Shadow Road (IRE)
Shadow Road is 1 from 4, the win coming at Class 3 level in the Becky Burke Memorial Novice Stakes over 1m2f – 1m4f on Standard going at Kempton in Aug 2026. All three wins on all-weather came from his four starts on that surface. He finished 12 of 18 at York in Oct 2026 when last raced off OR 94. By Lope De Vega out of a Cape Cross mare, he has shown most at trips between 1m2f and 1m4f.
- 1–4Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 2 (50%)Placed
- +22.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 94Highest OR
- 35dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 111
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 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 111A | 98 | 3 · 111 / 98 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 111A | 98 | 3 · 111 / 98 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 18 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 4 analysed runs since Jun 2026
- Prominent 3 (75%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (25%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,158 runs since Jan 2008 (1,100 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 955.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,559 | 238 | 15.3% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 2,753 | 383 | 13.9% | +0.1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,556 | 183 | 11.8% | −2 | — |
| Soft | 1,869 | 252 | 13.5% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 709 | 83 | 11.7% | −2.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,692 | 531 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 476 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,592 | 510 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,582 | 514 | 14.3% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,275 | 466 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 955 | 89 | 9.3% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 245 | 24 | 9.8% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Walsingham (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Duke De Sessa (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsingham (IRE) | 27 | 5 | 1m–1m1f | Class 4 |
| Duke De Sessa (IRE) | 11 | 4 | 1m–1m4f | Group 3 |
| Hotspur Harry (IRE) | 45 | 2 | 1m2f | Class 4 |
| Newtown Duke (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Camevere (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m3½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +23.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +24.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +24.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +23.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Egan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +23.00 |
| Luke Morris | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 26+38d | York | Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap Stakes (gbbplus Race) Prominent early - under pressure 3f out - faded over 1f out - finished 12th | 12/18 | 3 | 8-13 | 94 | 64C | 76A | David Egan | 16/1 |
| 02 Sep 26+28d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/ebf Novice Stakes (gbb/gbbplus Race) Sat close to the front pair - moved into second spot 2f out - outpaced by winner inside the last but stayed on to finish 2nd | 2/6 | 2¼ | 9-11 | — | 98A | 91B | David Egan | 5/1 |
| 05 Aug 26+40d | Kempton (AW) | Becky Burke Memorial Novice Stakes (Div II) (gbb/gbbplus Race) Settled off the pace early - urged along with 2f left and swept to the front approaching the final furlong - drew away to score | 1/10 | 9-4 | — | 111A | 94A | David Egan | 25/1 | |
| 26 Jun 26 | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet In Shiremoor Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Sat close to the front group early - lost touch and roused with two out then drifted left approaching the furlong marker - stayed on at one gear to the line finishing fourth | 4/11 | 2¼ | 9-4 | — | 77A | 73A | Luke Morris | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Shadow Road (IRE) won?
- Shadow Road (IRE) won 1 of 4 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 2 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Shadow Road (IRE)?
- Shadow Road (IRE) is trained by John Butler, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
- Who is Shadow Road (IRE)'s sire?
- Shadow Road (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Dark Crusader (IRE), whose sire is Cape Cross.
- What going does Shadow Road (IRE) prefer?
- Shadow Road (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) 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 Shadow Road (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 10 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Shadow Road (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,158 runs since Jan 2008 (1,100 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 955.
- Who are Shadow Road (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Dark Crusader (IRE), Shadow Road (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Walsingham (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Duke De Sessa (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.