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Keep Me Posted (IRE)

9yo gelding · Trainer Matt Sheppard · Owner Mr Barry Hawkins
by Shirocco (GER) out of Canitellyou (IRE) (Presenting)
11 runs · 8 courses · from May 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Ran 42 days ago · 8th of 10 Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Keep Me Posted is a Shirocco gelding who is yet to win or place from 11 starts on turf. He has raced seven times over 2m5f to 3m without success. His last run, at Stratford in Sep 2026, saw him finish 8 of 10 in a Class 5 handicap chase while last raced off OR 75, 15lb below his highest ever mark. He has contested races at eight different courses.

Based on 11 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 15lb off peak
Official rating75↓ 15lb off peak
75 75–90

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 81 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Tramore, 22 Apr 2024

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 10 figures · best 81B · median 51.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good581B533 · 53 / 50
Heavy359C35—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m781B591 · —
1m5f – 2m242C171 · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 76C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 5 Sep 2026 Official rating 75 at the last jumps run, 5 Sep 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 62C the best of the last 1 rated run · Tipperary, 4 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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 93A · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good593A743 · 76 / 71
Heavy387C80—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m793A781 · —
1m5f – 2m263C631 · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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 from 3 analysed runs

  • Held up 3 (100%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Shirocco (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,160 runs since Jan 2008 (920 horses).

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

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15320%+8.8—
Good to Firm343308.7%−2.5—
Good2,72731511.6%+0.40 from 5
Good to Soft1,80721712%+0.80 from 2
Soft2,47225810.4%−0.80 from 1
Heavy1,03012311.9%+0.70 from 3
Standard (AW)766769.9%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2000%−11.2—
6f – 7f203157.4%−3.8—
1m – 1m1f401348.5%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,0911079.8%−1.4—
1m5f – 2m2,69628310.5%−0.70 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,68531511.7%+0.50 from 2
2m5f – 3m1,66022313.4%+2.20 from 7
Over 3m4044511.1%−0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Canitellyou (IRE) (Presenting)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Tramore 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Miss L Costello 6 0 0% −6.00
Harry Bannister 2 0 0% −2.00
Ms E C Costello 2 0 0% −2.00
Stan Sheppard 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 8 0 0% −8.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 0 0% −10.00
Flat 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
05 Sep 26+17d Stratford Envesca Safety Champions Handicap Steeple Chase Class 5 · 22.5f · Good · 10 ran Held up at the back - stumbled two out then pushed along in vain - well held at the finish 8/10 36 10-5 7553C76C Harry Bannister 28/1
19 Aug 26+34d Worcester CopyBet Pay First Past The Post Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 10 ran Up with the front group early - dropped back to the back of the field and driven before 4 out - well behind by 3 out 8/10 65 10-8 80-8C63C Harry Bannister 40/1
16 Jul 26+434d Worcester CopyBet BOG Today For Tomorrow's Racing Handicap Steeple Chase (ARC Summer Chase Series Qualifier) Class 5 · 20f · Good · 6 ran towards the tail early - driven after the 8th - found nothing 5/6 47 10-11 8550C71C Stan Sheppard 14/1
08 May 25+24d Tipperary Join Racing TV Now With A Free Month Trial Handicap Chase 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran Sat close to pace early - slipped to 8th by halfway then blundered 4 out - never able to threaten thereafter finishing well held 11/13 11 9-7 8342C63C Miss L Costello 16/1
14 Apr 25+339d Tramore West Waterford Handicap Chase (0-100) 22f · Yielding · 14 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along in 8th 3 out - unable to close - well held at the finish 8/14 3¾ 11-1 8660C78C Miss L Costello 8/1
10 May 24+18d Downpatrick Joe Rea Memorial Handicap Chase (0-102) 23.5f · Good · 12 ran 8/12 2 10-8 8976C74C Miss L Costello 14/1
22 Apr 24+102d Tramore West Waterford Handicap Chase (0-95) 22f · Good · 14 ran 8/14 3¾ 11-2 9081B93A Miss L Costello 10/1
11 Jan 24+15d Clonmel Rathronan Maiden Hunters Chase 21f · Heavy · 13 ran 9/13 62 11-7 —25C80C Miss L Costello 40/1
27 Dec 23+33d Limerick Earl Of Harrington Memorial Maiden Hunters Chase 22.5f · Heavy · 16 ran 8/16 6 11-7 —59C87C Ms E C Costello 28/1
24 Nov 23+204d Fairyhouse INHSC Supporting Point-To-Points Hunters Chase 24.5f · Soft To Heavy · 6 ran 6/6 26 10-11 —35C76C Miss L Costello 8/1
04 May 23 Tipperary Millennium Surveys Ltd (C & G) Point-To-Point Flat Race 18f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 15/15 57 11-7 ——62C Ms E C Costello 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Keep Me Posted (IRE) won?
Keep Me Posted (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2023 and 2026.
Who trains Keep Me Posted (IRE)?
Keep Me Posted (IRE) is trained by Matt Sheppard, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 September 2026.
Who is Keep Me Posted (IRE)'s sire?
Keep Me Posted (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of Canitellyou (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What is Keep Me Posted (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 5 September 2026. The highest on record is 90.
What is Keep Me Posted (IRE)'s sire's record?
Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,160 runs since Jan 2008 (920 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.

Record shown from May 2023. 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.