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Horse profile

River Shanakill (IRE)

6yo mare (at last run, Nov 2009) · Last trainer Howard Johnson · Last owner Andrea Graham Wylie
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Shanakill River (IRE) (Anshan)
5 runs · 5 courses · from Nov 2008
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Nov 2009 — 6,184 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2009 Won at Newcastle First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 107
KTB Profile

River Shanakill (IRE) is 1 from 5, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2008. Last raced off a career-high mark of 107.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating107At career-high mark
107 105–107

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 101A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sedgefield, 26 Dec 2008 Official rating 107 at the last run, 22 Nov 2009

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 4 figures · best 114A · median 96.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2114A103—
Soft2101A95—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2114A107.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
Over 3m1———

Of 5 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 5 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,281 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.8—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.2—
Good4,05344110.9%−0.9—
Good to Soft2,93335412.1%+0.31 from 3
Soft5,87675112.8%+10 from 2
Heavy3,81744911.8%0—
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.8—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.8—
1m5f – 2m4,48454712.2%+0.4—
2m1f – 2m4f6,08172411.9%+0.11 from 3
2m5f – 3m5,25762211.8%00 from 1
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.10 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shanakill River (IRE) (Anshan)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Minellahalfcentury (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m5½f–2m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Minellahalfcentury (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Minellahalfcentury (IRE)1532m5½f–2m7½fClass 3
Lady Shanakill (IRE)30——
Watchful Vixen (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 1 33% −1.50
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +0.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 1 100% +0.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% −1.50
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ryan Mania 1 0 0% −1.00
Dougie Costello 1 0 0% −1.00
Denis O'Regan 1 0 0% −1.00
James O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
A P McCoy 1 1 100% +0.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 1 25% −2.50
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 3 0 0% −3.00
2008 2 1 50% −0.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 1 33% −1.50
Chase 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 3 runs
22 Nov 09+16d Musselburgh Totetrifecta Handicap Chase Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 10-3 107— Ryan Mania 4/1
06 Nov 09+279d Hexham Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Novices' Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 12 10-5 10592C Dougie Costello 8/1
31 Jan 09+36d Wetherby European Communications Mares' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 25.5f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 30 11-5 10789C Denis O'Regan 11/4C
2008 · 2 runs
26 Dec 08+42d Sedgefield Toteplacepot Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 9 11-0 107101A James O'Farrell 8/13F
14 Nov 08 Newcastle Cellular Solutions Mares' Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 1/16 10-10 107114A A P McCoy 1/2F

Quick answers

How many races has River Shanakill won?
River Shanakill (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trained River Shanakill?
River Shanakill (IRE) was trained by Howard Johnson on the most recent run on record, at Musselburgh on 22 November 2009.
Who is River Shanakill's sire?
River Shanakill (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Shanakill River (IRE), whose sire is Anshan.
What going does River Shanakill prefer?
River Shanakill (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is River Shanakill's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 22 November 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is River Shanakill's sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 17,281 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are River Shanakill's siblings?
Out of Shanakill River (IRE), River Shanakill (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Minellahalfcentury (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Minellahalfcentury (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5½f–2m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2008. 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.