Ma Shantou (IRE)
Ma Shantou is a gelding who has won six of 13 starts on turf, including a Grade 2 success in the Pertemps Network Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham in Jan 2026. He has four wins from eight starts over 2m5f – 3m and three wins from five starts at Cheltenham. His last run came when he finished 8 of 10 in the Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle at Cheltenham in Mar 2026, having last raced off his career-high mark of 154.
- 6–13Wins / Runs
- 46.2%Strike rate
- 8 (61.5%)Placed
- +6.03£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 2.17Fair A/E n=13 · 1.88 incl. margin
- 154Highest OR
- 69dAvg 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 157
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 155C | 122.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 4 | 147B | 125 | 2 runs · 135 / 125 |
| Soft | 3 | 157A | 117 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 157A | 135 | 4 runs · 157 / 135 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 117B | 108 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 138C | 85 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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 from 10 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 5 (50%) · 3 wins
- Held up 3 (30%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 2 (20%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,827 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +36.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 158 | 32 | 20.3% | +6.7 | — |
| Good | 2,291 | 311 | 13.6% | 0 | 2 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,431 | 176 | 12.3% | −1.3 | 2 from 6 |
| Soft | 2,611 | 363 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 2 from 3 |
| Heavy | 1,283 | 178 | 13.9% | +0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,030 | 276 | 13.6% | 0 | 1 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,711 | 378 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,341 | 334 | 14.3% | +0.7 | 4 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 669 | 72 | 10.8% | −2.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Giacosa (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m3f–2m3½f.
Family form: Giacosa (IRE) finished 3rd of 10 at Compiegne (FR), 24 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giacosa (IRE) | 13 | 2 | 2m3f–2m3½f | — |
| Bearami Creek (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 2m3f | — |
| Aeroplane Peggy (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.32 |
| Good | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.60 |
| Soft | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.75 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.68 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +6.60 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 5 | 3 | 60% | +7.10 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Warwick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.80 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 4 | 50% | +5.90 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.88 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Cobden | 6 | 4 | 67% | +7.28 |
| Tom Bellamy | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
| Ben Jones | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Rex Dingle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Cody | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.50 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.60 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +1.93 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 10 | 5 | 50% | +6.78 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.75 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Mar 26+47d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power Stayers' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Sat behind pace - pushed along after three out - drifted left and lost momentum approaching last - well beaten at the finish | 8/10 | 40 | 11-10 | 154 | 115C | 117C | Harry Cobden | 17/2 |
| 24 Jan 26+23d | Cheltenham | Pertemps Network Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Up with the front group - moved smoothly into contention after 2 out and took up the running - pushed out approaching the last - powered away on the run in to win | 1/6 | 11-2 | 144 | 157A | 148B | Ben Jones | 5/2 | |
| 01 Jan 26+40d | Cheltenham | Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Tracked leading duo - moved into it approaching two out then went on before the final fence - pushed out and held on gamely under pressure up the run-in | 1/7 | 11-8 | 138 | 135A | 142B | Harry Cobden | 3/1 | |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Nov 25+28d | Haydock | Betfair Stayers' Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Towards the rear on the outside - came under pressure and faded before 3 out - well beaten 12th | 12/17 | 16 | 11-7 | 138 | 135C | 124C | Ben Jones | 4/1F |
| 25 Oct 25+225d | Cheltenham | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - made progress three out - hit the front at the final flight - drifted left close home - kept going strongly to assert | 1/17 | 10-9 | 129 | 147B | 141A | Harry Cobden | 18/5F | |
| 14 Mar 25+48d | Cheltenham | Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - lost touch and driven after 3 out - rallied to reach the front group before 2 out - pressed approaching last but faded to finish 7th | 7/20 | 5½ | 11-7 | 130 | 104B | 128A | Harry Cobden | 25/1 |
| 25 Jan 25+41d | Doncaster | Pertemps Network River Don Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - made progress into contention approaching 3 out and shifted course before 2 out - kept on but couldn't reach the leading two finishing third | 3/6 | 3¼ | 11-0 | 130 | 110B | 139B | Rex Dingle | 5/2F |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Dec 24+25d | Windsor | Fitzdares Welcomes Jumping Back At Royal Windsor EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Sat handy behind the front-runner - asked for effort into the second last - hit the front at the final flight and stayed on well to the line | 1/4 | 11-6 | 121 | 138C | 135B | Harry Cobden | 15/8 | |
| 20 Nov 24+34d | Warwick | Denis O'Connell Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled off the pace - stumbled a touch 5th - went to front before 2 out - drew away for a comfortable win | 1/5 | 11-0 | — | 155C | 133B | Harry Cobden | 4/5F | |
| 17 Oct 24+187d | Wincanton | Fitzdares Season Opener At Wincanton Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Handy in third down the inner - clipped fourth briefly - moved up to second before two out - kept on at the finish but never able to trouble the winner | 2/8 | 14 | 11-4 | — | 96A | 129A | Tom Bellamy | 9/4 |
| 13 Apr 24+41d | Aintree | Weatherbys nhstallions.co.uk Standard Open NH Flat Race (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | 18/18 | 8 | 11-4 | — | 32C | 114C | Tom Bellamy | 7/1 |
| 03 Mar 24+91d | Huntingdon | Racing TV Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 11-5 | — | 117B | 142B | Tom Bellamy | 5/4F | |
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 03 Dec 23 | Fairyhouse | Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Multiples All Shops' (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 3/10 | 3¼ | 11-3 | — | 108A | 134A | Paddy Cody | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ma Shantou won?
- Ma Shantou (IRE) won 6 of 13 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 46.2%. Placed 8 times in total (61.5% of starts).
- Who trains Ma Shantou?
- Ma Shantou (IRE) is trained by Emma Lavelle, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 March 2026.
- Who is Ma Shantou's sire?
- Ma Shantou (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Ma Pretention (FR), whose sire is Great Pretender.
- What going does Ma Shantou prefer?
- Ma Shantou (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ma Shantou's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 154, from the run on 12 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Ma Shantou's sire's record?
- Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,827 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
- Who are Ma Shantou's siblings?
- Out of Ma Pretention (FR), Ma Shantou (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Giacosa (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m3f–2m3½f. As at Nov 2026.