Horse profile

Kings Shield (USA)

3yo colt · Trainer John Gosden · Owner Qatar Racing Limited
by Scat Daddy (USA) out of Gender Dance (USA) (Miesque's Son)
6 runs · 6 courses · from Nov 2017
As at 24 Aug 2026 · KTB archive: 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Kempton (AW) & Newcastle (AW) Off 2988 days · 5th of 10 Last raced off OR 107
KTB Profile

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.

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 24 Aug 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on AW

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Scat Daddy (USA)

Progeny in our archive: 14% strike from 906 runs · most wins over 6f – 7f.

Dam
Gender Dance (USA) (Miesque's Son)

6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Spirit Of Breeze (IRE) (3 wins, best perf 77).

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£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

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 2 1 50% −0.33
Class 5 1 1 100% +0.73

CourseRunsWinsSR£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

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% −2.33
6f – 7f 2 1 50% −0.27

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Oisin Murphy 5 1 20% −3.33
Robert Havlin 1 1 100% +0.73

SeasonRunsWinsSR£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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt OR PR Jockey SP
19 Jun 18+18d Ascot St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 9-0 107 106 Oisin Murphy 33/1
01 Jun 18+19d Epsom Downs Investec Surrey Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 7f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 shd 9-0 107 94 Oisin Murphy 9/4F
13 May 18+16d Longchamp (FR) The Emirates Poule d'Essai des Poulains (3yo Colts) (Turf) 8f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 shd 9-2 Oisin Murphy 45/1
27 Apr 18+20d Sandown Bet365 Esher Cup Handicap Class 2 · 8f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 2 9-4 96 95 Oisin Murphy 15/8F
07 Apr 18+143d Kempton (AW) Betfred 'Like Us On Facebook' Conditions Stakes (Plus 10) Class 2 · 8f · Standard · 5 ran 1/5 9-2 83 Oisin Murphy 4/6F
15 Nov 17 Newcastle (AW) 32red.com Novice Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-2 80 Robert Havlin 8/11F

Record shown from November 2017. Our archive begins in January 2005; any earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.