Shadow King (IRE)
Shadow King is 2 from 6 with both wins at Class 4. He won the Shooting Star EBF Novice Stakes at Kempton on Standard AW in May 2026 and the Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Nursery Handicap Stakes at Doncaster on good to firm in July 2026, both over 6f-7f on his first visit to the track. The colt last ran at York in Aug 2026, finishing 11 of 18 in a Class 2 nursery off an official rating of 89.
- 2–6Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- +7.50£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 2.54Fair A/E n=6 · 2.17 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 26dAvg 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 85
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 72C | 51.5 | 2 · 72 / 51.5 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 95C | 74.5 | 2 · 95 / 74.5 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 95C | 72 | 5 · 95 / 72 |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,863 runs since Jan 2008 (1,593 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 107 | 16 | 15% | +3.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,694 | 452 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 4,838 | 510 | 10.5% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2,406 | 251 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,722 | 253 | 9.3% | −2 | — |
| Heavy | 822 | 69 | 8.4% | −2.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 7,273 | 916 | 12.6% | +1.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,064 | 278 | 13.5% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 10,694 | 1,251 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 2 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,990 | 546 | 10.9% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,464 | 236 | 9.6% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,089 | 109 | 10% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 472 | 41 | 8.7% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 86 | 7 | 8.1% | −3.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Involvement (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Involvement (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involvement (GB) | 16 | 2 | 7f–1m2f | Class 2 |
| Dubai Crystal (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Lady Gormire (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Royal Harmony (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Space Odyssey (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +10.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +8.50 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| None | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 26+21d | York | Mews Hotel Ossett Ebf Stallions Nursery Handicap Stakes Drifted right at the break - fought for control early tracking the pack - pushed into contention 2f out - drifted left and faded final furlong to finish well beaten | 11/18 | 2 | 9-4 | 89 | 31C | 75C | Sean Levey | 28/1 |
| 30 Jul 26+7d | Goodwood | Whispering Angel Nursery Handicap Stakes Knocked at the break - settled midfield - eased over to the right route inside final furlong under pressure - kept going without threatening - finished ninth beaten 5.75L | 9/18 | 1 | 9-13 | 84 | 54C | 92A | Sean Levey | 9/1 |
| 23 Jul 26+62d | Doncaster | Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Nursery Handicap Stakes settled towards the back - made progress through the middle 2f out - asked for effort to move into second inside the final furlong - finished full of running to hit the front inside final 110yds and score comfortably | 1/5 | 9-9 | 84 | 95C | 94B | Sean Levey | 10/1 | |
| 22 May 26+18d | Goodwood | Soil Association 80th Anniversary Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) Sent to front early - pressed for effort inside final furlong and lost command - dropped away quickly after - held on for third | 3/3 | 6½ | 9-9 | — | 72C | 77C | Sean Levey | 6/1 |
| 04 May 26+20d | Kempton (AW) | Shooting Star EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Sent clear early - challenged and briefly overtaken inside final furlong - rallied to regain command and stayed on strongly to win | 1/9 | 9-7 | — | 85A | 93A | Sean Levey | 6/4F | |
| 14 Apr 26 | Newmarket | Gabriela Rose London British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Sluggish break - trailed the field early - urged forward past halfway then drifted right approaching the last furlong - stayed on to finish fifth | 5/5 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 42C | 71B | Sean Levey | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Shadow King (IRE) won?
- Shadow King (IRE) won 2 of 6 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Shadow King (IRE)?
- Shadow King (IRE) is trained by Richard Hannon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 August 2026.
- Who is Shadow King (IRE)'s sire?
- Shadow King (IRE) is by Dark Angel (IRE) out of Lady Of Dubai (GB), whose sire is Dubawi.
- What is Shadow King (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 20 August 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Shadow King (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dark Angel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 21,863 runs since Jan 2008 (1,593 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15% from 107.
- Who are Shadow King (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Lady Of Dubai (GB), Shadow King (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Involvement (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Involvement (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.