Shadow Chaser (IRE)
Shadow Chaser is a maiden who has failed to win in 12 starts on turf yet has placed three times. His best effort came when second of 11 at Newcastle in Jan 2026. Typically held up, he was beaten favourite when finishing 10 of 14 in a Class 5 handicap chase at Carlisle in Feb 2026 on his first run for Mark Walford. He last ran off an official rating of 98, having reached a highest ever mark of 103.
- 0–12Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (25%)Placed
- −12.00£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=12 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 103Highest OR
- 61dAvg 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 112
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 112B | 96 | 3 · 112 / 94 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 87C | 85 | 1 · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 112B | 87 | 3 · 112 / 94 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 98B | 83 | 1 · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 12 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 12 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 7 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (86%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,833 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 119 | 18 | 15.1% | +4.3 | — |
| Good | 2,959 | 377 | 12.7% | +1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,798 | 177 | 9.8% | −1 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 2,734 | 257 | 9.4% | −1.4 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 1,213 | 124 | 10.2% | −0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,038 | 199 | 9.8% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,195 | 321 | 10% | −0.8 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,813 | 339 | 12.1% | +1.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 766 | 95 | 12.4% | +1.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ayr | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Coltherd | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jamie Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny McMenamin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr R W Barron | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Chase | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Feb 26+19d | Carlisle | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Chase Settled in the pack early - jumped poorly at the 10th and slipped to the back by 3 out - had nothing left and trailed home last | 10/14 | 14 | 11-7 | 98 | — | 95C | Jamie Hamilton | 3/1F |
| 15 Jan 26+13d | Newcastle | High Gosforth Park Golf Club Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Handy early - slipped back around 9th - improved into third 4 out - moved up to second before 3 out - pressed for the lead before 2 out but unable to match winner up the run-in | 2/11 | 8½ | 11-2 | 98 | 68A | 122A | Brian Hughes | 11/2 |
| 02 Jan 26+19d | Ayr | Sunday Lunch At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle Sat close behind pace-setters - urged forward after 3 out - lost ground after 2 out - finished 7th | 7/19 | nk | 11-13 | 99 | 94C | 112A | Brian Hughes | 9/2 |
| 14 Dec 25+32d | Carlisle | PricedUp Daily Racing Boosts Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - dropped back before 2 out and weakened under pressure to finish 7th | 7/8 | 2½ | 11-9 | 100 | 44B | 103A | Brian Hughes | 11/4 |
| 12 Nov 25+274d | Ayr | Coral Racing Club Handicap Hurdle Settled just behind the pace - crept into contention approaching 3 out - urged forward before 2 out - moved into second on the run-in but unable to trouble the winner | 2/14 | 4¾ | 11-11 | 97 | 112B | 123A | Danny McMenamin | 3/1 |
| 11 Feb 25+53d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Hurdle Settled midpack early - dropped away under pressure approaching 7th and slipped towards the back - well beaten before being eased down and pulled up two out | PU/13 | — | 11-6 | 100 | — | — | Sam Coltherd | 16/1 |
| 20 Dec 24+16d | Uttoxeter | Pat And Helen Tandy Handicap Hurdle Held up towards back of pack - clipped first fence - improved position before 3 out - soon lost ground and pulled up before 2 out | PU/13 | — | 11-12 | 103 | — | — | Sam Coltherd | 12/1 |
| 04 Dec 24+15d | Haydock | Watch On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up towards the back - made progress 9th - couldn't quicken from 2 out - finished 6th | 6/10 | 6½ | 11-4 | — | 98B | 108A | Sam Coltherd | 50/1 |
| 19 Nov 24+16d | Carlisle | My Pension Expert: Your Trusted Advisers Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Held up at the back - beaten before 3 out - well held at the finish - eventually 7th | 7/11 | 18 | 11-4 | — | 87C | 99C | Sam Coltherd | 16/1 |
| 03 Nov 24+30d | Carlisle | Antonia Reid Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up in the pack - driven approaching final two furlongs - found nothing and finished well held | 5/8 | 7½ | 11-0 | — | 85A | 105A | Sam Coltherd | 16/1 |
| 04 Oct 24+186d | Hexham | Greenhead Hotel 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - fumbled first fence - pushed along and made ground before two out - dropped away with the front group approaching the last - kept going without finding more to finish third | 3/7 | 27 | 11-0 | — | 83C | 100C | Sam Coltherd | 15/2 |
| 01 Apr 24 | Cork | Pegus Horse Feed Point-To-Point Flat Race | 3/12 | 1¼ | 11-9 | — | — | 69C | Mr R W Barron | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Shadow Chaser (IRE) won?
- Shadow Chaser (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2024 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Shadow Chaser (IRE)?
- Shadow Chaser (IRE) is trained by Mark Walford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 February 2026.
- Who is Shadow Chaser (IRE)'s sire?
- Shadow Chaser (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Myshall Annie (IRE), whose sire is Shantou.
- What is Shadow Chaser (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 3 February 2026. The highest on record is 103.
- What is Shadow Chaser (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,833 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.