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Horse profile

Shadow Leader (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2020) · Last trainer Michael Dods · Last owner Merchants And Missionaries
by Equiano (FR) out of Midnight M (GB) (Green Desert)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Jul 2019
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Aug 2020 — 2,269 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2020 · 5th of 10 Last raced off OR 58
KTB Profile

Shadow Leader (GB) is yet to win from 5 starts. Best effort: 4th of 10 at Thirsk (Aug 2019).

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 88 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 13 Jul 2020

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 88A · median 65
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft365A53—
Good288A83.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f488A72—
Under 6f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 66A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Catterick, 4 Aug 2020 Official rating 58 at the last run, 4 Aug 2020

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 →

Flat 5 figures · best 66A · median 61
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good to Soft363A60—
Good266A63.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
6f – 7f466A60.5—
Under 6f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 7,539 runs since Jan 2008 (549 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm75912%+2.9—
Good to Firm1,31613310.1%+1—
Good1,4021238.8%−0.30 from 2
Good to Soft740679.1%00 from 3
Soft860859.9%+0.8—
Heavy197189.1%0—
Standard (AW)2,9492508.5%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2,35224710.5%+1.40 from 1
6f – 7f3,9073348.5%−0.60 from 4
1m – 1m1f942818.6%−0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f199189%−0.1—
1m5f – 2m9655.2%−3.9—
2m1f – 2m4f3900%−9.1—
2m5f – 3m400%−9.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Midnight M (GB) (Green Desert)

6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Fly On The Night (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Fly On The Night (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fly On The Night (GB)415fGroup 3
Harbour Dance (GB)30——
Midnight Force (GB)90——
Arnie Angell (GB)160——
Napoleon Warrior (GB)40——
Midnight Watch (GB)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Thirsk 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
04 Aug 20+22d Catterick Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 9-0 5879A66A Connor Beasley 9/1
13 Jul 20+30d Ayr Scotty Brand Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 ½ 9-2 6088A61A Connor Beasley 12/1
13 Jun 20+315d Doncaster Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 9/12 hd 9-2 6365A54A Connor Beasley 14/1
03 Aug 19+12d Thirsk British EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) Class 4 · 5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 4/10 1¾ 9-5 —46A63A Connor Beasley 18/1
22 Jul 19 Ayr ayrgoldcup.co.uk Novice Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 3¾ 9-5 —53A60A Connor Beasley 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shadow Leader (GB) won?
Shadow Leader (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2019 and 2020.
Who trained Shadow Leader (GB)?
Shadow Leader (GB) was trained by Michael Dods on the most recent run on record, at Catterick on 4 August 2020.
Who is Shadow Leader (GB)'s sire?
Shadow Leader (GB) is by Equiano (FR) out of Midnight M (GB), whose sire is Green Desert.
What is Shadow Leader (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 58, from the run on 4 August 2020. The highest on record is 63.
What is Shadow Leader (GB)'s sire's record?
Equiano (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 7,539 runs since Jan 2008 (549 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Shadow Leader (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Midnight M (GB), Shadow Leader (GB) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Fly On The Night (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Fly On The Night (GB)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2019. 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.