (USA) out of The Mighty Atom (USA), whose sire is Sky Mesa.
What is Ionization (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 16 September 2017. The highest on record is 93.
What is Ionization (IRE)'s sire's record?
The Carbon Unit (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 682 runs since Jan 2008 (44 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ionization (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of The Mighty Atom (USA), Ionization (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Split The Atom (IRE) (7). The wins came over 5f–7f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Ionization (IRE) produced winners?
As a dam, Ionization (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2016. 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.