Serious Shot (IRE)
Serious Shot (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 4th of 16 at Wexford (Jul 2006). Last raced off 78, 8lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (14.3%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 86Highest OR
- 19dBetween runs (median)longest 118 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
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
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 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 0 | 0% | −5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 149 | 6 | 4% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 407 | 25 | 6.1% | +1.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 188 | 6 | 3.2% | −1.8 | — |
| Soft | 278 | 13 | 4.7% | −0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 190 | 12 | 6.3% | +1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 402 | 19 | 4.7% | −0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 442 | 24 | 5.4% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 321 | 18 | 5.6% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 55 | 1 | 1.8% | −3.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D J Casey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| D G Hogan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss L C Williams | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jan-Erik Neuroth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| NH Flat | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 07 Jul 06+118d | Wexford | Carlsberg Lager Handicap Hurdle (74-102) | 4/16 | 5 | 10-7 | 78 | 100C | D J Casey | 14/1 |
| 11 Mar 06+24d | Navan | Handicap Hurdle (74-116) (Div 2) | 11/19 | 6 | 9-7 | 86 | 53C | D G Hogan | 16/1 |
| 15 Feb 06+10d | Fairyhouse | Advanced Hospitality Maiden Hurdle | 11/16 | 4 | 11-12 | 81 | 95C | D J Casey | 14/1 |
| 05 Feb 06+17d | Limerick | INH Stallion Owners EBF Novice Hurdle | 5/7 | 13 | 10-7 | — | 70C | D G Hogan | 66/1 |
| 19 Jan 06+19d | Thurles | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Novice Hurdle | RO/18 | — | 10-13 | — | — | Jan-Erik Neuroth | 50/1 |
| 2005 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 05+20d | Tramore | Waterford & Tramore Directors Ladies INH Flat Race | 6/12 | 3 | 11-7 | — | 111C | Miss L C Williams | 14/1 |
| 11 Dec 05 | Cork | O'Connell Containers (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race | 11/16 | 4½ | 11-7 | — | 78C | Miss L C Williams | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Serious Shot won?
- Serious Shot (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2005 and 2006. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trained Serious Shot?
- Serious Shot (IRE) was trained by C F Swan on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 7 July 2006.
- Who is Serious Shot's sire?
- Serious Shot (IRE) is by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Gra Nua (IRE), whose sire is Good Thyne.
- What is Serious Shot's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 7 July 2006. The highest on record is 86.
- What is Serious Shot's sire's record?
- Needle Gun (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together.