How many races has It Had To Be Shaw won?

It Had To Be Shaw (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2023.

Who trained It Had To Be Shaw?

It Had To Be Shaw (IRE) was trained by Mel Rowley on the most recent run on record, at Fakenham on 9 May 2023.

Who is It Had To Be Shaw's sire?

It Had To Be Shaw (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Catcherinscratcher (IRE), whose sire is Catcher In The Rye.

What is It Had To Be Shaw's sire's record?

Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,183 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.

Who are It Had To Be Shaw's siblings?

Out of Catcherinscratcher (IRE), It Had To Be Shaw (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Coach Carter (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Coach Carter (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

It Had To Be Shaw (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, May 2023) · Last trainer Mel Rowley · Last owner Philip Rowley

by Shirocco (GER) out of Catcherinscratcher (IRE) (Catcher In The Rye)

2 runs · 2 courses · from Feb 2023

As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 9 May 2023 — 1,275 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run May 2023 · 6th of 7

KTB Profile

It Had To Be Shaw is a lightly raced gelding with no wins or places from two starts between Feb 2023 and May 2023. By Shirocco whose progeny have won 1024 of 9167 runs since Jan 2008 the dam has produced one winner from three runners to race. He finished 6 of 7 in a Class 4 maiden hurdle at Fakenham in May 2023 on good ground. His two runs came over 1m5f to 2m4f.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

0–2Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
0 (0%)Placed
−2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
83dBetween runs (median)

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 60 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Hereford, 15 Feb 2023

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 81^C · median 70.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
Good	2	81^C	70.5	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	1	—	—	—
1m5f – 2m	1	—	—	—

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 90^C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Fakenham, 9 May 2023

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 90^C · median 87.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
Good	2	90^C	87.5	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	1	—	—	—
1m5f – 2m	1	—	—	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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

Shirocco (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,183 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	15	3	20%	+8.8	—
Good to Firm	343	30	8.7%	−2.5	—
Good	2,742	316	11.5%	+0.3	0 from 2
Good to Soft	1,813	218	12%	+0.8	—
Soft	2,473	258	10.4%	−0.8	—
Heavy	1,031	123	11.9%	+0.7	—
Standard (AW)	766	76	9.9%	−1.3	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	20	0	0%	−11.2	—
6f – 7f	203	15	7.4%	−3.8	—
1m – 1m1f	401	34	8.5%	−2.7	—
1m2f – 1m4f	1,091	107	9.8%	−1.4	—
1m5f – 2m	2,700	284	10.5%	−0.7	0 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f	2,691	316	11.7%	+0.5	0 from 1
2m5f – 3m	1,671	223	13.3%	+2.1	—
Over 3m	406	45	11.1%	−0.1	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2010 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Catcherinscratcher (IRE) (Catcher In The Rye)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Coach Carter (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Coach Carter (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Coach Carter (IRE)	12	3	2m–2m4f	Class 2
Tannadice Park (IRE)	15	0	—	—
I Dont Lie (IRE)	6	0	—	—

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
2023 · 2 runs
09 May 23+83d	Fakenham	Duke Of Lancaster Academy, Fakenham Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 7 ran	6/7	22	11-6	81^C	90^C	Lee Edwards	66/1
15 Feb 23	Hereford	Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m · Good · 6 ran	6/6	3	10-13	60^B	85^B	Alex Edwards	4/1

Quick answers

How many races has It Had To Be Shaw won?: It Had To Be Shaw (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2023.
Who trained It Had To Be Shaw?: It Had To Be Shaw (IRE) was trained by Mel Rowley on the most recent run on record, at Fakenham on 9 May 2023.
Who is It Had To Be Shaw's sire?: It Had To Be Shaw (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Catcherinscratcher (IRE), whose sire is Catcher In The Rye.
What is It Had To Be Shaw's sire's record?: Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,183 runs since Apr 2010 (921 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
Who are It Had To Be Shaw's siblings?: Out of Catcherinscratcher (IRE), It Had To Be Shaw (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Coach Carter (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Coach Carter (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.