Kings Shield (USA)
Kings Shield (USA) is 2 from 6. Hasn't won since Apr 2018. Both wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 4 on turf. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 107.
- 2–6Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 3 (50%)Placed
- −2.60£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.24Fair A/E n=6 · 1.06 incl. margin
- 107Highest OR
- 43dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 90
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 100A | 85.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 90A | 84 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 100A | 89 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 906 runs since Jan 2008 (99 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 19.7% from 198. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 27.4% from 124. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.5% from 134.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +5.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 198 | 39 | 19.7% | +5.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 190 | 24 | 12.6% | −1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 69 | 11 | 15.9% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 88 | 8 | 9.1% | −5.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | −1.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 340 | 44 | 12.9% | −1.3 | 2 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 124 | 34 | 27.4% | +13.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 347 | 54 | 15.6% | +1.4 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 267 | 31 | 11.6% | −2.6 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 134 | 10 | 7.5% | −6.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 32 | 0 | 0% | −14.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −14.2 | — |
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
6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Spirit Of Breeze (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Great White Eagle (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Of Breeze (IRE) | 22 | 3 | 6f–7f | Class 5 |
| Great White Eagle (USA) | 7 | 2 | 6f | Group 3 |
| Quarrel (USA) | 14 | 2 | 6f | Class 2 |
| Miss Mediator (USA) | 10 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Sir Peter Fossick (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Ellenor Gray (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 2 | 100% | +1.40 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.33 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.33 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.27 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oisin Murphy | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.33 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.33 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 18+18d | Ascot | St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) | 5/10 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 107 | 84B | 90A | Oisin Murphy | 33/1 |
| 01 Jun 18+19d | Epsom Downs | Investec Surrey Stakes (Listed) | 4/6 | shd | 9-0 | 107 | 78A | 84B | Oisin Murphy | 9/4F |
| 13 May 18+16d | Longchamp (FR) | The Emirates Poule d'Essai des Poulains (3yo Colts) (Turf) | 6/11 | shd | 9-2 | — | — | — | Oisin Murphy | 45/1 |
| 27 Apr 18+20d | Sandown | Bet365 Esher Cup Handicap | 3/8 | 2 | 9-4 | 96 | 90A | 92A | Oisin Murphy | 15/8F |
| 07 Apr 18+143d | Kempton (AW) | Betfred 'Like Us On Facebook' Conditions Stakes (Plus 10) | 1/5 | 9-2 | — | 71C | 84B | Oisin Murphy | 4/6F | |
| 15 Nov 17 | Newcastle (AW) | 32red.com Novice Stakes | 1/10 | 9-2 | — | 100A | 96A | Robert Havlin | 8/11F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Kings Shield (USA) won?
- Kings Shield (USA) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2017 and 2018, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Kings Shield (USA)?
- Kings Shield (USA) was trained by John Gosden on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 19 June 2018.
- Who is Kings Shield (USA)'s sire?
- Kings Shield (USA) is by Scat Daddy (USA) out of Gender Dance (USA), whose sire is Miesque's Son.
- What is Kings Shield (USA)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 19 June 2018. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Kings Shield (USA)'s sire's record?
- Scat Daddy (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 906 runs since Jan 2008 (99 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 19.7% from 198. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 27.4% from 124. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 7.5% from 134.
- Who are Kings Shield (USA)'s siblings?
- Out of Gender Dance (USA), Kings Shield (USA) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Spirit Of Breeze (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Great White Eagle (USA)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.