Never Shy Away (IRE)
Never Shy Away (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts. Best effort: 4th of 13 at Killarney (May 2019).
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Never Shy Away (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Currahee (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Currahee (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currahee (IRE) | 16 | 2 | 7f | Class 6 |
- 0–8Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=8 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 66Highest OR
- 20dBetween runs (median)longest 221 d
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 40
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 106C | 70 | — |
| Good | 2 | 102C | 94 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 106C | 62 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 70C | 55 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 9.9% of 10,778 runs since Apr 2015 (799 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 27 | 3 | 11.1% | +1.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,269 | 146 | 11.5% | +1.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 2,503 | 249 | 9.9% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,300 | 130 | 10% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,830 | 177 | 9.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 656 | 55 | 8.4% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,193 | 306 | 9.6% | −0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 379 | 29 | 7.7% | −2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,985 | 288 | 9.6% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,802 | 287 | 10.2% | +0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,514 | 252 | 10% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,353 | 135 | 10% | +0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 556 | 57 | 10.3% | +0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 155 | 13 | 8.4% | −1.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 34 | 5 | 14.7% | +4.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2015 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Wild Dollar (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m2f.
Family form: Pallatine Hills (IRE) finished 3rd of 14 at Dundalk (AW) (IRE), 28 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Dollar (IRE) | 15 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
| Pallatine Hills (IRE) | 18 | 0 | — | — |
| Spanish Saint (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Foley | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Colin Keane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kevin Manning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Aug 19+17d | Leopardstown | Bay City Rollers Handicap (45-70) | 19/19 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 59 | 61C | 41C | Kevin Manning | 20/1 |
| 22 Jul 19+18d | Ballinrobe | Bet With Tote At Ballinrobe Racecourse Apprentice Handicap (45-65) | 13/14 | ¾ | 9-3 | 60 | 102C | 48C | Nathan Crosse | 12/1 |
| 04 Jul 19+20d | Tipperary | Costello's Tavern Handicap (45-70) | 7/16 | ½ | 9-5 | 61 | 106C | 69A | Shane Foley | 7/1 |
| 14 Jun 19+31d | Cork | Gina & The Champions Play July 12th Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 7/18 | 1 | 9-8 | 64 | 59C | 75A | Shane Foley | 6/1 |
| 14 May 19+17d | Killarney | Celtic Steps Handicap | 4/13 | 3½ | 8-13 | 66 | 86C | 78A | Shane Foley | 20/1 |
| 27 Apr 19+221d | Limerick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 7/15 | ½ | 9-0 | — | 62C | 61A | Shane Foley | 14/1 |
| 2018 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Sep 18+33d | Galway | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Fillies Maiden | 5/10 | 3 | 9-0 | — | 40A | 62A | Colin Keane | 5/2F |
| 16 Aug 18 | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Plus 10) | 8/15 | shd | 9-0 | — | 70C | 65A | Colin Keane | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Never Shy Away won?
- Never Shy Away (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2018 and 2019.
- Who trained Never Shy Away?
- Never Shy Away (IRE) was trained by Richard John O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 8 August 2019.
- Who is Never Shy Away's sire?
- Never Shy Away (IRE) is by Zoffany (IRE) out of Shy Bride (IRE), whose sire is Excellent Art.
- What is Never Shy Away's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 59, from the run on 8 August 2019. The highest on record is 66.
- What is Never Shy Away's sire's record?
- Zoffany (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 10,778 runs since Apr 2015 (799 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Never Shy Away's siblings?
- Out of Shy Bride (IRE), Never Shy Away (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Wild Dollar (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m2f. As at Nov 2026.
- Has Never Shy Away produced winners?
- As a dam, Never Shy Away (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Currahee (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Currahee (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Nov 2026.